U-Turn Ahead

In my first update, I mentioned a website that I am developing, Listonga.com. The concept is for a website that gathers a vast variety of lists on nearly every topic and makes them available all on one site. Eventually visitors will be able to leave comments about lists, add lists, and maybe even discuss topics from the lists on a bulletin board. I want the site to be a place for learning, fun, and research. Topics will include everything from sports to self-help. The site will be supported by advertising revenue.

I recently started work on the Listonga website and it’s starting to take shape. I began by developing a mockup of the homepage using Microsoft Publisher. I saved the file as a JPEG which allowed me to use it as a template while creating the page in Abobe Dreamweaver. I still have a lot to learn about web development and the studying at Lynda.com continues. I have also applied at a local community college where I hope to take a class or two in web development.

I’ve decided to let the UTurnAhead blog readers follow my site creation process, but I am not promoting the site until it is fully functional. If you’d like to follow the progress, simply go to www.listonga.com and see the site in progress. As you will notice, there is a lot of work to be done. The logo is complete and the site is beginning to take shape. The goal is to have it ready for promotion on January 1, 2008. I also have a goal of having 100 lists on the site by that date. By the way, if you have a list idea or a comment on the site, feel free to leave a comment.

I hope that you will drop by Listonga.com every week or so to see my progress. It could be interesting to have a first hand glimpse of a website in development.