Take Cover, She’s Goin In…
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My main site is almost 4 years old. If it could talk it would have many stories to tell you. The past year I have started to hate it. I mean hate it so much that I would go to work on it and find myself procrastinating and never touching it. The thought of it makes me sick and makes my head hurt. My head hurts now just writing this.
The only reason I really have for hating it so much is that it overwhelms me so I end up ignoring it and the cycle of procrastination and 30 open projects begins again. The thing is - the site has a lot of *potential* to earn a lot more money, it just needs LOTS of TLC. The design is old and outdated and so is the structure but there is good solid content and Google LOVES this site (knock on wood). You would think that would inspire me to work on it but it is a mental block of sorts at this point.
Today I decided, enough of that. No more procrastinating and it must be dealt with. I am jumping in and my head hurts already but it can’t be procrastinated any longer. I just get frustrated when I think about it. I work on 50 different things at a time literally but the one project, with the most potential well hell thats the one she ignores. I know, I know,I am ass backwards.
Restructuring a site and waiting 6-8 weeks for Google to sort it out is a hell of a lot easier than starting a brand new site and waiting for it to rank. And so it begins… I am fixing the site and making it better. It’s going to be my money maker! Let’s hope the site still loves me and appreciates the love.
I am sure I will have lots of frustration to share. Starting with the fact that over 400 pages need to be switched out and fixed.But it will be worth it in the end, I know it will. But of course, there are no guarantees in this wonderful industry we are in.
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Looking at those 400 pages are sure to be a daunting task… You know me - I will be procrastinating right along side you! I’ve found if I break down what I’m going to do each day - a little of this, a little of that - I’m getting it done. It might be slow, but it’s better than not at all (which was the case).
I know you can do it - and I’m here for you! Feel free to rant away ;)
Thank you! I am sure you will hear plenty of complaining along the way. But its my own fault for procrastinating this long…
By the way, you had good reason to slow down there for a bit with getting married and all ;)
Hehe…. yeah, marriage kind of puts everything else on the backburner :P
But I’m back at it - although it’s been slow going. I’m really trying to find programs/software that will help me along - less work for me, more automation by programs. I’m finding the more sites I have, domain ideas I have - the more overwhelmed I become.
So I’m really trying to focus on a few sites at a time (which is next to impossible)… but trying to get them to a point where I only have to update once in a while….
If that’s possible!
I can relate, Chrissie - I have a site that just grieves me to no end! But you are going to feel SO good when this update is done and OFF your plate ;)
Nice new look around here, by the way!
Lynn