I didn’t mean to be gone so long…it’s been a busy summer. I’ve completed three major work projects, one which expanded our business and network to Hong Kong. Our oldest daughter moved back home to attend college locally, so we’ve been doing some room re-arranging. Oh, and we just returned from an amazing 2 week vacation in Ireland!
We are looking at purchasing another apartment building (the rental market here is booming!) and I’ve been working on financing options that tie up the least amount of our own money.
I think I finally figured out what I want to do with myself…and it ain’t slaving over Cisco equipment the rest of my days! 
I started a “niche” info website a few months back and it is finally earning enough money to pay for my hosting fees and then some. I am excited to see my traffic grow every month and I am trying to add a few pages a week.
I love it. I really enjoy building my website and can see myself doing a few more. The best part is that I can work at home in my spare time. It may take me a few years to build up enough income from my sites to be able to quit my “work at home” day job, but I am not going to let that discourage me! I am trying to take it slow (my day job is stressful enough, thank you!) and learn as much as I can about information publishing.
My first site is a guide about Naperville, IL. I know there are other “travel guide” sites on Naperville, but they are just generic directories that lack a personal touch. I want to offer my visitors a taste of what Naperville is like through my personal experiences and photos.
I encourage you to check out my site at: http:\\www.naperville-guide.com
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As some of you know, last year I made the decision to move my blog from Movable Type to Wordpress.
Joni Ang from E.Webscapes did all the hard work for me, as well as create Mom Coming Home’s vibrant design!
So…Wordpress 2.5 came out and to be honest, I let the task to upgrade sit on the back-burner for a while. This was due to my laziness…some days after working “IT” all day, I don’t feel like doing anything techie.
Anyway, I found this amazing Plugin that takes all the guess work out of how to upgrade. After I took a backup of my website, I installed the plugin and the upgrade was complete in less than 2 minutes! It was safe and easy!
- Install Instant Upgrade Plugin for Wordpress from Zirona –> Click here to Download
- Upload and unzip to you WordPress Plugins folder
- Activate the Instant Upgrade plugin from your Admin Panel
- Go to the Options tab, Click InstantUpgrade and choose an upgrade method. Pick either FTP or HTTP. I went with HTTP, and it worked with my web host.
- Next, the plugin notifies that it’s ready to upgrade. Go to Manage, InstantUpgrade, and start the Wordpress 2.5.1 upgrade process. It installs the 2.5.1 Upgrade in less than 1 minute.
- That’s it! Your blog is upgraded to the latest greatest version of WordPress!
A big thank you to Alex at Zirona Open Source Consulting for making my upgrade a breeze! The Instant Upgrade Plugin is free, but please consider donating if you use the plugin so these guys can keep creating excellent code!
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Thanks for helping me celebrate my Blog Birthday!
I’ve been battling cold/flu symptoms this past week, but I’ve had fun reading through your “first blog post” posts! I’m also happy to find new and interesting blogs to read!
Here is the list of contest participants (and a link to their post) so far:
If you haven’t entered the contest, you have until November 29th! C’mon and join the fun and your chance to win a $20 Amazon Gift Certificate!
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