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Cheap Wordpress Themes: 5 Semi-Premium Designs for Business Websites
Posted on 12. Mar, 2010 by Barbara Holbrook.
We’ve talked about Premium Wordpress Themes ad infinitum on TutorialBlog. But, sometimes you need a cheap WordPress theme that you can get online and looking good in less than an hour. What do you when you (or your client) want it all … and your budget is under $25?
You call in reinforcements!
Take the pain out of working under an impossible budget by making it easy. Your “client” will be pleased as punch with any of these semi-premium WordPress themes and you’ll still have money left to buy a fancy coffee from your favorite java dealer.
What is a semi-premium theme you ask? These themes may not have everything as the expensive, bells-and-whistles-included brand of premium themes. That could mean fewer choices on the theme options screen or only a single page template or fewer plugins pre-built into the site. However, in most areas a good semi-premium theme has everything you need to build a quality website, quick and easy.
Elegant Themes is a WordPress theme club that specializes in semi-premium themes. (...)
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Social Networking Software: 12 Ways to Build the Next, Best Social Network
Posted on 16. Feb, 2010 by Barbara Holbrook.
Do you want to be the next YouTube, Flickr, Match.com or Facebook? Then, you need to find the right social networking software. Dating sites, friend networks, video sharing portals are all built on networking platforms that give members control over their personal profile and encourage user-generated content.
If you can get it right, Social Networking is the key to the kingdom. You will never have to worry about your next blog post, because users will post and manage their own content. You will be free to focus on the important stuff like marketing, partnerships and monetization.
Of course, great social networks need great software. No one wants to play on a slow network and users won’t create profiles if they think your software isn’t secure. When choosing a social networking platform, you need to make sure the software looks professional, is stable and will be around for the long haul.
Here are the programs and platforms you’ll encounter in your search for social networking software. (...)
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Facebook Connect: Plugins to Integrate FB and Wordpress
Posted on 12. Feb, 2010 by Barbara Holbrook.
When I first decided it was time to add Facebook Connect to a website, I figured it would be no big deal. Facebook is a social media powerhouse, I figured, so they must have tools to simplify the process. Plus, I use Wordpress! So I was fairly confident that some enterprising developer had already created a plugin that would add Facebook Connect to the blog with a few clicks.
Boy was I naive. Adding Facebook to a Wordpress site is harder than it sounds. I spent days testing out plugins with varying degrees of success. Each plugin had it’s own set of quirks, Facebook features that worked or didn’t, one plugin even shut down the whole site!
Luckily, integrating Facebook was not a total FAIL. After much testing and tribulation, Facebook Connect is now humming along happily. Visitors can login and comment using their Facebook ID, post comments back to their main stream, join the fan page with a single click and a handful of other nifty Facebook features that encourage visitor loyalty and interaction.
Take the benefit of my experience, and read this article before you begin the process of adding Facebook Connect to your Wordpress website. Here are 3 different Wordpress plugins for installing Facebook Connect. (...)
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Awesome Customizations: 10 websites based on the Yamidoo Magazine Theme
Posted on 14. Jan, 2010 by Barbara Holbrook.
Premium WordPress themes can be a designer’s best friend. But most websites worth visiting know better than to use a theme straight “out of the box.” Your site design is part of your branding and it’s the first impression visitors will have of your product. It only takes seconds for a new visitors to decide whether your site is “reputable.” And, like it or not, they will make that decision based on looks.
That’s why when you’re deciding which premium theme to buy the most important question you can ask is, “Can I make this theme look custom without reinventing the wheel?” To help you make this decision, TutorialBlog will begin showcasing a selection of sites all based on the same theme. Take a look and see for yourself some of the customized themes that started with a premium foundation.
Today, we’re taking a look at customization ideas for the Yamidoo Magazine Theme from wpzoom. (...)
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How to Use Google Maps with WordPress Blogs: 5 Plugins to Get You Started
Posted on 15. Dec, 2009 by Barbara Holbrook.
It wasn’t long ago that Mapquest was the only quality mapping tool online. Then, the rise of Google Maps, possibly the best and most sophisticated mapping tool available online.
Google Maps inspired regular people to become cartographers — mapping our lives, mashing up old maps in new ways, and creating a new way to share our world. Even as the maps have become more sophisticated, the general tools have become simpler. In fact, if you’re using WordPress inserting a Google Map can be dead easy with the right plugin.
A note of caution, inserting Google maps into a WordPress website without a plugin can have unexpected results. Be sure to place the embed code in the HTML Editor, and never save your post or page while in the Visual Editor.
Better yet, forget about embedding maps with html! Use one of these handy Google Maps plugins for WordPress. You’ll thank us later. (...)
