Posted 30 Apr 2008 — by Ellie
Category WordPress
Ever since the launch of WordPress 2.5, everyone is excited about new ideas for themes, as well as the new ownership of WPDesigner.com!
These are some exciting developments, and I am getting excited about the future of my blogging life – including getting a new theme for this site. I have tried to keep my content and appearance fresh, but I am ready for some changes that will help me feel like I’m getting a good return on my blogging investment.
There have been some serious setbacks with this site, including loosing my archives to a twitchy finger, gaining a Google PageRank of 4 and watching it drop to ZERO.
Posted 02 Jan 2008 — by Ellie
Category WordPress
It’s 2008!
Take a few minutes to take inventory of your blog – from the way it looks to how it functions and everything in between. What things do you want to change in order to give your visitors a great experience when visiting – and you a wonderful experience as a WordPress user?
Change your theme. Your old theme may look great, but it can also cause “blindness” for your visitors. They may be ignoring great features in your sidebar because they are so used to the same old same old design. Be adventurous – choose a theme that will stand out and provide some freshness for your blog!
Step #32 in the 101 Steps to Becoming a Better Blogger.
Create a custom blog design. Your blog is a symbol of your brand. Make it uniquely you.
I’ve tweaked the current theme alot, but there’s definitely a lot more that can be done. I’m not a coder by trade, but I do like poking around and finding new ways to make my site easier to use and better looking!
One thing that did help in customizing this current theme was enlisting the services of a graphic designer to create a custom banner and logos for the site.
Posted 28 Nov 2007 — by Ellie
Category WordPress
When upgrading your WordPress themes or just changing your theme to something new and fresh, look for Search Engine Optimized (SEO) WordPress themes.
What are you talking about? Search Engine Optimized (SEO) WordPress themes are themes that have had all of the “junk” taken out that will make your WordPress powered website slow to load, have hidden links to “bad” sites and more. With a SEO WordPress theme, you are taking away the power from the bad guys out there to ruin your site’s chance to rank for specific keywords online!
Posted 21 Nov 2007 — by Ellie
Category WordPress
The newest version of WordPress offers tagging support. However, most existing themes do not offer tagging support. With the help of the handy tutorial over at Everybody Go To, you can modify your theme to include tagging support!
Posted 14 Nov 2007 — by Ellie
Category WordPress
Posted 12 Sep 2007 — by Ellie
Category WordPress
Everyone wants to have fresh and unique WordPress themes.
There are tons of designers out there who can design a custom template for you, which will cause you to be the envy of every WordPress blogger on the block!
But, if you are like me and working on a budget, don’t despair!
There are tons of GREAT and FREE WordPress themes available for you, too!
This is a preview of
How to find FREE and GREAT WordPress themes
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Posted 17 Jul 2007 — by Ellie
Category WordPress
I always thought sponsored WordPress themes were tacky. I have come across a few, but it just wasn’t my cup of tea. Why would I monetize my blog in order to help someone else get money? That’s akin to me working at my job and giving someone else my paycheck. 
Basically, sponsored themes had ads or text link ads in the sidebars and footers that are associated with the designer – not you, the user. According to some WordPress users, these additional links can prevent you from conducting your own site monetization. Sucks, doesn’t it?
