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Magnetic Headlines That Get More Clicks
Tom Shapiro — Out of every ten visitors to your blog, eight will read the headline yet only two will read the actual post itself. Learn to turn these numbers around through the crafting of can’t-miss headlines that drive clicks.…
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5 Simple Presentation Tips
After taping 1000 or so presentations, I thought I’d pass along some presentation tips that can really help your talk. These presentation tips are from both training and experience over the years. Presentation Tips 1. Use Dark Backgrounds Your slides…
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Introducing Mesh & Releasing Your First Plugin on WordPress.org
Aaron Ware Mesh is yet another page builder, but simplified. Get the most flexibility to display content by adding multiple content sections within Pages, Posts, or Custom Post Types. Efficient and unobtrusive, Mesh was designed to simply extend the functionality…
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Design from the Content Out
John Eckman “Content precedes design. Design in the absence of content is not design, it’s decoration.” – Jeffrey Zeldman We’ve all heard that content is king, yet when it comes to designing web experiences we’re still stuck with lorem ipsum…
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The Way to Theme Enlightenment
Amanda Giles Stepping into theme development can be daunting. Sure anyone with a little PHP skill and a basic understanding of the loop can create theme templates, but there are a number of things you can learn which can take…
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Good Design: The Gateway to a Better Business
Mel Choyce Good design is an expectation in today’s business landscape, but not everyone has access to an experienced designer. With a few tips and tricks, anyone can make a clean website or product that looks professional. Whether you’re a…
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Easily Implement Webfonts Using MyFonts Plugin
James Minior and Mark Berube MyFonts has created a plugin for implementing webfonts from our site, myfonts.com. It’s a beta release right now, and we’re interested in WP Boston’s feedback on it. We’ll discuss webfonts and typography then give a…
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Self Hosting Beyond Your WP Website
Jim Reevior Self hosting WordPress offers more freedom and flexibility than using WordPress.com, but there are still restrictions. With the dropping prices and increasing performance of Virtual Private Servers, self hosting not just your website, but your entire server is…
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Turning Your Website Visitors Into Paying Clients
Nancy O’Keefe OK. You got them to visit your website and opt in to your free offer, now what? How do you turn that new lead into a paying client? Learn the strategies you need to use and some tools…