• A Professional WordPress Web 2.0 Theme For Your Business, Firm or Practice

    Our new Corporate Web 2.0 iTheme Series is ideal for those businesses or professionals wanting a glossy yet pro-style website with an integrated WordPress blog. It comes in 6 pre-built Web 2.0 color styles … and includes a Theme Option to upload a new header image (with PSD file included). Test drive the Corporate Web…

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  • An Email Newsletter Template to Emulate

    I’ve been sending email newsletters for several years now and have to admit I haven’t perfected the skill of offering an email that maximizes click-thrus and actually gets read. One of the most unique and effective examples I’ve seen of doing a blog-related email newsletter is from copywriter and internet marketer Michel Fortin. I can’t…

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  • 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…

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  • 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,…

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  • 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…

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  • 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).

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  • 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.

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  • 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.

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  • 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…

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  • 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…

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