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Two stats caught my attention this afternoon, according to Matt, WordPress page views apparently grew from 1.5 billion to 6.5 billion/month. That is billion with a B. At almost the same time, according to IBM’s X-Force 2008 Trend Statistics, WordPress, as a blog platform is the 9th most vulnerable application vendor. Go figure.

I get this question a lot; do you web design or blog design? and I say, is there a difference?

Most new site that I work on are built using free CMS like WordPress and Textpattern so they tend to have a bloggy feel to it, so I see where this question might arise from. But to me, a work done specifically to be published online, irrespective of the site being a blog, is considered “web design”, if it’s on the web and it involves designing, its web design.

With that said, there are many interpretation of what constitutes as web design. Not all web designs are created equal. …

A high level opinion poll concerning WordPress themes and its future is presented on Ian’s new site Theme Shaper. Highly recommended read for WordPress theme designers and enthusiasts alike. I have my 2 cents in there too!

As a novice in online business or blogging, it’s often difficult to get started. Visibility of a site is very important in terms of both search engine optimization and in terms of advertising. Advertising in multiple places could not only seem endlessly time-consuming and expensive, but out of reach for some. However, there is good news for beginners. Directory submission for business solutions… most of you might be familiar with it, but for those who are just beginning it’s the shortest and easiest way to market a product, a website, a blog site. There are numerous web directories and business directories. Now the question is: How would you choose a Business Directory, a Business Resource for your own company website?

Do …

I know a lot of people who write posts about how one should blog based on their personal experience, I get a lot of emails asking for pointers, so here’s a list I compiled that is the anti-advice or what I call “5 blogging mistakes I make that you should avoid”.

Be irrelevant: Over 50 percent of my visitors stop by for themes and support, another 35 percent make it here by clicking a link related to, you go it, themes or support, yet I write blogs on issues that bother me like George Bush, or our environment or our absolute disregard towards the value of human lives outside of America. Should …

Harvest Field 3C: Download Link | Test run

3 Column, Brown, Green, White, Fixed width, Widget ready, Left sidebars, Adsense Ready, Professional Blog Template

Harvest Fields 3C is a new 3 column “widget” and “adsense” ready Web 2.0 WordPress theme with a professional look by designed in collaboration with MandarinMusing based on template by Styleshout. This clean, professional theme is Google Adsense ready and was supported by Locum Tenens + Hubcaps. Please go to our WordPress downloads and support page for theme support, …

Amadeus: Download Link | Test run

2 Column, Green, White, Fixed width, Widget ready, Right sidebar, Adsense Ready, Professional Blog Template

Amadeus is a new 2 column “widget” ready Web 2.0 WordPress theme with a professional look by designed in collaboration with MandarinMusing based on template by Sadhana Ganapathiraju. This clean, professional theme is Google Adsense ready and was supported by SEO Tools + Website Design Company. Please go to our WordPress downloads and support page for theme support, …

Have you found yourself wanting to display a piece of code in your blog post or a comment form that left you stripping off elements or re-pasting it over and over only to find that the code is actually being executed? I run in this issue a lot while replying to support questions, so I conveniently remove the < and > of all php script to allow the codes to show, this however cause more harm than help to the novice user and the experience is never that pleasant. Help is finally here!

A combination of using the “code” tag and converted the base code by using this cool converter called Postable makes for a delightful masterpiece that users can share, copy and paste without any hassles and guesswork. Here’s how you go about it.

Discovery 3C: Download Link | Test run

Left sidebar, Widget ready, Adsense Ready, Fixed width, Gray, White, Black, 3 columns, Wildlife/ Animals/ Nature/ Science/ Discovery/ Planet/ Personal Blog

A new 3-column “widget” and “adsense” ready WordPress theme by headsetoptions.org and MandarinMusing based on design by Free CSS Templates. As the name suggests, this theme is ideal for science/ animals/ wildlife/ nature sites, both for professional and personal blogs. You can remove the header image for a neat Web 2.0 look. This new theme was created with support from SAS 70 + Baseball Cards…

Deserted 3C: Download Link | Test run

Right sidebars, Widget ready, Fixed width, Black, 3 columns, Personal/Business Blog Template

This is a 3-column version of the “Widget” ready WordPress theme Deserted with a clean nature feel by MandarinMusing and Headsetoptions. The theme is based on original work by Free CSS Templates. This design is Google adsense ready best suited for nature or environmental portals, persoanl blogs and business sites. The theme was created with support from Broadband Provider + Charlotte Web Design. Please go to our …