Me

About Me

Name: Eliza
Age: Mid twenties
How Long I've Been On Neopets: I think about 10 years, on and off.
Hobbies: Spending time with my husband, animals, movies, reading, writing, coding, art (painting, graphics, etc) customization, site running, and being creative in everything I do
Favorite Shows: The Office, Parks and Recreation, Parenthood, Glee, Community, New Girl
Best Neopets' Memories: When I started a CSS site with LolaMartinez1, any time I get fan mail for one of my sites, realizing what amazing people were in TNP, starting my own guild with some great people
Strengths: Ideas, creativity, organization, leadership, motivation, dedication, friendship, being a willing helper
Weaknesses: Stress, boredom, impatience, stubbornness, perfectionism

Pets

I have a rough-coated Collie named Linus, and I had a tortoise-shell cat named Casey.

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Linus wasn't feeling too well here.

Spoiled? Preposterous!

Here he is feeling and looking normal.

Adorable.

Casey all curled up and happy.

I should put up a better picture of her.

Trophies

trophy cabinet
BADGES
AWARDS

Badges I still need

drool cabinet
Badges I can get
Don't know if I can get

Badges I will never get

cry cabinet
No longer attainable
Did not win

Goals

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Checkmarked boxes mean that I have begun to work on the goal, but it isn't finished yet.
Checkmarked and struck out goals mean that I have completed them and no further work on that goal is needed.}

Personal Goals

Exercise more with my dog
Create a beautiful gallery
Create a beautiful Neohome
Get published in the Neopian Times (plan to do this through submitting a story or &&&&collaborating on a comic with someone)
Become extremely rich (doing so will help me with all of my goals, both personal and &&&&philanthropic. I plan to gain wealth by playing Habitarium.)
Get all of my dream pets
Get most of the NP customization items I want, and NC Lulu Games Master Challenge &&&&Wig

TNP Guild Goals

Become staff at TNP
Earn all badges available at TNP
Create a writer's bloc in conjunction with Pennwick November Goal!
Make blog hip and happenin

Site Owner Goals

Have all sites ranked at Soroptimist Directory.
Translate The Apptionary into as many languages as possible
Revitalize The Apptionary
New layouts for: Portfolio, AG Webbie, Apptionary

Philanthropic Goals

Zap and gift pets
Have a really amazing pet UFA through application process
Send nice items for full inboxes and trades
Start a gifting site/project which gives out gifts to users (possibly on birthday?)
Support others in their goals, specifically:
&&&&&&&& Donate to random users saving NP for something
&&&&&&&& Donate to the Dream On Project
&&&&&&&& While running Apptionary, trade for UCs and zap pets to gift to the &&&&&&&&&&&&applicants.

Progress

November Achievements

Adopted Gettings, a Darigan Uni

October Achievements

Became head of Services Committee!
Completed my monthly goal, earning a badge
Four more badges!
APAGENCY RANKED 3RD AT SOROPTIMIST!
PENNWICK RANKED AT SOROPTIMIST!
Have sent suggestions about coding bloc, BC bloc, monthly event, earning past badges, &featured portfolio categories, a possible writing bloc, guild layout, portfolio guide, and &more.
Earned my two badges for the October Account Challenge
Created an awesome pirate-themed care package. Yarr.
I now have four pretty, shiny badges :D
Granted 10 wishes
Was accepted into TNP!
Got Cake Batter's layout!
Bought the perfect customization for my Chomby
Finished my portfolio
Painted Vanj Disco for the wig (for Otili my brown Lutari) kept zapping Vanj
Adopted out:
&&&&&&&& Tequn the Pink Flotsam
&&&&&&&& LiamStarr the Spotted Tuskaninny
&&&&&&&& Vanj the VWN Basic Grundo

