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Weekly Mash Up #27: Topics in Blogging, Content Creation, Design, Freelance, jQuery, SEO, and WordPress
Jan 15th
It’s time once again for the Weekly Mash Up and it was a great week. It was so good I had a hard time cutting the list of articles down to only 11. But I did and I only choose ones that would be helpful.
This week’s Mash Up includes articles in Blogging, content creation, freelance topics, design, jQuery, SEO, and WordPress. All great topics and all worth reading.
Blogging Tips10 Titillating Tips For Struggling Bloggers – Famous Bloggers
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“I sat down at the antique desk in absolute agony, my groin screaming. My jaw was clenched tight as a drum. My More >
Get 25% Off Everything You Purchase at StudioPress For a Limited Time!
Nov 22nd
So have you been thinking about updating your theme, maybe upgrading from one of those free WordPress themes? Are you looking to replace your theme with a theme recommended by some of the top professional bloggers in the world? If you are thinking about making a change to your site, your in luck, StudioPressis offering a 25% discount on anything you purchase on their site! But its only for a limited time. If you are planning to purchase a theme from StudioPress, make sure to purchase it by Monday, November 28th, 2011. Keep in mind, StudioPress uses a child theme system More >
Use Firebug to Customize Your WordPress Theme
Nov 21st
The one thing I found I do most often with WordPress once I have it setup, configured, and the site is running smoothly is, customizing the look of the theme to give it a more unique look to the site. One of the easiest ways to change up the look is to use plugins, but they can’t and won’t do everything you may want them to do to your site. The best way to customize your theme is to modify the CSS file of your theme. Its usually called style.css. By modifying the style.css file, you can completely change the look More >
Mash Up #21: Topics in Blogging Tips, Design, Development, Photography, WordPress, and Inspirational Art
Oct 9th
This week’s Mash Up is a good one with sixteen articles and several bonus articles attached to the listed articles! The mash up includes articles I found helpful or interesting. As the title says, I found articles about Blogging Tips, Design, Development, Photography, WordPress, and Inspirational Art.
16 Great Articles Blogging Tips, Design, Development, Photography, WordPress, and Inspirational Art Blogging Tips6 Secret Techniques You Can Use To Become A Great Headline Writer “Let’s take a look at six examples of effective headlines and why they capture your attention. Though some of them are dated, they will still give you an idea of More >
WordPress Mondays: Anatomy of a WordPress Theme
Sep 12th
This week’s Wordprss article is about the layout of a wordpress theme. Last week, I wrote an article about Yoast’s Anatomy of a WordPress Cheat Sheet at WordPress Junkies and why its so important to know the layout of a WordPress theme.
Why is Knowing the Layout of a WordPress Theme Important?It’s important to know the layout of a WordPress theme, because it makes easier to know where a certain element is inside the code of your theme. Once you know this, you can quickly make changes to the code or if you are developer, you know what every element of the More >
Mash Up #19: Topics in Freelance, SEO Photography, Photoshop Resources, WordPress, and Inspirational Art
Sep 4th
Its been about a month since our last Mash up, but I have been collection some create articles since the last one was published. This week’s Mash Up has 10 great articles with a few bonus articles that in topics of freelance, SEO, photography, photoshop resources, WordPress, and two great inspirational articles that are about nature and sky photography.
Freelance49 (more) Motivational quotes to kick yourself in the ass “Previously, we covered 49 motivational quotes to kick yourself in the ass and today we’re giving you 49 more. Why 49 and not 50? Well, I think you’ve got one that you could More >
WordPress Mondays: Learn How Easy it can be to Create CSS Buttons with MaxFoundry’s WordPress Plugin
Aug 29th
Web designers and web marketers love navigation buttons and call to action buttons. These buttons, if designed correctly, can point readers towards important content, products, and subscriber list forms. Buttons are only as good as they a designed. Well designed buttons can help drive traffic to where you want. Whereas, a poorly designed button won’t be all that effective.
Creating stylish buttons can be hard work, but, for those that do not have the skills or tools to create effect buttons for their sites, button creation is a lot harder. For those that have the skills and tools to create More >
WordPress Mondays: Use the WordPress Editor to Find Related Content for Deep Linking
Aug 15th
This week, we are kicking off a new series, WordPress Mondays. As the title says, on Mondays Evolutionary Designs will post article(s) related to WordPress. These articles will be anything from tutorials, theme previews, about plugins, or wordpress news. These articles will come from new articles I have written in the past from other sites, guest authors, WordPress mashups, or a great article that I came across.
WordPress MondaysTo start things off, here is an article I had originally planed to write for Evolutionary Designs, but when I started writing for WordPress Junkies I ended up posting it there instead. So More >
Mash Up #18: Topics in Design, Copyright Infringement, Making Money Online, WordPress
Aug 1st
Hi guys, its time once again for our weekly Mash Up series! We normally post the mash ups on Sunday night, but do to internet connection issues, I was having difficulty uploading and working on articles over the weekend. So every article from last Friday was pushed back a few days. I am still having an issue with my internet connection, but it’s at least a little better and should be back to normal very soon.
This week we have a great selection of new media related articles. I found three great articles in design, one great article about copyright infringement, More >
QuickTip: How to Create WordPress Links That Open in New Window
Jun 23rd
When I browse websites, I find it annoying when a site has a link that when you click on it opens in the same tab or window you are currently reading. For me, I like to click links and have it open new windows or tabs so I can check out the link and go back to reading the article I was originally on without loosing my place.
Some may argue that having a link open a new window is bad manners. For others, they prefer it. For those that are trying to decide to have their links open new pages, More >
3 Ways To Find Scripts and CMS’s Running on a Website
Jun 9th
Have you ever come across a website and wondered what CMS (content management system)they are using or what plugins a site is using, maybe what JavaScripts/jQuery scripts the site has installed?
If so, then you are in luck. Recently, I found three tools that can help you find out more information about a site.
Why Would You Want to Know What Scripts and CMS’s Are Running On a Website?As a designer, I am always looking for new trends in design. So when I come across a site with a great design. I like to check out how the site was designed. More >
Manually Add the Google +1 Button to Your WordPress Site
Jun 2nd
Recently Google introduced a new sharing button called Google Plus +1 and now you can add a +1 button to your WordPress site. The Google +1 was designed so that you can give your “public stamp of approval” on articles that you find helpful. Now, your friends, family, and contacts can find the best content when they do a search.
Its important that you have this button on you site, because it might influence Google search engine ranks. If it does help give our articles and sites a little extra boost of influence, then its a good thing to have on your More >
