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31 Dec, 2009  |  Written by  |  under Wordpress News

As a nurse you have so many different employment opportunities at your fingertips that you may not even realize it. International travel nursing is one of the biggest and most popular nursing opportunities today. in many places throughout the USA, the hospitals are full and may not need any new nurses and for many just graduating this can be quite an obstacles to overcome and this is where travel nurse employment opportunities comes into play.

For many nurses travel nursing jobs offer the best of both worlds, you get to see the world as well as help the sick and injured people. of course helping people is why you became a nurse to begin with but when you combine it with positions in Europe, Australia and many other great areas of the world it reaches an entire new level of excitement. becoming a travel nurse is not difficult, as there are many different travel nurse employment agencies with long list of placement opportunities.

Many nurses are choosing to lend their services to hospitals and missions in places such as Africa and here you can find many different nursing assignments, enough that you will never have to leave if you don’t want to. third world countries such as this are really benefiting from international travel nursing programs and the nurses as well enjoy helping and treating sick adults and children which may have otherwise died. Nurses are incredibly needed in countries such as this and therefore when you choose to travel internationally with your nursing skills, you will never find yourself without a position.

A travel nurse can choose to stay in one country for only a few weeks and then go to the next for maybe a month or more and sometimes maybe never leave a country they have grown to love to live in and work in. these are all benefits of travel nurse employment opportunities and many nurses are taking advantage.

You do not have to worry about your paper work, working visas, etc because the agency you chose to work with will take care of all those details for you. All you have to do is show up and enjoy your work. A travel nurse will see far more tragic and even saddening situations than a nurse staying within their own country. This means that you must be not only physically prepared but emotionally prepared as well to handle some of the diseases and injuries found in different countries throughout the world.

31 Dec, 2009  |  Written by  |  under Uncategorized

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It?s been almost a year that I haven?t had updated the list, but I finally did today! Since it?s been so long, several new blogs have been added, but I?m pretty sure that I didn?t add all of them. so, if you know of any other blogs that can be added, feel free to leave a comment or contact me. also, feel free to leave suggestions that will help improve the list.

WPTG Rank #1: Upstart Blogger

WPTG Rank #2: planetOzh

WPTG Rank #3: Nathan Rice

Best Google Pagerank: Photo Matt

Best Alexa Rank: WpRecipes

Best Technorati Rank: Daily Blog Tips

New Blogs added to the Top 40:

A few blogs have been removed because they weren?t ?Blogs About WordPress? or because they just listed WordPress themes and/or plugins in their posts or because of inactivity.

Do you know a blog that should be listed in the Top 40? if you do, please send an email to wpthemesgallery [at] gmail [dot] com, so that I can add it to the list.

Do You Digg the Top 40?

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31 Dec, 2009  |  Written by  |  under Wordpress News

If you often search for people on Twitter, you should check TweepSearch out. it basically allows you to search for keywords inside the bio of other Twitter users. This is quite useful if you want to find Twitter users with a specific characteristic.

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For example, if you are looking to hire an SEO for your website you could search on TweepSearch for “seo expert,” and the tool would output a list of all the (supposed) SEO experts on Twitter.

There is also a feature to narrow the results to Twitter users following or being followed by a specific profile. for example, you could search for all the “seo experts” following or being followed by Matt Cutts (if they are not, after all, they can’t be real SEO experts…). To use this feature you just need to search for the profile first (e.g., @johndoe), and then search for the keyword.


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31 Dec, 2009  |  Written by  |  under wp themes

Thanks to everyone who tested 2.9.1 Beta 1.? we?re following that up with Release Candidate 1.? RC1 contains a few more fixes, bringing the number of fixed tickets up to 23.? if you are already running Beta 1, visit Tools->Upgrade in your blog?s admin to get RC1.? You can also? download the RC1 package and install manually.? if all goes well, 2.9.1 will be here soon.

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31 Dec, 2009  |  Written by  |  under wp themes

There are some very good free WordPress themes out there. However, in my experience, the support and ease-of-use that comes with premium WordPress themes is very much worth the cost.

