The Driskill Genesis child theme always figures high in the top ten when StudioPress release their monthly sales figures, and it’s easy to see why.

Produced by Bill Erickson, one of the premier Genesis framework developers, this mobile friendly theme has been designed to produce a crisp, professional, and minimalistic design, which makes it perfect for tech companies, business professionals and social media experts.

Separating the best from the rest is the Driskill theme by Bill Erickson, StudioPress’ first responsive design.
Clean and contemporary, it’s no surprise that Driskill is used for both personal and professional sites of all kinds.
StudioPress

If you’re in a hurry to see the theme in action head over to StudioPress and take the Driskill child theme for a spin or carry on reading if you want to find out more.

Driskill is mobile responsive… no need for bloated plugins!

The Driskill theme is designed specifically to respond to any viewing platform, from desktop to mobile.
In the modern parlance…Driskill is a mobile responsive design.

This means it will work for any browser size, desktop, laptop, iPad, iPhone, or Android.
No need to load bloated plugins to make Driskill mobile friendly – it’s good to go straight out of the box.

Beyond looking great, Driskill’s design scales across all viewing platforms, from mobile to desktop, without any additional work.
Give Driskill’s responsive design a try: resize the browser and see how the design adjusts.
Bill Erickson

Driskill theme features

The Driskill theme includes the following great features:

1. Two color styles
2. Six layout options
3. Custom background
4. Custom header
5. Featured images
6. Threaded comments

2 color styles, 6 layout options, custom background, custom header, featured images, fixed width, responsive design, theme options, threaded comments

Head over to StudioPress and get your copy of the Driskill theme today

If you want to see Driskill in action, view its features for yourself and check out pricing, head over to StudioPress and take the Driskill theme for a spin.

If you’re interested in buying more than one Genesis child theme or you want to provide clients with Genesis websites, then take a look at the StudioPress Pro Plus All-Theme Package.

The Pro Plus Package is the package we use here at WM Web Design.
It’s fabulous value and it allows us to offer our clients incredible looking websites at affordable prices.

Enjoy.

Do you ever wonder what a Child theme framework is?
What about SEO settings… do you know which are the best?
And if things go wrong… do you know what to do?

Well don’t look at me!

Fortunately the guys over at StudioPress have all the answers and they’ve put them together in a fabulous PDF publication called “The Absolute Beginners Guide to the Genesis Framework for WordPress.”

This guide will show you how to navigate Genesis (as well as a good bit of WordPress), and get your site up and running right out of the box, and guess what?
It’s absolutely free.

Click here to download The Genesis Guide for Absolute Beginners (PDF – 1.4 MB)

The Introductory Guide to the Genesis Design Framework for WordPress is a fantastic resource to help people effectively put Genesis to work for them.
Jessica Commins – StudioPress Copyblogger Media, LLC

What’s included in your Guide to the Genesis Framework for WordPress?

The guide is 44 pages long and it’s packed with useful and specific instructions on getting started with Genesis and it’s all set out in logical headings:

1. Introduction - what’s a framework? what’s a child theme?
2. Installing Genesis and a child theme – installing inside WordPress, installing using FTP.
3. Genesis settings – theme settings, SEO settings, import/export.
4. How home pages work – custom home page, blog type home page, dynamic home page.
5. Widget areas – header right, primary sidebar, secondary sidebar, home page sidebars.
6. Included widgets – featured pages, featured posts, latest tweets, user profile, eNews and update, additional widgets.
7. Logo / Header – without header menu, with header menu.
8. Genesis templates – blog template, archive template.
9. Upgrading Genesis – automatic upgrade, manual upgrade.
10. Additional resources – plugins, helpful links.
11. Troubleshooting - installation error messages, Genesis not found, WordPress needs upgrade.

Eleven detailed and comprehensive sections that add up to a complete A to Z of the Genesis theme framework for WordPress.

A great resource to learn about Genesis.

