Oh the age old question – are you going to do that all by yourself?
Why is it that people seem to be surprised when you decide to take on something “all by yourself”?
Is it because:
- They don’t think you have the skills necessary to pull it off successfully?
- Are they really complimenting you – surprised that you would take on the task?
- Maybe they are envious because they believe they would not be able to do the same thing?
- Or maybe…maybe it’s because they think your time is better spent elsewhere?
All of these are possible reasons as to the “shock” some people seem to experience when I say I’m going to try something I’ve never done before (yep, even heard some of these when I went skydiving).
As a Virtual Assistant I typically tell business owners to outsource what they are not good at or what they do not enjoy doing. Does it appear I am going against my own advice? Not really…
This past week I decided to change the theme on my site to Thesis because the previous theme on my site had serious limitations for specific things I wanted to accomplish with my site.
I’ll admit – I don’t know a darn thing about CSS (yet) and though I know how to do a lot of things in WordPress I’ve never built a site from scratch (again, yet). However, for me….to venture out – on my own – all by myself – has huge rewards in this particular instance.
- I get really giddy when I figure out something that I didn’t know 14 minutes ago
- I really do like working with WordPress and learning more about it
- knowing I am increasing my skill set and eventually I will feel comfortable adding more of this type of work to my ever-expanding list of services offered as a Virtual Assistant
- In addition to being able to my list of services I will also have the ability to assist other VA’s who need help for their clients’ sites
So this past Friday I made the move and switched my theme to Thesis. What I didn’t know is just how many hours I would spend trying to figure out all the different customization options available. After at least 10 hours of work on my site, I still have a ways to go. So…bear with me as I get this site to where I want it to be! A new header will be coming compliments of Jess Gonacha – a very talented and creative designer.
What are your reasons for “doing that all by yourself”?
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Nice new theme and nice doing it by yourself. For me I think it’s part about the adventure of learning how and part because if something is in my path that I need to learn to get to where I’m going then the experience is necessary to continue on.
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Mark – thanks for stopping by and commenting. I so agree with what you wrote….a picture of a path would have been a good one too.
Will have to keep that in mind for my next post, which is going to build on this one due to a phone call I got today from a friend and something she wanted me to figure out for her site.
It a nice clean theme – I like the font used in the top bar, gives it a classy look
Good choice on Thesis! I’ve been playing with WordPress for a little while… still feel like an ultra-novice though… I’ve never made a WordPress site from scratch, just been tweaking already-made themes. It’s fun though!
Was the ‘reBlog this paragraph’ feature an plugin or part of the theme?
Hi Elfie and nice to meet you!
The reBlog is actually from the Zemanta plug-in, which I love but don’t always use – here is an example of a post where I used it in it’s full glory. http://thevirtualasst.com/Zlur (it helps you easily find other blog posts that may be relevant to your content). It’s a pretty cool service and I highly recommend it (even better if you use it with Scribefire)
Nice upgrade. You have the info vibe and the look. Keep that flow and away you go.
Your friend.
Tad Geiger
The oilMD
Dr. Geiger – thanks so much for the compliments! I can’t wait to see your new site up and running as well! Then I’m going to do a featured blog post on your and the aromatherapy.