Progress with Websites

Okay, some of you will tune out here, but since I'm writing about my life, I have to tell you what is new and exciting in my business world.

I've mentioned a number of times that I started rebuilding my websites in the new Responsive design last fall. I got to the fourth one in February and was held up there with trying to set up a shopping cart so the visitors could buy my four ebooks. That is done!

But then I wanted to use "includes" on the Business site, and for the life of me they would not work! I tried this and that, I researched various aspects, and asked advice at one support site - which has yet to reply. I began to really pray about it last week. Then, on Friday evening, when I felt like I'd already lost a lot of time, I felt compelled to try once more before I got to my bookkeeping. Voila! I found the problem (mainly a typo) and then the includes files worked! I quickly set about doing all the pages of that site over so the includes files (a line of code that calls for a section of the page that shows up when a visitor arrives at the page; the key is that I can edit that one small piece of code/file, upload it again, and all the pages with that one line - will show the changes!)

I have been so relieved to solve this, that I've been on a cloud for days.

Meantime, I had begun to rebuild another site that is about "generosity" (generosity-alive.org). The includes are working fine there, and I'm hoping to get all the main pages there now, done over in the new design maybe by the end of this week, or next week for sure. Except that I want to transfer all the files on the attached blog, to become regular webpages too. That may take another week or two.

Then, rather than tackling the rebuild of my site based on the themes in my novel, which over 1000 pages, I'm going to focus on putting good marketing ads and more graphics on the sites I've already done, and I'll work at this until Christmas.

I'm saving the novel site and two orther sites I built for friends and had them given back to me - for next year. After that my focus will be on writing some of my great eBook ideas!

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When the Birds Get Too Close for Comfort

Lately I've had young birds land on the window-sill right in front of me. Often they peck at the glass. (I was once chased by a rooster as a young girl, so I'm always nervous around birds that come too close for comfort).

I did some quick research this morning and found some answers.

They are looking for a safe place to land - probably because they have just learned to fly. They are especially attracted to windows with plants just inside. (Which I have!) Also, they may see themselves mirrored in the glass and think there is another bird wanting their territory, so they peck at the image.

When they fly directly at the window they are getting angry enough to want to attack the apparent rival they see in the glass.

The best way to discourage them is to put decals, stickers, sun-catchers, and mylar strips (that flicker different colours) or even just masking tape and sticky notes on your window. They should be close enough together to prevent them from seeing their own reflections.

How do you keep birds from pooping on your window sill or patio?

Hang up streamers or shiny balloons that keep moving in the breeze. Birds will be wary - maybe even somewhat afraid of these moving non-bird shapes, and keep away a distance.

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