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4 Comments April 19, 2012

5 Tips for Creatively Using Custom Sidebars

When I first used the Headway theme, one of the things that attracted me to it was the ease of creating custom sidebars. But since then I have also used Woothemes, which have this option built in, and StudioPress, which has a great plugin built just for Genesis and its child themes. So, you may be [...]

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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?

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3 Comments December 5, 2011

Widgets are not just for you sidebars

Widgets may be more flexible than you think. In this video I will show you how themes use widgets for more than just the sidebars. An entire homepage can be built on widgets in some themes.

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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

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My Presentation at: Your WordPress Blog as Your Hub: Content, Conversation and Connections

From my presentation: Is your blog or website the hub for your social media marketing? Find out why your blog should be your home base and how to use it to connect with and reinforce all your other marketing efforts. Your WordPress Blog as Your Hub: Content, Conversation and Connections View more presentations from bobwp.com

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3 Comments August 25, 2011

How to use the Text Widget

In this video, I show you some different uses of the text widget—and how it can provide you with a variety of customized widgets you might have not thought possible: email-signups, event lists, ebook sales and more. And all without having to learn html. It also works great for adding widgets to your blog or [...]

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My Presentation at Seattle WordPress Meetup

I had a great time presenting at the Seattle WordPress meetup, where I am also active as a co-organizer. Below you will find the keynote slideshow from it: Your WordPress Site as a Hub for Connections and Conversation. And below that is links to the plugins I mentioned as well. If you missed this event, [...]

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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.