New Wordpress Update
Wordpress version 2.8.1 is available. Those with Wordpress self-hosted blogs will see “Please Update to Wordpress 2.8.1″ at the top of each dashboard page when they sign-in.
Best Themes Yet for Wordpress
In the hot field of themes for Wordpress, there are two leading contenders – DIYThemes with Thesis and Solostream with a variety of themes. Their approaches are night and day, appealing to an individual sense of style and level of coding expertise.
AddMarx: A New Way to Share
Having a clear and easy way for blog visitors to share and email blog posts is essential. The field of outfits that offer such a feature for Wordpress blogs is led by ShareThis. But, a new plugin – AddMarx – has added flexibility and features that I find even more useful.
For example, AddMarx lets you [...]
Solostream Makes Vybe Even Better
Solosteam – the Wordpress theme design company – has unveiled an updated version of its WP-Vybe theme, one of my favorite themes. I have had the WP-Vybe at BoomerCafe.com and DavidHenderson.com, among other blogs, for several years, and have recommended it highly to many people. It’s a Wordpress theme that always draws praise.
Solostream’s new WP-Vybe [...]
Hosting: More of a Challenge
Web hosting services for either Web sites or self-hosted blogs, such as Wordpress, have created significant cost-savings for users but also problems. With the downright cheap cost of site hosting plans, people are not only creating more blogs – which is good – but using the online hosting services to backup their computers and gigabytes [...]
Membership Site Mastermind Free Report Available
If you’ve ever considered starting your own online membership site, this may be for you. My friend from Australia, Yaro Starak, has created a 72-page, free report that’s loaded with information on how he uses membership sites to build a community and a six-figure income for himself.
As I read through the report, I was amazed [...]
Register Your Name
I cannot tell you the number of people I know who decide to have a blog in support their career, projects or something new, like writing a book or gaining celebrity status, only to discover that their own name as a domain main is not available. Happens all the time, especially to authors, journalists, politicians, [...]
Solostream Discount Code
If you’re looking for a Solostream discount code or coupon, you’ve come to the right place. Solostream is offering a 20% discount to the first 25 purchasers this month.
Just enter MYGREATDEAL into the “Discount Code” field on the checkout page. Then go have a blast creating an appealing and easy to customize Wordpress [...]
27.9 Million Blogs in U.S. … and Growing
eMarketer.com reports some dramatic statistics about the popularity of blogging among Internet users in the U.S. – There are an estimated 27.9 million bloggers online now, and the number is increasing steadily. By 2013, there may be 37.6 million bloggers:
If yesterday’s blogs were about personal expression, today’s are about two-way conversations that take place on [...]
10 Tricks to Make Wordpress Standout
Alex Demming has written an interesting post on the blog, CatsWhoCode.com, that I wanted to excerpt and link to it here. You might find something of merit. He writes:
The problem: there are so many WordPress themes out there these days that it is hard to get noticed and stand out from the crowd.
The solution: create [...]
Hi there. I'm Michael Pollock, and I train coaches, consultants and other solo-professionals on how to use the web to impact more people, earn more money and live a bigger life ... 