11/11/08 14:42
Decided to devote today to bring my web
sites up to date. Quite a job as I have a lot of
them!
As a writer and artist it's a challenge to keep
communication with the world 'out there' going.
Sometimes I want to just head into my studio or
travel out into the towns and countryside here in
West Cork to sketch and paint. Not just for one
day but for weeks on end in a kind of extended
artist's retreat. There are times in the past
when I've done just that but I've learned that a
balance of art activity and communication is
best.
My writing and artwork is not something to be
kept in a darkened room, it's a form of
communication. Sharing one way, my way of
experiencing and seeing this world, my world, our
world. My words and images - they don't even have
to be liked or even appreciated. But perhaps
something seen or read will stimulate and add a
certain richness to someone's day. Or perhaps
not, that's not my responsibility. All I need do
is to turn up, to make the effort day after day.
So that's why I've put this time aside to update
my web sites. To fulfil my
obligation as a writer and an artist to
communicate in what ever way possible.
Barry
Tags: networking
28/06/08 22:27
Spent the complete day working on Trails of
the Spirit website. To get good results with the
search engines requires meticulous attention to
detail. It's not as fun as design or producing
great images but it's vital to getting visitors.
The site is up to 50 pages and rising so trolling
through the code is no small task. A great
spin-off benefit is finding lots of little (and
big), things that need changing, grammer,
spelling, headlines, more info etc etc.
Feels good at the end of the day, but this
iteration of the site won't go live for another 5
or 6 days. Building a good website is like
developing software. It's about level after level
of refinement and adding new features and
information, I enjoy it it's like eating peanuts
when I start I can't stop! More web stuff
tomorrow.
Barry -btw here's the link to the site I'm
writing about
http://www.trailsofthespirit.com
Tags: website development