Keep checking for updates

StudioPress has made it clear that the guide is a living document, so make sure you keep checking for updates and improvements as Genesis itself evolves.

Been really looking forward to getting this out there. We definitely want to make it better so we are taking suggestions and ideas. Most of the options are there, but we do need to cover the post editor options and the template files. That is planned for the next version.
Nick the Geek

Head over to StudioPress and download your free copy

That’s about it peeps.

If you’ve not already got your copy, head over to StudioPress and download your copy of The Genesis Guide for Absolute Beginners.
The Guide is in PDF format and it’s 1.4 MB.

Don’t worry, you don’t even have to supply your email.
You can trust StudioPress, they aren’t looking to build their list.

Enjoy.

Cre8tive Burst is a stunning new WordPress theme built on the Genesis child theme framework.

It was developed by Shannon Dow of EightCrazy Designs who, as this theme shows, is talented, creative and oh so inventive.

Burst forth with colour, function and style.
The Cre8tive Burst theme provides a variety of amazing colour combination options and frames your content beautifully.
StudioPress

If you want to see the theme in action head over to StudioPress and take the cre8tive burst theme for a spin or carry on reading if you want to find out more.

Cre8tive Burst is part of the Genesis Themes Community Marketplace

StudioPress produce their own Genesis child themes, but they also have a “Genesis themes Community Marketplace” where talented designers /developers from around the community sell their work.

The Genesis community includes themes such as:

Driskill theme by Bill Erickson

Pure Elegance theme by Auxano Creative

Politica theme by Genesis Ninja

And now we have Cre8tive Burst by Shannon Dow, which joins the other fabulous themes in the Community Marketplace.

Cre8tive Burst was developed by Shannon Dow of EightCrazy Designs, and can be found in the StudioPress Marketplace.
As a reminder, these are quality themes from our community and not included in the Pro Plus All-Themes package, but we assure you that the design and coding of them are top-notch.
StudioPress

Cre8tive Burst theme features

The Cre8tive Burst child theme includes the following features:

1. Four colour styles
2. Three layout options
3. Custom background
4. Custom menus
5. Featured images
6. Threaded comments
7. Widgetised footer
8. Three page templates

4 colour styles, 3 layout options, custom background, custom header, featured images, fixed width, theme options, threaded comments

Get your copy of cre8tive burst over at StudioPress

If you want to take a closer look at Cre8tive Burst and check out pricing, head over to StudioPress and take the cre8tive burst theme for a spin.

If you’re interested in buying more than one Genesis child theme or you want to provide clients with Genesis websites, then take a look at the StudioPress Pro Plus All-Theme Package.

The Pro Plus package is the package we use here at WM Web Design.
It’s fabulous value and it allows us to offer our clients incredible looking websites at affordable prices.

Enjoy.

I never thought that orange and black would be a good colour combination… then I saw “eleven40” the latest Genesis child theme from StudioPress.
Boy was I wrong!

In fact this theme is so good… it’s currently being used by Brian Gardner, the big chief over at StudioPress, on his own personal blog.
Don’t quote me on that because Brian really is a serial theme changer.

Designed to wow your audience at first glance, the eleven40 theme gives you unprecedented spaciousness to show off your best content.
StudioPress

If you want to see the theme in action head over to StudioPress and take the eleven40 theme for a spin or carry on reading to check out its features.

eleven40 is mobile responsive and oooooooh so wide

Like all the latest Genesis child themes, the eleven40 theme is mobile responsive, which means that you don’t have to worry about people viewing it on phones, tablets, netbooks and anything else that lets you browse when you’re on the move.

It’s also the first theme that is a ginormous 1,140px wide instead of the usual 960px.
That gives you plenty of room to really show off your content.

