Wow! After more than three months of brainstorming, searching, waiting, planning, and tweaking, here we are, ready to greet the world!
The makeover of EricaSays.com has been a major undertaking, and perhaps one of the most anticipated legs of my online journey. I’ve never been more excited about the future of any of my sites!
I feel like those lucky folks on the Extreme Makeover – Home Edition…
The Old Theme was so boring, dark, and stifling. I was almost embarrassed of it. After blogging for five years, and getting mostly nowhere, I knew it was time for a big change!
The New Theme is open and freeing. When I preview a new post on the made-over site I sigh with relief… finally my site is deserving of my content, and of all the amazing people who visit it! Now when you come a-visiting I’ll feel confident swinging the door wide open and inviting you in instead of hiding behind a half-cracked door and wondering, ‘Can they see the mess inside?‘ I’ll also feel more confident about guest blogging on other sites, knowing that when someone clicks thru on that link to my site, they won’t find a trace of the old mess!
Credit Where Credit is Due!
My dreams for this site could not have been made a reality without the amazing work-from-home mom, Julie, of Mason Jar Holdings. This woman took a really crappy picture of me and turned it into the perfect silhouette you see here. Maybe some day I will feel confident enough to show you the original photo… but today, you get Julie’s rendition! (Trust me, it’s much prettier!) You can see the full silhouette on my newly updated Twitter Profile!
Re-branding is about so much more than throwing up a new logo on your WordPress theme… the work that goes into choosing the colors, the words to use, and then updating across the board takes a lot of time and effort!! I’m exhausted, but happy! And, I couldn’t thank my friends enough for all their help, critique, support, and praise along the way!
So, tell me, what do you think of the new layout?
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