Monthly Report

October's Report | Written November 8th, 2011
Wow, October really flew by. I was accepted into and joined TNP, and was both thrilled and amazed to realize what awesome people were my new Neo friends. Between beginning to get to know them, running my sites, various other countless Neo things, and having a birthday near the end of the month, the entire month of October was gone in a flash. I honestly feel like way too much happened to recap - and also, I waited too long to write this. To attempt to sum up, Pennwick received a new layout, which I love. I finished Cake Batter, and I closed Sparkle Wire and Colonnade Buttons. I didn't enjoy giving reviews, probably because I know that people don't enjoy receiving reviews. Many people I gave reviews to didn't make any changes, or they grew depressed and closed their site after. :/ I realized that wasn't for me. As a result, SparkleWire the Darigan Poogle is UFA, and the review/advice site Sparkle Wire is up for grabs. As for buttons, many people didn't use the buttons I made for them, and I found myself far too busy to make buttons whenever people requested them. I'll keep the site up, but I won't be accepting button requests anymore.
When I began creating my sites, I didn't know that I would be joining an awesome, active guild. I didn't know that I would be taking over Apptionary, or running a trading agency. I was trying to find my niche. As I took on these responsibilities which I enjoyed more, I found that I needed and wanted to cut back on the responsibilities which I did not enjoy. I will probably continue trying to find ways to cut back. I'd like to find someone else to run APAgency, and although I don't think I'll ever close Pennwick, I'm losing hope that I'll ever get any submissions or interest in it, so I might stop trying to run competitions which never get any entries.
Basically, October was all about requiring new responsibilities, and beginning to streamline my old ones. November will be about really giving my all to these new responsibilities, and continuing to streamline my old ones as much as possible. I never did move in October, but it's very possible in November. We'll see.

September & Previous Achievements

I was chosen to adopt Backgorund, a Chocolate Chomby!
Finished TPC Agency
Was given The Apptionary to run
Reached level 50 in Habitarium
Bought two lab and petpet lab maps
Adopted out:
&&&&&&&& MonroeBlake the Faerie Lupe
&&&&&&&& Mirsaydies the Striped Flotsam
&&&&&&&& JordynPosie the Speckled Peophin
&&&&&&&& Jordeenia the Christmas Peophin
&&&&&&&& Immf the VWN Basic Skeith
&&&&&&&& AngelinaSilver the Rainbow Peophin
&&&&&&&& …and more!

Monthly Report

September's Report | Written October 2nd, 2011
I have been a busy bee! September has been a crazy month. I only got back into playing Neopets in the last couple of months. I was playing really steadily until a bit into the Altador Cup, and then I changed to only get on to zap. A little bit later, I was hacked, and lost access to my accounts. I contacted Neopets but began playing on a different account anyway (StorkTradersGuild). Enter September, when I began to rebuild and get back into site-making. Since then, I have come a long way and accomplished a ton in a month.
I began by revitalizing Pennwick, my writing submissions site. Not only did I get it back up and running, but I also had it reviewed and made a lot of positive changes to it. It will be finished once it gets a new layout, and I also want to garner much more content for it.
I had the idea for Cake Batter, an encouragement site, and I threw up an example WIP layout and requested a custom layout, which is now being worked on.
My previous About Me and review page, "All About Ell," was revamped and altered into Sparkle Wire,, which I had reviewed and gave a new layout to. I chose another new layout which I will be transitioning into shortly. I conducted several reviews, gave out an award, and added an Advice part to the site.
I re-joined The Pound Chatters Guild, which I had been a part of on my previous accounts for some time. I find it a necessary part of pet trading, and the people are great. I accepted the task of running their pet trading and adoption agency, and I revitalized that by getting a new, functional, custom layout, and updating it almost daily, among other things. It is now a huge success and I am very proud of it.
Near the end of the month, I began Colonnade Buttons, mostly as a place to credit the resources I used for making buttons for personal use. It is not officially open or listed anywhere yet, and I have not received any requests through the site yet, although requests are open. I want to improve my skills as a button maker and eventually turn Colonnade into a success.
Lastly, I found The Neo Project and created a portfolio application. I am very much hoping to be accepted, but whether I am or am not, I love having a portfolio and find it a very useful tool that I would recommend to anyone.
I hope to have all my sites up and running in peak condition by the end of October. I also have plans to move in October, so October should be a very busy month for me as well. Still, I hope to accomplish a lot, and have been and will continue to be working very hard to get it all done.