Our intelligent design will capture your reader’s attention and then keep it by instantly detecting mobile devices and adjusting size to suit.
Wider is better with the eleven40 theme.
StudioPress

eleven40 theme features

The eleven40 theme includes the following great features:

1. Six layout options
2. Four theme colors (blue, green, orange, red)
3. Support for custom background
4. Featured images support
5. Widgetised footer
6. Threaded comments

4 color styles, 6 layout options, custom background, custom header, featured images, footer widgets, mobile responsive, threaded comments.
StudioPress

What don’t I like about the eleven40 theme?

With most themes I find something that annoys me.
Font size, font colour, spacing between paragraphs, that sort of thing.
But with eleven40… I couldn’t find a thing!

The eleven40 theme is the perfect synthesis of coding and graphic design.
Well done to the StudioPress team.

Head over to StudioPress and get your copy of the eleven40 theme today

If you want to see eleven40 in action and check out pricing, head over to StudioPress and take the eleven40 theme for a spin.

If you’re interested in buying more than one Genesis child theme or you want to provide clients with Genesis websites, then take a look at the StudioPress Pro Plus All-Themes Package.

The pro Plus package is the package we use here at WM Web Design.
It’s fabulous value and it allows us to offer our clients incredible looking websites at affordable prices.

Enjoy.

“Balance” is the latest child theme from Genesis and it’s another understated stunner.

It has all the class and refinement you’d expect from any Genesis theme but it also bears the unmistakable touch of Rafal Tomal, the Lead Designer at Copyblogger.

Rafal’s input lifts this theme from good to outstanding.

The evenly weighted, minimalist design of the Balance theme gives you the best of form and function, with a responsive frame that’s built for any kind of communication.

If you want to see it in action head over to StudioPress and take the Balance Child Theme for a spin or if you want to know more about it… just keep on reading.

Why you should Choose the Genesis Framework

Before we look at the Balance theme in detail, let’s take a quick look at why you should choose a Genesis child theme:

1. Built-in SEO – Genesis has built-in SEO settings, which means that you can optimise each page and post without using a plugin.
2. Unlimited Everything – when you buy a Genesis child theme you get unlimited support and unlimited updates and you can use it on as many sites as you like.
3. State-of-the-Art Security – StudioPress have collaborated with WordPress security expert Mark Jaquith to make sure the Genesis Framework has the best security possible.
   You can sleep easy knowing that the Genesis framework follows all WordPress security best practices.
4. One click update – because updates apply to the Genesis core, and not your child theme, you can update without having to worry about things going wrong.

Child themes and a framework are the only way you should build your WordPress site and Genesis has great support for child themes and other WordPress functionality.
Matt Mullenweg – Founder of WordPress

Balance has a Mobile Responsive Design

The Balance theme is mobile responsive, which means that your theme will automatically adjusts to fit any mobile device and look good at any screen resolution.

Your theme will adapt to phones, tablets, netbooks and anything else that lets you browse when you’re on the move.

More and more of us are browsing with our mobile devices, so your theme really does need to be mobile responsive.

Balance automatically adjusts to fit any mobile device and provides intelligent layouts that emphasize email opt-ins to help grow your business or brand. Turns out your website can have it all.

Balance has fabulous looking fonts

I’ve noticed recently that StudioPress have really been working hard on their fonts and font combinations.

Evidently the big change has been the use of “Google Web Fonts” which I think look fabulous.

It’s no secret that the days of custom web fonts have already begun. What started out by Typekit and Cufon is now being finished by, who else… Google.
Brian Gardner – StudioPress

Balance theme’s other features

Balance theme also includes the following features:

1. 3 Layout options – sidebar right, sidebar left or full width content.
2. 5 theme colours – match your colour scheme with a choice of blue, green, pink, red and turquoise.
3. Custom background – add your own background image.
4. Featured images – set featured images for posts and pages.
5. Footer widgets – add great content to your footer, with a fully widgetised footer.
6. 4 templates – archives, blog, landing page and portfolio page templates.
7. Threaded comments – organise your comments into real conversations with threaded comments.

