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Why Use Paid Themes?

Posted by on May 2, 2011 in WordPress | 1 comment

A quick search in the “Install Themes” section of the WordPress Dashboard reveals 1,358 free themes ready to instantly be downloaded and displayed on your website. That’s right. Free. Why, then, would I urge you to shell out hard-earned cash for a theme for anything except a personal blog? Quality: there are some beautiful free themes out there. However, the disadvantage with anyone being able to add a theme is… anyone can add a theme. Some look bad. Some may look ok to one person, but may seem unprofessional when...

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Don’t Put Your Web Designer in Your Footer

Posted by on May 2, 2011 in Internet Business, SEO, Web Design | 39 comments

Putting One’s Door in the Footer You’ve most likely noticed, when looking at a small business website, some sort of link at the very bottom of the page (the footer) on every page of the site. It will show the name of the company, or perhaps the link will say “web design” or something similar, and will link to the website of your web designer. What’s so bad about that, you might ask? After all, if Joe does a good job and didn’t charge too much–you think–then what does it hurt to have something...

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