5 Lessons Learned as a Blog Advertiser
As part of getting our name out there at iThemes, we’ve started to do some significant advertising on blogs out there. After dealing with numerous sites and their respective owners, and trying to finalize ads with them, I thought I’d share a couple of tips for bloggers wanting to offer advertising on their sites. Here
A Premium WordPress Web Theme for Your Grunge Band
Kyle, one of our excellent freelance designers for iThemes, came up with what I think is a great theme for any musician, band or artist — the Grunge Theme Series. It’s both Web 2.0 and grunge … a neat blend I think. Check out the bottom three widget-ready feature areas … on the front page,
Want an Easy Way to Display Your Photos and Designs Online?
I’m obviously biased … I believe WordPress is an incredible easy, affordable (free) way to publish and maintain websites. So we’ve been experimenting with the custom fields function of WordPress and have just released a new Photo Gallery Web Template series at iThemes. We think it’s a great solution for a photographer or web designer
The Business Card WordPress Theme
The Business Card Theme Series is designed by iThemes for independent professionals and small businesses who want a simple website that they can manage through WordPress. It’s a simple theme that comes with 7 pre-built color styles for just $29.95 (plus you get our WordPress tutorial ebooks as a special bonus).
Web 2.0 WordPress Theme: Deep Order
We just released our third premium WordPress theme series titled Deep Order. Designed by Brian White and skillfully coded by Nathan Rice, it’s a premium Web 2.0 theme designed for businesses who want to have a crisp, clean and glossy look.
How to Become a WordPress Developer
Over at iThemes, I just released a primar guide on becoming a freelance WordPress developer. It’s basic and not too in-depth, but it includes many, if not all, of the tips, links and suggestions I’ve used after over a year of custom WordPress design and development. Check out our WordPress Developer Toolkit here.
7 Lessons of a Rookie Entrepreneur
After almost two months of being a full-time entrepreneur, there are a number of first-time experiences, feelings and lessons I’ve walked through that I thought I’d share simply for therapeutic reasons and also because they might help someone else starting out for the first time. A lot of these particular things I’ve learned may have
What I Did During the Writer’s Strike
…. I almost died, that’s what I did! I don’t talk too much about personal things here … but it’s been a long, dry spell with the Writer’s Strike and this was overdue. My favorite show — NBC’s The Office — went to reruns. Don’t get me wrong … I love Office reruns, but after
A New Blank Premium WordPress Theme
If you’re looking for a stripped down WordPress theme that’s highly customizable and perfect for your small business website, look no further than the Blank WordPress Theme from iThemes. This new theme is based on the layout of our Essence Theme Series, only it’s void of all the neat graphical touches that made us want
Learn a Software Program
This is one of the best pieces of career advice I can recommend to someone looking to get ahead in almost any career field. Learn and get really, really good and proficient at the most popular (or used) software programs in your industry and field. When I was aspiring to be a newspaper journalist, I