Marketing Graphics Toolkit – A Review

Posted by on Jun 11, 2011 | 0 comments

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,...

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Product Review – WPTWIN Clone Tool

Posted by on Mar 4, 2011 | 0 comments

On this post I will review a new software tool for WordPress – WPTWIN Clone Tool. This tool helps you make complete copies of your WordPress site, including plugin and site configurations, in just a few seconds. I don’t know about you, but once you get good at WordPress, you use it for all your website and blog installations. I personally do several installations a month. One thing that I noticed was that, after a while, you tend to use the same plugins for all your installations. The problem with this is that you end up installing...

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

Posted by on Jul 6, 2010 | 18 comments

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   This is a preview of PayPal View Cart Error: We were unable to decrypt the certificate id – SOLVED!. Read the full post (331 words, 2 images, estimated 1:19 mins reading...

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Adding a Flash Header to WordPress Theme – Update

Posted by on May 13, 2010 | 4 comments

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...

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Creating A Website As An Effective Local Marketing Strategy

Posted by on Apr 24, 2010 | 0 comments

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...

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Adding a Flash Header to WordPress Theme

Posted by on Feb 10, 2010 | 9 comments

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...

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How to Create a Custom Background for Artisteer

Posted by on Feb 10, 2010 | 9 comments

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.   Permanent link to this post (62 words, estimated 15 secs reading...

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How To Create Custom Templates for WordPress Themes using Artisteer

Posted by on Feb 10, 2010 | 10 comments

Today we will look into creating custom templates for a WordPress theme created with Artisteer. These themes are used when creating websites, to change the look and feel of the site. What are templates? Templates are basically variations on the layout of your default theme. You use custom templates when you want a page to look different from the rest of the other pages on your website or blog. When building or creating a website, you need to think on the layout first. For example, when I created this website I needed the home page to be the...

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SEO for WordPress Websites

Posted by on Feb 10, 2010 | 0 comments

Search Engine Optimization (SEO) is vital if you want your website to be found and displayed (indexed) by the search engines. Just building a website and setting it up is not enough. In this article I will share with you some of the techniques I use to set-up SEO when building a website with WordPress. I hope you find them helpful. I. Domain Name SEO starts with the domain name. Make sure your domain name contains keywords that you want to rank for in the search engines. This is a preview of SEO for WordPress Websites. Read the full post...

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WordPress Themes – What is the Difference?

Posted by on Feb 10, 2010 | 0 comments

WordPress Themes define the look and feel when you make a website. The themes define such things as color combination, pictures, navigation, etc; of your newly created website. In the world of WordPress there are Free themes and Premium themes (pay for) available. What are the differences? Let’s take a look. Security Free WordPress themes are great if you are on a budget, but they are usually riddled with SPAM code. Because there is no control over who coded the theme, most free themes contain some sort of SPAM code embedded in them. In...

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