5 colour styles, 3 layout options, custom background, custom header, featured images, footer widgets, mobile responsive, threaded comments

Head over to StudioPress and get your copy of the Balance theme today

That’s all folk… if you want to see Balance in action and check out pricing, head over to StudioPress and take the Balance Child Theme for a spin.

If you’re interested in buying more than one Genesis child theme or you want to provide clients with Genesis websites, then take a look at the StudioPress Pro Plus All-Theme Package.

The pro Plus package is the package we use here at WM Web Design.
It’s fabulous value and it allows us to offer our clients incredible looking websites at affordable prices.

The latest WordPress theme from Elegant Themes is out and it’s an absolute stunner.
The theme is called Convertible and it’s a dedicated Landing Page theme.

As with all Elegant Themes, the graphics are fabulous, but this one has taken the building of Landing Pages to a whole new level with its “drag and drop” page builder.

As Nick Roach from Elegant Themes puts it…

Convertible comes with a unique and powerful drag-and-drop page builder that allows you to create advanced layouts without ever having to touch a line of code or deal with messy shortcodes.

If you want to see how easy it is to use the “drag-and-drop page builder” take a look at Nick’s video demonstrating Convertible’s drag and drop features.

Features that you get with Converible

Like all WordPress themes that are produced by Elegant Themes, Convertible looks as though it has been put together by a real graphic designer.

You buy it through their great pricing scheme and you get support through the Elegant Themes support forum, but take a look at the other features that Convertible comes with.

1. Drag and drop page builder – Convertible’s unique and powerful drag-and-drop page builder allows you to create advanced layouts without ever having to touch a line of code.
2. Advanced column layouts – Simply drag and drop your columns onto your canvas and begin nesting modules within them.
3. Ajax powered options page – Page elements are managed from within the theme’s options page and edited on the fly.
4. Re-sizable modules and columns – Every element on the page can be re-sized and rearranged visually with the click of your mouse from within the page builder.

A landing page needs to be versatile and customizable, which is why we devised an entirely new way of managing your pages. Convertible includes a custom Drag and Drop page builder that allows you to completely customize your landing page without ever having to touch a line of code.

With Convertible you aren’t tied in to a fixed layout – everything can be moved around, repositioned and resized until you are happy with the look and the layout.

This theme really is “versatile and customizable.”

 

Landing page Modules included with Convertible

Landing pages need all sorts of bits and pieces, buttons, testimonial boxes, pricing tables, that sort of thing.

Well Convertible has all that and a whole lot more.

Just check out this list:

1. Buttons both large and small – makes it easy to add buttons of different sizes and colours to any part of your page.
2. A variety of list styles – three different list styles, including X’s, checkmarks and arrows, which allow you to add interest to your lists.
3. Image slider – Create jQuery powered image sliders and upload images easily using the integrated WordPress media uploader.
4. Ribbon headers – Create a sense of hierarchy throughout your page using large ribbon headers.
5. Large quotes – Create great looking blockquote with the quotes module.
6. Testimonial boxes – Show off your customers comments with testimonial boxes.
7. Paper callouts – A fun way to add text content to your page, drawing additional attention to certain pieces of text.
8. Video embedding – Embed videos from youtube and vimeo by simply adding the URL of the video into the settings box.
9. Toggled content – Reduce clutter by placing content within open or closed toggle boxes.
10. Tabbed content – Make your content more easily accessible by ordering it within custom tabs.
11. Content sliders – Create text-based sliders that can house any type of content.
12. Box styles – Draw attention to pieces of information using a variety of coloured content boxes.
13. Images with lightbox- Add media to your page and display it within lightbox popups.

Convertible is a new take on the classic sales page. Landing pages are useful for marketers who have a single product to sell and need to create a page to pitch it to their visitors. Our landing page theme comes with tons of easy-to-use elements such as buttons, pricing tables, image sliders, tabs and more.

A fantastic list of modules that you might want to include on your landing pages and I can’t really think of anything that Elegant Themes have missed off.

From boxes to buttons from tabs to toggles, this theme has everything.

