04.21.07

New Website Design Goes Live: Your Feedback Wanted

Posted in BlogWeb Notes, Dawn's Writing at 12:06 am by Dawn Miller

Thanks to my darling hubby aka “The Reason” (as in he’s the reason why I’m a stepmom), TheStepfamilyLife.com has a brand new look on its main home page. Stop by and check out our new streamlined look. You can even compare the new page with the old one before “The Reason” started messing with it.

It was a tough job. There were hundreds of files loaded with rotten html code to deal with when we started the re-design process. And I was not the most cooperative client. While I wanted a more professional-looking site that better serves the needs of stepfamilies - I had managed the site without his graphic expertise for four years – and I was not keen on switching software and messing up the navigational structure. And I still grouse a bit about the advertising – but, hey, even a diva like me has to pay the bills. I soon saw the benefits of the new structure, and definitely like the improved look.

We will be integrating the new look throughout the website over the next couple of weeks. Be patient, as you’ll see our new duds and widgets roll out in phases, and there may be additional tweaking in store for our graphics. If you’ve got comments about the new look or suggestions for our site, leave us a comment.

04.10.07

OK, So I Screwed Up My Website With a Picture…or Two….or Three

Posted in BlogWeb Notes at 8:42 pm by Dawn Miller

Well as you may have noticed, this blog feeds into my main website on TheStepfamilyLife.com. In my quest to “make it pretty” I added some pictures – three pictures to be exact – to an earlier post. Unfortunately, this messed up the main home page on TheStepfamilyLife.com because the picture sizing affected everything there.

Hubby the web designer is not happy about this and suggests that the next time I want to “make it pretty” I consult his expertise. ooohhh…..kay.

Ahhh….the good old days back when I managed my own website – granted it looks better most of the time now – and my site has some new cool functions. But oh for the good old days….