My brain is pulp (NaBloPoMo Day 10)

Only the 10th of November, but I already have the feeling I’m not going to make my self-imposed goal of opening my Harley site by month’s end. Not unless I have some epiphany in how this all needs to be set up.

As I’ve stated before, I’m using Expression Engine to build my Harley site out. It’s a fantastically limber CMS, but it does have a learning curve. Guess it’s the price you pay. Unlike WordPress (which powers my journal here), there aren’t hundreds of themes to choose from. But that’s its allure; complete freedom. People have built Real Estate Broker sites (all listing information is entered from within EE), public companies and even university sites. While it might take some getting used to, EE has tremendous potential.

I just really need to focus on how to make it work for my site. I’ve been reading through the forums every day this month so far. Usually all the questions are answered, but if I have to ever ask, it’s answered very quickly. The community itself is another great reason for using EE. I bought the personal version with the forum module. Yes, I know there’s free systems out there (such as WordPress), but you really do get what you pay for. I’m not bagging on WordPress, I think it’s a great publishing tool, but EE is far more robust.

Now if I could just wrap my brain around it.