Image Editing Applications

Images are rarely ready for publication when you download them. Therefore, you will need to modify the image for your blog. Sometimes an image will just need resized, other times you will need to crop the image and add text. There are many free and premium image editing applications available …

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How to Check If You Are Affected by Google’s Manual Webspam Action

Whilst viewing Webmaster Tools last night, I came across a new section under Search Traffic entitled “Manual Actions”. As you may know, my Martial Arts Videos website currently does not receive much traffic from Google. To be more precise: It receives less than five visits per day. Google already responded …

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12 Admin Themes For WordPress

The WordPress admin area got a new lick of paint last year, however the interface has not changed much in many years. In many respects, the admin area looks dated when compared to other blogging platforms such as SquareSpace and Ghost. As you would expect, there are many plugins available …

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1001 Inspirational Logo Designs

Logos are an important part of branding your website or business. My problem has always been that I don’t know what I want. Whether I am designing a logo myself or paying a designer to design something for me, I always struggle to figure out what theme the logo could …

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A New Lick of Paint Thanks to the Good People at StudioPress

My love affair with StudioPress and all things Genesis continues. Over the last few weeks I had been looking at different blogging designs for KevinMuldoon.com as I had grown bored with the plain look of the last design. In the end, I went with another Genesis design. Initially, I was …

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100 Free WordPress Themes From 2013

The official WordPress theme directory continues to be one the most popular places for WordPress users to find good designs for their website. There are currently around 1,750 designs in the directory, yet the total number of theme downloads is close to seven million. At the current download rate, this …

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The Downside of Free

Giving stuff away for free is one of the best ways of getting traffic to a website. It’s a tried and tested formula. Whether it’s a free ebook, free WordPress theme or free content; many people are conditioned to getting things for free. I noticed this when working on my …

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Apple iPad – What’s it for?

After saying I didn’t want to be a fanboy, I’m posting about the new Apple iPad on the same day as getting an iMac, though it’s hard to get away from all the exposure this new gadget is getting. It seems to be getting great reviews. I’m sure it’s a …

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