 

Pick up your copy of Convertible over at Elegant Themes

If you’re looking to create landing pages, for your products and services, and you want them to be easy to produce, look professional and stand out from the crowd, then Convertible is the theme for you.

You can take a look at Nick Roach’s video demonstrating Convertible’s drag and drop features.

Or you can go straight over and see Convertible in action.

Good luck with creating your landing pages and please let me know how things work out.



]]> http://www.wmwebdesign.co.uk/convertible-for-drag-and-drop-landing-pages/feed/ 28 http://www.wmwebdesign.co.uk/copyblogger-the-complete-wordpress-solution/ http://www.wmwebdesign.co.uk/copyblogger-the-complete-wordpress-solution/#comments Sat, 21 Jan 2012 18:06:43 +0000 Keith Davis http://www.wmwebdesign.co.uk/?p=298

There are 3 essentials that you need to succeed online:

1. Website - a great looking well coded website to attract and hold attention.
2. Content - well optimised content that people will find easily via the search engines.
3. Landing pages - professional landing pages to make the sale, clinch the deal or get visitors to subscribe.

You could spend an eternity searching online for a great looking WordPress theme, the best SEO plugin and fabulous landing page software, or… you could head straight over to Copyblogger and find all three.


Coppyblogger provide Genesis, Scribe and Premise the three elements that integrate seamlessly and provide you with one awesome website.

 

“Genesis” by StudioPress for a great looking website that attracts and holds attention

Genesis is a child theme framework for WordPress.
You buy Genesis and then you can use both free and premium child themes to produce your website.
The Genesis framework allows you to quickly and easily build incredible looking websites with WordPress.

Genesis is famous for being well coded, but it also comes with built in SEO, 44 gorgeous turn-key designs, unlimited support, unlimited updates, and you can use it to build as many websites as you like.

Mashable calls Genesis the “best of the best” among premium WordPress theme frameworks.
It’s no wonder over 60,000 online publishers trust Genesis to provide a solid foundation for their sites.

Complete newbie, intermediate or advanced developer, Genesis provides a secure and search-engine-optimized foundation that allows you to build the WordPress website of your dreams.

To find out more about the Genesis theme framework by StudioPress:

Take a look at Genesis themes for WordPress

Check out the fabulous Genesis Pro Plus All-Theme Package

Or to just learn more download The Genesis Guide for Absolute Beginners (PDF – 1.4 MB)

 

“Scribe” plugin to optimise your content for the Search Engines

Scribe is a plugin, which you activate and use from within your WordPress dashboard.
It helps you find keywords, optimise your content and find relevant backlinks.

This is how Scribe helps you with your Search Engine Optimisation and hence your rankings in Google, Yahoo and Bing:

1. First, the Scribe keyword research tool helps you find popular and profitable keywords and keyword phrases.
   Once you’ve written your content, the Scribe keyword suggestion service shows you keyword phrases you might have missed.
2. Second, Scribe takes a look at your content, and tells you how to tweak it to spoon feed search engines based on 15 SEO best practices.
3. Third, Scribe’s link and social tools help you build backlinks from other sites, crosslink the content within your own site, and identify influential social media users who will want to share your content.

Scribe has been described as being like having your very own SEO expert right there in your WordPress dashboard whilst you write your posts.
Sounds pretty good and all for the price of a plugin.

To find out more about Scribe:

Check out the Scribe demo video.

Take Scribe On A Risk-Free Test Drive

And don’t forget to grab your free SEO report

 

“Premise” plugin for creating great looking landing pages that get results

Premise is a plugin that you upload to and activate from within your WordPress dashboard.
Because it’s a plugin, it will work with any WordPress theme… including yours.

The Premise Landing Page System does all the behind the scenes work needed to turn traffic into results.

With Premise you can:

1. Create 7 critical landing page styles, add custom graphics, and control fonts, colors, and styles. All without writing a single line of code.
2. Get state of the art copywriting advice delivered directly from within your WordPress interface for each type of landing page.
3. Get access to detailed conversion optimisation seminars, carry out split-testing, and get the most out of your landing pages using built-in SEO tools .

