Huh? Explanation please?! If you have visited my “main” website lately, you will have read my message about closing down April 1st. That’s right folks, my beloved LWD is closing down forever.

I started my web design business officially back in 2001 (non-officially in 2000). Thanks to all of my wonderful clients (truly, I love all you guys - and girls! lol) - I have managed to stay in business all these years. I never thought it would be possible. So why close?

Well, first of all… I am not closing completely. I will still be doing maintenance for my regulars, and you know who you are! And I will also accept a limited number of new clients as I am able to take on new projects.

So take a moment, I am not closing down. Just cutting back. With 2 little ones under 2 and homeschooling the elders, I just have too much on my plate to dedicate the time it takes to work more often. And since I do this gig to stay at home with the prized kiddos, they must come first. I know everyone understands.

So why close down my website? That’s easy. The last few months Google has slammed my rankings. No big deal since all work I take on now a days comes strictly by referrals. It just makes no sense to keep the site updated for the search engines, especially if they are ignoring me. It takes too much time and time is just not a luxury these days.

So there you have it. LWD is closing but I will continue to design.

Heading off to bed now but stay tuned, I have a lot of recently completed projects to discuss. Very excited about some of the designs I am currently working on. Sometimes I manage to even impress myself. No easy task

And yes, Mrs. Behind - but I’m really enjoying the whole MySpace thing.

Gerae Lindsey

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