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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Apple iPad Browser Preview for your site

The new Apple iPad browser may change the way visitors see your site. Your background, header, sidebars and other website elements may no longer be visible or may look very different to what they do in a normal desktop computer screen.  Find out what your site looks like on an Apple iPad.

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Thesis Theme HQ gets new background and header images

Tweaking the Background and Header Images…again

I revamped the site in the first week of May to a very busy and colourful graffiti skin but after finding that I didn’t like it anymore (too busy) I thought I would tone it down to something simple and pleasant on the eye…a tiger in snow skin.

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10 Tips for a Squeeze Page That Converts

10 tips to help you build a squeeze page that actually converts. Stop spending time, energy, and money driving traffic to a squeeze page that fails to generate an adequate number of leads.

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How to Install and Customize a Thesis Site in a Weekend (Part 1)

My husband and I created a new WordPress website on the weekend, Middle Path Marketing. I coded, he made design and colour decisions, we bounced off each other regarding layout, functionality and usability.

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15 Top Tutorials to Create a Na’vi Avatar Face in Photoshop

Whether you are an Avatar movie fan or not – these 15 tutorials demonstrate how to create a unique Navi Avatar face using Photoshop. Beautiful examples of the different techniques you could try.

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Thesis Site Review: Simple Mom Simple Consistent Branding

Many old timer (12 month +) Thesis Theme users have probably seen Simple Mom’s site. But did you know that Simple Mom is now five-fold and growing as part of the Simple Living Media group? The new sites have the same look and feel and proves one simple rule – if you find a winning formula, repeat and grow.

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Recommended Sites: For Fun and Learning

I recommend the following sites to keep you aware, motivated, educated or otherwise amused. Visit them, bookmark their site, and subscribe to their feed or email updates.

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Photoshop Header Logo Design: Hand Drawn Illustrations For Beginners

If you are new to web design and graphic design and would like a shortcut to learn how to use Photoshop - then this is a tutorial for you. If you want a unique header and logo you can base it on your selection of photographs and then use a few simple steps in Photoshop to make it look like a carefully, hand drawn creation.

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