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The NEW! Notepad Wordpress Theme is quite original, and i can see it being used by a variety of niche bloggers. Take a peek below.

The theme is not like most wp themes, it features a large centered intro box, a stripe at top for announcements, a placeholder at the bottom with split content sections. On the left side of bottom section is a widget area, and on the bottom right, your most recent blog posts. No sidebars.

It also comes in a slew of colors, including light and dark colors. The black one is featured above in the thumbnail.

I really like it, and will be using it on a new blog. The wordpress theme notepad is free, and was created by iThemes.

The theme is aimed at consultants, professionals, such as real estate guys/gals, etc. But as i stated above, i think it has many good uses.

Technorati Tags: wordpress themes, skins, templates, designs, ithemes, notepad wp theme

Want to learn the fine art of flipping web real estate online? Bryan who runs SiteFlipU, is hosting an awesome SitePoint Blog Flipping Contest. This is a great way to learn the art and science of flipping online real estate.

This is a month long contest which begins July 1st and ends July 30th. The idea is to build a top notch site or blog, add content, build its rank and statistics, then flip it on Sitepoint. Along the way several steps net you points, the one who has the most points at the end of the month, will be announced the winner.

The winner gets several awesome prizes, including those mentioned below.

• 1 Year of free hosting (Value $120)
• 1 Free banner advertisement on Siteflipu for 30 days (Value $45)
• 1 Free blog review that will be posted on Siteflipu, and completed by me (Value $65)
• 1 Free copy of my Site Flipping Blueprint, (when completed) (Value - Priceless)
• 1 Lifetime membership into my Site Flipping Club, which will be a personal mentor program taught by me, and valued at $47 a month
• 2 Hour free SEO Conultation with a PROFESSIONAL SEO! ($200)
• 1 Free software package including some great tools for Site Flippers ($300)
• 1 Free copy of the Wordpress Dream Theme, Designed by Ben Cope. Includes installation and customization. (Value $247)
• 2 Free 125×125 Banner Ad Creations (Value $60) - Thanks To Forest, from The Random Forest
• 1 Free banner ad on The Piss Biscuit
• 1 Free blog re-design (Vaule $900) from The Piss Biscuit

Bryan who runs a site flipping blog, is well versed in the craft of building up blogs, then turning around and selling them at profit. He is the mastermind behind the One Mans Goal blog sale, which he sold a few months ago, for an astounding $10,000. A great feat, by any estimation!

If you have been wanting to learn how to do the same, join the contest. It is going to be educational, interesting, and heck, maybe even profitable. Head on over to SiteFlipU, read up all the contest details, and join the fun.

Peace, Missy.

For those that aren’t familiar with Digital Point, it is a forum aimed at net marketers and online entrepreneurs. It is a very active web-based community, with thousands of daily visitors and interactions.

my avatar on digital point - (can you spot me?) 

I am a member, you can find me there regularly creating and or joining in on different discussions. My favorite spots are the Marketplace, Programming, and Design spots.

What is DP good for? Here 8 Reasons to Join Up:

1. design work: such as banners, wordpress themes, or programming stuff
2. freebies: they have a freebie section, where you can ask for stumbles, digg votes, technorati site exchanges, and lots more
3. networking: meet other net marketers, writers, programmers, designers, etc
4. selling: you can sell your site, themes, scripts, ebooks, a variety of things
5. content: you can recruit bloggers and writers, or you can list yourself as a content provider
6. knowledge: ask questions about SEO, PPC, Blogging, Making Money Online
7. community: make friends, share, learn, participate
8. money: i have made money through DP, and you can too. How? by selling advertising space on your site or blog, writing for others, placing an affiliate ad on your signature, by selling your sig space, it goes on and on. (lol)

Why am i telling YOU about Digital Point Forums?

Because it’s a valuable place, plain and simple. There is no cost to be a member (or post) actually it is completely free. So head on over to DP, and join.

Till the next update,

Missy.

Quick Update: About half of the blogs that belong to G34 Media, are wordpress blogs. The other half being blogger blogs.

If you run a blog (or blogs) then you will surely fall in love with Wordpress, and it’s many features. One issue you will have early on is deciding amongst the plethora of wordpress themes available. There are both free WP themes and also fee-based WP themes. Let me quickly tell you about Structure from Justin Tadlock, a free WP theme.

I’m really digging this wordpress theme Structure by Justin Tadlock. It is a magazine style theme with great composition and layout, great use of color, and cool web 2.0 features like video embed, an image gallery, and prominent 125×125 ad placeholders.

You can tell when a blogger designs a WP theme, because they throw in blogger specific extras like Justin has done. You will find several useful wordpress plugin’s built in the theme. I like this one alot, and did i mention it’s 100% free. I will have to find a blog to use it on.

If you’re looking for a modern Wordpress theme for your blog, Structure by Justin Tadlock, is definitely worth a look.

Quick Question:

Do you use pre-made WP themes or custom-made WP themes? Let me know below.

That’s it for this quick update. Have a good one!

Another wordpress theme you might be interested in, Money Blogger by BlogOhBlog

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