Articles and resources to design and launch your own WordPress blog or website using free and premium themes.

Web design for WordPress sites. Articles and resources to design and launch your own WordPress blog or website using free and premium themes. Most articles refer to the top two WordPress theme frameworks on the market – Thesis by DIYThemes and Genesis by StudioPress. I use both themes. Thesis Theme HQ.com is powered by Thesis!

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FREE or PREMIUM WordPress Theme: What you need to know before you waste your time and money

You can use a free theme or a premium theme (a theme that you purchase). There are thousands of free WordPress themes to choose from and there are probably just as many if not more premium themes to choose from. Both kinds have their advantages and drawbacks, it depends on your needs now and in [...]

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Web and Technology Resources for Bloggers

Interesting articles about the Internet and technology including some unusual things. I recommend some resources and website to keep you aware, motivated, educated or otherwise amused. WARNING…..Some of these links are for FUN and are totally off topic. Mystery meat macro photography – great for dieters and inspirational for carnivores (to become vegetarians)

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Web Design for WordPress – Especially Newbies and DIYers

Articles and resources to design and launch your own WordPress blog or website using free and premium themes. Web design for WordPress sites. Articles and resources to design and launch your own WordPress blog or website using free and premium themes. Most articles refer to the top two WordPress theme frameworks on the market – [...]

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Creating your own Facebook Landing Page using a Mini Website and Thesis

How good is your online presence? Have you set up Twitter, YouTube and Facebook accounts? Are they linked to your main website? Most successful bloggers have Twitter, YouTube and Facebook accounts that match the appearance of their main websites. Customizing the appearance of your Twitter and YouTube accounts is fairly easy. You just upload a [...]

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How to use Thesis to create a Facebook landing page

Don’t use unreliable and server hungry plugins or additional premium WordPress themes to create a Facebook landing page. You don’t even have to pay somebody to create a Facebook landing page for you. If you have about an hour, access to your web server, access to your WordPress administration area and you can follow some [...]

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Simple, Clear, Concise, and Stops You in Your Tracks

Ever look at Google’s home page?  The elaborate and complex technology that makes Google do its thing is concealed by a façade which is about as simple as you can possibly get. Think about what you see on the screen. A colorful buoyant six-character logo, a large empty search box, and no more than a [...]

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You’re either in my korner or with the trolls: Winning with Charlie Sheen

Winning is Charlie Sheen’s mantra. Okay then. If any of you haven’t yet seen what the Internet is competing with – then wake up!  Charlie Sheen is living his life with living in mind. His number one priority (in my humble opinion) is speaking his mind. He has found his voice and he is happy to say exactly what he fuc*ing believes.

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What does a Ninja Bear have to do with a Thesis Re-Design?

Bears can really get into things – when they are interested. Ninja Bears are twice that. A ninja bear helped me with my Thesis 1.8 re-design. Watch the real Ninja Bear video.

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