So how can you start building your personal brand? A good place to begin is by creating a “landing page” for your personal brand. A page that lets people know who you are and links to your social media profiles, your blogs and websites, and any other information you deem important.

The best way to build your landing page is by utilizing the WordPress platform. That way you can spend less time on your website and more time building your personal brand . There’s already a few free personal branding WordPress themes available, which we’ve listed below.

Ipseity

If you want an awesome design, the Ipseity theme is perfect for you. It features a simple page layout with a slider to view your content. It’s easy to manage the content and can be customized to fit your needs.

Visiting Card

If you prefer something with more options, the Visiting Card theme allows you to link to your social profiles, as well as insert text about who you are and what you do. The design features a business card layout that makes it easy for viewers to find out who you are.

Digital Business Card

The Digital Business Card theme is similiar to Visiting Card. However, It features two pages: one that acts as a business card and one that links to all of your social media profiles. It makes it easy for people to see who you are, what you do, and where they can find you around the web.

Know of any other themes? Feel free to leave a comment below or reply to us on Twitter.

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I’m also pleased to announce that the people over at WooThemes are running a new campaign this month entitled “We Love Boobs.”

They will be donating 20% of total sales of any of their business themes and 100% of their total sales of two of their new themes to a local breast cancer charity.

It’s great to see people from the WordPress community helping raise awareness. It really shows how nice of community we have going on and it’s what I enjoy most about using WordPress.

So if you’ve been thinking about purchasing a premium WordPress theme, now is the time to do it! Head on over to WooThemes and check out their business themes.

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So it’s no surprise that more and more premium business themes are coming out that are geared towards businesses instead of blogs. PremiumThemes.net is one of our favorite places to find business style WordPress themes. They make some awesome themes that are geared towards businesses as well as professional bloggers.

Here’s a quick look at some of the themes they currently offer:

eProduct

Trying to sell a product such as software? Perhaps a WordPress plugin? If so, the eProduct theme is your perfect option. It features a very professional design that allows you to show off the product, as well as it’s main features. The homepage also allows you to display testimonials from your customers.

Consultant

The Consultant theme is a very professional theme that is designed to market your consulting services or business. It has a clean look and makes it really easy to show off client testimonials, featured projects, as well as links to various social network profiles.

Academy

Academy is an awesome theme that’s geared towards education. If you plan on running a school, education, or club type website, this will make it really simple to get started. It features a content slider so you can feature certain content on the homepage.

iProduct

If you’re trying to sell a product using WordPress, you’ll love the iProduct theme. It allows you to feature a few screenshots on the homepage, as well as give users a link to view a demo or make a purchase. Another cool feature is the ability to have different pricing packages.

These were just a few of the themes we recommend. You can also check out the rest of their premium themes to find one for your next project.

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Why’s That You Ask?

Here’s a brief video overview that gives you a good glimpse of Thesis and why it’s unique:

The video gives you a basic understanding of Thesis and why it’s so powerful. Here’s some more details on why Thesis is a great WordPress theme:

Not Just A Theme

As mentioned in the video, one of the things that makes Thesis unique is that it acts as both a theme and as a framework. Thesis includes it’s own design options, which can be configured from within the WordPress dashboard (more below). Thesis can also act as a framework to build upon, which makes it a great option for developers.

Easy Customization

As mentioned above, Thesis comes with built-in design options that are very user-friendly. You’ll have no problem using them to customize your Thesis theme, even if you’re new to WordPress or web design.

Here’s a look at the design options that are accessed from within the WordPress dashboard:

As you can see, all of the sections can be opened to review more options. Here’s what the body and content box looks like when it’s opened:

This allows you to simply choose a font to use for your blogs content area. Once you hit the save button, Thesis will automatically change the font on your blog. It’s that easy!

Crazy thing is, those aren’t the only options. There’s also a Thesis Options page that offers even more customization features. Take a look:

One of the key options here is the ability to customize the navigation bar to include certain pages, as well as reorder them. If you plan to use Feedburner, Thesis makes it easy to change your default feed to your Feedburner one. No coding necessary.

Superior Search Engine Optimization

One of the major selling points to Thesis is that it is optimized to get the best possible search engine results. It uses clean code that separates the design code from the content. That way search engines such as Google know exactly where your content is.

Many free WordPress themes use poor coding techniques that can result in less than optimal settings for search engines. They can also leave search engines guessing as to what your site is about.

Thesis also has built in search engine optimization fields that closely resemble some of the popular SEO plugins available for WordPress. Here’s what you’ll see on the write post/page screen:

These fields allow you to specify the title, keywords, and description for each page or post you publish. This will ensure that you receive the best possible results from your content.

