This month Google made a major announcement on the future of search and stated it would break away from the traditional desktop search index (aka database of websites and blogs) and move to a mobile-first search index. Google indicated this shift was coming at industry conferences, but made the change official with an article on the Google Webmaster Central Blog on November 4th. In the announcement Google stated: To make our results more useful, we’ve begun experiments to make our index ... Read More
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Grab Savings at Our Black Friday Sales Event
Today is election day in the U.S. and I'd like to take a step away from the craziness to chat about another crazy event this November -> Black Friday! We rarely run sales, but in keeping with our crazy U.S. traditional of Black Friday and Cyber Monday shopping, we are offering a few limited time coupons for our premium WordPress themes, SEO courses, and onsite SEO workshops. What's Up for Sale? Stock WordPress Themes Discount = 25% Off Coupon Code = BlackFriday2016 Buy a single theme ... Read More
Meet Richard: A New Law Firm Website Template for WordPress
Does your law firm website need an update? Richard, a law firm website template for WordPress, is here to update your existing website with a fresh new look. Richard is our latest stock WordPress theme that is available for purchase in our online theme store. Richard is a Genesis child theme designed for law firms with multiple attorneys and/or single lawyer offices. Website Template Features and Highlights Text or image based logo Easy to use menus Hero image Attorney ... Read More
Meet James: A Consulting Website Template for WordPress
Does your consulting practice need some change management? James, a consulting website template for WordPress, is here to help drive some ROI back to your marketing budget. James is our latest stock WordPress theme that is available for purchase in our online theme store. James is a Genesis child theme designed for B2B and B2C consulting companies. Template Features and Highlights Text or image based logo Easy to use menus Hero image Call to action options on the home page and ... Read More
Website Therapy for Psychologists and Counselors
Does your practice need a little website therapy? Our Kathleen theme is here to help heal your lack of online presence. Our latest WordPress theme, Kathleen, is now available for purchase in our online store. Kathleen is a Genesis child theme designed for psychiatrists, psychologist, therapists, marriage counselors, social workers, group practices, and other mental health professionals. Feature List for DIY Website Therapy Text or image based logo Easy to use menus Hero image or ... Read More
Get Your Website in Shape With Kristie
Our latest WordPress theme, Kristie, is now available for sale through our online store. Kristie is a Genesis child theme designed for yoga studios and fitness centers. If you're opening up a new studio or need to give your studio's existing website a makeover, our Kristie theme can provide a quick, yet professional DIY website option. Kristie Offers Great Options for DIY Website Builds Text or image based logo Easy to use menus Hero image or rotator Call to action option in ... Read More
Don’t Wait for Black Friday and Cyber Monday, Grab Your Savings Today!
In honor of our crazy U.S. traditional of Black Friday and Cyber Monday shopping, we are offering a limited time coupon for 25% off any of our premium WordPress themes. Here’s How to Grab Your 25% Discount First, put down the left over candy corn and pumpkin spice latte. Second, head on over to our theme store and start browsing through our 30+ stock themes. Check out a demo or two to get a feel for the theme look and function. Third, add your favorite theme to your shopping ... Read More
New License and Pricing Policy for Stock WordPress Themes
It’s hard to believe so much time has past and our little theme store has grown into the size it has. I did not anticipate the popularity or sales growth that has occurred these last few years. As with the rest of the WordPress community, we have been forced to reevaluate our existing sales model and our ability to provide long-term, high quality support for theme buyers. In an effort to preserve our existing level of support, we are migrating from a lifetime theme license to an annual ... Read More
Get Social With bbPress, BuddyPress, and the Genesis Framework
We've received a lot of inquiries, tweets, and messages on what's coming next in our theme store and after a few month hiatus, I'm happy to report we have a new theme released and ready for usage. Our latest theme, Caroline, is now available and it's full of lots of functional goodness. Instead of integrating our theme into one or two major plugins, we decided we'd go full out crazy and style it to support four very popular plugins. When you purchase Caroline, you'll receive a premium ... Read More
Custom WordPress Theme Design vs. Theme Customizations
Most WordPress users do not understand the difference between the customization of an existing WordPress theme and the creation of a custom WordPress theme design. And why should they? They’re users focused on running their business and not on the jargon of WordPress design. Each week we run into this area of confusion and each week I feel the frustration from users trying to maneuver through the maze of premium WordPress themes, graphic designers, programmers, and WordPress ... Read More
Creating the Ideal Home Page
