I’m Home and Settling In

Everything looks fine, and the theme is ravishing. We all go through the same hustle of putting up a blog, sometimes it can be a pain, and other times, simply great!

good luck to you. a modern writer has to be good in tech too

oh, and good luck with your new book too.

Love your new look, Lillie! It’s so “you”! (The lillies are perfect!) I’ve already looked around some, and plan to come back when I have more time.

Bravo, my friend!

Thomas,
Thank you. You’re right—we never know what to expect what we starting messing around with blogs and Web sites.

Do follow,
Yes, we have to be good at tech—and I’m not much of a techie. I can muddle my way through, but I’m not nearly as fast or good as I’d like to be.

Thanks to the good wishes on the book.

Renae,
Thank you so much. I’m glad you like it.

Yes it is very difficult to switch over from one thing to other and to get the things right. I am waiting for you to get all things right and settled and start posting something new

personal loans,
I plan to start posting something new next week. Thanks for your patience while I go through this transition.

I love it, Lillie! The old one was nice, but this has a much better feel to it, and it loads much faster (the old one took forever, and I’m on a FiOS Internet connection!).

Lori,
Thanks! The slow load time of the previous theme always bothered me, and I’d removed widgets and done everything I could to improve it. I’m glad this loads faster for you.

Lillie, it’s beautiful! Congratulations on your new home! It is welcoming and bright and perfectly suits your wonderful personality and writing. I look forward to many visits.

Karen,
Thank you so much for the lovely compliment.

I like the new look!

Getting all the kinks out of a theme can be a pain and a lot of work. I have never really enjoyed web design like I do other technical issues, in part because of how hard it can be to get everything lined up and looking sharp.

Very cool looking theme. I recently installed a Revolution theme myself and am glad I did. They really make blogs look more professional and clean looking.

A1,
It always amazes me how everything can appear to be done just right … and still something is awry.

Thanks, Justin! I’ve used the Revolution theme on several other blogs though this is the first time I’ve used Pro Business. I really like Revolution.

This is the first time I’ve been able to check out your site in a while. I like the new layout. Can’t wait to see your work again.

I’m really liking the theme. It’s simple, but elegant and professional. I wish you best of luck with the new theme in hopes you get more traffic. Who knows maybe your site will start to get more traffic then Digg (it wouldn’t be that hard), haha.

Diane,
Thanks for visiting. I’m glad you like the new site.

Dwayne,
I’m not holding my breath for Digg … I just want people who like what I write to find me. But if I ever make the frong page of Digg, I’ll remember your prediction.

I loved it the old way but love it this way too. It’s clean and cheerful, a breath of fresh air. But most of all, your content and informative and enjoyable.

i really liked the theme its simple and attractive

James,
Thank you. I’m happy with the theme.

Thanks, Bonnie, I’m eager to get back to writing more content—I haven’t done much lately.

Oh, Lillie … you’re new home is beautiful! I hope you are soon settled and free to focus on writing again. I know how distracting it can be when you start tinkering with the technical stuff.

The new site looks beautiful, Lillie. So sunny and cheerful!

all the best. and this design looks good/

The blog look is interesting, is the template a one off design or available for purchase ?

Deb,
Thank you. I had to keep my yellow and my lilies.

flash,
I customized the Revolution Pro Business theme by Brian Gardner. There’s a link to the Revolution site in the footer here.

ru4real,
The technical stuff is distracting, and I’m eager to get the final tweaks done and get back to writing.

Chiky,
Thank you!

Hi Lillie,

You’ve done a really good job in customizing the Revolution Pro Business theme, personalizing it in the process.

Mike

Lillie, I like the theme. I’ve been considering purchasing a Revolution theme myself and will keep an eye on your site to see how it performs.

Let us know if there are any quirks to using this theme too, please.

Thanks, Matt. I really like the Revolution themes. I created and maintain three other sites (two for clients and one for my church) on Revolution. This is the first time I’ve used Revolution Pro Business, but I bought the all-inclusive, multi-use package and am working on two more sites with Revolution themes now.

