When I first set out to build a website, the plan was simple: create a clean cyber security profile I could link on a résumé. Nothing ambitious. Nothing long‑term. Just a place to put my work.
But the moment I started building, the idea stopped behaving like a “portfolio” and started growing into something bigger.
I began on GitHub Pages because it felt technical and lightweight. The kind of place a cyber profile should live. But writing there never felt natural. Everything required friction: commits, theme quirks, constant tweaking. I found myself maintaining the site more than actually publishing on it.
So I moved to Blogger. It was simple, fast, and let me focus on writing. But as the project grew, Blogger didn’t. I kept running into limitations, and the more I wrote, the more I realised I needed a platform that could grow with me, not hold me back.
That’s when I moved to WordPress.
Since then, the project has evolved far beyond the original idea. I’ve been writing consistently since November, quietly building this thing in the background. What started as a cyber profile has become a full creative project, two blogs, two identities, and a proper home for the work I want to put into the world.
At the start of the year, I committed to writing one article per week. That rhythm changed everything. It gave the project momentum, and somewhere along the way, a second blog emerged. A personal travel blog tayven.com that’s been incredibly fun to write. Now I’m learning about WordPress, hosting, SEO, Google Search Console, AI workflows, and all the little systems that make a site actually work.
It’s been surprisingly rewarding.
And it’s become part of my life in a way I didn’t expect.
Right now, I’m in the final stretch of a complete redesign, a fresh homepage, a clearer structure, and a layout that guides readers through the different pillars of the site. It’s the last big piece before everything clicks into place.
If you’re here reading this, thanks for being part of the journey. I hope what I’m building ends up being useful, interesting, or at least enjoyable to follow.
Next up in Build Log #2, I’ll break down the design decisions behind the new theme and homepage. What I changed, why I changed it, and how the site is evolving into something more intentional.