Listonga.com Under Development

I know, I've only made two prior posts on this blog and already I'm developing a stand alone website. Well, actually, that was the plan from the very beginning. I will probably continue the blog just to talk about the process of setting up the site and gathering lists from every imaginable source.

So, let's start with the idea for Listonga. Here's how this got started.

First, I have been looking for a career change for the past several months. To learn more about that journey, check out my other blog, UTurnAhead.

After deciding to get into web development, I brainstormed a list of about 10-12 website ideas. I then went to the Internet to search for available domain names. This turned out to be more of a challenge that I had expected. I used GoDaddy.com to research specific domain names and NameBoy.com and MakeWords.com to help generate new name ideas. After about three hours of work, I had a list of 20 available names that had (in my opinion) some potential for the website ideas I had generated. I narrowed the list down and purchased six of the domains.

The next day I started two blogs: Listonga and UTurnAhead. The blogs were to help me develop two of my website ideas and to learn about web design and advertising. I also signed up at Lynda.com, an amazing website with video tutorials covering more than 100 software titles. I have been learning to use Adobe's Photoshop and Dreamweaver (web design software) by watching the videos. It's been a lot to learn, but it's enjoyable and necessary.

Well, that's enough for today. Tomorrow I will tell you where I am with the actual Listonga.com website and how that is going.