Building pages alone won’t get you the action and conversion rate you’re looking for.
It’s the words you write, the copy, that makes people do what you want.

Premise gives you copywriting advice for each type of landing page directly from your WordPress interface plus access to copywriting resources that will change the way you write.
Premise will transform you from a complete newbie into a copywriting pro.

To find out more about Premise:

Take a look at WordPress Landing Pages Made Easy!

Or you can try Premise for 30 days – risk free

 

“Copyblogger” your one stop shop for all things WordPress related

Like I said at the beginning…
You could spend an eternity searching online for a great looking WordPress theme, the best SEO plugin and fabulous landing page software, or… you could head straight over to Copyblogger and find all three.

I’d love to hear from you.
Are you a Genesis junkie, have you used Scribe, have you created landing pages with Premise?

Please leave your thoughts, ideas and experiences in the comments below and I promise to get back to you.



]]> http://www.wmwebdesign.co.uk/copyblogger-the-complete-wordpress-solution/feed/ 7 http://www.wmwebdesign.co.uk/premise-wordpress-landing-pages-made-easy/ http://www.wmwebdesign.co.uk/premise-wordpress-landing-pages-made-easy/#comments Sat, 14 Jan 2012 20:44:10 +0000 Keith Davis http://www.wmwebdesign.co.uk/?p=282

According to Wikipedia, the definition of a landing page is:

….. a landing page, sometimes known as a lead capture page, is a single web page that appears in response to clicking on an advertisement.
The landing page will usually display directed sales copy that is a logical extension of the advertisement or link.
The general goal of a landing page is to convert site visitors into sales leads.

In short, a landing page is a page where you make the sale, clinch the deal, get the subscription or whatever else you’re trying to get visitors to do.

Fortunately the guys over at Copyblogger have come up with Premise for WordPress which makes creating professional looking landing pages pretty easy.


 

“Premise” Landing Page Software for WordPress

Copyblogger describe Premise as…

…..a bundle of software and education that lets you quickly and effectively create landing pages with WordPress.

That’s a pretty good description, but here’s a fabulous video from the guys over at B2WEB which shows you exactly what Premise is.
 

 
Premise enables you to create professional looking landing pages, add killer content and optimise that content to get results.
And all from within the WordPress environment.

 

First – create your landing pages

You need to be able to create your landing pages outside of your normal WordPress theme.

You don’t want your typical header and sidebars, and you need control over styles, colours, fonts, and graphics specifically for your landing pages.

Premise enables you to quickly and easily build 8 types of graphically-enhanced landing pages without cost, code, or hassle.

1. Sales pages – used to move more of your products or services.
2. Social sharing pages – requires people to share your landing page on Facebook or Twitter in order to access your free content.
3. Email pages – integration with Aweber, Mail Chimp, and Constant Contact, in order to really build your list.
4. Video pages – used for sales and lead generation.
5. SEO pages – when you really want to rank for specific search terms.
6. Tabbed pages – when you want to deliver lots of copy without it looking like long copy.
7. Thank you / confirmation pages – a nice way of thanking people for buying, opting in or subscribing.
8. Pricing pages – when you’re selling anything with multiple plans or price points, this page makes things crystal clear.

Premise is a plugin so it works with any WordPress theme… and that includes your theme.

It gives you access to 1,100+ custom graphics designed by Rafal Tomal head designer at Copyblogger Media.

And it gives you Point-and-click design control over styles, colours and fonts.

 

Second – create content that gets results for your landing pages

Building pages alone won’t get you the action and conversion rate you’re looking for.
It’s the words you write, the copy, that makes people do what you want.

Premise gives you copywriting advice for each type of landing page directly from your WordPress interface.

Premise gives you:

1. Copywriting advice from inside WordPress.
2. Tips and templates for each page type.
3. A copywriting Ebook: “The Premise Copywriting Approach.”
4. Access to ongoing copywriting seminars.

