The Day of Set-up

Hello, and welcome to the technical details!

Today I spent time setting up my domain, webspace, and researching what I'd like my site to look like as well as features I'd like to include.

The host:
I decided to go with Dreamhost at the recommendation of her sister. An added bonus is that they are currently celebrating thier 11th anniversary, so I received an upgrade to my account for free. The other bonus is that Dreamhost is carbon neutral, so I feel good about that.

I registered www.rachelleiker.com through Dreamhost, and I'm debating on if I want to register a .net and .org with that as well. I googled my name and thier doesn't seem to be any conflict with my name, all references were to me. It's probably a good idea, but will probably have to wait until my next paycheck.

The site:
Here is a rough outline of the top-level pages I'd like on my site:
About Me - brief detail about me with links to my blog and Facebook account
Blog - links to my personal blog, and possibly Twitter account
Print - all my print media
Video - All video projects
Multimedia - Motion Graphics, web projects, and non-traditional media
Fine Art - drawings, paintings, and 3D art
Fun Stuff - here I'll put the miscellanious stuff from sketchbooks and other projects

This article has some excellent tips for generating a successful portfolio site. I'm going to thinking about what I want from the site in the coming days and base the visual feel around that. I've also found tons of good sites for the mechanics of the site, such as the CSS code and fun things I can do to enhance the presentation of the site. This article is also an excellent reference for portfolio guidelines.

I'm going to research a bit more then decide on what I want my site to look like. Expect a post early next week!