A Lesson in Patience and Perseverance

Do you want your website done ASAP?

Filled with hundreds of pages of useful and compelling information? Do you believe it should take no more than a few weeks to accomplish this task and very little of your own time? If so, maybe you could learn a little about tenacity from my neighbor Delia.

A few mornings a week Toby (the Wonder Dawg) and I share our morning walks with this amazing woman. At 75 Delia has quite a spring to her step and keeps us both on our toes. She has lived in our small neighborhood for 40 plus years and in addition to knowing everyone's history (good and bad) she always shares the latest local gossip.

When I first started walking with Dalia I noticed her picking up a few rocks and carrying them home each day. What's up with that? Turns out she has a rather large potted plant in her backyard and is filling the top up with beautiful stones.

Now most folks would just go out and buy a bunch of rocks, but not Delia. Nope, she would rather take the time to search each day and collect a few perfect stones. No instant gratification for her. Her finds a spectrum of colors ranging from burnt orange to deep blues as she builds a beautiful foundation for her plant.

And you know, I think the same idea applies to your web pages. Sure you could just fill up your site with a bunch of words, but wouldn't it be better to hand pick and polish a few pages each day, week or month.

In the long run I believe with this strategy, your bucket will soon be brimming with unique well-written content designed to make your site the best of the bunch.