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5 Comments March 15, 2012

13 WordPress Blog Design ‘Don’ts’

There is nothing worse than a blog that is not user-friendly. Because you can have stellar content, but if it’s hard to access, if your blog is clunky and navigation problems turn your readers away, well, what’s the point?

Filed Under: blog, blog content tips, blog design tips, plugins and widgets, social media Tagged With: child pages, facebook, headers, navigation bar, sidebars, twitter

My Presentation at BlogWorld and New Media Expo 2011 in Los Angeles

I had the honor of speaking at this years Blogworld and New Media Expo 2011 in Los Angeles. You can watch my presentation: Stop Losing Readers and Subscribers: A Walk Through a User-Friendly Blog

Filed Under: blog, past presentations, presentations Tagged With: comments, contact forms, custom headers, facebook, google, navigation bar, rss, sidebars, twitter

1 Comment November 7, 2011

How to put a link in your navigation bar to an external website or blog

Let’s say for example, your blog and website are separate. But you want a link in you navigation bar of our blog to go to your website. There are a couple screenshots to show you using the menu feature. But in this video we will show you how to do this, step-by-step using the menu [...]

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3 Comments August 1, 2011

Presentation at WordCamp Chicago 2011

I had a great time at WordCamp Chicago. Lot of fantastic WP peeps. learning and conversation. I will be writing a post later this week with more shout outs about it. But here is a slideshow of my presentation – How To Attract More Readers With a User-Friendly Website. And as soon as the video [...]

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Free themes versus premium paid themes

There are literally thousands of free themes and hundreds of premium themes. So which should you use? There are so many things to consider: ease of use, customizations, support and updates. In this video I will show you the differences and we’ll look at the features of a few free and premium themes.

Filed Under: blog, blog design tips, themes, video tutorials Tagged With: child pages, galleries, menus, navigation bar, parent pages, seo, sidebars, styling text, updating

1 Comment May 12, 2011

WordCamp Seattle 2011 Presentation Video – How To Attract More Readers with a User-Friendly WordPress Site

Check out my video of my presentation at WordCamp Seattle 2011. And here is a link to the slideshow by itself. [wpvideo Vpv0hZlp w=650]

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Where do I find the settings to customize my theme?

With all the free and premium themes out there, customizations that you are able to make vary. But where do you find those settings? In this video we will look at a few themes and where those settings can commonly be found. [wpvideo YJSUZLkI w=650]