Archive for the 'Blogs and Blog Design' Category
Posted on June 12th, 2008 by Ryan
We just completed a new WordPress theme called ModXBlog (we don’t know why). It’s a really clean theme that has a lot of nice touches added. It’s AdSense-ready so you can immediately start making a few bucks with your blog and it has three different widget-ready sidebar areas.
It comes pre-coded for use with Breadcrumb-NavXT and Rob Marsh’s Post Plugin Library. The single post pages support Rob’s Similar Posts plugin by default, so make sure you activate that plugin when you install the blog. If you don’t, no big deal, the related posts area just won’t show up under the posts.
We’re going to build on this one in the future, with different color schemes and subject themes so check back soon for more downloads.
You can preview ModXBlog or download it here.
Posted on May 29th, 2008 by Ryan
MixedMedia is a free 3-column WordPress theme that includes built-in support for affiliate advertising, widgets and these WordPress plugins:
- WP-pagenavi - adds pagination navigation to multiple-page categories and archives
- Sociable - styled to fit nicely in the theme
- Breadcrumb-NavXT - adds breadcrumb navigation to the top of pages you select
- Rob Marsh’s Post Plugin Library - included support for Similar Posts, Recent Posts and Recent Comments
The theme is extensively styled with three different widget sidebar positions: top, left and right. This theme is styled more in-depth than our other themes, and there are currently three different versions: blue, green and red.
To see all versions or download, click here.
Posted on May 6th, 2008 by Ryan
We enjoy making Dreamweaver templates almost as much as WordPress themes. WordPress is a great blog platform to create themes for due to it’s simple code and the modularization of the page components. There are various ways to create a WordPress theme, but I prefer to use Dreamweaver for theme customizing.
It’s not difficult to customize a WordPress theme if you know a few shortcuts. If you prefer to code themes from scratch, there are several Dreamweaver WordPress extensions that simplify the task of inserting the required WordPress code. We have several listed on our WordPress tools page. The easiest way to create a custom theme for your blog is to download an existing theme that has the basic layout you want and customize the CSS and graphic elements to suit your needs. Full Story →
Posted on April 17th, 2008 by Ryan
While writing my last post, I saw a related articles link to this post on insidecrm.com as well. We’ve all seen blogs that are over-monetized to put it nicely, and chances are anything on the blog was met with some skepticism as to the truthfulness or accuracy. Properly monetizing your blog can earn big payoffs, but the key is to keep your readers in mind and serve their needs first. Check out the post and see if your money-making strategies need a tune-up.
UPDATE: I came across another post on Vandelaydesign with another 101 ways to monetize your website or blog. Might be some overlap, but it’s worth a read.
