Website Design

Marketing Graphics Toolkit – A Review

Today I would like to share with you an awesome finding. I am always looking for new ways to make my websites look better and more professional. In the case of a WordPress website, I usually start with a nice looking theme.

Once I have the theme installed and “tweaked”, I start looking for web graphics. Web graphics can be anything from pictures, Buy Now buttons, Bonus Boxes, etc. I have to say, I am not a graphics designer by any means, but I know enough Photoshop to be dangerous. The problem is that my knowledge and time are so limited, that I need to look for outside sources for my graphics.

PayPal View Cart Error: We were unable to decrypt the certificate id – SOLVED!

A couple of days ago I was helping a friend set up his website using WordPress. He will be accepting payment for his services via PayPal. We created all the necessary buttons  and they all worked fine, except for the View Cart Button. It would always give us the following error:

We were unable to decrypt the certificate id

Adding a Flash Header to WordPress Theme – Update

This is an update to a previous post where I explained how to “tweak” an Artisteer theme to add a Flash header.

Two things have happened since I wrote that post. First, the plugin used to create the Flash header – Flash Fader Revived – has been removed from WordPress, nowhere to be found. Second, starting with release 2.4, Artisteer has incorporated the Flash header capability into the software. What this means is that now you don’t have to “tweak” any files to add a Flash header to your theme. On the other hand, now you have to provide a Flash “movie” to be displayed in the header area.

Creating A Website As An Effective Local Marketing Strategy

Entrepreneurs who are not technology-savvy have this feeling that only big businesses deserve and can afford a website. On the contrary, small businesses should ride the bandwagon and get their own websites running for an effective local marketing strategy.

Do not be scared of technology because it can be a valuable ally in implementing any local marketing plan. As for websites, you need not break the bank in order to create a customized and professional website for your business. You only need to hire the right professionals and then add some creative juices to your campaign.

Adding a Flash Header to WordPress Theme

After a lot of research I finally found an easy way to insert a flash header into an Artisteer WordPress theme. To see an example of the finished product click here. NOTE: I have only tested this procedure with templates with a square top and no padding.

Step 1 – Create a template using Artisteer. After saving and exporting the template, go to the exported directory (the directory with the WordPress files generated by Artisteer).

Step 2 – Open the file “style.css” and search for the word “header”. You should find a block of code like this one:

How to Create a Custom Background for Artisteer

Hello everybody,

I have created a video tutorial on how to create a custom background for Artisteer. This custom background can be used when creating a WordPress template to be used when creating a website.

Check it out and let me know what you think.

To learn more secrets, click on the link Make a Website using WordPress.