Jan 25, 2012 Posted by Judith

Great Premium Themes @ One Low Price

I am a proud StudioPress affiliate. Have been for as long as I can remember! I used Brian Gardner’s (Check out his site and subscribe — good stuff there!) themes back in the day before StudioPress when his themes were called Revolution. And a revolution he did start! I use StudioPress themes on most of my sites because they are solidly coded and the support is the best I’ve found... read more

Jan 20, 2012 Posted by Judith

Need a WordPress Directory Theme?

Offering a directory of informational sites can be a valuable sales and/or revenue tool. I’ve been testing all the directory themes I can find for one of my own pet projects I’m trying to find the time to work on. Right now I’ve got three in my sights that I thought I would share with you due to the ongoing requests I receive for a recommendation of a Premium WordPress Directory... read more

Jan 18, 2012 Posted by Judith

“Yes, I’m Back in Black”

While the title of this post is lyrics from one of my favorite bands AC/DC, it fits today’s post. We used to change the background color of our sites to black in protest over various causes back in the day. Here we are in 2012 and we are back in black. Today you may run into sites that are completely blacked out in protest of the SOPA (Stop Internet Piracy Act) that our government is toying with. ... read more

Jan 13, 2012 Posted by Judith

5 Characteristics of Successful WordPress Site Owners

Everyone wants online success, right? But why is it that so few actually live the experience? There are many reasons — buying into the hype, not willing to work hard, not willing to learn… I could go on. But for those who do reap online rewards there are certain characteristics they all have in common when it comes to having a successful WordPress Web site.Prioritization of Certain Tasks:... read more

Jan 3, 2012 Posted by Judith

How to Update to WordPress 3.3.1

January 3, 2012: 3.3.1 WordPress 3.3.1 Security and Maintenance Release This maintenance release fixes 15 issues with WordPress 3.3, as well as a fix for a cross-site scripting vulnerability that affected version 3.3. As always, when updating WordPress, themes or plugins, it doesn’t hurt to get in the habit of following the simple steps below… Step-by-step instructions to help you safely and... read more

Jan 3, 2012 Posted by Judith

Ten Web Site Resolutions You Can’t Ignore for 2012

Are you sick of “Top 10 “New Year’s Resolutions lists” yet? I sure hope not because I’ve got just one more for you today that will decide your level of online success. I do this every year so you’ll have a running start ahead of your competition in 2012 if you keep these issues in mind! These are the topics I think are important to your success and that I see many of my... read more

Dec 30, 2011 Posted by Judith

Top 10 WordPress Site New Year’s Resolutions

At this time every year we review our business status and methodologies and come up with resolutions to try to improve our success and profitability in the year ahead.  Excluding your WordPress Web site  from this important effort considering online is more fluid than ever before would be a serious misstep. For your convenience and consideration, I update this post each year so you can get a reminder of... read more

Dec 22, 2011 Posted by Judith

Wishing You a Merry Christmas!

The weather is blustery here in Mississippi (that’s an understatement) and while there is no snow on the ground, the Christmas spirit clearly has everyone in it’s grip. As you run around for last minute errands, folks are wearing Santa hats (I have a camo Santa hat!) wishing everyone with whom they make eye contact a “Merry Christmas!” without hesitation. As I sit here wrapping up... read more

Dec 9, 2011 Posted by Judith

Stunning Multi-Media Premium WordPress Theme

I hate when this happens… A new theme is released from one of my favorite premium WordPress developers and I don’t have a site to use it on! Notebook, the latest theme from Elegant Themes did just that! Like so many ET themes, the cutting edge coding and visuals is what sets their Premium WordPress Themes apart from what is becoming a pretty noisy market. This theme in particular has a... read more

Dec 2, 2011 Posted by Judith

WordPress Site Stat Tips You Can’t Live Without

You know you are getting traffic to your Web site — but that isn’t good enough! You you really need to know the nitty-gritty of your Web sites statistics so that you can plan accordingly when it comes to landing pages, new content or even revising/resurrecting older content. Did you know that you have this data at your finger tips 24/7? If your hosting server has a cPanel, you’ll find... read more