First steps in designing a WordPress theme

Since my post recently about my plan to design a WordPress theme, I’ve taken some first steps in the project. I’ve learned some things and I have a question for you. I have been looking around for inspiration, and have spent lots of time on CSSbeauty.com...

How to Write the Right Headline

Brian at Copyblogger has some excellent posts about post headlines which have really impacted the way I think about them. He’s an expert at writing titles- when I visit his blog, and look at the popular articles section in the sidebar, I want to read all of...

Learn to create a WordPress theme

Char of Essential Keytrokes suggested in the comments of the last post that I create a WordPress theme. I have thought about this a lot actually, and while I’m comfortable with the design portion of the project, I’ve only dipped my little toe into the PHP...

One of the best WordPress theme designers

One of my favorite WordPress theme designers is Brian Gardner. His themes are sharp and uncluttered and really easy to work with. I use his Blue Zinfandel theme on several sites and find them very user-friendly- not junked up with a lot of unnecessary code. Brian has...