My first “newsletter”

The new website is live! Let me explain some of the exciting new improvements.

Less annoying!

I was frustrated with (1) the previous navigation options on the website and especially (2) the “subscribe” pop-up that popped up even if you had already subscribed to get posts by email. Now, navigation is much clearer and there’s a static “subscribe” link in the black bar that appears near the top of each page. Much less annoying.

Announcements area!

I wanted to be able to post links and updates without generating an email each time; that would be too much notification. So now there’s an announcements section, easily visible at the bottom of the sidebar on the right. Meaning: only people who click through to the website will see announcements. But you should click through anyway because there’s also a new…

Poems section!

I have, in my life, written many, many poems, and I feel like posting those too. But, they’re more personal writing, so for those you have to actually log in! I even slapped some legalese on that section of the website and stationed a scowly gargoyle there to reinforce the point. (I will be trying to include a photo with each poem, but we’ll see if that lasts.)

Miscellanea

Less obviously, I’m learning about SEO and keywords and tags, and I’m working on a couple more ideas I’m excited about, so there may be more unveiling later. But for now, with thanks to the tech person, I present ckirkby.ca version 2.0.