Archive for Blogging
Our LifeDev Plan for Investing in People at iThemes
Posted by: | CommentsI’ve just rolled out our LifeDev plans as part of our Make Waves Manifestos at iThemes today.
It is our way to invest in you — our community and our team. It is one way for us to give back and give of ourselves and I hope you will join us in doing so.
Throughout the year (or next 10 months), we’ll be rolling out training through webinars and blog posts on certain life themes I feel have been instrumental in my life and helping me maintain happy and health relationships.
These are the things I’ve gathered over a lifetime of seeking to learn and grow and improve my life. As such I’m championing this endeavor for iThemes but will be recruiting guest experts to come and share with us.
My goal is to have 200 people signed up … but I think maybe I was thinking too small now.
The commitment to be a part of LifeDev is pretty small honestly. We want you to commit to read one book a month (either from our list or your own); share what you are learning with someone else; and report back to us how you’re growing (so we can measure the impact we’re hoping to make).
It doesn’t cost a thing. It’s our gift to you. But it will cost you time and energy, but it’ll be well worth it!
All in all, there are 6 ‘Make Waves’ Manifestos for us this year … and LifeDev is just one. You can learn about the others on the MakeWaves2012.com site (and be sure to sign up for others that resonate with you).
But in the meantime, I hope you’ll join us for LifeDev this year and let us invest in you and your success!
Get All the WordPress Web Design Goodies You Need for 44% Off
Posted by: | CommentsThe “Everything” package is the Web Designer’s ToolKit – the all-encompassing resource collection including the developer’s license to ALL the themes at iThemes (including iThemes Builder), the developer’s license to ALL the plugins at PluginBuddy - including the best-selling BackupBuddy) and the Premium Annual License at WebDesign.com.
This huge 44% discount is the best deal of the year on the Web Designer’s ToolKit.
PLUS…Just Added – all Web Designer’s ToolKit members will receive 50% off registration at WebDesign.com LIVE Events. This is a huge bonus we just added to the ToolKit!
All you have to do is use coupon code TK4412 before Monday, December 12, 2011, and you’ll gain access to all these valuable tools, plus any new ones developed during your license year.
(If you are already a customer of PluginBuddy, iThemes, or WebDesign.com, please log in to your Member Download Area, select “purchase and renew”, then select the Web Designer’s ToolKit – the list is in alphabetical order, so keep scrolling. 
Then enter TK4412 at checkout.)
Check out what’s included in the Web Designer’s ToolKit.
This promotion is part of the 12 Days of WebDesign.com…we’re giving away one gift a day for the first 12 days of December. Pick up the other gifts from the 12 days.
But remember, the 44% savings on the Web Designer’s ToolKit is valid only through midnight central time on Monday, December 12th.
Please note, this whopper discount cannot be combined with other discounts, coupons or upgrades.
Ready to Start a Business? Check Out StartupSofa
Posted by: | CommentsOver at StartupSofa, my new project for aspiring entrepreneurs, I’ve got a couple of new things going …
I just posted an article asking key questions for those interested in starting new businesses … it’s called Is Entrepreneurship Right For You. It’s based on the first webinar I did last week on the same subject.
And I’m also presenting another new webinar this week that’s a followup to that post called Discovering the Right Startup Idea to Chase.
Be sure to sign up for the email newsletter and start talking on the community forum over at StartupSofa.
Backup Your WordPress Blog the Easy Way
Posted by: | CommentsBackupBuddy from PluginBuddy.com is an all-in-one solution for backups, restoration, and migration.
The single backup file created by the plugin can be used with the importer script to quickly and easily restore your site on the same server or even migrate to a new host with different settings.
Whether you’re an end user or a developer, this plugin is sure to bring you peace of mind and added safety in the event of data loss.
Our goal is to keep the backup, restoration, and migration processes easy, fast, and reliable.
An Exhortation for Christian Bloggers
Posted by: | CommentsI recently have had the opportunity to meet and become great friends with Doug Baker, who is now the editor of Baptist Messenger, Oklahoma’s third largest newspaper ….
He just wrote an editorial called On Baptist Blogging and it includes a great exhortation to all Christian bloggers, here’s a quote from it:
The challenge for the Christian blogger is to both expose and edify in a manner that obeys Jesus’ process of log and speck (Matt. 7:5). Far too often blogging can be both anonymous and autonomous, tricking the writer into thinking that what they write and how they respond represents true community and reality. The real test for great writing is not its spontaneity or immediacy. Rather it is the ability to write in a manner consistent with Christian doctrine and communicated in a manner that seeks to be salt and light in the midst of a very dark world. With this as the goal, there is hope that blogging might truly be used to the glory of God.
