hi I’m Evan Carmichael welcome to an edition of ask Evan today mention a
edition of ask Evan today mention a
edition of ask Evan today mention a question from one of my Twitter
question from one of my Twitter
question from one of my Twitter followers Rory Armstrong who wrote
followers Rory Armstrong who wrote
followers Rory Armstrong who wrote insane hi Evan how did you create your
insane hi Evan how did you create your
insane hi Evan how did you create your homepage dashboard with social media
homepage dashboard with social media
homepage dashboard with social media channels interesting so thanks for the
channels interesting so thanks for the
channels interesting so thanks for the question Rory and I thought I said I
question Rory and I thought I said I
question Rory and I thought I said I create a quick video reply for him so I
create a quick video reply for him so I
create a quick video reply for him so I think what he’s talking about here is if
think what he’s talking about here is if
think what he’s talking about here is if I go to my homepage here this is what I
I go to my homepage here this is what I
I go to my homepage here this is what I this is what I go do every time I load
this is what I go do every time I load
this is what I go do every time I load up my browser so i use chrome but it
up my browser so i use chrome but it
up my browser so i use chrome but it works in any any browser that you want
works in any any browser that you want
works in any any browser that you want and this is a local file on my computer
and this is a local file on my computer
and this is a local file on my computer that i run when i’m at the office or i’m
that i run when i’m at the office or i’m
that i run when i’m at the office or i’m at home and it basically lists all the
at home and it basically lists all the
at home and it basically lists all the resources that i use on a daily basis so
resources that i use on a daily basis so
resources that i use on a daily basis so i have everything in one quick dashboard
i have everything in one quick dashboard
i have everything in one quick dashboard that i can use to run my life and my
that i can use to run my life and my
that i can use to run my life and my business so personal side is just some
business so personal side is just some
business so personal side is just some investment stuff suppliers paypal my
investment stuff suppliers paypal my
investment stuff suppliers paypal my bank my newsletter business tools that i
bank my newsletter business tools that i
bank my newsletter business tools that i used my website this is our backend
used my website this is our backend
used my website this is our backend stuff some google tools buffer for my
stuff some google tools buffer for my
stuff some google tools buffer for my twitter and then things that i look at
twitter and then things that i look at
twitter and then things that i look at on a daily basis these are my facebook
on a daily basis these are my facebook
on a daily basis these are my facebook the page custom list that i have on
the page custom list that i have on
the page custom list that i have on facebook tweets from hootsuite custom
facebook tweets from hootsuite custom
facebook tweets from hootsuite custom tools that we’ve used google google plus
tools that we’ve used google google plus
tools that we’ve used google google plus and a couple other things that i checked
and a couple other things that i checked
and a couple other things that i checked on a regular basis and this is
on a regular basis and this is
on a regular basis and this is constantly being modified depending on
constantly being modified depending on
constantly being modified depending on what i am using and what I’m not using
what i am using and what I’m not using
what i am using and what I’m not using so i haven’t been using these two for a
so i haven’t been using these two for a
so i haven’t been using these two for a while so maybe i should remove them
while so maybe i should remove them
while so maybe i should remove them that’s yes you do it right now so i’ll
that’s yes you do it right now so i’ll
that’s yes you do it right now so i’ll show you how i do it now there’s two
show you how i do it now there’s two
show you how i do it now there’s two ways to do it one is more complicated
ways to do it one is more complicated
ways to do it one is more complicated than the other so the the way that i use
than the other so the the way that i use
than the other so the the way that i use is through dreamweaver to program by
is through dreamweaver to program by
is through dreamweaver to program by adobe and this is my page and basically
adobe and this is my page and basically
adobe and this is my page and basically create a series of tables you can put in
create a series of tables you can put in
create a series of tables you can put in pictures if you want or just put in text
pictures if you want or just put in text
pictures if you want or just put in text and you can add and delete whatever you
and you can add and delete whatever you
and you can add and delete whatever you want so if i don’t actually use these
want so if i don’t actually use these
want so if i don’t actually use these too much anymore so i can delete those
too much anymore so i can delete those
too much anymore so i can delete those bring that up and go file save
bring that up and go file save
bring that up and go file save and then if I go back to my home page
and then if I go back to my home page
and then if I go back to my home page refresh that it’s gone so that’s it it’s
refresh that it’s gone so that’s it it’s
refresh that it’s gone so that’s it it’s gone and so this is just for you know
gone and so this is just for you know
gone and so this is just for you know four columns and then I add rows if I
four columns and then I add rows if I
four columns and then I add rows if I need to and I can keep updating it as
need to and I can keep updating it as
need to and I can keep updating it as much as I want any browser that you have
much as I want any browser that you have
much as I want any browser that you have you can set what your home pages and
you can set what your home pages and
you can set what your home pages and most people pick a website but you can
most people pick a website but you can
most people pick a website but you can also pick a specific file on your
also pick a specific file on your
also pick a specific file on your computer so I just picked the file so
computer so I just picked the file so
computer so I just picked the file so this is how I call it it may not always
this is how I call it it may not always
this is how I call it it may not always be the same depend on your browser is
be the same depend on your browser is
be the same depend on your browser is how chrome does it so file semi colon
how chrome does it so file semi colon
how chrome does it so file semi colon slash slash and then the location of
