Hi! Welcome to the new, inner glowy GwenBell.com. I'm your hostess and wanted to give you a quick tour of what you're seeing. In the case of an emergency, the nearest exit is the "x" on your browser tab. In the unlikely event of a loss of pressure, you might want to have a backup plan. This site is not intended to provide oxygen but you can take a deep breath and relax now. You've made your way to a friendly place on the web.

First off, the layout. Each page has a modular layout so you should be able to find your way around. It's meant to be an approachable, fun site. And action-packed. This was a tall order for my designer (I'll tell you all about her in a minute). Let me know if there's anything you'd like to see. I've gotten and incorporated feedback from users that has been invaluable to me (special thanks coming up).

Top nav is pretty self-explanatory. You can learn who I am, who I'm working with, what I'm doing, where I'm speaking and how to hire me. You'll find my blog under that glowy blog tab up at the top. On the far left side of the page you can find all of my social web shenani-tabs. Find me and say hi! I love to mingle.

In the footer and throughout the site you'll find some of my favorite creatures: hedgehog monsters! I have a baby hedgehog named Go and he doesn't look quite like these cuties, and as far as I know he can't dance, but there is definitely an undeniable likeness.

Krystyn Heide from Squaregirl is the designer behind the site. I can't say enough good about Krystyn. She recently relaunched her personal site as well as Hope Revo. She captured the essence of what I was looking for in my site. It was meant to be warm and inviting as well as professional. I think she nailed it. Krystyn, you rock! I give Krystyn virtual high-fives and a glowing recommendation if you're thinking of migrating over to Squarespace.

The site will be updated three times a week so if you haven't yet done so, please click on the orange RSS button on the left-hand column of social web tabs. It will subscribe you. Unless you want to just cruise over from time to time. Which is also totally swell.

I owe huge thanks to the many folks who helped in the creative process of this site. I'm sure I'll forget a few, but I definitely want to send thanks out to:

The Kirtsy Chicks: Laura Mayes, Laurie Smithwick, Gabrielle Blair

The guys + gals from The Cup: Ryan Oelke, Wendy Ball, Thai Patton, Chelsea Brady - thanks for all of your encouragement and for reviewing the site as it was in development!

Fantastic speaker + marketer pro: Holly Buchanan thank you for the feedback!

Women of my heart: Jenny Slade, Maggie McDonald, Monica Danna

Designers that shared their insights: Theresa Brady, Jeffrey Larrimore, Patrick Reynolds, David Stagg, Paul Salamone, Heather Carson, Seth Jenks

Folks who gave me permission to use their lovely photos: Emily Lewin, Ed Schipul, Aimee Greeblemonkey, Holly Hoyt

Folks from the WordPress days: The guys at Intense Debate, the team behind WordPress

Finally, the guy that saw me many a late night creating, trimming, pruning, loving, and (rarely) cursing this site into existence: Joel Longtine

You all rock and I couldn't have created this site without your constant, caring love and attention. I appreciate you.

Next up: an intimate interview with a small business owner on her journey from starting out in the social web to using the tools to connect and grow her business. It's a fun interview. {You're subscribed so you'll get it in your feedreader, yeah?}