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Audion Web Elements Project Summary #2 - A Different Kind Of Biz

This was my second project, started in August 2004, and was intended to dovetail with a website of the same name. The application was slow in finding it's groove and initial post frequency was sporadic. A Different Kind Of Biz began to gather steam and was the first project that involved using multiple blog pages. At present, it comprises five pages with menu buttons, link indexing, various audio and graphics, plus linking to other informational blog pages.

"Biz" was developed to showcase the blog elements and coding as an alternative to a website and share information with business associates and potential partners.

I have recently created page one as a 3-column layout and continuing to realign content to maximize "above the fold" positioning.

Audion Web Elements Project Summary #1 - MLM Today

This was my first blog project and to be honest, continues to receive revisions to this day. This blog started in June 2004 and has undergone too numerous skin changes to document. (At some point in the future, I will post a visual history of the adaptations of the MLM Today page. Perhaps in June 2005.)

Recently I began to develop 3-column code and started to toy with the page again. I have always liked a 3-column format and this page screamed for more link space. I still need to tweak this a bit for the different viewing resolution settings. Page view is true to Mozilla Firefox but IE contains some distortions, especially when viewed using a 1024 resolution.

MLM Today is loaded with various elements like Blog Explosion, BlogShares, Blogrolling, Blogsnob, and multiple affiliate programs.

Logo, button, and background help

I found a site that I have started to use to create custom logo and background applications for some of my blog projects.Check out GRSites.com if you wish to create a unique feel and texture to your web pages. There are many cool features and you can even save your work in a free file archive on their server. Makes it very convenient when developing your color scheme or just wanting to sample multiple versions of logo art.

Project refinements

Lately, I have been spending my time fine-tuning some of the existing projects. I find that as I continue to work on my various blogs, I discover new tricks that aid in polishing the presentation of the blog page. One of my more recent "breakthroughs" has come on my a different kind of biz page.

I am really pleased with how this set of pages has come together. A couple of days ago, I added two more pages to the array. I then discovered a site that allows you to create nav bar buttons and pull-down menus. After a few samples, I organized my thoughts for the page content and added a horizontal nav bar. There are a total of five pages in this group.

The next problem was to ensure that each page loaded seamlessly, each page lining up properly with header, content and sidebar edges uniform. This took a little time mainly from having to bounce back and forth through the template page areas confirming that margins were consistent. One other element that needed attention was creating a uniform title page for each of the pages. Since each page is actually a separate blog, I modified the blog title code to read an alternate text. While in this process I also added necessary trademark designations.

Yet to complete is a thorough index of content for the entire array of pages to permit specific subject reference for the reader. I will also be adding some blog search box, perhaps Technorati, or some such to allow readers a back door for subject.

At present, I am starting 3 more new projects. These are only in the formative stages today but should shape up quickly in the next week.

Having It My Way

I started blogging in June 2004 after a considerable amount of pestering by my business partner. I started with a couple of different pages and as I began to work on my posting, I found I was not satisfied with using the templates provided by Blogger&trade™.

I began to explore the template code and, largely by trial and error, started to change the texture, look, and feel of my blog pages. I bought a couple of books on HTML and blogging to help me advance my knowledge in this area.

As I was beginning to find some comfort in code, I added a few more blogs. I tried some pretty dramatic page revisions and learned a lot by examining the codes of several other blog pages I liked. Whenever I found an element that I liked, I would view the source page to try to figure out how they had done it.

I have never been an "out of the box" kinda guy. I have always been driven to the non-typical, unusual, unique, or more individualized. I gotta believe I am not the only one.

What is Audion?

For starters, here is the actual answer found at Wikipedia.
Lee De Forest - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Lee De Forest, (August 26, 1873 - June 30, 1961), was an American inventor with over 300 patents to his name. De Forest invented the audion, a vacuum tube that takes weak electrical signals and amplifies them. De Forest is one of the fathers of the "electronic age," as the audion helped to usher in the widespread use of electronics.

The audion is a three element vacuum tube and without this creation, radio and television would not be possible along with a multitude of other electronic devices.

I chose the name Audion many years ago while I was playing in a rock band. The significance was, in addition to the obvious connection with amplifiers and vacuum tubes, the band was a trio. Hence, the three element association made the name appropriate.

These years later, I have rekindled the use of the name for this new endeavor. Why or how is it significant now, you may ask?

I believe there are three elements needed for true expression in art and in life - integrity, creativity, and dedication. Weak link? Just try to live a prosperous life without any one of them.

So, here comes yet another blog and yet another excursion - another attempt to grasp some of my newly found skills, embrace this new medium, and strike out to pursue a new potential income opportunity.