Black Friday and Cyber Monday Deals for WordPress Bloggers

Black Friday And cyber Monday are two craziest days for shopping in United States, it’s the day where product owners give crazy discounts. Following the trend, online businesses have started to capitalize on these days as well by offering their consumers huge discounts on WordPress themes, plugins and other stuff.

Today, I’ve complied a great list of WordPress products which you might not like to miss.

Most of these discounts are LIMITED time only. Keep Reading >

Awesome Tools for Bloggers

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I’ve created countless blogs and WordPress based sites over the last few years.  During the stint of my online creations, I’ve come across hundreds of free and paid services/products that have captured my attention.  Of course, many of them didn’t benefit me so I’m not going to recommend these to you.  Don’t get caught up in trying to test out every single product or service that comes your way; many of them are a waste of time but some things like Optin Skin can be very beneficial to you and your site(s).

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10 of the Best WordPress Plugins You Need in 2012

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There are 10 great and beneficial WordPress plugins we think you need on your site.  From SEO to social media, plugins can give your WP site the extra push to stand out!  Our recommendations come from years of experience and many WordPress sites we create.  Plugins are a WordPress sites best friend.  On this blog and other WordPress sites, you can find thousands of reviews but frankly you don’t need to overcrowd your site.

Just listen to us and take a peak at 10 great plugins that you need in order to improve your site today.

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20 Professional Responsive WordPress Themes for Your Business

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Responsive web design is all the rage nowadays and in good fashion.  Viewing the internet isn’t what it was 5 to 10 years ago.  Today we have so many avenues to view web pages; smartphones, tablets, laptops, etc.  Responsive WordPress themes have been a webmasters DREAM!

So, what the heck is responsive web design?  Responsive web design, in its simplest terms, is the ability for web pages to fit multiple screen dimensions and fit to any viewing platform.  The fluid layout allows for the design to not be affected if its viewed on a desktop or an iPhone.

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Elegant Themes Review – A Total Revamp

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Elegant Themes is a membership site for awesome, premium WordPress themes.  In this Elegant Themes review, you will learn why investing in a membership for only $39/year is well worth it.  Nick Roach is the gentleman behind the popular WordPress theme store and he just launched a new look for Elegant Themes!  I saw some previews on Dribble and was excited to see it come to life a couple weeks ago.

Below is a before and after screenshot of the homepage.  As you can see the color scheme has just along with the  logo and fonts…a completely redesign.  The new look is much cleaner and doesn’t have the design elements that the old one has.  In my opinion, I love the new design.

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How to Translate a WordPress Site to Other Languages

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If you are focused on readers in your native country, then you might want to expand your site to accommodate those who read your blog in another language.  To translate a WordPress site to multiple languages means to be open to new readers.  Every once in a while, I get redirected to a site that has exotic symbols, or so I think.  It is a site that may be in Japanese but I wished it was translated because I’m sure I could dig up some useful info.

If you are a WordPress website owner you should start to think globally, or at least allow your site to be global.  In order to to do so, you will need knowledge or coding or be able to install a plugin.  Personally, the ease and time saving, I chose the latter.

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22 Clean and Minimal Premium WordPress Themes

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When it comes to web design, clean is more.  Clean and minimal premium WordPress themes sell the best…and for good reason.  So, how do you achieve a clean design?  By having plenty of white space and in an organized fashion.  Immediate impressions are key when it comes to keeping visitors glued on your site.  I’ve found sites via Google and immediately clicked the back button because it is filled with ads, has a bright background and is a jumbled mess.

Don’t let yourself lose visitors because of your design.  Any clean design is safe in my opinion.  With a clean WordPress theme, you can plugins and features to it without interrupting the flow of the design.

I’ve compiled 22 awesome clean and minimal premium WordPress themes that come at a cost but a very minimal one at that.

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Should I Blog About My Passion or Follow the Money?

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I’ve heard countless people suggesting that the #1 priority in choosing a blogging topic is to make sure it aligns with your passion.  Its getting kind of old when people tell me to make sure to blog about my passion.  In all honestly, I’ve given this advice out as well over and over to people asking me what they should create a blog about.  I’ve always thought that this is great advice until I thought about it some…and some more.

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Brand WordPress Login Screen Tutorial

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If you’re like me then you want everything perfect with your WordPress site.  From the layout to the contact form, everything has to be the way I want it.  Learn to brand WordPress login so that your logo appears when you or a registered member is signing in.   I think it goes a long way when you personalize your site and create something unique to share with your readers.

If you are detailed oriented or you have multiple contributors, authors and/or owners of your WordPress site then branding your login screen can add that extra zest to your site.

In order to do so, you can either change the code of your functions php file as instructed in this post or you can simply use a plugin.

In today’s quick tutorial, I’m going to show you how to brand your login screen with a logo using a plugin.  The process is quite easy…even a caveman can do it.

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Amazing Premium WordPress Travel Themes

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If you are a blogger in the travel industry or just a nomad that is location independent then you need to check out this collection of premium WordPress travel themes.  With these templates, you can present your travels in a professional manner.  If you want your travels to tell a story or you simply want to talk about places you’ve encountered then the following themes may fit your needs.

To be honest with you there weren’t too many themes worth putting on this list.  The one’s that stood out to me and have a good design from reputable marketplaces, I did post below.

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