AnyFont WordPress Plugin

I have been looking for a way to customize the text on my blogs for months. I recently came across a neat font that allows you to use your own TruType fonts from your computer on your blog. There are tons of FREE TruType fonts you can download online free too! The AnyFont WordPress plugin allows you to replace post titles, widget titles, page titles and more with automatically generated SEO-smart images using the font you select.

Here is a couple places you can download FREE Trutype fonts:

Turn Your Image Into A Website

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Up until today, I never thought of having the option to take an image (PSD, PNG, etc) and turning it into a website. I guess since I have always designed my own websites, I never thought of the need for this type of service.

The site CodeMyConcept does exactly this. They can take your image/design and turn it into a hand coded XHTML/CSS website that is pixel perfect! I think this type of service could come in very handy for freelancers that may need some extra help getting assignments done. I am thinking this might be a great way for me to get some sites created that I have ideas for that I don’t know how to code.

In addition to XHTML/CSS websites, you can also have them design CMS or themes for platforms such as WordPress, Drupal, Magento, Joomla, etc. Now this is something I may really be interested in. I LOVE WordPress and have many blogs that could use a total makeover. This site could really be a web designer or bloggers BEST FRIEND!

So those of you that know how to design with image software, but don’t know how to code, this might be a site to bookmark!

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Choosing The Right Graphics Software

I recently had to buy a NEW laptop because I spilled water in my other one and fried my motherboard. Now I didn’t spill the water on purpose, I was trying to avoid my 2 year old from grabbing it out of my hand when some accidentally flung out of the glass onto my keyboard. Now that I had to almost start from fresh, I need to find a graphics program to install on this new laptop.

On my old laptop, I used a few FREE graphic software programs that I downloaded online. While sometimes FREE is the most cost effective way, sometimes FREE software does not do exactly what you want it to do. So now I am shopping for a graphics software program to suite my needs. Since I am a web designer and a blogger, I am looking for something with lots of options. I want to be able to create logos, button ads, banner ads as well as edit my thousands of pictures I am always taking of my family.

So I want to ask you, what is your favorite graphics program? Do you prefer Corel or maybe Photoshop? Feel free to share what program you have or use in the comments below.

Project Wonderful – Make Money With Your Blog

A great way to make money when you own a website, blog or newsletter is through advertising. Depending on your site’s audience, you can charge others to place a text ad or image ad of some sort. I recently heard of a website called Project Wonderful. This site allows you to bid for advertising spots on other blogs or websites as well as earn money from others paying you to advertise.

How it works is simple. You basically create a FREE account and create an ad box. It will give you code to copy to your site. Within minutes, you will be ready to start accepting bids on your ad space.

Try Mavenlink For FREE

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When you own a business, being able to communicate with your clients is important to create a working relationship between you and your clients. With my business, I am always keeping in touch with my clients via email. When you have a large business, there will be times when you need more than just email to communicate with your clients. I was looking today at the Mavenlink website. If you have never heard of it, Mavelink is a company that has a program that allows companies to communicate with their clients with a user-friendly platform.

Mavenlink has a proven record with an excellent technology platform that helps you with the communication needs between you and your client. I only see this program getting better in the future with all the fast growing technology. If you are looking for an application or tool that will help your business, you should look at the different accounts that are available that you can sign up for. They currently offer 3 different accounts that each come with a free trial and no credit card required.

Why not give it a try, it is RISK FREE!

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WordPress Stats Plugin

I have over a dozen blogs. Some of my blogs are within another domain so I don’t have stats just for the blog like I have wanted until now. I did not know how easy it was to install the WordPress Stats Plugin. I installed it on one of my blogs a couple days ago and within hours I had stats coming in.

If you have a self hosted WordPress blog and want some stats, try using the plugin at:
http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/stats/

Example screenshot taken from WordPress site:

You basically upload the plugin, activate it and input your WordPress API key. Easy as pie!

Enjoy

A Dads Story About Leaving Corporate America

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I love books that are about stories from the heart. The video below is about a book called Raising a Father that is written by a father who seen his flaws at parenting. This father realized that he was spending too much time at work which was damaging the relationship with his daughter. In this book, the author shares his real true stories about leaving the corporate world. He leaves his job to start a home based business which enables him to spend time with his daughter. This story is really inspiring because I too left the corporate world to run my own business from home to spend time with my family. [Read more...]