Greetings everyone,
2024 is a Dragon Year, and it coincides with Dragonsinn.net’s 25th year online. This coincidental timing will only happen once in my lifetime!
I spruced up the site in the beginning of the year, and I’ve decided to continue a monthly theme for us to follow along with the website anniversary celebrations.
π§ΉJanuary: Light Cleanup β
I didn’t do a lot as there was a round of layoffs at my workplace, and I was thinking of some professional development options to learn new skills.
I cleaned up some of the dragon quotes, consolidated some blog categories, and browsed different themes and colors for a blog design refresh.
π February: Launched Shop β
Relaunched Dragonsinn shop. I had some merchandise over the years scattered all over the place.
This revamp includes more hand-drawn and original designs for something more unique. I’ll try out traditional and digital designs depending on my mood.
π§ March: Rebooted Newsletter β
Rebooted Dragon Mail.
I imported subscribers to WordPress as I found my previous newsletter platform to be a bit tedious.
π April: Commemorative Logo β
![dragon dude](https://www.dragonsinn.net/wp-content/plugins/phastpress/phast.php?service=images&src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dragonsinn.net%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2024%2F04%2Fdude.jpg&cacheMarker=1715297616-26577&token=f012f2e4f7c140e6)
![dragonsinn commemorative logo 25 years](https://www.dragonsinn.net/wp-content/plugins/phastpress/phast.php?service=images&src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dragonsinn.net%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2024%2F04%2Fdragoninn_comm_logo-2.png&cacheMarker=1715297616-23326&token=767fabf1464c6cb7)
Some of you from way back when may actually remember the mouse-drawn dragon dude logo.
I only had a tiny version of the image, so I redrew the image by hand. It was a bit tricky as the line work was thicker than what I’m used to.
The new design is available on these items:
π· May: Logo Promo β
Did a logo sticker giveaway for newsletter subscribers.
π June: Site Turns 25 β
- Posted Dragonsinn Turns 25, with a sleek timeline infographic on the site’s history
- Temporary tattoo giveaway for newsletter subscribers
- Switched over to a new web hosting company that’s more WordPress supportive
π» July: Blog Upgrade β
Started a new blog category on dragon symbols and inspiration.
![dragon symbol money](https://www.dragonsinn.net/wp-content/plugins/phastpress/phast.php?service=images&src=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dragonsinn.net%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2024%2F07%2Fdragon-symbol-money.png&cacheMarker=1720204797-53897&token=4de595204a62c94f)
The first post is on gold Chinese dragons and money.
Also looking for a table of contents plugin to manage some of these longer posts in terms of subheadings.
π± August: Commemorative Emblem
Below are some half-baked ideas for the rest of the yearβ
β September: Birthday Month
Possibly something art and/or astrology related, as these are two huge influences in my life.
π October: Poll / Contest
Possible poll. Respondents get a chance to win a $25 gift card to the Dragonsinn shop!
ποΈNovember: Microcast Episodes
π December: Time Capsule
H/T Obscurium and Wikihow for the time capsule idea.
It’ll be my first time putting together a time capsule. I will share pix or a video of what’s inside.
It’d be more like a memory box as I don’t intend to bury it in the ground (I’d like to keep the items indoors so they’re more protected from the elements).