5 Ways to Defy the Average WordPress Theme

Thanks to ThemeSpectrum.com for this excellent guest post. A Dynamic Front Page In the past a WordPress site could be spotted a mile away with 10 blog posts flowing down a front page and a sidebar. WordPress now functions more like a traditional CMS out of the box, but theme developers are creating WordPress themes with more dynamic and rich front pages. Below are 3 different approaches to creating a... read more

Using WordPress as a Traditional CMS

People often want to create a site that doesn’t look like a blog. Usually, if you ask them enough questions, you’ll find that they want to have a site that mostly consists of “static” pages (content which doesn’t change very often). They want a home page that isn’t a list of reverse chronological, ever-changing blog posts. They probably want to include a blog as a... read more

Hard Times Bring Clever Opportunities

In some ways, now is a great time for those of us with microbusinesses because the recession is giving us opportunities we didn’t have before! The key is to keep your eyes open and look for the deals so you don’t miss them. Of course as I find them, I’ll pass them on to you, but I’d love it if you’d do the same for me! A smart man, Ammon Johns, over on the forums I moderate... read more