Wishlists

General

Robot Gnorbu casings

Helpful people

People who want to help me, in any way, with any of my sites.
&&&&&&&& Neomail Cass of Soroptimist and tell her if you think she should rank &&&&&&&&&&&&my site The Apptionary, or rank Pennwick and/or APAgency &&&&&&&&&&&&higher than they already are.
&&&&&&&& Help translating The Apptionary into as many languages as possible &&&&&&&&&&&&(translating or proofreading a translation in a language you are familiar &&&&&&&&&&&&with other than English)
&&&&&&&& Send in suggestions for all of my sites
&&&&&&&& Many of my sites need new layouts
&&&&&&&& All of my sites need more advertising (boards and directories)
&&&&&&&& More link-back buttons! I am button glutton.
&&&&&&&& Link-sweeps and proof-reading are always welcome
&&&&&&&& Co-owners, staff, and volunteers - help me run one of my sites, with &&&&&&&&&&&&different levels of commitment/time
&&&&&&&& Most of all, feedback, especially positive. It makes all the hard work worth &&&&&&&&&&&&while!

Dream Pets

If I get rich...

NC Games Master Challenge 2010 Lulu Wig

Premium membership to Neopets

NP, NC, and Gallery Item Wishlists

Gummy Gallery Wishlist

Neocash Wishlist

Neopoint Wishlist

NeoPoint Wishlist

A Grey Day Background	Abandoned Backpack	Aisha Disco Dancer Shoes	Aisha Disco Dancer Trousers	Aisha Rain Boots
Alien Aisha Ears	All About Neggs Background	Altador Cup Wig	Artist Smock	Artist Studio Background
Bear	Beautiful Columns Foreground	Blechy	Blue Gathow	Blue Newsboy Hat
Blue Wocky Wig	Bow Tie	Branched Antlers	Brightvale Books Background	Brightvale Prison Cell Background
Buzzer Umbrella	Campfire	Candy Heart Necklace	Castle Parapets Foreground	Caution Tape Garland
Celebrating Neopets 10th Birthday Background	Chess on a Table	Chocolate Paradise Background	Classroom Background	Collectors Edition Usuki Doll
Colourful Female Hissi Dancer Dress	Colourful Female Hissi Dancer Fan	Colourful Female Hissi Dancer Shoes	Colourful Male Hissi Dancer Boots	Colourful Male Hissi Dancer Costume
Colourful Male Hissi Dancer Hat	Colourful Male Hissi Dancer Rose	Colourful Rock Mobile	Cooty	Curled Blonde Wig
Cybunny Ears with a Spring Bow	Deluxe Polarchuck Costume	Deluxe Polarchuck Costume Gloves	Ditrey	Double Rainbow Background
Dreamy Pink Hearts Background	Dressy Wocky Suit Shirt	Faerielands Destruction Background	Fancy Kitchen Background	Fancy Theatrical Cape
Festival of Neggs Garland	Fireworks Background	Forest Glade Background	Frosted Window Foreground	Fuzzy White Towel
Ghostly Torch	Giant Bubble Blower	Glowing Mushrooms	Glyme	Gnorbu Ring Master Coat
Gnorbu Snow Boots	Gnorbu Snow Coat	Gnorbu Snow Ear Muffs	Gnorbu Snow Scarf	Gnorbu Snow Trousers
Gnorbu Wool Boots	Gnorbu Wool Jacket	Gobbler Costume	Golden Cravat	Golden Dubloon Necklace
Golf Clubs with Fuzzy Covers	Green Apple Balloon	Hannahs Red Undershirt	Heart Shaped Sunglasses	Holiday Home Background
Hollowed Negg Tree Background	House in Neopia Central Background	I Heart Soup Apron	Idyllic Nature Scene	Illusen Spring Mushroom Plant
Illusens Potted Orchid	Inside TNTs Breakroom Refrigerator Background	Jhudoras Bluff Background	Kau Kau Farms Background	Knee-deep in Neopoints Foreground
Krawk Island Background	Krawk Island Silhouette Background	Kreludan Grundo Slippers	Lacy Blue Wocky Dress	Lacy Wocky Gloves
Lily Pad Background	Lost Desert Background	Lost Desert Silhouette Background	Lutari Aristocrat Jacket	Lutari Aristocrat Shoes
Lutari Aviator Belt	Lutari Paint Brush	Lutari Rollerskate Waitress Dress	Lutari Rollerskate Waitress Skates	Lutari Rollerskate Waitress Tray
