Happy New Year!

Let me start off by wishing everyone a Happy New Year. A lot has happened in the last few weeks.

I went on medical leave just before Thanksgiving to have surgery. Not the way I had intended to spend the holiday season but sometimes, you have no option.

Shortly after my surgery, I was received an invitation from YouTube to earn revenue from a video that I posted about using Vaseline on my natural hair. I completed that process and began earning money from that video. Can't quit the day job but the possibilities were encouraging.



I entered a giveaway being hosted by Doteasy and found out on Christmas Day that I had won an iPad! I was totally excited. Of all the prizes, it was probably the one I wanted the most. Of course there was a MacBook Air up for grabs but truthfully, I had just purchased a MacBook Pro a few weeks earlier so winning one would have been gluttonous. But I probably would have given it to my husband so that he could use it for GarageBand.

On the Lunar Eclipse of 2010, December 21, I decided to go ahead and apply for full YouTube partnership. I had just over 1000 subscribers and over 100,000 video views. I was going to wait until I had over 1500 subscribers but something told me to go for it. To my surprise, I found out on December 30, 2010 that I had been accepted as a YouTube Partner!


I have been working to update my personal website so that perhaps I can have to update in one place versus several blogs,a website AND YouTube.

May you all have a prosperous 2011!

Doteasy Domain Registration

I have registered and recommended several domain registrations via doteasy. It has always been a breeze and as long as my desired domain is available, I'm registered in minutes. It only takes a couple of days to make the domain ready to use. And when you are like me, always thinking about the infinite possibilities of the internet, doteasy makes it possible.

Today, it's all about branding. You know, being associated by your niche! As I have reflected over the last few days, I've realized that dotasy has been the driving force behind my concepts. If it were not for my being exposed to doteasy in 2002 to set up the school's website, I would have just logged on to the district's server and updated the site. Plain and simple. But because the Dreamweaver presenter was knowledgeable, he shared with us a web hosting company that offered free web hosting. I had a light bulb moment that has been burning bright ever since. I signed up that evening for my first account, http://www.thecreativelady.com

Here's my process:

I will come up with an idea or concept for a new niche, usually at about 2 AM. Before I check the popular websites like Youtube, I check with doteasy's domain registration feature first because after all, you want all the branding options open! Once the domain has been registered, it's all systems go. Everything else falls into place.

I Love doteasy's domain registration because it is just that: easy!

Why I Love Doteasy!

Doteasy is the only web hosting services I've ever used. I learned of the company back in 2002 when I was "selected" to design my school's web page. I knew nothing about web design. The workshop presenter mentioned a company that offers free website hosting. That night, I purchased my first, of many to come, domain name. It was simple to upload a site in a short period of time. Even as a novice, I used their templates to get started. When I learned to use Adobe Dreamweaver and wanted to add my own styling, Doteasy allowed room for creativity and flexibility.

Sure, it offers cost-free & banner-free services but doteasy can grow with you as you build your site and your traffic grows to the point of needed a premium package. Why not join and stick with a company who offers great products and customer service? I've never used another service and don't plan on going anywhere but up!