This might be more a critique of my motivation levels and less of my business ventures. I’ve been sitting here looking at my (now complete) DJ website https://club.djnicky.net which is a near- carbon copy of the old site. I haven’t started my “official” site that is aimed to promote my private events side of the business. Certainly, I have an idea for what it should look like, but it’s hard to start from scratch sometimes. What font should I use? Color scheme? Number of pages? Big home page or something short? And that’s just the style of the site. The bigger questions come from how much information I want to present. Some DJ companies will include pricing, some ask for form submissions, others still have packages at different tiers with set-rates. All compelling options, and, truly, I have not decided what’s best for me. I’ve been doing an hourly rate and it works great. That allows flexibility in pricing, equipment, and location, whereas package deals may requ...
The call is coming from inside the house. Since my last post, I’ve committed to the Wordpress switch. I wasn’t sure how that would go, given it’s been years (since my editor-in-chief days at The Mirada) since I’ve used it seriously. Even that was just posts, considering it was journalism-focused. But, ChatGPT let me know about “Elementor” which offered a lot of the same amenities I’m used to with the $167/two-year service. Of course, that pays for hosting too, but we’ll get to that. I’ve since cancelled the hosting plan for nalvarez.net , which now hosts a “Coming Soon!” page for whenever I get to that. Parallel to this, I wanted to rebrand my DJ website, from “me” to “Nightclub me” and “Private events me”, which of course requires a separate website. Naturally, I spun up another Wordpress container for the DJ website and began a faithful recreation. Over the last couple weeks, I slaved away, carefully replicating every element, text box, and photo. Now, with the 4th of July weekend,...