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The Official Launch of The Sensely Adsense Optimized Template Theme For Blogger and Wordpress
Adsense loving bloggers take note. If you’re looking to make money blogging and you’re on the hunt for just the right Adsense Optimized Wordpress or Blogger Theme, Sensely’s newly released Adsense Optimized Theme is a must see. Although there are many free adsense optimized themes available on the web for free download, the majority of them are buggy eye-sores that ruin the user experience, and don’t really take into account the technical aspects of what really makes adsense perform. Sensely’s adsense theme package comes with a lot of extras and customizable options but it’s also got a (low-range) premium theme price tag. So why pay for this theme? Here’s a quick review of what you get for the money.
DIY: How To Embed YouTube and Google Videos into Wordpress Posts Without Using A Plugin
Although I love Wordpress, The WYSIWYG editor can get squirly when you’re embedding YouTube and Google videos into your posts. Firefox usually handles it well, but pages generally go nuts in Internet Explorer. There are a few plugins available that’ll allow you to easily embed video object code into posts in Wordpress, but, the truth is that you don’t really need a Plugin. You just need to know a few easy work arounds.
Best Wordpress Designers: Cory Miller
Cory Miller is the founder of Cory Miller Media, a web development agency that provides custom blog design solutions and blog consulting. Cory also co-owns a web design firm with Nathan Rice. The duo operate a WordPress theme site called RockinThemes.com, hosting almost 50 free themes that are available for download by the public. All of the free themes have a professional, modern look and are perfect for anyone blogging for business or news organizations. Cory also has a few Magazine-Style Premium Wordpress themes available, the most notable of which are NextPixel and Dark News.
Look for Cory’s up-coming venture with Brian Gardner, a premium Wordpress themes site called iThemes.com
Best Wordpress Designers: Nathan Rice
Nathan Rice is a freelance web designer and co-owns a web design firm with Cory Miller. The duo operate a free WordPress theme site called RockinThemes.com where a handful of designers release quality wordpress themes for the public.
Nathan contributes weekly posts to popular sites like the Blog Herald and Performancing, and as well as to a WordPress tip site called WordPressThemes.com with Cory Miller and Brian Gardner.
Nathan’s sites host several really great free and premium themes available for download. He also offers several services to people looking for custom web design as well as modification of existing wordpress themes and full blog design packages for people who want something unique. I have no experience working with Nathan, but his work speaks for itself.
Best Wordpress Designers: Brian Gardner
Brian Gardner is perhaps best known within the Wordpress community for his series of popular Revolution Premium Themes (Revolution News, Sports, Magazine and Tech). His professional portfolio includes high-profile blog community sites like Daily Blog Tips and The Blog Herald as well as various political and real estate sites. Brian has one of the most extensive array of free wordpress themes available of any of the designers listed on this site, and while most of his designs aren’t characterized by a futuristic Web 2.0 look, his Revolution Series is absolutely a must-see for people looking for a Magazine-Style theme, and Revolution Tech is perfect for tech-focused affiliate marketing. Aside from releasing both premium and free themes on his own site, Brian manages WordpressThemes.com and has released popular themes like on Performancing.com. His latest up-and-coming project, in conjunction with Cory Miller, is iThemes.com which is another Premium Theme site that promises to be a go-to for Wordpressers.
Best Wordpress Designers: Adii
Adii (pronounced “ay-dee”) is an accomplished Wordpress designer from Capetown, South Africa. His bold tag-line “I’m a fiance, freelancer designer, Wordpress rockstar, blogger and strategist” is infamous in the Wordpress community. He’s a consistent, involved and insightful blogger when it comes to Wordpress and Freelancing and his large portfolio of slick wordpress themes boasts designs for RealFreshTV and A-List Blogger Chris Garrett. His designs are some of my all-time personal favorites - very functional, very clean and much more Web 2.0-ish than most other premium themes out there. He’s released a few great free themes, including a mod of the one he uses on his site now, but he’s probably best known for his most recently released series of Magazine-Style premium Wordpress themes, including the Original Premium News Theme and the newer Newspress Theme.
You can find out more about Adii and his designs at his blog.
Best Wordpress Designers: Michael Pollock, Solostream Webstudio
Michael Pollock is an influential force in the Wordpress community and is undoubtedly one of the most innovative and talented Wordpress Theme Designers on the web today. His impressive design portfolio includes popular sites like The Boy Genis Report and E-Auction Air. Not only are his themes expertly coded and visually stunning, they are versatile and packed with advanced functionality. His latest premium themes in particular are truly special - they come widget-ready and fully loaded with gravatar support, glider boxes, built-in site guides and mutiple layout options - prefect for bloggers, affiliate marketers and web designers looking to use them as templates for multiple sites.
A special thanks goes out to Michael, who designed and helped me customize this site, which is available for purchase and download here. For any of you looking to take your blog or website to the next level, Michael is a great resource who I would recommend to anyone.
You can find out more about Michael’s Wordpress Themes HERE.
Revolutionizing The Way We Use Wordpress: Going Beyond Blogging to CMS
For all you Wordpressers out there who are really looking to take your blog/website to the next level, you’ll be very happy to know that, although there are countless hundreds of generic-looking themes and run-of-the-mill designers out there, there are a select few designers who are really making a noticeable difference. Brian Garner and Michael Pollock are two such Wordpress designers who are both producing theme designs and content for the Wordpress community that clearly stand out. Not only are their themes slick and expertly coded, they go above and beyond by imaginatively pushing what Wordpress can do, delivering non-standard functionality that makes a blog look, feel and act like a CMS.