Lutari Rollerskate Waitress Wig	Lutari Sweet Little Sailor Dress	Lutari Sweet Little Sailor Lolly	Lutari Sweet Little Sailor Shoes	Lutari Sweet Little Sailor Wig
Magma Pool Background	Meridell Entrance Background	Mini Marshmallows on a Stick	Moach	Mootix
Muddy Boots	Mystery Island Huts Background	Mystery Island Silhouette Background	Mystery Island Training School Background	Negg Candy Bracelet
Neogarden Background	Neopets Office Background	Neopia Central Neohome Background	Neopian Marketplace Background	Neopian Times Background
Nighttime in Brightvale Background	Novelty Blue Blumaroo Slippers	Old Cobwebs Foreground	Pant Devil Attractor x2	Patchwork Wig
Perfect Gazebo Background	Pile of Confetti	Pile of Usukis	Piles of Books Foreground	Pinchit
Pink Fluffy Wocky Slippers	Pink Gnorbu Blouse	Pink Gnorbu Skirt	Pink Knit Purse	Pink Lutra
Pink Pyjama Wocky Top	Pink Sleeping Wocky Mask	Pink Spotted Wocky Pyjama Shorts	Pink Sun Hat	Poets Hat
Potted Red Tulips	Pretty Flower Mask	Pretty Purple Lutari Dress	Pretty Wicker Negg Basket	Pretty Wocky Snow Gown
Pretty Wocky Snow Slippers	Pteradactyl Plushie	Purple Feather Boa	Purple Lutari Shoes	Purse of Despair
Raspberry Patch Background	Raspberry Plushie	Red Cybunny Slippers	Red Toadstool	Red Wocky Suit Jacket
Red Wocky Suit Shoes	Red Wocky Suit Trousers	Resistance Headquarters Background	Rocky Ocean Background	Royal Paint Brush
Sakhmet Aisha Dancer Headdress	Scenic Fallen Tree	School Girl Hat	School Girl Plaid Skirt	School Girl Shirt
Shell Hair Clip	Shell Hairbow	Shenkuu-Inspired Paper Parasol	Shiny Obsidian Foreground	Shoyru Rain Umbrella
Shrubbery	Silver Dubloon Necklace	Simple Fur Lined Cape	Simple Starfish Lutari Necklace	Simple Wooden Stage
Slushie Slinger Waitress Wig	Space Gypsy Xweetok Wig	Space Hero Wocky Trousers	Space Station Silhouette Background	Sparkler
Sparkling Icy Winterscape	Spring Courtyard Background	Spring Flowers Foreground	Spring Path Background	Star Gazing Background
Starry Night in Neopia	Strale	Strange Green Mist Foreground	Summer Fun Water Bottle	Swashbuckling Academy Background
Tarlas Scarf x2	Tarlas Underground Workshop Background	Terror Mountain Igloo Background	Terror Mountain Snowy Path Background	Thicket of Flowers
Torn Pink Gym Socks	Torn Rainbow Gym Socks	Torn White Gym Socks	Tote Bag	Tropical Island Paradise Background
Turmac Sushi Roll	Tyrannian Background	Tyrannian Zebie	Underwater Background	Underwater Shipwreck Background
Usuki Dream Castle Background	Usukicon Y11 Background	Usukicon Y9 Attendee Badge	Usukicon Y9 Magical Hair Usuki Mask	Usul Beatnik Outfit
Usul Native Face Paint	Usul Native Headband	Usul Native Jacket	Usul Native Shoes	Usul Red Winter Jacket
Usul Sailor Hat	Usul Sailor Jacket	Usul Sailor Trousers	Usul Ski Ear Warmers	Usul Ski Goggles
Usul Ski Mittens	Usul Ski Poles	Usul Ski Suit	Usul Skis	Usul Winter Mittens
Valentine Fyora	Valentines Day Tree	Valentines Earrings	Virtupets Space Dock 010 Background	Visiting the Advent Calendar Background
Waiting for Restock Background	Weapons Forge Background	White Lutra	Winter Blechy Hat	Winter Landscape Background x3
Winter Shenkuu River Rush Board	Wocky Thief Mask	Wocky Thief Trousers	Wooden Key Quest Door Background	Wool Gnorbu Cardigan
Woollen Cap	Xandras Library Background	Ye Olde Petpets Stall Background	Zytch

I created this wishlist automatically at Jellyneo's Item Database! Check it out to make your own!

Gummy Gallery Wishlist

You can see my gallery here.

