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VA Recipes Journal – week #3

On 02/10/2011 · Leave a Comment · In VArecipes

Tasks Accomplished

I’ve found a great pdf library – tcpdf, which will be perfect for generating “task guides” on the fly. Unfortunately I’ve only started playing with it, so didn’t get to finish a task guide template.

Lessons Learned

One thing I’m having serious problems with is not overestimating the amount of time I actually [...]

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VA Recipes Journal – week #2

On 25/09/2011 · Leave a Comment · In VArecipes

Tasks Accomplished

Updated the Coming Soon page

The first plugin I tried worked quite well, but using feedburner to keep track of potential subscribers didn’t quite sit well with me. Using “Launch Effect”, feels like a more rounded solution. I’m almost disappointed I don’t have a background picture to use with it…

Signed up for [...]

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VA Recipes Journal – week #1

On 18/09/2011 · Leave a Comment · In VArecipes

Tasks Accomplished

Setup the blog

The WordPress install is up and running with a plugin to show a”coming soon” page until I finish the design and content setup. I used the “Ultimate Coming Soon Page” plugin, which was quick & easy to setup. Might look into something that integrates with a proper mailing list management [...]

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Starting a project – week #0

On 11/09/2011 · Leave a Comment · In VArecipes

The project begins! :) Although there were obviously no previously set tasks to accomplish, as I have done a few bits and bobs I’ll mention these in the next section just to keep track of what has been done.

Tasks Accomplished

Bought domains

I have purchased to domains – wasn’t sure which one I would [...]

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Accountability journal rules

On 10/09/2011 · 1 Comment · In VArecipes

As I’m following the 1MDBP, the rules for the accountability journal will be based on their suggested checklist, so here goes:

1. Identify your community or join a group with common goals.

I guess joinging 1MDBP should count!

2. Set the reporting period for your journal and stick to it.

To start with I’m aiming [...]

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