You’ve got the perfect idea. I mean a good one. One you’ve been waiting your whole life to come up with. It’s good and you are going to be a superstar. You know this ever so perfect idea needs a killer website to make it come to life. Not just any website, but a good one that will quickly and beautifully illustrate your concept and why the world must embrace it. You pop on over to ThemeForest.net or Template Monster or any other website that offers thousands of WordPress themes. Somehow ... Read More
Save 20% on any Theme with our WordPress Black Friday Sale
In honor of our crazy Thanksgiving tradition of Black Friday and Cyber Monday shopping, we are offering a limited time coupon for 20% off any of our premium WordPress themes. We've had a lot of people inquire about a possible Black Friday sale, so we're just going to break down and do it. We only run a sale once or twice a year, so buy now before you lose your opportunity to save. Here's How to Grab Your 20% Discount First, put down the turkey leg and stop eating that pumpkin pie. I know ... Read More
Use WordPress to Create the Perfect Author Website Design
Over the last few months my friend Chris has been pushing me to create a WordPress theme that would support DIY author website design. I was a little hesitant about this idea because I already had other products I wanted to create in my head. Chris knew it was a good idea and he knew this was a niche that was underserved by WordPress, so he continued to bring it up in conversation. After a while he created the base design for a template and sent it over to me. I’ll be the first to admit, ... Read More
Introducing Jessica: A WordPress Store Theme With Lots of Options
We’re happy to announce the release of Jessica, a brand new WordPress store theme that was built for the Genesis Framework. Our theme is pretty, but don't let her beauty mislead you. She is a very powerful theme that is full of great eCommerce options. Jessica is not only beautiful, it's coded in HTML5 and supports schema. The theme comes with options to showcase coupons and freight specials, capture subscribers, and display sizing tables. It is mobile friendly so it will automatically adapt ... Read More
Introducing Derrick: A Training Website Theme
We’re happy to announce the release of Derrick, a new WordPress LMS theme that was built for LearnDash and the Genesis Framework. Derrick was designed as a training website theme so it could support the creation of online courses and lessons. Our new Derrick theme is coded in HTML5, supports schema, and it is mobile responsive. It includes prebuilt styling for the LearnDash learning management system, iThemes Exchange, and WPAchievements. Derrick’s Feature Highlights Digital sales ... Read More
How-To Guide: Installing the Genesis Framework and a Child Theme
We sell a lot of Genesis child themes and many times these themes are sold to people who have never used WordPress before, let alone the Genesis framework. They’re dentists and lawyers and other people who don’t sit and build websites every day. Because of this, many people are a little intimidated by the idea of installing the Genesis framework and a child theme. Here’s the good new – it is really easy. Even if you’ve never installed a WordPress theme. A Recap on Frameworks In the most ... Read More
Are You Considering Building WordPress Themes and Selling Them Online?
Last month I had the pleasure of speaking at WordCamp Chicago. My presentation was titled Solutions Before Development – Creating WordPress Products That Actually Sell. If you’re considering building WordPress themes and launching a theme shop, this talk is a must see video for you. My presentation followed this outline: The Internal Fight The Concept Was Simple In the beginning… We were completely and utterly clueless At First We Were Just Another WordPress Theme Store Find ... Read More
Introducing Deborah: A PTA WordPress Theme
We’re happy to announce the release of Deborah, a PTA WordPress theme. This is the newest Genesis theme available for purchase in our online store. Deborah is designed for local PTA and PTO groups who would like to use WordPress to create and manage their PTA websites. Deborah comes equip with an online store, event calendar, and buttons for encouraging donations and Facebook likes. A parent teacher association (PTA), also known as a PTSA or PTO, is a formal organization composed of parents, ... Read More
Can You Create Great Websites With Stock WordPress Templates?
I receive a lot of questions about stock WordPress templates and their capabilities. Buyers want to know how much they can customize a stock theme to meet the needs of their blog or business website. My answer is you can do a lot. You can create a great website with the theme as is or you can customize it to meet your own unique needs. I also receive a lot of emails asking for examples of our Genesis themes in usage on real world websites and blogs. I don't manage our support forum nor do I ... Read More
Friday’s Marketing Roundup: Good Reads for April 4th
Happy Friday! We're back again with a quick update on this week's interesting articles on WordPress, website design, usability, SEO and social media. This week there were some great articles to read and digest, but if you ask me, I think the WordPress podcasts stole the show. It seems everyone is jumping into podcasting and this week there have been some fabulous folks chatting about design, usability, and best practices in WordPress businesses. Podcasts are becoming an important part ... Read More
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