Copywriting resources that will change the way you write and transform you from a complete newbie into a copywriting pro.

 

Third – optimise your landing pages for the search engines

Having done all that hard work, you need to make sure that your pages are well optimised.
Premise makes conversion and search engine optimisation easy.

With Premise you can test your copy with Google Website Optimizer or with Visual Website Optimizer, use the built-in SEO controls, carry out split-testing and get involved with conversion optimisation seminars from industry experts.

The final piece in your landing page jigsaw, optimisation, and Premise makes that oh so easy.

 

Put Premise to Work for 30 Days – Risk Free

The best way to get to know Premise, and decide if it’s for you, is to try it.

Don’t worry, you can try Premise for WordPress for 30 days – risk free.
See the quote from Coppybloger below.

We want you to be completely happy with your purchase. In the event you decide Premise is not for you, simply use the contact form in the clearly-marked HELP section of the member area to tell us within 30 days of your purchase.
We’ll promptly refund the full price you paid.
Copyblogger

To start producing your landing pages just head over and pick up your copy of Premise for WordPress or hit the Premise graphic below.

Good luck with your landing pages and please let me know how things work out for you.





]]> http://www.wmwebdesign.co.uk/premise-wordpress-landing-pages-made-easy/feed/ 1 http://www.wmwebdesign.co.uk/evolution-the-ultimate-responsive-theme/ http://www.wmwebdesign.co.uk/evolution-the-ultimate-responsive-theme/#comments Sat, 07 Jan 2012 20:17:55 +0000 Keith Davis http://www.wmwebdesign.co.uk/?p=259

There was a time when all you had to think about, when deciding on the layout of your website, was the most popular screen resolutions.

But now, you have to consider mobile devices… phones, tablets, netbooks and anything else that lets you browse when you’re on the move.

Fortunately Elegant Themes has brought out Evolution a responsive WordPress theme that adapts to your user’s screen size automatically and instantly.

Now your website will display beautifully on whatever device is being used to browse.

Evolution uses CSS3 media queries to trigger different layout sets at various screen sizes.

This provides a seamless way for the layout to degrade at smaller sizes, as the design can change on the fly without any page loading and without any tricky javascript.

If you want to know what mobile devices are accessing your site, take a peek at your Google Analytics and check out Overview > Mobile > Operating system.

This is a list of mobile devices taken from my Google Analytics for this site…
Apple iPhone, Apple iPad, Apple iPod Touch, HTC Desire, HTC Desire Z, Samsung GT-I9000, Galaxy S, Samsung GT-I9100, Galaxy S II, SonyEricsson LT15i, Xperia Arc, Verizon Droid.

Looks as though more and more of us are browsing with our moble devices… and the numbers are about to really take off.


 

“Evolution” comes with lots of Features

Don’t think that the Evolution theme is just a theme for mobile devices, it has all the features you’d expect from one of Nick Roach’s Elegant Themes:

1. Four colour schemes – Evolution comes with a choice of four colour schemes: White, Blue, Green and Red.
2. Page based or Blog-style structure – you can set up your site as a CMS with a Page-Based structure or as a traditional blog.
3. Fully responsive design – Evolution’s design is fully responsive, so it will automatically adapt to the smaller screen when viewed on mobile phones and tablets.
4. Automated thumbnail resizing – Evolution utilizes timthumb to automatically resize your thumbnail images. This means that only one thumbnail image is required per post, even though various thumbnail sizes are used in the theme.
5. Advertising management – With Evolution you can place 125×125 banner images in your sidebar and 468×60 ads to your post pages. Advertisements are handled from within wp-admin, and can be turned on and off as you wish.

All the features that you’d expect from an Elegant Theme, but it’s nice to have them anyway.

