Yes, I did it. I made a site in under 30 minutes. Even though I am not a designer and my CSS skills are limited to the very basics and.. copying and pasting. Before I show you the result, as well as what I used and how I did it – why does time even matter when setting up a site?
Well, you’re busy right? And spend your time mostly on what the day brings, correct?
It’s the exact same thing for me. Before I know it, the day is over. And, nothing structural has been accomplished. And that’s just wrong. Nowadays, you need to be constantly building. To be able to do that, when you’re already busy is hard.
Unless…
You make it easy on yourself. And that’s exactly what I did. See the result here:
An example of what the 30 minute site looks like
Now, I have one thing to admit… The text and the graphics were made in advance. I still had to:
- Make the categories for the different products
- Make the drop caps (the red letter that starts the page)
- Insert the image and text
So what’s the secret?
Well, it’s using software you’re familiar with. In my case, the Smart FTP, Wordpress and Thesis. Which leads to step 2, using software that makes stuff easy and efficient for you. And that’s what these 3 do for me.
In a next post, I’ll show you how.
Thanks,
Otto