Over the past few months, I have debated starting a new blog to discuss our ALS journey. I realized we were writing about ALS on the Data on Wheels blog, CaringBridge, Facebook, and LinkedIn. I also created videos on YouTube. Adding another blog would only clutter the message. So, I decided not to move forward.
What changed? At the Walk to Defeat ALS, my wife, Sheila, created some business cards with all those links. It was cluttered. About the same time, I completed the hand off of the Data on Wheels blog to my daughter, Kristyna. She made some changes to the home page which helps users find what they are looking for. This got me thinking. Surprising, I know. Could I create a single location for us to share with people that would make it easier to find our content?
I researched various options for creating websites using GoDaddy. The primary feature I was looking for was a set of tools that are easy to use. Whatever tool I chose needed to work well with my eye gaze technology. I decided to use a hosted WordPress site on GoDaddy. I have years of experience with WordPress and the Kubio plug in added features which helped me create the site easily. This set of tools uses a lot of click to create options instead of code or drag and drop. I can use these tools very effectively with my eye gaze technology.
This is a new project for me and a lot of fun. I look forward to working on this site. I am making it public now and hope you enjoy it too.
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