Ah the complicated process that is making a website. It's definitely been a learning curve in that I thought I knew more than I did about making websites before I started.. Today I bought the domain name, hannahboulter.co.uk, I figured it was probably more professional to use my real name rather than a nickname. Upon buying the domain name and hosting package I assumed my website would be functional, the domain name immediately available to be seen, but it's not. At the moment I have a temporary address for which I am trying to edit the site on, I don't actually know if all these links are even going to work after my domain name starts working though so I think I'll just put the index page on at the moment with the few images I need for it to work just so I have something to show one of my tutors during a tutorial tomorrow.
The email says it could take about 24-72 hours to be shown 'due to DNS propagation and caching', not that I know what that means, but I'll assume it means the internet needs to catch up because there's a new website coming to town! It could be working between 24-72 hours from now.. Ahh, the waiting, why didn't I see this coming? I should have bought the domain name days ago, everything has lag.. At least I know this for next time I guess.
Anyway, above is the layout I've come up with since last time, it's changed a lot, I felt the last one was too simple, I wanted it to be simple, but the other one looked well.. Just too plain.
Hopefully the site will be up and running with working links by Monday.
Glad to see you are enjoying yourself and equally glad that I am not the one to be burdened with the task of making a website. Alas, I did actually make a website myself not too long ago but this was a rushed freewebs to get some info to some people and I don't think it's quite the same thing!
ReplyDeleteScary to think that you are now just over the half way point of your degree- should have done a 4 year like me! More debt I guess, but you have an extra year before having to worry about the debt!
I read your other blog beneath also- getting your work in the Union building sounds like a great idea and I'm shocked that this is the first time I have heard about it. Our Union is a massive building and the walls often drab or stickered with uninteresting adverts. I may suggest to some of the exec the idea of giving some spaces to artistic societies/departments.
Website looks good, art uploaded so far seems to be familiarly characteristic of you :)
Hope all else is well, perhaps speak soon- When the hell was it that we saw each other last? The end of the summer perhaps?
Jack