slash slash and then the location of
slash slash and then the location of your file so that’s my that’s that’s
your file so that’s my that’s that’s
your file so that’s my that’s that’s where I save it and that’s how I do it
where I save it and that’s how I do it
where I save it and that’s how I do it through dreamweaver but you can also use
through dreamweaver but you can also use
through dreamweaver but you can also use words if you know how to use word you
words if you know how to use word you
words if you know how to use word you can also just do that so i’ll load up a
can also just do that so i’ll load up a
can also just do that so i’ll load up a word document and all you have to do you
word document and all you have to do you
word document and all you have to do you can put pictures and make it fancy as
can put pictures and make it fancy as
can put pictures and make it fancy as much as you want but text would do the
much as you want but text would do the
much as you want but text would do the job too if you wanted to do what I
job too if you wanted to do what I
job too if you wanted to do what I didn’t have a table you get just go
didn’t have a table you get just go
didn’t have a table you get just go table put it in for and you can say you
table put it in for and you can say you
table put it in for and you can say you know Twitter and Facebook and email
know Twitter and Facebook and email
know Twitter and Facebook and email whatever it is that you want and you can
whatever it is that you want and you can
whatever it is that you want and you can make those links right just go hyper
make those links right just go hyper
make those links right just go hyper link and link off to your HootSuite or
link and link off to your HootSuite or
link and link off to your HootSuite or your Twitter or whatever it is that you
your Twitter or whatever it is that you
your Twitter or whatever it is that you want right HTTP you know oops
want right HTTP you know oops
want right HTTP you know oops opportunities in it doesn’t matter sure
opportunities in it doesn’t matter sure
opportunities in it doesn’t matter sure petrus etsy it doesn’t really matter
petrus etsy it doesn’t really matter
petrus etsy it doesn’t really matter that becomes a link and then you only
that becomes a link and then you only
that becomes a link and then you only can add as many as you want put in as
can add as many as you want put in as
can add as many as you want put in as many links as you want make it look as
many links as you want make it look as
many links as you want make it look as pretty as you want obviously this is
pretty as you want obviously this is
pretty as you want obviously this is very bare-bones just to show how it’s
very bare-bones just to show how it’s
very bare-bones just to show how it’s done then you just save as and one of
done then you just save as and one of
done then you just save as and one of the options it’ll give you is HTML so
the options it’ll give you is HTML so
the options it’ll give you is HTML so here web page HTML and you can save it
here web page HTML and you can save it
here web page HTML and you can save it as at HTML document and then that is now
as at HTML document and then that is now
as at HTML document and then that is now a website and so you don’t need to have
a website and so you don’t need to have
a website and so you don’t need to have dreamweaver fancy no HTML editing
dreamweaver fancy no HTML editing
dreamweaver fancy no HTML editing document you can just use you can just
document you can just use you can just
document you can just use you can just use word to be able to do it for you so
use word to be able to do it for you so
use word to be able to do it for you so I’d save that as a file and call it
I’d save that as a file and call it
I’d save that as a file and call it Twitter HTML I could save it as Twitter
Twitter HTML I could save it as Twitter
Twitter HTML I could save it as Twitter or you know
or you know
or you know I call mine homepage at attaching a
I call mine homepage at attaching a
I call mine homepage at attaching a homepage what is it home page three
homepage what is it home page three
homepage what is it home page three because I’ve got two three versions of
because I’ve got two three versions of
because I’ve got two three versions of it you call home page whatever you want
it you call home page whatever you want
it you call home page whatever you want and then you save that file to a local
and then you save that file to a local
and then you save that file to a local directory and then you just call it when
directory and then you just call it when
directory and then you just call it when you go to your browser you call it up
you go to your browser you call it up
you go to your browser you call it up here’s then that becomes your default
here’s then that becomes your default
here’s then that becomes your default home page and the load every time you
home page and the load every time you
home page and the load every time you show up so that’s how I do it pretty
show up so that’s how I do it pretty
show up so that’s how I do it pretty simple and hopefully you can use it to
simple and hopefully you can use it to
simple and hopefully you can use it to or find it’s so much easier to have
or find it’s so much easier to have
or find it’s so much easier to have everything in one spot that can access
everything in one spot that can access
everything in one spot that can access from and just makes my life easier and
from and just makes my life easier and
from and just makes my life easier and reduces the amount of clicks and things
reduces the amount of clicks and things
reduces the amount of clicks and things I have to look at so I’m sure we all
I have to look at so I’m sure we all
I have to look at so I’m sure we all spend a lot of time in front of the
spend a lot of time in front of the
spend a lot of time in front of the computer and as many clicks and needless
computer and as many clicks and needless
computer and as many clicks and needless navigation you can reduce the better and
navigation you can reduce the better and
navigation you can reduce the better and so this is what i use and how I do it so
so this is what i use and how I do it so
so this is what i use and how I do it so thanks for the crest question Rory for
thanks for the crest question Rory for
thanks for the crest question Rory for those of you watching if you enjoyed
those of you watching if you enjoyed
those of you watching if you enjoyed please give it a thumbs up below and if
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those I really loved seeing the comment
those I really loved seeing the comment it always makes my date is to wake up
it always makes my date is to wake up
it always makes my date is to wake up and see new comments and likes on the
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