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California
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2002
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IS
IT TIME FOR YOU TO CREATE YOUR OWN WEB SITE?
By
Kathie Rothkop
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recently started taking photographs of my hairstyles
and decided that a great way to promote them would be
to have a web site. I looked into taking a class on
how to accomplish this and bought a few books on the
subject. Just as I was wondering how I was going to
find the time to learn this wonderful new skill, a long-time
client came in and informed me that she had just finished
"web school". Her plan was to do a career
change in the near future. So during a snip here and
a snip there, we decided to collaborate and I would
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took about a year to get the site to where it is now and
it has been well worth the time involved. It started as
a four-page web site and has blossomed into multiple pages,
hairstyling photographs, cartoons, trivia and a big page
on hair history.
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hair history page has produced the most interest.
I have received e-mails from Belgium, England,
Texas, South Carolina, Canada, New York, all wanting
pictures of vintage up do's from the '60s for
their prom night.
The media made fun of Jennifer Lopez's '60s hairstyle
at the Oscars, but it was very in with young people.
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Another
exciting e-mail was from two women TV producers from Australia
who were writing a television documentary on the history
of the permanent wave.
I have a story on the history of hair styles from the
1600s and one of my key search engine words is Pompadour.
This brought a very unusual letter to my computer. A sheik
from Saudi wrote that he wanted two "Pompadours"
to come to his harem and teach his women how to do hair
and makeup. This was before Sept. 11.
I have found that people with web sites with similar interests
are very willing to link theirs to mine. It generates
more traffic and benefits both of us. I have met so many
interesting people throughout the linking process. One
is a terrific guy in Michigan. We share the hobby of collecting
vintage beauty items and have been swapping our antiques.
My advice to anyone wanting to have a web site is to find
someone who is willing to work with you jointly on your
creation. This is your beauty salon on the Internet and
it should typify who you are. Make sure that the webmaster
has a keen knowledge on search engines and acquiring domain
names. The best case scenario is to take an adult education
class on how to create and maintain a web site. That is
my next adventure. |
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