When using Evolution, there is no need to use third party mobile plugins or alternate mobile themes. Evolution will display beautifully on smaller screens due to its responsive nature. It will even change when the phone or tablet is flipped between portrait and landscape mode through the use of CSS3 media queries.
Nick Roach – Elegant Themes

Advanced Features

Evolution is also packed with advanced features that make maintenance of your website so much easier.

1. ePanel theme options – Elegant Themes’ ePanel gives you complete control over your theme and its various settings from within the WordPress dashboard.
2. Shortcodes collection – With Elegant Themes’ large collection of shortcodes you can create beautiful and complex layouts with ease, greatly improving the functionality and variety of your content.
3. Page templates – Evolution comes with a large collection of page templates, which give you access to pre-made layouts and utilities. Each template can be applied to an individual page, transforming the way it looks and functions to create new and unique forms of content.
4. Complete localisation – Evolution theme has been localized for easy translation. Using the theme’s MO and PO files, you can translate the design without having to hunt through the theme’s PHP files to change each word.
5. Support and updates – As long as you’re a member of ElegantThemes, you get access to all updated themes, which will always be compatible with the latest version of WordPress, and you get access to the Elegant Themes’ support forum.

Advanced features that make life easier and turn a good theme into a great theme.

Evolution come with four different layouts, each of which are served to your users based on their screen size. Each layout has been tailored to improve the usability of your website when viewed on smaller screens.
Nick Roach – Elegant Themes

Get your copy of the Evolution WordPress Theme from Elegant Themes

If you’re looking for a stunning professional WordPress theme that is Mobile and Tablet friendly, then Evolution is the theme for you.

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Search engine optimization can seem pretty complicated until you realise that it can be broken down into three key elements:

1. The right keywords – what keywords and keyword phrases are people typing into the search engines and which ones should you be including in your content?
2. Content that appeals to both people and search engines – you need to write for people, but you need to add a few tweaks that will appeal to the search engines.
3. Incoming links – incoming links from trusted and relevant sources means that Google, Yahoo and Bing will treat your site as a trusted source and rank you higher.

Scibe is a plugin for WordPress, Joomla, and Drupal that allows you to manage all three key elements from within your dashboard.

Let’s see what Scribe SEO can do for you.


Since installing Scribe SEO 10 weeks ago, my traffic has increased 28%.
This is a fantastic application.
Sharon Kyle

The right keywords and keyword phrases

Even before you start writing your copy, the Scribe keyword research tool highlights popular and profitable keywords and keyword phrases associated with your subject.

Once your content is has been written, the Scribe keyword suggestion service provides you with additional keywords and keyword phrases that you may want to use.

 

Content that appeals to both people and Search Engines

Once your content is written, Scribe analyzes your copy, and shows you how you can add a few tweaks to attract the search engines.

The suggestions that Scribe produces are based on 15 SEO best practices.

 

Incoming links to increase your credibility and relevance

Finally, Scribe’s link building tools help you build backlinks from other sites, crosslink the content within your own site, and identify influential social media users who want to share your material.
The final ingredient that builds your credibility with the search engines – backlinks.

My skepticism of Scribe was short lived. Not only has the blog traffic to my site increased when using Scribe, but those posts I had created using it continued to get better traffic than my newer ones I was creating without it.
Tina Marie Hilton

What using Scribe actually means for your website

That’s a brief summary of what Scribe SEO does, but what does that actually mean for your website?

It means that your content will be relevant, current and easily indexed by the search engines.
You’ll get higher search engine rankings and increase targeted traffic to your site!

When I’m creating search optimized content for clients, two things make the difference – efficiency and effectiveness. Scribe gives me both and makes me more money.
If you’re serious about delivering quality SEO copy, it makes sense to use Scribe.
Sean Platt

Take Scribe on a risk-free test drive – 30-day money back guarantee

Scribe is produced by Copyblogger Media so you know you’re dealing with a reputable company with a rock solid reputation.

If you’d like to take Scribe further you can:

Check out the Scribe demo video.

Take Scribe On A Risk-Free Test Drive

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