My Thoughts on Thesis vs WordPress

This past Tuesday, the constant bickering about Thesis vs WordPress came to a head in The Great Thesis vs WordPress Debate 2010. (I’m totally going to trademark that name, by the way. ) I won’t bore you with too many details – the gist of the argument is this: Chris Pearson, creator of Thesis, feels [...]

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Custom Blog Setup Price Reduction

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Whenever my wife goes shopping, she heads straight for the sale items. She absolutely loves sales. I’m pretty sure it’s ingrained in her DNA to buy things that are on sale, even if she doesn’t need them. While I don’t really understand that, I do love when the things I need are on sale. A [...]

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How To: Use Adsense Section Targeting with Thesis

There are dozens of ways that people make money with their website. None is easier than using Google Adsense, even if it’s not always the most profitable. When using Adsense, it’s important to use a feature called Section Targeting. Basically that means you get to define the area that Google uses for context when it [...]

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A Smoother Web Design Process

When you’re a web designer, the most important people in the world are your clients. The second most important are your potential clients. Without a steady stream of clients, you won’t earn a living. Your client base tends to also be a huge source of frustration. Even for the most seasoned web design veterans, clients [...]

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Don’t Design for Other Designers

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This week I read a brilliant article by Hugh MacLeod, creator of the famous Gaping Void comics, entitled “Why You Shouldn’t Write for Other Writers.” The gist of the article is, if you write to appease other writers, you will fail. Miserably. Sure, other writers will praise your work to no end. But the customers, [...]

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