Blogging Idol 2 has Launched!
Blogging Idol 2 has just got under-way, good luck to all the participants. Blogging Idol 2 is a great competition which has around 104 participants this year and the only entry requirement is that you have less than 2,000 RSS subscribers and that you have a feedburner feed count implemented onto your site. The aim of the competition is to seek out those bright webmasters who can gain the most RSS subscribers between the 1st and 30th of November. You are not allowed to use blackhat methods and you are not allowed to spend money on the promotion.
The winner of the competition will win $1500 worth of prizes, $800 of which will be paid via PayPal and the rest will come in the form of a complete consultation by Joost the Valk which is a fantastic prize in itself.
So once again I would like to with the participaints good luck and make sure you keep up with the results via the live scoreboard here.
5 Breathtaking Free Wordpress Magazine Themes
Magazine themes are a relatively new trend in the Wordpress world, they seem to be increasing in popularity thanks to their sleek and professional layout and the ability to display many headlines on the front page in clear view for the visitor. I have scoured the net and chosen my 5 favorite magazine themes for Wordpress
So there you have my favorites, you are very welcome to make your own suggestions, you may also comment on my choices there, remember that all of these themes are free and are some of the best quality you will find anywhere.
Revolution Wordpress Themes go Open Source
If you were familiar with the fantastic wordpress themes created by Revolution, you will have noticed that each theme incurred a cost, most were $49.99, which is a fair amount in my opinion considering the quality of the designs and work. Last week came the announcement that some amazing Revolution themes will be released for free under the name Revolution Two.
There really are not catches here, if you want the theme for free you will get it. The way Revolution Two will attempt to make money is by offering support packages. The pro package costs $99.99 per year and in return you will receive unlimited theme support and your questions answered by theme experts. You can also learn customization techniques via their pro package tutorials. The Pro Plus package costs $149.95, which is a LIFETIME membership to the Pro Package. Of course there is no obligation to join these support packages, you can just simply download the theme and configure it yourself.
You really should check out the themes here if you are creating a new wordpress blog or would like a change of image for your existing blog. All the themes are of high quality but below I have highlighted a couple of my favorites.
I would love to know what you think of this news and which ones are your favorites.