The Hēathernet 20oz. to Geekdom

The Heathernet is shutting down… unless

Starting in August my web host starts to fill my inbox with reminders that my bill for the year is coming up in September. I always dutifully archive the reminders in my "Dreamhost Management" folder inside Apple Mail and think, "I'll have the money later." And it's true, I've always had it.

The problem is that this year I would be paying that bill with my student loans, and I'm just now realizing it. There was a time when I was buying iMacs and big cars and websites and cameras and all sorts of glorious stuff because I was always going to want it as a TV producer. Turns out that was pretty foolhardy. An elementary teacher doesn't need a vanity blog.

Which is too bad, because of course I'm pretty vain, and I love this thing. I've tinkered with websites since I was a sophomore in high school... this is my ship in a bottle.

But, I think I have to shut down this project on September 12th, 10 days from now.

Unless, unless... unless you'd like to end up in the same situation? Attractive offer, eh?

See, the problem in the first place is that I decided to be all fancy and buy web hosting. Plenty of y'all good folks have fancy internet blogomophones that work just fine because you're letting a blog network host your website. It's what I'll do once this Heathernet shuts down, I'll move it to a blog hosting service and carry on.

But here's the neat things I get now:

• Complete control
• Personal domain name (http://www.theheathernet.com, http://www.heathahnert.com)
• Personal domain name email (heath @ theheathernet . com)
• Geek points

So, would you like one of your own?

I will happily build and host your blog-based website and add it to the already proud Heathernet network (See: http://www.drivesafe-savemoney.com, http://www.jordanwhitestudios.com, http://www.nebulaeapothecary.com).

Hm, it's something I like to do anyways, why not get paid for it? Here's the plan:

• Hosting: $10/yr
• Domain names: $10/yr/per domain requested (if you want both a personal and professional name like me)
• Design: Free or Donation based

Design, FREE? What? Yeah, about that, I'm no longer a professional web designer. CSS, PHP, bla bla bla, warp drive, it's all left me in the dust. I don't have the time to actually "design" anymore. What you're going to get is the same thing I give myself: A WordPress theme that has been slapped on and tinkered with to match your personal taste. See Nebulae Apothecary and my Mom's driving school websites in the above links and you'll get what I mean.

If you have an existing blog, we can probably look into moving it. If you have a more advanced idea about how you'd like to share my website, let's talk. If you're really nice and just want to give me money? Well, maybe. The Heathernet only provides one person a service... that would be me. I can't see anyone paying for it.

But an opportunity to share my website with friends? Bring it on.

Email me if you're interested in having a website.