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Genesis Theme by StudioPress
There was a good response from the previous post I made talking about some of the functionality of the Genesis framework. I do believe that using the Genesis Framework for your company website can help you to manage it easier as well as give you the control you need. I decided I would do my…
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7 Fun WordPress Themes You Could Use For Your Company Website
So you look at most business websites and they seem a bit stale to you. Or maybe your own website just feels old and boring. There are lots of options of WordPress themes that can give your website a colorful or fun change that will catch people’s attention. I’ve compiled 7 FUN WordPress themes that…
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Call for Interviews and Case Studies
I would like to interact a bit more with the community and I have a couple of ideas on how we can all get to know each other a bit better. I am going to throw out two ideas and I”d like to get some feedback on which you guys would like to see. I’ll…
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Are your blog post urls too long?
I had a conversation with a friend recently who is now in charge of a corporate website that has recently switched to WordPress. They are moving old articles and press releases over and the urls are too long. Basically if you have a title like “This company is awesome and their product can make your…
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Genesis WordPress Framework – For Beginners
My favorite theme framework for WordPress is the Genesis theme Framework. A framework is basically functionality that makes it easier to create or modify a theme. To use the Genesis framework you actually install two themes. First you install Genesis, and then you install the “Child” theme that you want to use. The benefit comes…
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Edit your WordPress Theme with this plugin
One of the things that can take a new website owner a lot of time to learn is how to make changes to a theme they have purchased. You have to dig through the code and figure out what changes to make where. Now if you are needing to make big changes I’d advise you…
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What’s been going on with the WordPress for Business community?
Well things have been a bit quieter here lately. I’ve been working on some things behind the scenes but I’m also trying to figure out exactly where things are headed for this community. WordPress Business Themes – How To Posts I have been getting a disproportionate amount of search results on my articles about the…
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Permission Marketing
One important aspect to building a business online is marketing to your current and potential customers. Marketing can be done hundreds of ways but today I wanted to talk briefly about using email. One person I have great respect for is Seth Godin. As a business/marketing author he has had written many great books and…
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Be VERY Careful with Link Building
I have yet to talk much about Search Engine Optimization on this site. Building a good website with good content is the most important thing that you can do. Building content however, does not mean that people will come to your website and be able to find you on Google or other engines. SEO is…
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Too old to start a web business?
Photo Credit: Dietmar Temps via Compfight You’ve been working now for 25 or 30 years. Suddenly, you wake up one morning and a question starts to form in your mind. Maybe you start to feel bored, wondering if you really can do this for another 15 years day in and day out. Maybe you’re starting to feel scared. You see…
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How to pick a website domain name
Picking website domain name could be seen as one of the tougher decisions you make as you build your website. On one hand, you can buy one for less than $10 (way less if you get a deal) but on the other hand it is kinda permanent and you want to make the right choice. It can…
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No website? You’re out of business!
This really isn’t a joke. If you don’t have a website it won’t be long before you’ll be out of business. We use the Internet for everything these days. We make friends and talk about things, we buy things, and we research things before we buy them, all online. When someone asks you a question…
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