http://thewordpresschick.com WordPress tips, training and resources for everyone! Thu, 11 Mar 2010 01:31:42 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en You may have noticed by now that I've started to write more about blogs, blogging and marketing. This isn't a band wagon I'm jumping on- it's a very natural progression that has more or less pulled me along for the ride (and I go very willingly). Lately I've been thinking ... http://thewordpresschick.com/tribe/ I couldn't resist another set of fun social media icons! I've had a lot of great feedback on the coffee icons so I thought since Spring is just around the corner (hopefully.....enough with the rain already, huh?) it would be fun to do a set of 'Iced Coffee' icons! These ... http://thewordpresschick.com/iced-coffee-social-media-icon-set/ Lately I've been doing A LOT of reading (and commenting....although by some standards it may not be a lot in terms of commenting, but compared to what I was doing, it's a lot! ;-) ), so I thought I would share some of my favorite new blogs (new to ... http://thewordpresschick.com/wordpress-chickblogs-read-recommend/ I've been asked A LOT about a sales page theme for WordPress - where to find one, how to use, etc. I have a few different templates that I've used in the past, but nothing even comes CLOSE to how easy this theme is to use and the different ways ... http://thewordpresschick.com/wordpress-sales-page-themeso-easy/ Many of the StudioPress themes come with the categories, archives,blogroll and admin widgets already coded into the site (meaning you don't have to add them through the widgets menu). While this is a great option for many people, if you don't want those widgets in those positions or you want ... http://thewordpresschick.com/video-studiopress-tip-remove-sidebar-widgets/ Many of you know I have Darren Rowse's '31 Days to Build A Better Blog' ebook (especially if you're a subscriber you'll remember I promoted this a few weeks ago).  Well, I thought it was about time I gave an update as to my OWN progress with the tasks recommended ... http://thewordpresschick.com/31-days-blog-update/ I'm such a geek....I almost started this post with the title "And the Oscar goes to.......Genesis!" Yes, it's Oscar time...and even though I love movies, I'm not one of those people who wake up early to hear the Oscar nominees or hold an Oscar party...(no offense if you 8-) ... http://thewordpresschick.com/video-studiopress-genesisall-wow/ I'm guessing that many people -  when they choose a WordPress theme - start out by looking at the first and most obvious thing- which is the way the theme looks! While this is SUPER important (remember - I'm a total geek for anything visual! ;-) )- but the ... http://thewordpresschick.com/choosing-wordpress-theme/ Whether or not you're using WordPress as a blog, a CMS or both.....most people are always looking for good resources to help them grow their sites/businesses. Sometimes finding the right resources can be a bit of a challenge - there's a lot of crap out there (and a lot of ... http://thewordpresschick.com/cool-peepgreat-blogging-resource/ If you've visited this site before- you know I'm a tad partial to StudioPress themes, so needless to say I was THRILLED to see the latest developments to come out of StudioPress...or should I say 'coming out' of Studiopress! :-) The latest theme is called Genesis...but this isn' t your everyday ... http://thewordpresschick.com/studiopressat-theme-coming/