Great Support

Just like search engine optimization, support is another big selling point for the Thesis theme. The support offered from Thesis is impressive and you can count on getting the help you need.

Purchasing Thesis also entitles you to free updates, which makes staying up to date relatively easy. You no longer have to worry about your theme breaking when a new version of WordPress is released.

Head on over to Thesis today and grab a copy. You won’t be disappointed.

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So lets take a look:

University of Arkansas At Little Rock

The University of Arkansas at Little Rock is currently using WordPress to power their website. It’s an amazing use of the platform and shows how capable it is of running a website.

The Ford Story

The Ford Story is a website that acts as a blog for the Ford Motor Company. They currently use WordPress on a variety of their blogs.

Vancouver Convention Center

The official site of the Vancouver Convention Center is a unique use of the WordPress platform.

Texas Tech Today

Texas Tech Today is an online news portal about what’s currently happening at the Texas Tech campus.

Mashable

Mashable, one of the largest blogs in the blogosphere devoted to social media, currently used WordPress to manage their content.

Network Solutions

Network Solutions, a popular domain registration company, uses WordPress to power their about section. It’s an awesome layout and great use of WordPress.

Digital Photography School

Digital Photography School, one of the most popular photography websites on the internet, uses WordPress to power their entire website.

Cornell University Department of Music

Believe it or not, Cornell University uses WordPress to power their Department of Music website.

Phone.com

Phone.com is a popular website that sells phone services and is powered by WordPress.

We, The Savers

We, The Savers is the official blog of savers and is maintained by INGDirect.

Problogger

Problogger, one of the most popular how-to-blog websites on the web is utilizing the WordPress platform.

Eye-Fi

Eye-Fi, a popular company that sells wireless camera memory cards, uses WordPress to power their website.

ChickSpeak

ChickSpeak is a collection of blogs by women. It uses the MU version of WordPress to power tons of individual blogs using one installation.

Human Operating System

Human Operating System is a website devoted to rebooting the human operating system. It’s utilizing the BuddyPress plugin for WordPress to add a social networking layer to the site.

Volkswagen TDI Tankwars

The TDI Tankwars website is also utilizing the BuddyPress plugin to let people compete in terms of MPG. It’s an awesome concept and creative use of WordPress.

FuseBox Theatre

The FuseBox Theatre website is using the WordPress platform along with the popular Thesis theme.

CNN Political Ticker

The CNN Political Ticker uses WordPress to keep people up to date on what’s happening in the world of politics.

Anderson Cooper 360

Just like the CNN Political Ticker. the Anderson Cooper 360 Blog is also powered by WordPress.

Jobs in Pods

Jobs in Pods is a unique job board website that utilizes the WordPress platform.

The New York Jewish Job Board

The NYJJB is an amazing use of WordPress and really shows how capable it is of running a job board.

NFL Blogs

Are you a fan of football? The official NFL blogs are using the WordPress platform.

TechCrunch

TechCrunch is a blog about all things technology. It’s one of the most popular blogs in the world.

Triqui

Triqui is a popular arcade website that features flash video games. It uses WordPress to serve up all the content.

A Diverse Collection of Websites

As you can see, websites utilize WordPress in a variety of ways. Whether you need a blog, website, or combination of the two, WordPress is more than capable of managing your content.

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Awesome Layouts

One of the main advantages to using a StudioPress theme is the layout. Many of their themes feature a magazine style layout, which can be hard to find with free themes. They also do a great job of implementing featured content sections, which can really make your site look professional.

Some of our favorite layouts include:

Church Theme

Church is a great theme with an awesome design and layout. It has a featured content section, along with a useful homepage that will feature articles from any category you specify.

Magazine Theme

The Magazine theme is another great example of a professional layout. This theme works great, especially if you want to use WordPress to run an online magazine or newspaper.

Great Designs

Another great thing about StudioPress themes are the designs. They all feature custom images, backgrounds, and awesome color schemes. You would have to pay a web designer a hefty price to design you something similiar to these themes.

Of all the awesome designs, this one is our favorite:

Album Theme

The album theme is built to be a photo album style website. The design is amazing and comes with 7 different color schemes, which can easily be switched to suit your needs.

Custom Features

Much like WooThemes, StudioPress themes also come with custom options. Most of them have a feedburner form built right in to the theme, which makes it a breeze to allow your readers to sign up for email updates.

Here’s an example of a few theme options:

As you can see, it’s really easy to configure the themes.

