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Hey everyone,
For the past few weeks I’ve been missing on here but there has been a good reason. Its not cause I just got bored of talking about myself(that will never happen) ;) its actually its because after a lot of thinking and asking for quotes from designers I decided to learn how to create my own website! Now I know for some of you this will probably be like 2nd nature but for me I decided to use Dreamweaver and with no previous experience it was like going into a fistfight blindfolded. You are a bit afraid to start with but then you just think what the hell and wade in with arms swinging :D I can honestly say that the 1st week was one of the hardest and most frustrating that I have experienced in a long time but looking back at it now all those mistakes are what taught me how to do the basics. There are still many dark corners of Dreamweaver that I have not explored( and probably never will) but I am glad that I can now say that I can build a half decent looking website from scratch. Also bear in mind that the site is not actually completed yet and there are still a few pages to finish up but aesthetically I am pleased with the result. Also to be noted that for some reason the spry menu bar at the top doesn’t seem to be compatible with Internet Explorer, I tried V5, 6 and 7 with the same result for all. I would suggest using Google Chrome(which is what I use), Mozilla Firefox or Safari which I tested and all work fine. Any comments regarding the website would also be great, either post them here or email me at pjdetorres@gmail.com or p.johnson@bossjackunltd.com
Right, before I forget the website is called www.bossjackunltd.com and to start with I will be focusing on selling hand painted T-shirts and clothing. I am still researching how to ship the items globally but once I do the site will be live 100% The site will also have information on the CAD design, supply and construction side of the business and also the hand crafted Madre Cacao furniture that we are selling here in Philly. Make sure to check the site out often as I will be updating it regularly with new items and small changes as I go along. Also please tell as many people as you can as I think that the best way to attract potential customers is through word of mouth so please be kind :D
Finally just another reminder for some feedback on the new site and if anyone has any suggestions on how to get this site noticed then please let me know as this is all still new to me. Take care till next time :D
It was Ate Precys birthday on Wednesday so just want to wish her a belated happy birthday on here :D We went to a place called 19 East in Sucat just outside Makati to watch a popular group here in Philly called Freestyle. Now I had watched them on a DVD before and to be honest I wasnt completely impressed. Dont get me wrong, they were good but I just didnt think they were worth all the hype that everyone was saying. There are 2 male singers and 1 female and they play a mixture of old love song covers with some twists on modern songs as well as originals of their own.
They started out with a cover of Lionel’s Easy. Not bad, I was pretty happy. Then the MJ songs came started. Now I should have mentioned before that 1 of the male singers has a voice very similar to MJ’s. By the end of the 1st MJ song I was speechless and as the night wore on he did medleys of the Kings greatest hits and at one point I just sat there with my eyes closed and to me it was as if MJ was on stage again.. Thats how good this guy was. I dont just mean vocally, Im talking every little sound that MJ used to make, he copied perfectly. I never had the pleasure of seeing MJ live but I am going to go out of my way to see this group again because they are easily the best I have seen live, ever. I also have to mention the female singer, who blew everyone away with her medley of Alicia Keys songs. It really was a great treat to hear these guys perform and I cant wait to see them again. The set didnt finish until 2AM so we didnt get home till 30 mins later but I didnt care. In my mind I had got to hear my idol, even if it was through someone else.. Thats how good they were.. RIP MJ :’(
Typical of a big business to ruin our plans. We were scheduled for our opening today of the Internet shop as well as the T-shirts and the office for the furniture but because PLDT, which is the equivalent of BT in the UK or AT&T in the US, left us high and dry even though they promised that the business DSL lines would be installed by the 29th June. They are now saying it should be done by this coming Friday(we’ll see though) so we have had to postpone the opening until next Monday. Its not really good business for an internet shop to open without access to the internet, it kind of defeats the purpose hehe.
On a plus note though the office is starting to really take shape and is basically finished except for some finishing touches. We have transformed one of the empty stalls into a mini showroom to showcase the furniture that we will be selling and hopefully it will prove to be a good talking point for any customer that comes in.
There is a franchise expo this weekend at the Mall of Asia and I will be trying to attend cause it gives me a good idea of what kind of businesses we can have for the remaining stalls. It should be fun to have a look around anyway but im still trying to find someone to go with..
Im still trying to wrap my head around the whole website design malarkey so if anyone can help you would receive a thousand thanks from me and maybe a small gift :) I got so angry with Dreamweaver that I had to walk away from my laptop for fear of causing it some damage.. Im now in search of a dreamweaver for dummies PDF or website building for dummies PDF also.. Till next time, ingat :D
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