Make your feed subscription link within easy reach

Feeds, which some may know as RSS, Atom, or even XML, are almost as important your blog itself. Why? For the simple reason that it contains the most important part of your blog, the content, in a very portable format. With the help of some smart design decisions with your WordPress theme, you can point your readers to keep up with the latest posts on your blog by making your feed subscription link more visible, and well within reach. Where can you... Read the Entire Post →

April 29, 2008 | Filed Under Blog

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Some of the best free WordPress themes

Smashing Magazine has recently posted a list of 100 Excellent Free WordPress Themes. If you’re ready to change your theme, this is definitely a list to check out. I would especially recommend the grid based themes.  view post

January 15, 2008 | Filed Under Blog

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Try a Sideblog

Do you regularly have bits of information, links, news, etc that don’t warrant a full post on your blog, but you’d like to share them with your readers? One common solution is to use “asides” in the body of the blog, but if you prefer these snippets not to appear in between your posts a “sideblog” is a great idea. Several months ago, Michael at ProBlogDesign wrote a good pros vs. cons article about the use of... Read the Entire Post →

January 9, 2008 | Filed Under Blog

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Essential steps for setting up a new blog

Having set up many blogs in the last year or so, I have a standard set of steps that I take after getting WordPress installed. Here’s a run-down of items that you don’t want to skip: 1. Change the permalinks from the meaningless default set up. I personally prefer /%postname%/ to get the best looking URL, but there is a lot of disagreement about what the best structure is. Just don’t use the default. 2. Take all the defaults... Read the Entire Post →

November 12, 2007 | Filed Under Blog

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WordPressThemes.com is now offering Premium themes

If you’ve been looking for just the right theme for your blog with no success, it might be time to consider a premium theme. We are now offering premium themes at very affordable prices. These are extra high-quality designs, and are set up to enable you to use WordPress as a total content management system. Many of the themes are designed to meet the needs of niche bloggers, and can instantly give your site a professional look that will make... Read the Entire Post →

October 9, 2007 | Filed Under Blog

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