The content on this site used to reside on Jeffro2pt0.com but has since been moved here to JeffC.me which is the home to my personal blog. After two years of writing on the subject of WordPress, Web 2.0 and a few other things, I finally decided that the Jeffro2pt0 moniker needed to go. I also wanted an outlet to get things off my chest and Jeffro2pt0.com was not going to be the place to do that since I had gained an audience looking for content I regularly published about Icon Packs, WordPress, etc. So this is my new home to vent, rant, and just share my thoughts to the web. If you’re interested in knowing the history behind why Jeffro2pt0.com was started, feel free to continue reading.
History Lesson:
I’ve been blogging since 2004 and used to publish material on a blog located on the EFx2.com network which I somewhat consider to be the WordPress before their was WordPress. Back in 2004, I used the blog to share things that were going on in my personal life such as photographs, news and events, recent trips, etc. I took and various other musings. I essentially used the blog as a diary for a long time.
In late 2006 into 2007, I decided to concentrate on sharing my thoughts on general news items I was discovering across the web. I would merely post a quote of the article, include my thoughts and then provide a link to the article in question. This formula worked rather well as there always seem to be a few comments left on every post. This eventually bored me. In early 2007, I decided that somehow, someway, I was going to break away from the self serviced blogging platform and do things on my own. I just didn’t know exactly what my niche blog was going to be about.
Then, one night in Talkshoe, I was participating in a LIVE podcast when I met Pete Balasch JR, otherwise known across the net as xyour925job. We discussed various topics during the show such as SEO, blogging, web2.0, ect. Pete told me that there were quite a number of people who still didn’t understand what Web 2.0 is. He suggested that I start a blog around the topic of Web2.0 to see where it would take me. Up until this point, I watched the Web 2.0 space from the sidelines, never really caring about what was coming out of the gate next. I had a general idea as to what Web2.0 was all about, so after sharing a few of my ideas with the crowd, I ended up choosing the domain Jeffro2pt0.com My actual name is Jeff, but I think Jeffro2pt0 just has a nice ring to it. I just hope web3.0 doesn’t arrive sooner than later, or else I’ll look really outdated.
I purchased everything I needed during the month of May. This included a domain, hosting, and a few other tidbits. I had a general idea as to what I wanted to accomplish with the site and the way I wanted it to look, but I had no idea on where to begin. WordPress was suggested to me numerous times and even Pete suggested that I use WordPress, so that’s what I did. Initially, I couldn’t for the life of me, figure out the templating system within WordPress. I gave up and decided to use Joomla, as I had a good amount of experience with the CMS. I quickly realized, Joomla was too much of what I needed. I ended up giving WordPress a second try and since then, I have never looked back.
The first post published on this site occurred on June 4th, 2007 New Fan Of Tumblr Since then, I have provided a number of reviews on different sites and services, offered tips on blogging, covered various news items and plan on doing even more.
It’s nice to know that folks are actually reading what I write. Makes me feel like I’m not wasting my time.
Where Can You Catch My Work?
I do a live weekly segment of WordPress News every Friday at 8 PM EST on the Podcaster Training Talkcast
I host and produce a weekly podcast live on Talkshoe.com every Friday evening at 8 P.M. EST called WordPress Weekly which of course is centered around the WordPress Project.
I am currently writer for Performancing.com
Last but not least, I operate a WordPress enthusiast community called WordPress Tavern where I talk about all things WordPress.