It all went to bat sh*t. I have some plugins, you know those things that do stuff on the blog, and they’re not compatible…

Well hopefully it is all sorted out now and back up and running.

Lesson of the day? Backup BEFORE you upgrade - no matter what they say, there will always be something to poke you in the eye with a sharp stick.

PS My mouse battery is just about to die and it is 2am in the morning - I hope I have a spare!

Having experience of using local and outsourced programmers:

Never EVER believe the following from a programmer:

1. Examples of work* (unless on the site of someone you know and they’ve been openly using it for at least 3-6 months)
2. Testimonials (unless from someone you know - see 1 above)
3. Reviews (unless from someone you know - see 1 above)
4. Sites they’ve developed (see 1 above)
5. Certification of ownership/rights (coders can disappear overnight when they are found out)
6. Statistics (PR can be forged, traffic can easily be diverted, forum posts/comments/testimonials can be forged)

My experiences:

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I didn’t really know what to call this post so I’ll just tell it like it is and you can work out for yourself what it should be…

Before you think ‘oh no, another one of those “give me $1000 and I will make you $1,000,000″ scams - this is not an offer it is an opportunity.

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If you haven’t come across it yet, and you are interested in anything to do with webmastering…

I would seriously advise you to get on over to the DigitalPoint webmaster forums.

It is full of nice people who will review your site, give you tips on almost anything to do with a website in general.

Being the kind soul that I am - I’ve been helping out (on the backend) of a site specifically for teen webmasters. I wasn’t aware that there was a problem with acceptance. I guess I tend to accept ability over anything else. I think this is gonna be one to watch… Oh, (I should mention) the Logo and color scheme (CSS) was created by Lewis King from psycho3000 Designs.

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Do you want to be recognized for what you can DO - not your age?

You have found the right place…

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