{"id":1935,"date":"2014-06-27T23:39:07","date_gmt":"2014-06-28T03:39:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ridiculousredhead.com\/?p=1935"},"modified":"2014-07-01T15:46:22","modified_gmt":"2014-07-01T19:46:22","slug":"the-new-look-around-here","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/ridiculousredhead.com\/?p=1935","title":{"rendered":"The new look around here"},"content":{"rendered":"

So you may have noticed it looks a little different around here?<\/p>\n

As I have mentioned before, I have been in the process of getting back to business. \u00a0Lately I have been working on a whole bunch of things to help grow. \u00a0When it’s your own small business it really is about teaching yourself how to do things and meet people.<\/p>\n

One of the big things I have undertaken is a course taught by 3 amazing business woman. \u00a0Building a Creatively Made Business\u00a0<\/a>is a three week online course taught by Marian Parsons (Miss Mustard Seed), Jeanne Oliver and Jennifer Rizzo. \u00a0There are videos to watch, interviews with other business woman and lots of networking. \u00a0I have followed Miss Mustard Seed and her journey with a blog, a business, her family and a paint line for so long and it was pretty awesome to get to learn from her. The class broke down different aspects of business from picking a name to figuring out how to balance home and work life. \u00a0I am still working through the third week but it’s nice to be able to take my time. \u00a0It’s very affordable so if you are interested, I highly recommend it.<\/p>\n

One of the aspects of the class is branding which got me thinking a lot about where I am with the blog and the design business. \u00a0I am still in the process of thinking but some things have started to come together. \u00a0First up is the changes you see here. \u00a0The old look with the red and retro lettering was great but not really me. \u00a0When I picked it I had just started and I thought I should have something to go along with the redhead part. \u00a0It was a free theme and easy to use. \u00a0And it’s just been there ever since.<\/p>\n

I started looking for a new theme to use that was more my style. \u00a0I knew I wanted a cleaner look but with places to customize. \u00a0I also didn’t want to spend a ton on a designer at this point because it’s not in the budget. \u00a0So I looked around a lot. \u00a0I finally decided on one that I would pay for and bought it. \u00a0I was so happy. \u00a0Then I learned I needed to be a rocket scientist to install it and get my info in. \u00a0I am not a rocket scientist. \u00a0I am also not very technical with code etc. \u00a0So after some emails back and forth that didn’t really help, I found another theme. \u00a0A theme that loaded, had my stuff and was easy to use. \u00a0 Maybe someday I will figure the other one out but for now I think I am right where I want to be.<\/p>\n

While trying to figure out what direction I wanted to go in, I really tried to think of what this whole thing was all about. \u00a0I like the clean lines without fuss. I like green both in color and in ecofriendlyness. \u00a0So I am starting there. \u00a0As I go I will add to this with a new logo (hopefully sooner than later) etc.<\/p>\n

This is a picture I took of a page from Architectural Digest while getting a pedicure before vacation. \u00a0I turned the page and thought “That’s it!!” \u00a0It was the clean look, the green, the gray. \u00a0I loved it. \u00a0A few days later I found my new theme and new look.<\/p>\n

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There are still some kinks to work out. \u00a0It seems I have to go through each post and pick a photo to be featured on the home page. \u00a0Since I haven’t gotten too far on that I still show the gray box with the camera icon on a lot of the posts but bear with me. \u00a0 It’s a work in progress.<\/p>\n

Let me know what you think!<\/p>\n

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