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As one of the most successful premium theme shops in the business, Elegant Themes is best known for its top of the line themes and plugins. Even on this blog, we tend to talk about how best to use those themes and plugins (or themes and plugins like them) to get the most out of WordPress. But today, I’m going to do something a little bit different. I’m going to roundup some of my personal favorite, free WordPress themes.
The Best Free WordPress Themes Available in 2015The themes I’ve collected below are all available via the official WordPress plugin repository. I selected most of them based on a combination of their popularity, user rating, and design. Those that do not have particularly high download counts or that are relatively new and untested made the cut due to unique design and/or standout plugin compatibility....
Headlines are important. Up to 80% of people may not even read your post if you don’t have a powerful headline that grabs people’s attention.
It’s the first impression your readers have and it will dictate whether or not they keep on reading.
In essence, your title has to pique a reader’s curiosity enough for them to want to know more about it.In fact your headline alone can be responsible for up to a 500% difference in your traffic – that’s viral.
So, even though you have the greatest blog post there is, if your headline doesn’t convey how awesome your post is, no one will read your content....
9 Designer Tools Everyone Should Know About
Writing regular blog posts can be tough.
You need a blog strategy, constant new ideas and the motivation to get the posts written.
But you don’t have to get on with this alone – there are tools that can help you to write your blog posts so they are easier and quicker to produce.
Ready to boost your productivity and get better blog posts?
Read on!
willIn past posts on social media and content strategy I’ve always included a section called something along the lines of “measure, iterate, & repeat”. This essential step in content strategy is where you take time to reflect on your content’s performance, make data driven changes to your existing strategy, and try again. All of which is pretty hard to do if you don’t have some way of measuring your efforts.
That’s where social media analytics tools come in. They allow you to make informed decisions about your content strategy and (ideally) improve with each round of iteration. Which is why in today’s post I’ll be providing an overview of a wide variety of social media analytics tools WordPress users may wish to integrate into their overall content strategy efforts. Beginning with some of the best free social media analytics tools available....
But writing quality articles for your blog can be time-consuming. And at times frustrating. When I first started, I would spend 10 hours trying to write amazing content to share and grab someone’s attention. Try as I might, I’d get a measly 125 visitors.
Even at $20 an hour, that means the article cost me $200 in time costs or $1.60 per visitor. Most of whom I would never see again. You’re working full-time, raising up a family, all while maintaining a social life. If blogging is something you squeeze in when you can, just writing is not an effective use of your time.
So I went back to the drawing board to figure out how to crack the content marketing code....
Congratulations, you’ve started a blog for your business. Content Marketing is one of the key ways to drive online leads to your business, so you’re off to a good start.
But how can you find the best topics to write about, the best design tools and the best ways to distribute your content? Just as importantly, how can you do it all without breaking the bank?
Here at WiseStamp we feel your pain, so to help you grow your business we’ve collected 14 awesome free resources to help you grow your blog traffic. How do we know they are awesome? We’ve tried and tested them for ourselves, and we’ve only included the tools that we’ve seen have really made a difference to our blog traffic....
Brainstorming the best content ideas for your blog isn’t always easy, but it doesn’t have to be as difficult as you think. There are a number of tools for every aspect of the brainstorming process.
Want to know exactly what people are searching for on the web? Looking for a way to compile the best sources to use? Or are you simply looking for the best communities to draw inspiration from? Here are 12 of the best tools out there for finding things to blog about....
I’m one of the thousands suffering from fear of missing out on every “tools, tricks and tips” post, which leads to me starring then filing the content into one of my 123 folders.
Yes, I have 123 folders.
Here’s the good news: When it comes to compiling PR tools for posts or agency seminars, that obsessive bookmarking pays off.
There are dozens upon dozens of great tools that professionals can use for lots of purposes, including drawing readers to a blog. Here are a few that can help you gather readers...
From thinking of what to write, doing the research, to constructing the first few sentences of our work – it will never be the same process because it’s always a unique struggle every time. Fortunately in this age, we are blessed with apps, online tools, and websites that can lessen the struggle of writers.
If you’re a blogger, content writer, journalist, or novel writer, here are 10 FREE online tools that I recommend you to use to make your writing life a whole lot easier:...
Chrome Extensions is probably a great reason as to why Chrome is now the world’s most popular browser. And for web designers Chrome extensions is now an important part of their toolset.