Air Faerie Gum	Apple Gummy Book	Assorted Gummy Dice	Baby Aisha Bubble Gum Ice Cream Cone	Baby Aisha Bubble Gum Juice Drink
Berry Usuki Gum	Black Currant Gummy Kiko	Blueberry Gummy Peophin	Blumaroo Gummy Vitamins	Cherry Zafara Gummy
Chewed Gum Ice Cream Cone	Chocolate Gum Drops	Chocolate Ice Cream Gummy	Cloud Flotsam Gumballs	Cranberry Gummy Stamp
Electric Gormball Gumball	Fire Faerie Gum	Frosty Chewing Gum	Fruity Gormball Gumball	Grape Gummy Mallet
Grape Usuki Gum	Gum Balls	Gumball Machine	Gummy Aubergine Chia	Gummy Baby Space Fungus
Gummy Bow	Gummy Camouflage Wocky	Gummy Dice Blocks	Gummy Dice Salad	Gummy Durian Chia
Gummy Fish	Gummy Gold Usul	Gummy Green Grundo	Gummy Orange Chia	Gummy Parcel
Gummy Pepper Chia	Gummy Red Pteri	Gummy Robot Kacheek	Gummy Robot Mynci	Gummy Striped Ixi
Gummy Walking Carpet Candies	Gummy Yoyo	Inconspicuous Gumball Machine	Jhudora Gum	Jipple Pear Ice Cream Gummy
Lime Gummy Die	Lime Gummy Kiko	Lime Gummy Peophin	Mint Usuki Gum	Orange Gummy Book
Orange Gummy Peophin	Orange Usuki Gum	Peppermint Gormball Gumball	Pink Gormball Gumball	Pink JubJub Gumball Machine
Pink Kacheek Bubble Gum	Pink Lemonade Gummy Peophin	Purple Noil Grape Bubble Gum Tape	Rainbow Chia Gumball	Rainbow Gummy Die
Red Gummy Hearts	Sloth Gummies	Spring Gum Pack	Starry Flotsam Gummy Snacks	Steam Train Gummies
Strawberry Gummy Flotsam	Thornberry Ice Cream Gummy	Tobbie Fruit Gumballs	Usukicon Y10 Gummies	Usul Plush and Gumball Gift Set
Vanilla Ice Cream Gummy	Wine Gums	Yellow Gummy Meerca	Yurblegum

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NeoCash Wishlist

A Rolling Fog	Altadorian Wig with Gold Ribbon	Autumn Leaf Shower	Autumn Leaves Background	Autumn Umbrella
Bottled Faerie Background	Broken Heart Thought Bubble	Butterfly Dress	Candy Cane Wings	Charming Snowglobe Background
Chess Set Background	Chocolate Wings	Cloud Castle Background	Curly Blonde Cherub Wig	Delicate White Lace Wings
Elegant Ballroom Background	Enchanting Boat Ride Background	Ethereal Tiara	Fancy Purple Hair Bow	Fire and Ice Background
Funky Rainbow Wig	Games Master Challenge NC Challenge 2010 Lulu Wig	Gingerbread Dream House Background	Gingerbread Wings	Glowing Light Sky Background
Golden Nutcracker Gloves	Gorgeous Sunset Background	Green Castle Background	Hair Bow Dress	Holiday Helper Hat
Holiday Ornament Earrings	Hoodie Sweater with Cybunny Ears	Kings Cape	Land of Candy Background	Lavender Chandelier Earrings
Little Babaa Shepherdess Wig with Bonnet	MiniMME8-S2: Super Splash Water Slide Background	MME7-S3: Swimming with Petpets Foreground	Mynci Beach Volleyball Background	Negg Background
Neopets Circle Background	Neoquest Wizard Hat	Nutcracker Hat	Nutcracker Jacket	Nutcracker Slacks and Boots
Outdoor Canopy Background	Partly Cloudy Hoodie	Peaceful Summer Swimming Pool Background	Pink Peony Field Background	Pretty Anchor Earrings
Rain on a Window Foreground	Rain Shower	Rainbow Uni Horn	Ray of Light Background	Rosy Cheeks Face Paint
Runway Background	Rustic Canoe Background	Rustic Outdoor Theatre Background	Sewing Room Background	Ski Jump Background
Ski Lift Background	Sleigh on a Rooftop Background	Sleuthing Background	Snow Shower	Snowager Background
Snowflake Shower	Snowy Gates Background	Sparkling Ice Caves Background	Sparkling Winter Town Background	Spooky Portrait Hall Background
Sports Fanatic Background	Spring Button Up Shirt	Spring Flower Rain Slicker	Spring Greenhouse Background	Stage Light Garland
Stone Statue Garden Background	Summer Fun Beach Background	Surfs Up Background	Sweetheart Background	Tea Party Background
Thespian Background	Top Chop Background	Toy Room Background	Trick-or-Treat Doorstep Background	Valentine Cafe Background
Waterfall Diving Background	Wicker Purse	Wish on a Star Background	Woodland Cottage Background

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Goodies For You

Portfolio Tips

Eliza's portfolio tips here.