Why did I start looking into, and finally buying premium WordPress themes? because in the end I favored the uncomplicated modification, polished style, and the support forums.

The following are guidelines for purchasing a premium WordPress theme.

1. What license are you buying?

I will not purchase a theme that restricts the quantity of websites and blogs I can create – whether for my use or for client use for the one time purchase cost. I require no restrictions to the use of a theme I purchase. What I need then is fundamentally a developer license.

2. Critical question: how difficult is it to modify the WordPress theme?

Find out whether you need to know html, CSS, and/or php to tailor the theme? for many WordPress themes, the answer is no. Tread carefully before buying because some themes require that you know CSS and/or php in order to set it and build your website.

3. Is the theme code W3 compliant

Lots of free WordPress themes are badly coded. Chances are you can’t distinguish good from bad code unless you know coding yourself. That’s an additional reason to purchase a premium theme from a decent WordPress theme seller.

Ensure you request proof that the theme(s) you’re purchasing is W3 code conforming. W3 is the World Wide Web Consortium that develops web standards.

4. The following are some details you should decide whether you need in your site design:

  • Does the theme offer drop-down menus?
  • Does the theme give you the option to list categories in a top navigation bar?
  • How many columns are there? how many columns do you want?
  • Do you like the typography (font, font size, font color(s), etc.)?
  • Typically images, videos, and slide shows you see in example themes aren’t included. Therefore, if you want a comparable look and feel, you’ll have to add your own images, videos, and slide show. Evaluate the theme details to find out how simple it is to add images, video, and/or slide shows.
  • Automated thumbnail sizing is a very nice feature if you like lots of images in your blog. many premium themes offer auto-size thumbnail management. I recommend getting this feature because you’ll likely want to use it. that said, if you find the perfect theme in all other respects, don’t make automated thumbnail sizing a deal-breaker.

5. Is the theme widget ready?

Widgets significantly enhance a WordPress website’s functionality and customization options. This means you definitely require a theme that is “widget ready.” “Widget ready” means the theme is developed to instantly accomodate widgets. I wouldn’t buy a theme that isn’t widget ready.

6. What’s involved to modify the header and/or logo?

Using your own header and logo is a paramount way of customizing your website and blog. Therefore, the ease with which you can change the header and/or logo is important.

Some themes permit you to basically upload your own header from the options panel. Other themes require you upload your header through your hosting service. It’s simpler and quicker through an options panel; however, it by no means hurts to get familiar with uploading files through your domain host.

7. can you change the color scheme in the options panel?

When shopping for a theme, if color is important to you, do a demo and see if you like the color options available. Note, some premium themes offer numerous color varieties while other themes are “what you see is what you get.”

8. Be sure to look into the type and quality of support provided with a theme purchase

I prefer theme developers that come with forum support and the option to hire an experienced developer to help me if I need specialized help.

To date, all the assistance I’ve required I obtained from forum support. A well moderated forum, which is critical, is an excellent support feature. Just be sure the theme developer has senior moderators answering questions.

9. will the theme “as is” serve your needs?

Buying a WordPress theme is all about saving you time – time from building your own theme and time from revising freebie themes. This means it makes the most sense to buy a theme that requires the least amount of modification.

That said, if you find a theme that meets most of your needs, don’t spend two more days trying to find the perfect theme. often “good enough” is good enough.

10. The cost for premium WordPress themes

First, no matter which theme you buy, it will be far less expensive than engaging a website developer. right out of the gates you are ahead. that said, expect to pay anywhere from $10 to $130, and perhaps more for a theme.

There are three pricing models: single purchase, an all theme purchase, and club membership (i.e. subscription model).

The single purchase gives you license for a single theme. keep in mind that you may use it only once OR you may use it as much as you like on as many websites as you like. I always want the limitless-use license.

The all-theme purchase gives you full access to all the themes developed by that particular theme developer.

The club membership is a form of the all-theme access model, but requires you pay a recurring cost in order to retain access to new themes and forum support.