Brian Gardner has just announced that he has teamed up with a partner (sorry I can’t remember the name) to create open source Revolution themes. The current premium themes will remain exclusive for those who have already bought them, and he will develop additional premium themes as well. But the bulk of his work will apparently be open source.

cool,
Thank you. A little personalization goes a long way.

I just realized as I was reading along here that the bright yellow is causing me to smile involuntarily. They say houses with yellow front doors sell more quickly than others. I think, in addition to your great writing, this color scheme will keep people coming back.

Very nice design on the page. It really welcomes you into it.

Jayme,
What a lovely thing to say! I’m glad to bring a smile to your face.

Michael,
Thank you. I’m glad you feel welcome—that is my goal.

Lillie,

I’ve visited the site before, but only lurked. I think it looks great now. It’s easy to read and easy to navigate. I will be visiting again.

Tammy

Thank you, Tammy. I hope you come back often!

How can I get in touch with Aundrea Hernandez? Do Aundrea do work for other people like me or is it a personal thing? I sure can use some work on my personal site.

Truby

Well, Lilie. It’s surely not an easy task here, isn’t it? However, I’m sure you will be able to overcome it

For those interested in the Revolution theme, Brian Gardner is going open-source on new themes but will continue to support the current themes: http://www.briangardner.com/. He is having a sale during October for the current themes, then they will be no longer available.

wilson,
I’m getting there ….

Truby,
Aundrea has a group of customers she works with. She’s not open for new clients right now.

Thank you Lillie for your quick response. Have a great day.

You’re welcome, Truby.

http://www.briangardner.com/ got some nice themes

Acai,
Yes, Brian does have great themes.

Lillie,

The site looks fantastic! I should tell you, though, that I would come here to read your words even it you had a blank sheet of paper with your name and blog content on it!

Rita

We’re looking at some redesign work for one our sites and I really like your header. Is there a link for Aundrea’s business?

Rita,
You are so sweet! Thank you.

Nicole,
I wish Aundrea could clone herself. She’s not taking any new customers now.

i love the Lay out

Thank you, Dubai.

Good work on setting everything up. Doesn’t it feel good accomplishing something!

Justin,
Thanks! It would feel good if I was ever satisfied. I still have plugins that don’t work and broken image links. But I’ve had to focus on some other things and haven’t been able to spend the time to get them fixed. I am pleased that the major work is done, and I do like the way the theme turned out.

Congrats on your update, Lillie! It looks great! And though you may be experiencing a few glitches right now, I’m sure you’ll soon have everything just purring along!

Thanks, Jeanne. Overall, I’m pleased—just eager to fix those few glitches.

That’s certainly understandable! You’ll then be free to relax and enjoy your new site — instead of focusing on troubleshooting!

Jeanne,
One of the things I’m troubleshooting is Threaded Comments. I sure miss our conversations being nested.

I miss comment nesting, too, Lillie. I also miss comment editing, though I figure you’re probably working on that, as well.

Yes, Jeanne, it seems that none of my comment plugins are working. I thought maybe Keyword Luv was interfering with the others since that was a new one I added and all the others played together nicely before. However, I deactivated Keyword Luv and it didn’t seem to make a difference.

I’m confident that you’ll get it all squared away soon.

Hi Lillie, comment luv may be the culprit. I read that it doesn’t play nice with editing and a few others. There have been two upgrades recently though, so maybe it’s resolved. Keep us posted. The place still looks wonderful!

Thanks, Jeanne.

Karen,
Thanks for the info. CommentLuv played well with the other plugins before, but not after changing themes and upgrading WordPress. However, I tried deactivating it to see if it made any difference … and it didn’t.

It’s is a very nice theme, I’m not big on yellow background, but it still goes very nicely with your theme. I really like the drop down menu too, very cool. Just keep at it, the more time you put into blogs, the more they will eventually benefit you. They are a ton of fun too, later.