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Sync Your Life: Great Tools to Sync, Backup and Store your Files
Posted on 02. Dec, 2009 by Derek Walter.
You probably remember that one time when you really needed a copy of that spreadsheet for the meeting; only to realize it was sitting on your hard drive at home. Or the time you wrote up that great list of ideas and forgot to e-mail it to yourself.
If you use multiple devices for computing, the good news is these potential hazards can be avoided. There are now some great online tools to keep your files, notes, and other essential data synced between your desktop, laptop, and mobile phone.
Here are some suggestions for Getting your Digital Life in Sync.
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Freelancers: Invoice your clients
Posted on 23. Nov, 2009 by Oli.
Create invoices and manage account receivables online using one of these 9 web apps. You’ll save time and maybe even earn more money.
The ability to successfully run a freelance design business, requires more than just graphic skills. You’ll need to know how to drum up business, manage competing demands and perhaps most importantly how to get paid.
As a freelancer, choosing the right invoice software can make your job easier. These web apps can create invoices online, track payments, and more. Many offer a free trial, others are completely free. All you need now is determine which online invoice software works best for you.
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Target Your Marketing Campaign with Facebook Ads
Posted on 04. Nov, 2009 by Barbara Holbrook.
Facebook ads are quickly becoming the top choice for targeted online ad campaigns. Whether your goal is lead generation, sales, or improving brand recognition, a targeted campaign will always have better results.
Google Adwords used to be the king of online ad campaigns because they can target users based on their current search priorities. Facebook ads are the next generation of targeted text ads.
Learn how to get started and why you should create a Facebook ad. (...)
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5 Photo Gallery Plugins for WordPress
Posted on 02. Nov, 2009 by Spencer Spellman.
They say a picture is worth a thousand words. If so, then these photo gallery plugins for WordPress must be worth volumes. Each plugin creates the photo gallery a bit differently — jquery slideshows, flash slideshows, automatically from your flickr set — which you choose is purely a matter of preference.
Image galleries are one of those features that can help your website or blog rise above the rest. Quality photos can draw in your visitors and keep them on your site longer. Sure, you can still add eye candy to your blog using the default installation of WordPress. But if you really want to go for sugar-overload, then you need to include a photo gallery.
Here are five WordPress photo gallery plugins that can add some interactivity and pop to your blog. Now that’s sweet. (...)
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Free Photoshop Shapes: Download Custom Shapes Sets
Posted on 22. Oct, 2009 by Barbara Holbrook.
Photoshop shapes are different than Photoshop brushes, although some people use the terms interchangeably, they refer to completely different tools. Both tools will allow you to easily add custom elements that be stamped out over and over again, used to create patterns, transferred from one design to another, and stored in your Photoshop library for use on your next project.
The big difference between custom brushes and custom shapes is that brushes create a bitmapped element that is permanently painted onto a layer. Custom Photoshop shapes will add an editable vector shape on it’s own layer. This is especially useful because it makes it easy to change the color or size of your custom item should you change your mind while working on the design.
Adding custom brushes and custom shapes to your Photoshop presets is an invaluable timesaver. Today, we’ll help you start your collection with this list of 10 Places to Download Free Custom Shape sets for Photoshop. (...)
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5 WordPress Comment Plugins to Engage Users and Promote Discussion
Posted on 21. Oct, 2009 by Spencer Spellman.
If you’re a new user to WordPress, then you’re probably perfectly content with the comment features you already have. You may not yet realize the positive effect that adding a comment plugin (or three) can have on your site.
Better comment functions are a great way to encourage discussion and build community on your blog or website. Whether your goal is to encourage people to leave comments, reward them for doing so or even just make your comments look better, there is a WordPress plugin that will do the trick.
Try these 5 WordPress comment plugins to enhance your blog.(...)
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Using SWiSH
Posted on 29. Nov, 2007 by Dave.
Swish is an enormously grand way to include flash effects to your site. It includes making small movies run without Macromedia Flash plug-ins. Swish stands for Simple Web Indexing System for Humans. With it you can easily index directories of files and search the generated indexes. When you do a search, it’s the swish program that is doing the actual searching. Swish objective is to fill the need of Web administrators on the Internet.
Swish is easy to use and simple. You can do many things such as stemming or searching for different versions of a word or the use of synonyms. With it, you can do most of the things that full-featured indexers and search programs can. In indexing HTML files, swish can ignore data in tags and give higher relevance to information in header and title tags. In one pass, it can automatically search your whole Web Site, if it’s under one directory. Index files consist of only one file this is the reason why they can easily be transported.
The most powerful Flash creation tool is the Swishmax. It has 230 new effects a Javascript-like scripting language and support for dynamic content and input forms. It is perfect for interactive Flash presentations.