Here’s a list 20 awesome Chrome Extensions for web designers. We’ve probably missed a whole bunch so please add those in the comments!...
Content marketing was big in 2014. Last year, more businesses began regularly investing time and money into content marketing than ever before. That’s not much of a surprise when you consider the following facts found in a recent writtent.com blog post:
Content marketing costs 62% less than traditional marketing and generates about three times as many leads. (Source)
78% of CMOs believe custom content is the future of marketing. (Source)
Website conversion rate is nearly 6 times higher for content marketing adopters than non-adopters (2.9% vs 0.5%). (Source)
If you haven’t yet taken the time to invest in developing and implementing content marketing strategies for your business, now is the time....
Are you having a hard time blogging? I know I did when I first started out.
Over the years, blogging has evolved, and many new platforms and tools have been created. Most of the tools aren’t very useful, but a few are.
Here are the 11 tools that have helped make my blogging journey a bit easier and more successful....
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Now let’s look at 4 things you could be doing to get more traffic from these sources. Plus 12 free tools (because who doesn’t love free things?) that will help you get there.
As I share my screen with my students to show everything practically, so in one class one of my students pointed my browser extensions and requested to explain each and every extension. Although I explained to them in the class, but that sharing was limited to only handful of people.
So today I decided to share all the extensions with you.These extensions can give you more flexibility to do research, check SEO, add productivity, and too many other things....
So here it is, my ultimate list of image creation tools, image editors, free stock imagery sources, infographic creators, some miscellaneous resources, and the one premium tool that’s actually worth paying for. This isn’t just another list of every single image creation tool out there. These are the services and resources that I've handpicked. These have stood the test of time (at least until Saturday, May 16, 2015) and are the easiest to use....
Update – we launched Pablo a new tool to create beautiful images for your social media posts in under 30 seconds
You can use Pablo right from the get-go, no need to login or create an account. Just quickly create amazing images super fast.
To make the visual side of your social media strategy a bit easier, here are some tools to help you create awesome pictures....
While the world of social media remains accessible to all with a capable device and an internet connection, certain content is more visibly effective than others. In order to enhance your company’s social media efforts, it’s important to follow a clear editorial plan to secure and optimize your content.
Thankfully, a number of technologies are available for use that will come in handy before the execution stages.Consider adding the following four tools to your pre-publishing arsenal to maximize your social media output before it goes live...
You could give me an email subscriber rather than 10 fans or followers any day. An email subscriber is far more valuable than fans or followers and you should really be trying to convert fans and followers to email subscribers!
So, what is OptinMonster and how can it help?
Stumped on the latest topic for your company's blog? Sweating bullets and banging your head against your keyboard hoping to rattle loose something catchy, thought-provoking, persuasive?
Fear not!
After wading through the mire that is the field of topic generators out there, here are my favorites. Oh, and they're free, too. Phew...!
We know blogging, or content marketing, is a must in order to create an effective Web presence for any business. But not everyone is a writer, or comfortable trying to become one. Or some people simply don’t like to write.
If the latter description fits you, don’t worry: content marketing doesn’t necessarily mean you’ve got to sit down and get your advice, ideas and information across to your audience by typing words into a computer....
The brainchild of product designer Brent Jackson, ‘Colorable’ is a web color combination contrast tester.
Creatives can play with any two different colors and the results will indicate if the foreground-background combination passes or fails according to the standards of the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG)....
As a web or graphic designer you must have a keen sense of color combinations and feel which colors look good together and which don’t. Anyway, even with this great skill in color combining, you may find yourself in situations when you just feel less inspired. That’s when these best color palette tools come in handy!
These 20 best color palette tools will help you choose and create the best color palettes for your graphic or web designs. Choose the one that is perfect for you and start using it! Enjoy!...
More and more, you can find images online that allow for use on your blog, or in any creative work, without copyright restrictions or having to pay for licenses.
Searching for stock images can be a difficult and time-wasting task. So I collect together these websites to save you time and possibly frustration.
Here are my favorites...
In this post, we’ll break down more than 50 different sources and tools for visual content. We’ll cover the following (click on any section to be taken to that area directly)....
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Awesome roundup of best FREE WordPress themes by Nathan Weller in the Elegant themes blog.. Terrific resource for blogging, marketing, storytelling, publishing and PR pros. Recommended tools and valuable reading! 10/10