Hey Kelleen, wow, thanks for answering my question with a whole article! I feel very educated and reassured, and can move forward with positive sentiment.

Oops, I got excited about the 'future workshop event list' and missed the 'message me your email' part. Apologies Kate! I just got lucky and nabbed a spot so I'll see you tomorrow!

P.S. I'll also put in a plug for an Eastside one in addition to Seattle and Renton if you're open. :) But I'll go anywhere.

Please add me to your notify list. I'm just starting up workshops and need all the tips I can get! Thanks! This is (obviously) a great idea!!

Thanks for the fantastic article Kelleen!

I have what is perhaps a basic question for anyone to answer. There is talk on this thread of finding out how solid your bank is. If my bank is FDIC, and I just have a checking account, and am not borrowing money, do I need to worry about it closing and taking my cash? Isn't that what FDIC is supposed to be about? That it's insured, so I can rest easy and not start a run on the bank, right? So if that's my case, is there another reason that I need to be concerned about the solidity of my bank?

Thanks for any help/responses.

Great article, Rick, thank you.

I also appreciate you posting your specific freebie, "QuoteActions" - the example helped a lot. That, and the post by Jody about clogging up Web 2.0 got me thinking again about a concept of "Inspiration vs. Information". I have been thinking about the clogging issue as various things I've been reading have encouraged me to put up more "information" on my website. When I visited the example sites, they were huge, long scrolling beasts that turned me off immediately. I think in this Information Age, it is very easy to get over-saturated. So I started thinking, "I don't need to add information to my site -- I need to add INSPIRATION!" This seems to be exactly what you've done with QuoteActions. Nice work.

P.S. Patricia -- the bamboo was my favorite part too. That image will live with me a long time. Many thanks, Rick.

Thanks, Anna, for the helpful comments about consulting time vs. template dev time.

So, to be clear, when you're talking about developing a "template site", are you talking about choosing a basic template off of templatedemo.com, constructing it for the client, and then helping them get independent hosting? This is in comparison to helping them develop a template site at webprodigy.com, where they host the site as well, and you have less control. Is that right?

I'm finding the term "template site" confusing. As I understand it, it can mean anything between you start wth a literal one-page template and then do all the coding yourself to meaning a site where they walk you through creating your site, you do no coding, just enter text, choose colors etc, and then voila! it's done but "stuck" being hosted at that particular place. Am I right? Could "template site" mean either of those things?

Thanks for the reminder Anita! I had totally forgotten about bookmarks. Perfect!

I am so sorry to cancel, but I've come down with a nasty bug, so I'm betting you'd all rather that I just keep it to myself and not share it with you all. I'm disappointed! Hope you all get very inspired!

This is a great breakdown, thanks!

As a former techie, turned therapist, I often get questions from other therapists about how to make their website. Does anyone know what the good template sites are? Most therapists I talk to want a simple presence - template is fine, but also may want an hour or two consultation on how to really make it their own and take best advantage of their site.

I have a feeling there are a lot of biznikers out there who could help these folks. I'd love to pass your names on as I am happy to answer their questions, but am clear that I'm not in the website-for-others business anymore.

Thanks Patti, this is great stuff. Have you ever considered doing an event around it? I would love to breathe it in a little more.

You know what, I'm signing up. This is just really pulling me. Hopefully I can keep the RSVP.

I feel so drawn to this event, but have the same problem with Thursdays as Kate does. If you choose another day/time, please keep me in the loop!

Thanks for hosting on the Eastside, Andrew. Looking forward to meeting everyone!!

Cool idea! I can't make Tuesdays or I'd be there!

Sweet! Thanks for passing on the Social Media PDF! Now I can share it with others! Viva la revolucion!

Wonderful event! This really helped me understand how and why to use Biznik, and gave me tips I don't think I would ever have figured out on my own. I especially enjoyed Dan's presentation on Social Media. Now I understand the cultural forces and context in which I am doing business and marketing. It was an incredibly valuable top-down overview that really helped me. I advocate adding it to every Introduction or perhaps posting a version of it online (article perhaps?). Thank you so much for the event and for Biznik! Karen