The new Swishvideo allows you to convert your video files into streaming Flash files. With it you can easily display your videos with play controls and playback settings. You can also import your AVI, QuickTime, MPEG or Windows Media videos into Swishvideo. After that, you can select your videos compression quality, key frame intervals, deblocking and smoothing settings. The play controls are already made available for easy access. The control is complete with play, pause, stop, forward and rewind buttons. Not only that, you can also create your own custom controls in any Flash authoring tool and import them into Swishvideo. To export settings, select an SWF or FLV and adjust your video’s border width, scaling, background color, start and end states.
Another swish craze is the Swishpix. It allows you to create flashy photo albums. You just select your photos, add themes, music, callouts or clipart and viola – an animated photo album! You can also publish your output as a screensaver, burn to CD or upload to your website. Here you can also combine multiple movies and define the playing order as well as play back options and control your movie’s size and window state. To display your movie, select the context menu items and about box.
With Swish, you can turn otherwise idle presentation into an irresistible one. Swish offers a lot more, go and check it out!
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SWiSH Max2 Templates – Getting the Buzz on Practical Flash Design – by Dave Collado
Posted on 29. Nov, 2007 by Dave.
We are very excited to announce the release of a new product category – SWiSHmax2 Templates designed for using with the extremely popular SWiSH software. SWiSH Max is a program distributed by Swishzone.com that utilizes Adobe Flash technology to deliver cross-browser compatible presentations namely flash websites, animated menus, Flash-based video, banner ads, text effects and the like. However, I first heard about SWiSH in the summer of 2004. At the time, I was looking for a solution to dealing with Flash alias text properties (or lack there of) and the only swish I’d ever heard of was that cherry flavored fluoride medicine they made us take back in grade school. Good times.
Like the Adobe Flash software, SWiSH utilizes objects, vector graphics, keyframes and a variation of ActionScript for scripting. The main reason SWiSH is so popular is its large number of built in preset effects such as “Spin and shrink, Alternate jump out fade and slide” which would otherwise have to be created manually in Flash. With this you simply draw shapes and text, add the desired effect and that’s it!
With Flash, on the other hand, you’ll need to understand concepts like layers, masking, frames, libraries and symbols before you even begin! And since these effects come built into SWiSH many people find it not only faster to use than the Flash software but that by lowering the learning curve it is also more practical. Not to mention that SWiSH is a heck of a lot less expensive than Adobe’s software. In sum SWiSH Max is basically Flash for those without the wish, need, time and or finances to buy the actual software.
Recently SwihsZone has gotten lots of praise since it’s September 26, 2007 release of the official SWiSH software entitled “SWiSHMax2″. What’s more, developers worldwide agree that the enhancements and simplification of the product makes it superior to the Adobe Flash technology. As you might expect the new version is not compatible with the older SWiSH designs and software –just like newer Flash versions (e.g Flash CS3) are not compatible with earlier Flash version files and the like.
Because the new SWiSHmax2 software package is so advanced, yet so much easier to work with, templatemonster.com partners & affiliates worldwide could not miss the opportunity to pioneer a new line of beautiful website templates for this revolutionary software. If all of this is making your mouth water with anticipation, it is probably because you know that I have a premium sample SWiSHmax2 Template for your education and use free of charge available for you to download right here.
While some web designers may have been rightfully justified to dislike the old SWiSH software (present company included) because it was inconvenient and had a non-user-friendly interface. That, and the fact the many of us were already so accustomed to using Flash, there was little desire to change to SWiSH. Then again, all of that is very different now.
Rewritten from the ground up, SWiSHmax2 offers hundreds of new features including components, content library and assets, effects browser, in place text editing, video/image/sound effects and an improved interface that is much more convenient and much easier for developers to use because it is similar to the Flash interface witch makes managing and navigating your SWiSHMax2 workspace simple.
SWiSHmax2 is such a wide-ranging application that you’re unlikely to ever exhaust its vast range of tools and features – even experienced SwiSHers will often discover new options and capabilities. Moreover SWiSH not only excels at text effects it also duplicates many of the effects available in Flash CS3.
From now on the SWiSHMax2 Templates will be available to you as one of our categories with our revolutionary SWiSH designed templates. We are sure that our beautiful designs in the SWiSHMax2 Templates will find dedicated fans. Our new SWiSHMax2 Templates will become very popular with customers who appreciate the real design advantages at truly great value prices. To learn more about SWiSHMax2 or, to download a free trial version of this revolutionary new product click on this link.
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Dave Collado is the Senior Design Consultant at www.foamers.net who provides quality website templates customization, Flash templates customization, CSS templates, web design tutorials, and many other web design and web hosting services. This article may be republished providing it remains fully intact.
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