This is the first version of the first layout of Lala Land’s rerelease. Lala Land is now 100% on Wordpress, using a theme created by Elegant Themes. The theme used was completely overhauled 100% by me and the girl image used was an illustration found at iStockPhoto, then editted by me.
Lala Land was created in the spring of 1999 while I was pregnant and had very little else to do. The site started out on a free hosting site that I can’t remember and no longer exists. When I got hosted, the site became very popular and I ended up using all my host’s space, so he offered to get my my own domain and hosting. At the time I was having trouble finding a name and it was suggested to me that I pick the .nu extension, because it was very popular and it was the only one available. Lalaland.nu is currently registered with E-Starr Domains ($30/yr) and is hosted with E-Starr Hosting. Over the past 10 years Lala Land has had a lot of copiers, a lot of stealers, and a lot of downtime. I hope the next ten years are happy and drama free.
Lala Land has begun selling advertising for 2 reasons. The first reason is obvious, because I need to pay for my domain name and hosting bill. Secondly, my son Michael is the inspiration for this site even being open, so I have started a savings account so that he can get something back from the site, too. After all the site expenses are paid, any revenue I receive (minus that which I must pay in taxes) will go to a savings account that he will receive on his 16th birthday. My other site, Radkitten, will have the same setup for my other son, Corey.
Some images from Ego Box
Hearts on buttons from Gumpop!
Some brushes created using the tutorial found at Swimchick.net
More to come, I’m still writing this.
