Changed my theme…

Posted by chrystibella on October 3, 2008

I was getting tired of the “Cutline” theme I was using for my blog. The fonts were not pretty. Plus I wanted to have three columns. So went in search of a new theme and found this one.

I had to do some tweaking as I host my blog on my own server. I tried and tried to get my image to take the place of that green header but no luck. So I finally gave up. If I can figure it out, I’ll get the image back. Still, I think the blog looks spiffy. =) I’m having issues with the header. Grrrrr…

October 8, 2008 UPDATE: A special thank you to Brandon Cox, the designer of this theme who came to my rescue and helped me troubleshoot the codes so that my custom header came back up. I would never have expected him to go to the trouble but it was important to him that I got what I wanted. Thank you Brandon! I appreciate that you didn’t give up when I was ready to settle for the grey banner just to have my three columns and the font that I liked.

While I was at it I also changed the look and name of one of my web sites. It is now called California Party Connection and can be found at http://CaliforniaPartyConnection.com.

This is still a work in progress. I’ll probably make more changes.

As for the blog, I’m liking it.

California Party Plan Network, turning a new leaf.

Posted by chrystibella on April 15, 2008

A few years ago, I started California Party Plan Network. This was my first venture into social networking. It was fun and I made some good friends along the way.

I learned a great deal about the home party plan businesses and even dipped my toe into the pool and tried out as a consultant for a few of them. I sold Tupperware and Mia Bella Candles for a bit. Still, my real estate career took priority and as my career took off, I no longer had the time to devote to designing web pages for free. Although California Party Plan Network was a labor of love, it taught me valuable skills that helped me move forward in the world of SEO.

Funny thing is, I still get the occasional phone call from someone who is looking for an event planner. (Who would have known the name would encompass this big of an arena.) What began as a way to provide a local directory of party plan consultants quickly attracted every kind of “party” professional.

I still have people contacting me wanting to know if I still have my “list” of…  more

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