I commonly buy a single theme and if I like it, upgrade to an all-theme purchase. I avoid the ongoing (subscription) purchase model because I don’t care for locking into an ongoing expense.

Building websites and blogs with premium themes is a very cost-effective way to get great looking and high-functioning sites.

31 Dec, 2009  |  Written by  |  under wp news

Start a new custom blog in shortest time possible

Are you willing to finally do something? do not forget that the knowledge you gather has no value unless you put it to use. just 3 easy to follow steps are between you and your own custom blog.

Step1. Custom Blog Research and documentation – find out the best niche in your area of expertise. get the best keywords that you can use. choose the keywords that are driving buying customers. find the resources needed to begin working at your content. Prepare and write the content using the keywords. try to use the main keywords at least 2-3% without making the article unreadable. Start with at least 10 articles.

Step2. Custom Blog Design and settings – Set the theme and design for your new blog but take care of the SEO needs. Set up the WordPress blog, choose the plugins you want to use. Set them up and customize their settings. Take care of eventual conflicts by removing the offending plugins, change the settings where needed. Alter the php code of your theme to remove any unneeded links and foreign code(ads, AdSense code, scripts…)

Step3. Custom blog launch and promotion – Publish 1 post and ping it. Bookmark it using your social network accounts. Add it to directories using the keywords as your anchor text. Lure the search engines to your custom blog by posting very often Bookmark and ping each page. find forums and blogs and start linking back to your pages.

This is a short guide that will help you learn how to start a blog in a few steps. Schedule a time frame for each step and brake it into smaller tasks. just take action.

31 Dec, 2009  |  Written by  |  under Wordpress News

More and more companies today are outsourcing online data entry jobs, making this one of the more lucrative work at home opportunities available. you must be cautious in choosing the companies that you work for, however, since there are many that will just take your sign up fee and then provide only stale leads or thinly disguised Internet marketing spam. Since many companies charge a set up fee, you may find it difficult to tell the legitimate companies from the scams. here are some hints to help you find the best jobs on the Internet for working at home.

Online data entry jobs that are handled by companies or sites that have been around for a while are the most likely to be legitimate work at home opportunities. Companies that scam the public or that have a poor payment record are unlikely to stay around very long, simply because there are forums and discussion sites where information about who to avoid is posted for all to see. A company that has only been in business for a few weeks or months and is promising the moon may be perfectly legitimate, but is more likely one which is not to be trusted. look for a track record of legitimate job postings and prompt payment.

You should be able to reach the company directly through a customer service number. Online data entry jobs from companies where there is no way to contact customer service or where the representatives are not knowledgeable about the company are automatically suspect. if the representative cannot make themselves understood in English, you may have trouble getting yourself understood in the event of a payment problem. you should be able to ask questions of a person who can respond with good answers.

Look for the company that you are considering for online data entry jobs through your favorite Internet search engine. if they have a web presence, check to see if there is a forum attached where people can post comments. you may also want to check the various review sites for the general reputation of the company. Another place to check for the reputation of the company is at the Better Business Bureau. this will tell you if the company has a record of poor or slow payment, if they have poor communication characteristics and if they have ethical and professional attitude toward customers.

The type of online data entry jobs that you choose should be based on the type of interest that you have. if you have concerns about technical writing on subjects that you have little knowledge of or interest in, then you shouldn’t accept work that focuses on technical writing subjects. if you are uncomfortable with adult websites or businesses, then don’t accept assignments from such businesses. you won’t be able to do a good job for the customer even if they are willing to pay more. It is not a financial issue, it’s an ethics issue with certain types of data entry work.

31 Dec, 2009  |  Written by  |  under Wordpress News

Without going into the in’s and out’s of the nofollow rel tag for comment posting, let’s just say I do not like it. So to this end I modified the iNove theme to take it out. there are two modifications you can make the the iNove theme. One is a fix so your can use a “Dofollow” pluging of your choice, and the other is a quick fix in the iNove theme itself.

