I've started a Wordpress blog a few weeks ago on a free domain server and free web host provider to try out and see if I can achieve a certain level of SEO success from my Daddy Mike blog. So far, I've posted three entries already and everything is going well. I've started to optimize one post for the steve vai guitar keyword, and I'll see if I can get on top of Google for that keyword.
Here are some of my observations on the free WP blog I've created:
no 404 not found errors so far
the shared MySQL server timed-out a few times already
reasonable connection times so far; no unfinished loading on pages
few visitors already found the blog
not yet tested on sudden surges of traffic
support is hard to find, usually in community forums and other blogs
I'm not expecting my new blog to be capable of accomodating thousands of visitors everyday, since even dedicated web servers suffer overload on high traffic sites, but if I earn a reasonable amount from that blog, I'll have it hosted on a paid server so I can have an assurance of reliable service.
I'll be posting updates about the growth of my Daddy Mike blog. I'm hopeful I can achieve the least of my goals on it.
After his first birthday, we scheduled one weekend to take Jian to Festival Mall to have his first haircut at Hairplay. I am so glad as a father, seeing my baby turning into a young boy. His looks have changed when his long hair was cut shorter and we can see his cute face much better. I love his new look! Before we had to clip or "ponytail" (anu ba term dun?) his hair because it was so long and it covered his face, he can't see well and always scratches his head trying to take his blocking hair aside. When we go outside, people even mistake him as a girl, saying "ang ganda naman ng baby" and we'd go with a reply "pogi po". That was quite annoying for me, since I don't want my unico hijo to be mistaken as a girl.
Here are some action shots of Jian's first haircut:
We were strolling at the mall, and when we pass by the carousel (Festival mall has a 2-level carousel inside, for those who haven't been there yet), Jian would always point to it and shouts his little "I wanna go there" murmur. So we went there and treated Jian to the carousel ride. He was so jolly riding the carousel and we were also the ONLY riders at that time, so I had the luxury to position myself for a great video:
We strolled again some more and we saw these kiddie bicycles for sale. Jian, again, was pointing to them and acts like he wants to go down from my arms and ride a bike. I didn't let him ride, and good thing he didn't cry or turn into tantrums (hindi naman sya talaga tinotopak, hehe). But then we passed by another kiddie ride, the one where you ride animal-shaped electric motorized cute thingies and have to insert some tokens. After the ride was over, Jian didn't want to get out of it. Here is the shot with me trying to get Jian up:
Our baby is really turning into a kid now. It's really a pleasure to a parent seeing your child grow and being there and sharing with his milestones.
