Trying to get a new website up with the holidays, even with some time off is difficult at best, especially when you’re doing it yourself! At this point, it’s simply optimize each page and make sure the content is readable and put on the finishing touches. The layout and styling was completed weeks ago, with several grueling hours spent fixing bugs in the different browsers (guess which one gave me the most trouble?).
This new design will incorporate easier to follow navigation, better organization and integrated search (courtesy of Google). Of course, I’ll be continually adding to the site… there’s probably a thousand recipes that need to be converted to the new format yet so unfortunately, those will take a while! I’m hoping that I will have some good recipes sent in by new visitors and there is a good response and participation. That’ll help get it off to a good start.
I’ll also be reintroducing articles, a feature I did away with long ago due to lack of time. Perhaps 1-2 per month to get it rolling, utilize digg.com and other sources to spread the word (Social Networking rocks!) .
One thing some of the visitors might not like is going to be the addition of sponsored links. Unfortunately, this is a necessary step to get the funding I need to build the site that I would like to build… a real community.
The new ProfessionalRecipes.com is targeted for the end of January for now. If anyone is interested, please feel free to visit the current site: Professional Recipes – Gourmet, Exotic and Homemade Recipes.