Erik,
Thanks for the encouragement.

From what I’ve observed first hand, Lillie has devoted “tons” of time to making this Pro Business Revolution Theme JUST PERFECT.

Jack/Mr Lillie

Jack,
It’s not quite perfect yet … but it’s getting there.

Jack,

I’ve no doubt of that — and, as always, she’s doing a wonderful job!

Jeanne

Lillie,

Hurray! You’ve got the editing function working! I second my previous comment — You’re doing a wonderful job!

Jeanne

Jeanne,
I’m trying a new threaded comments plugin. This one gave me an option to “reply” so we’ll see if it works!

Jeanne,
Yes, I’m glad the editing function works. That’s one of the most important to me.

Unfortunately, the threaded comments function didn’t work. With the original plugin, I never got an option to reply. This one gives me the option to reply, but when I do, it doesn’t nest the comments. I’m off to deactivate it and see what else I can come up with. Back to the drawing board.

Hope you figure it out, Lillie!

Jeanne,
I think my next step will be to go to the Revolution theme forums and ask if threaded comments plugins are incompatible with the theme. I hope not … but that could be the problem.

That sounds like a very good idea, Lillie! Hope you’ll find the answer there.

Oh, this looks nice. I just bought the Revolution theme and started to set it up. I got nervous when I lost something, so I backed up and I’ll try it again later this week. I can’t wait to use it…yours looks so nice.

Hopefully I’ll regain my “change” confidence and try sooner than later!

Jeanne,
I didn’t find anything, and I haven’t had a reply to my question on the forum. Hopefully someone will answer soon.

Deb,
I think you’ll love Revolution. I’ve used it for several other sites for clients, and everyone has been very pleased. This is the first time I’ve used Pro Business, but I think all of the Revolution themes are wonderful.

Don’t give up, Lillie. I’m sure that when the time is right you’ll find someone to advise you on this technical issue.

As a matter of fact, let me recommend K-IntheHouse at ShanKri-la. K knows a lot about computer technology, and he’s a very helpful, friendly, approachable blogger. His blog’s tagline is “where technology meets daily life,” and it covers all sorts of technology-related issues, software, etc. He just might have the answer to your question.

We have to be brave to change the layout. Is something that will never know how visitors will react. Congratulations!

Good luck in your move, you say you some techical problems, looking at your site, all I can say is WOW! It’s fantastic and a credit to you.

Like all modern businesses, you have to know what you’re doing with technology to succeed.

Best regards

Graham

Lillie,

Not only won’t my comment nest after your final comment in our last thread, above, but it won’t register at all. I’ve tried twice to reply to your last comment (once the other day and once just now), and each time, when I clicked the “Reply here” link (which has now replaced the “Reply to this comment” link), my comment has disappeared into cyberspace!

I’d been trying to leave the following comment in reply to yours:
_______________

I suppose things could be worse! At least it’s nesting the comments anyway — even if it is indicating that it won’t.

Look at the bright side: Everyone will get a pleasant surprise when they learn that their comments are nesting, after all!
________________

I am, however, beginning to feel that that comment was a bit premature! :-/

Hope you can figure out the problem!
Jeanne

Well, Lillie, my comment appeared, after all — as soon as I’d finished posting the follow-up comment above. Can’t imagine why! Also tried to edit the above comment to reflect that and received the message that I didn’t have permission to edit the comment. Oh, well! Guess that’s technology for you!

Jeanne,
I’d like to think things will straighten out … but I suspect some of it is going to take work. In fact, I’ve been working for several hours on fixing the 300+ broken links Broken Link Checker found. Many of them were blogs listed on the outstanding personal development blogger list and on my various comment thank-you posts. However, many were images—for some reason, the image links broke when I imported the posts. So I’m having to upload the images again. On some of the older posts, I’m just deleting the broken link/missing image. But on most posts, I’m putting the image back.

Love the new look, Lillie, especially the header.

The colors mesh so well together, I’m glad everything is going well for you Lillie!

I like the colors too