I am a real estate agent and if you aren’t aware, the market is not doing very well right now. I grew up in the small suburbs of a major city with the hopes of being a successful agent. Well I accomplished part of that goal. I got the agent part down pat, but the success is lacking; I am barely staying afloat right now. Good thing I have a lot of money saved up.
I thought of creating a blog for myself. My problem is that I know very little about web design. In fact, I don’t know a single thing. This is what I have been afraid of for many years. I knew that the internet would grow into this massive sales tool and that I would be left behind. At my age, I find it quite scary to begin a new adventure and learn something new. I suppose I could give it my best and hope for a good ending. You see, I love learning but I find the technical part of the web very boring and confusing. I don’t want to spend hours a day trying to learn to put a website together when I could be out marketing my services.
I am good at what I do. The problem is that the economy is in a toilet right now. I guess I just have to pull myself together and get started. From the little bit of information I have read in the past, I understand that blogs are the easiest way to go. My grandson told me that it really is as easy as clicking a button, filling out some data, and voila – your blog is online. This would be a great option for me, except for the fact that most blogs seem to all be on the same website.
I am a professional and I require a professional website. I just did a search for hosting companies and came across one known as Hostmonster. Perhaps someone out there is familiar with their service.
They told me that I could have a blog up and running within a couple of days. I had a nice chat with the sales representative and surprisingly I didn’t feel like I was getting the bum’s rush. The customer support person was actually pleasant to chat with. Maybe I will read more into them and what they have to offer.
The other option would be to have my grandson put the blog together. You know how kids are these days. They can figure out their gadgets within an hour of having it. With all these new electronic devices coming out, I find it hard to keep up. I thought I was in the “know how” when I finally learned how to work a cell phone a few years ago. Since then, my cell phone has become ancient and it certainly makes me feel the same way.
I’m just not sure anymore. Perhaps I should just consider hiring a firm to make me a website. The graphic design field is flourishing these days and I would have no trouble finding someone to do the job. Maybe I can even find someone locally if my grandson doesn’t want to put the website together. I guess it comes down to staying motivated or not. At my age, I find it very hard to stay motivated. My grandson did mention that Hostmonster has coupons I could use. If he is happy with them, I don’t see why I wouldn’t be. Oh well, I’ll keep you all posted of what I decide to do.