Support Is Included

When you purchase a StudioPress theme, you get unlimited support from their experts. They also have detailed theme tutorials that show you how to setup and customize the theme you purchase. That way you don’t have to worry about whether or not you will be able to figure the theme out.

So if you are new to WordPress, have no worries when purchasing a StudioPress theme. If you need some heavy customizations done, feel free to contact us. We’ve got a ton of experience customizing their themes.

Pricing Options

When it comes to pricing, you have two options:

1. You can buy a single theme for only $59.95. It’s a great deal and cheaper than some of the other premium WordPress themes available.

2. You can get the all themes package, which includes ALL of the StudioPress themes. This goes for $199.95, which is a steal!

Interested? Head on over to StudioPress and take a look at their themes. We’re positive you’ll find something you like.

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Great Design

Our favorite thing about WooThemes is that they do a great job with the design aspect of their themes. They look professional, clean, and unlike any free themes out there. We liked their designs so much we ended up choosing one of them for this site. It rocks!

Some of our favorite designs include:

WooTube

WooTube is a video theme that allows you to create your own video website using the WordPress platform. It’s simple to use yet looks very professional.

Over Easy

Over Easy is a portfolio style layout that can be used for a company website or personal portfolio. It has a built in content slider for the homepage which is really cool. It’s easy to configure as well.

Flash News Theme

If you’re looking to run a magazine style website using WordPress, look no further than the Flash News Theme. It’s a great looking design that utilized a magazine layout for your content.

Custom Theme Options

Another thing we really like about WooThemes is the custom options. Depending on the theme you use, you may get some configuration options that look like this:

As you can see, each of these options has a plus sign next to them. This expands each section to give even more options to customize your theme. Here’s what the sidebar options look like when expanded:

This allows you to define which sidebars should show pages on what type of content the reader is viewing. We currently run two different sidebars, one for the blog and one for everything else within the site.

Great Support

When it comes to using the themes, WooThemes provides you with clear and detailed documentation. That way you can go through and figure out what each setting does in your theme.

They also have a great support forum, where you can ask questions and get feedback. It’s a great place if you are new to WordPress, especially when it comes to using premium themes.

Pricing Options

Another great thing about WooThemes is the fact that they give you multiple pricing options. If you would like to purchase one theme, you can simply get a standard package for that theme. However, the real bargain is the WooThemes club membership. For only $55 more than one theme, you can get access to ALL of the WooThemes!

That way you can use their themes on a variety of your websites and blogs.

Want to learn more or purchase a theme? Visit WooThemes now.

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Why? Because of the customization features built right in to the theme.

The theme can be customized by anyone, whether you are a WordPress newbie or an experienced developer. It makes managing your website or blog so much easier than it was before Headway was released. You’ll never want to use another theme again.

Video Overview

Here is a quick video that demonstrates the Headway theme and what makes it unique:

As you can see, this is a very powerful theme but is easy to use. Here’s a breakdown of some of the key features of the Headway theme:

Layout Editor

By far the coolest thing about Headway is the drag and drop layout editor. It allows you to drag and drop your blogs layout for any page temple, as well as for any specific page. In other words, you can customize how your blog index looks, your home page, or even customize your about page to look different than other pages.

Here’s how it looks:

It’s an incredible feature that blows away anything available with other premium WordPress themes.

Leafs

When using the layout editor, the theme gives you the option to use leafs. Leafs are basically like widgets, where each one of them does a different function. The leafs can be added to any layout and are easy to move around using drag and drop.

An example of a leaf is the content leaf. What this does is displays your content as any other WordPress theme would do.

What really makes leafs amazing is the fact that you can create sidebars with them. You are no longer limited to a certain amount of widgetized sidebars. You can even add one to your footer which can be very difficult using other themes.

Color Picker

Another cool thing about the Headway theme is the built in color picker. This allows you to change the colors of different elements on your blog. Want your links to be a different color? No problem! Simply choose the color you want to use and Headway will automatically make the change.

When using the color picker, you will see a screen that looks like this:

Search Engine Optimization

The Headway theme is completely ready to go in terms of search engine optimization. It has a built in feature that allow you change meta information for your posts and pages. Therefore you can customize the title, keywords, and description for every post and page on your blog.

Here’s the search engine optimization box that displays on the write post/page screens:

It even allows you to nofollow all the links in the post, something that no other themes can do at the moment.

As you can see, Headway will give you much better search engine results than using a different theme. Any other theme would require you to use plugins to do similiar things in terms of search engine optimization.

We Love Headway

As you can see, we really love this theme. We highly recommend grabbing yourself a copy for your next WordPress blog or website. Click here to visit Headway.

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