Pixels

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More pixels here.

Customization

Customizations by me, drag and drop to fullview.

Also check out my permanent pets, who are sure to have some cool customization.

Site Name Ideas

Feel free to take any or all, but let me know if you do!

The Orchid
Nautical
Button Glutton (Button request site)
London Fog
Enduring [whatever type of site here, i.e. Enduring Buttons]
[The] Glass Slipper

How Villainous Are You? Quiz

Find out here (click and scroll down). Let me know your score!

Adopt Or Trade

Looking to adopt or trade a pet? Check out Apptionary Pet Agency!

List a Pet App

Have a pet application lying around that you'd like to list? Check out The Apptionary!

Literature

In the mood to curl up with a good book? Check out Pennwick!

Encouragement

Do you need encouragement for any reason? Check out Cake Batter!

Portfolio Tips

1.  Check your spelling, punctuation, and grammar.  If English isn't your first language, say so!  In either case, have a site like Fine Tuning (~/Darkest_Kar) proofread your site and check your links.

1a. If you really want to go above and beyond, or you have an established portfolio that you're looking to improve, get it reviewed!  You can find reviewers at ~Soroptimist, or our own guild member Eliza does reviews for portfolios at her review site ~SparkleWire

2.  Link to the guild, preferably both the actual guild and the guild's home petpage.  The more guild-related things you can link to in an organized fashion on your portfolio, the better.

3.  Include a detailed "About Me" section.  List interests you have both on and off Neo so that people can relate to you.
3a.  Stay safe!  You probably shouldn't post your exact age AND birthday, as an added account protection precaution.  I would also advise being vague about your financial goals.  TNP might be a safe place, being a private guild, but your portfolios are public and anyone could be viewing them.  Don't make your account desirable or easy pickings for hackers.

4.  Set realistic long-term and short-term goals.  Be detailed about how (and when) you plan to achieve them.  Be clear about how others can help you, and have a wide range of things they can help you with. 

5.  Reward yourself.  How are you motivated?  Is checking off an item enough of a reward to motivate you?  If not, find out what works.  Allow yourself to splurge on something, on-Neo or off, that correlates in value to how large a goal you have accomplished.  Know thyself.

6.  Offer something on your page for your visitors, and try to make it something unique, that no other portfolio has.  Yes, your portfolio is all about you, but it is also about your visitors.  Offer pixels, quizzes, guides, scavenger hunts, ANYTHING!  Get creative and have fun - the point is to make your visitors have fun as well!

7.  Save your coding in another location(s) as often as possible.  I can't tell you how many times I've lost coding.

8.  Update, update, update.  Don't let your portfolio stagnate.  If you do, it isn't doing you much good, nor is it enjoyable for others to visit.  If you aren't accomplishing any goals, you either aren't motivating yourself enough, or your goals are too difficult.  Break your larger goals down into smaller parts and keep your visitors updated on how you're doing with them! 

9.  Your portfolio should be organized!  A wall of text makes people flee!  Things should be separated clearly into different sections.  Anchored layouts are preferable.  Even if you don't have much content, I'd rather see five small separate pages than a three-paragraph long ramble.

10.  Make your layout lovely and unique.  Having it be visually appealing is very important for your visitors, and it's also important for you.  You will be more proud of your portfolio and more motivated to visit and update it.  You can edit a premade and request custom graphics, or even (preferably) request a custom layout.  It should reflect and please you, but you should also take into account the opinions of others.

11.  Have fun with it!  Having fun is the whole point of Neopets, after all.

If you have any suggestions or comments, please Neomail me.

Sitely

Link Back

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Credits

Header image and dotted square bullets from The Lunch Box
Unchecked box and checkmarked box pixels by me.
Checkmark bullets from Live. Laugh. Love.
Star pixels from Foomanshu
Toyboxes from Flamboyance
Background from Nienke's Resources
Header codes by Bedazzled
Layout Template from [That Kills Me.]

_{Est. 28 Sept. 2011}