I'm always looking for new ways to add more value for my readers and also to SEO all of my pages the best that I'm able. A few months ago, on my top earning niche site, I noticed that one of my category pages was getting a lot of click throughs. I decided to add some text and an image up at the top of the category page to make the page more interesting, helpful and to lower the bounce rate some. It worked, but there was an unintended consequence... SEO for your category pages Over Continue Reading
Genesis child themes – My top three
I've been using the Genesis premium WordPress theme for about 4 months now. I was previously using Thesis. I don't want to bash Thesis, but being honest, I really haven't missed it at all. Making the transition to Genesis has been very easy for me as the two themes are very similar. I've found that due to the number of Genesis child themes available, I can get a very professional looking site up and and running in a couple of hours instead of days. That time savings alone has justified the Continue Reading
How to customize the Metro Genesis Child Theme
UPDATE: The changes in this article will not work for Genesis Metro Pro, as it uses a completely new style sheet and HTML layout. As I mentioned in my article Genesis child themes - My top three, the Metro child theme is my favorite. Metro looks great "out of the box". Metro has great typography, support for two menus, and a good amount of white space and lots of widget areas. The theme is clean, and I like a good clean theme. Best of all, Metro is fully responsive. I've found myself Continue Reading
How to put ads in the middle of your post content
I recently did a site design and build for a client who had a special request: He wanted to put ads in in the middle of his page content. Generally my clients ask for ad blocks to be inserted, but they've always wanted them either at the top or at the bottom of a post or page. Placing an ad block at the top or bottom of a page is easy, placing an ad block in the middle, automatically, is a bit more challenging and requires some special coding. How to put ads in the middle of your page Continue Reading