Update Jan 2010
Hello again,

We’ve been busy – and still are – putting websites back on line with the necessary conforming text for the new FTC regulations, and also after some major revamps. One in the highlight at the moment is Practical Greenology. It has a bright new theme; yes, we finally got rid of the rather simple-minded original one. Also, it’s daughter blog, Go Green – Save Green, is being roled into one blog at Practical Greenology to combine some of our efforts and to keep from having to tend to some of our sub-domain sites, which tend to be difficult to promote. We also have a new site named iPhone Mophie (http://iphonemophie.com)to try to capitalise on some of the moentum we’re making with the Mophie Blog site.

There is, of course, much more less-visible work going on as well. We even have one old blog (it’s in WordPress version 2.5.1 and this one is now – as of this writing – at 2.9.1) that we will probably remake based on a modern theme. It was originally a Blogger product, so this will be the second move for it.

In keeping with our decision to discontinue the brokerage and face-to-face consulting business in Bulgaria, there will be some changes to our Good2004.biz FrontPage site as well – and some of them have already been initiated.

Our cooperative efforts at Sue & Craig Websites include a new website for the coop itself at http://sueandcraigwebsites.com. It has a very attractive theme and has lots of promise, although it is really just a storefront like this blog.

We are also re-doing the original Webmaster-Resources.info training site into a more modern Webmaster-Resources-Info.com after we had some problems with the hosting and domain name provider for the original site.

As you can see, we’re not just sitting on our backsides enjoying the winter weather! But I have to say that the weather here in central Italy is much less unpleasant than our partner Sue’s weather in northern Ontario! And that will also be the case when we finally get back to Switzerland; even though we’re in the Alps there, we’re not that high up.

Thanks again for looking in,

Craig
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Jimmy Craig Websites

Update Jan 2010

Hello again!

It’s been some time since I wrote last, but we’ve been busy – primarily with the jv based on Green Home MegaStore dot com. We have put up a number of new sites – mostly WP blogs – and have updated some of them to the newest version, WP 2.8.1. But we’ve had some compatibility problems with the 2.8 and 2.8.1 versions – actually, with the plugins that are not keeping up with WP’s progress for the most part. We are finding 2.8 is easier to use than 2.7 and lower, but 2.8.1 has some stability problems in terms of the view when we are composing posts and pages – it fluctuates on the page and you don’t always see the area where the cursor is.

Green Home MegaStore and our newest, I Don’t Want To Get Old, were off-line for about two days before we found the “villian” – a plugin that doesn’t work on 2.8 and above (at least not yet). They are back now, but it’s still a little rocky – sometimes we have problems getting the sites to come up on a browser. We’re looking at what we can do and what we have to leave out to make the sites fully functional.

Also, on Green Home MegaStore, we have installed five (yes – 5) online stores of various types. Some are completely for electronic products (that you can download), while others are for “hard goods”. Two of them are international – Canada and the UK – and more of these are on the way.

Other sites that are new are:

Practical Greenology
Go Green – Save Green
Aromatherapy
Zumba!

There are a few more in the wings, but the operating sites tend to take priority – particularly when they’re not functioning properly!

Ciao for now!

Craig

Jimmy Craig Websites

Hello!

We’ve recently put up two new websites under a new domain name and a new hosting company.

The first is named “Webmaster Resources and Information” and is posted at http://webmaster-resources.info. Technically, it is a blog and uses WordPress 2.6.2 blog software along with the “This Just In!” theme – the same as the one you’re looking at now. It is highly SEO-optimised for future “returns.” The subject of the website is just what the name says, and the first series of posts will be for people who want to write their first website and put it online. Future posts will address less basic information, but there will also be a thread for people new to posting blogs and how to do that.

The second new website is named “My Own Home Based Internet Business” and it is located at http://my-own-home-based-internet-business.webmaster-resources.info. The website is a static php information site containing about 30 pages. The subject is obvious from the name, and the Free Monthly Websites template has been tweaked somewhat to accommodate our prejudices and preferences. :-)

The hosting company is DGNS Solutions, and they’re associated with All Teamed Up. We received one year free hosting on this account as a membership bonus from ATU – apparently it was so popular that it “sold out” – it’s no longer available, but there is a plan with the same hosting organisation for less than US$ 1.50 per month for pro ATU members. 

We would appreciate you taking a look at the two new sites, and welcome your comments.

Also coming soon will be an online and offline shopping mall operated through Discount Home Shoppers Club, which we have just joined as a VIP member. We will keep you posted on exactly where to find the website as soon as we are that far along.

That’s all for now…

Ciao

Jimmy Craig