To make a modification to be able to use a “Dofollow” plugin see the steps below:

With your code editor of choice find and open” /wp-content/themes/inove/functions.php”

# Look for these lines of code around line 230:

Erase all the lines above and instead insert the following code:

Now save and check check your work. Install your “Dofollow” plugin you should see by viewing your sites page source that the [rel="external nofollow">] is now [rel="external">] or what ever format your plugin uses. the main point is that the “nofollow” is gone.

The quick fix should be obvious just backspace and delete the “nofollow” in the code above save the file and check your work.

Every blog is different the steps above are provided as a way that may fix an issue there is by no means a guarantee.

Showing some love in your comment area by removing the evil rel=”nofollow” tag will get you more readers and commenters on your blogs. and will help put blogs back to the use that they where met for. So don’t let Google dictate to you what a blog is. also on this note it is not right for Wordpress developers to dictate to us, the users of there platform, by placing the nofollow in the code in the first place. If they where so nofollow happy in you could by default place a nofollow tag in the blogroll links you can’t try it.

My 2 Cents John Sharp

31 Dec, 2009  |  Written by  |  under wp themes

Blog topics are a profitable part of a successful blog. some bloggers easily jot down about whatever is on their mind, establishing an online journal of sorts. Successful bloggers know that to enjoy an impressive blog, you cannot just jot down about what you feel like to write. you should also keep the interests of your readers in mind when writing. In any case, if you aim for a successful blog, you have to depend on the readers to show up often.

To keep your blog as fresh as possible, consider using these five alternatives to regain winning ideas regarding your blog topics.

1. Prepare your investigation

Smart bloggers know that when there is standard search terminology listed on enormous search sites. Bloggers can make utilization of these search terminology to help them catch additional traffic to their blogs. a blogger can look at these standard search terminologies daily and establishing posts using them. If the blogger is lucky, they will multiply their traffic attributable to other people seeking for that word. By researching the topics that are warm with readers daily, bloggers can originate things mainly for the readers. Doing some investigation could take some time and you might never be writing about what you want to jot down about, but you will probably have additional traffic than always.

If you have been blogging a while you might have began to hit low points daily and you u really have no additional ground ideas left. some writers call this “writers block” while others exactly get it as a slight hurdle to be surpassed. As you have got nearer to this challenging intention, the excellent matter to pull off is to ask around. Have a debate to stimulating people you know. you can ask them what topics they stumble on are frequently appealing at the period. If you would rather be extra shrewd, easily bounce a small amount of topics off on them to catch sight of which ones they respond strongly. Apply the topics that they respond strongly to in order to assume ideas for posts.

3. make Use of the News

The news is a serious place to pleat ground information for your blog. News teams research and investigate for hours to conclude their topics. By utilizing comparable topics, you can ignore all of the investigation work and still have achievement. Never make use of their ideas exactly, precisely take them and make use of them to achieve your own. for example, if there is a main political distribution occurring in the news, consider establishing a post about what you consider about it. you do not have to make use of the news story, solely the theme thought together with your own terminology.

4. Be a fan of the Followers of Others

As you are looking for splendid blog topics, consider giving a visit to widespread blogs to pay a visit to what they are talking about. do not rob their ideas but make use of the visit to stir up fantastic ideas of your own. from time to time when you perceive others in employment at their highest skill, it can glow skill in yourself. you can pay a visit to which topics come to the excellent response for their blog and determine if you may probably contract an identical response with a comparable topic.

If all else fails and you are still trying to come up with a catalog of appealing blog topics, consider this attention-grabbing tactic. Go to sleep at night with an apparent head. In the morning, before you even open your eyes, target the first matter on your mind. Jot down it down at once, so you do not quickly forget. In that case, make use of these things to originate appealing blog topics. you would be stunned at how inspiring our first feelings can occur. They are so appealing since they are not cloud with any outside stresses from actuality. They are down-to-earth feelings generally that might be used effectively on a blog.

These five alternatives to regain winning blog topics are certify to be among the greatest. a blog theme is one of the critical profitable aspects of your blog. make sure that you give consideration to which topics come to the greatest response on your blog so you will know which ones are more effective. make use of all or some of these recommendations to help you choose on your road to better blog topics right now!