In Dallas!

Posted by Posted in Uncategorized, travels Posted on 10-08-2008

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I am in a sticky situation for blogging now, for I am in Dallas. I did warn a few days ago that I might go to Dallas, but I was not 100% sure.

I don’t really wan to go into how I am so sorry I am not blogging, though I am, but I think it is worse for me than my readers.

I do have computer access, but not 24/7 like usual! I could have brought my computer along, but I couldn’t find the “computer bag” to carry it, but that’s ok.

If you want the story, airport/and/or/Dallas experience I can relay it to you, I still have a “travel” category, though travel is not the niche of this blog.

Online I am doing well, at least I think, as long as readers do not completely disappear. I do have some updates for you, pretty exciting, things I am looking forward to and happenings.

-I won a free 125×125 ad on TUK, because I was in the first three comments, but I did not give the ad right away (I was flying) and so I may have lost it. That is a disappointment, and when I saw that he might have given them away again I was dismayed.

-Green Flamingo Designs has been hitting around 60 uniques a day, due to search on images. I am trying to take advantage of the traffic, hopefully I can fully set things up so that I will have great sales.

-Corey of Diligent Design is creating a custom wordpress theme for me, which will be used on Green Flamingo Designs. I am really loving how it is turning out, a really great job is being done! I could reveal some of the features, even the URL of the test site itself, but I have some other updates planned for it, and when you visit in maybe a week I want it to blow you away!

Those are the updates, and besides those, I am having a great time!

See you guys soon!

Why You Will Never Find The Perfect Wordpress Theme

Posted by Posted in Uncategorized Posted on 04-08-2008

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I have some sad truth for you all, and it is that you will never find the perfect wordpress theme. There are many reasons to this, hopefully I will be able to make my point and explain why it’s true. Also, I would like to acknowledge Chelle for indirectly giving me this idea.

There are so many out there!

One, on actually finding the perfect wordpress theme, there are so many available that it is difficult to sift through what you have. I am not sure of the number that have been made, but I know it is higher than you can search through in 2 days, 2 weeks, 2 months, or maybe even 2 years.

Problems Arise

I have seen thumbnails of what I think will be a great theme, and when I take a closer look it turns out to be pretty crappy. Sometimes you have your hopes up high from a demo, thinking that it may look great on your site. That is only 1 of 3 problems that can arise. The second problem is that when you upload and use the theme, you are tired of it and don’t like the look. This has happened to me many times, and I mostly download them because they look interesting and not always because I think they are perfect for my site. The third problem that might strike is that of having technical difficulties, saying something doesn’t display right, things aren’t aligned as they were in the demo, words overlap, things like that. I hate these things that happen, and wish I could get rid of them with a click of a button. So, unless you are a professional theme designer or it is your theme then trash that theme, it has no use to you if it’s “broken.”

Interests Change

Because your interests in theme can change, and will change, then you may have the perfect theme but it will never be perfect forever. Even if you have a high-quality custom job done you will not always love the theme the same way, though you may keep it for months, years, however long. I am just saying that your theme interests will change just as your love interests do.

Those are my reasons, I could add a few more, but they are the most obvious and the ones that standout the most. I have a few small updates for you, and a little notice, so don’t hop off to another water pool yet.

Updates

I think I am going to re-brand this blog, though I will continue to dish out blogging tips. Mostly I would like to add a little niche, and there is no word for it really, because it is a new niche. Since it is new, I might be able to dominate it easily, who knows. It is just “about blogging,” just little things that happen, tendencies, news, and just a general about blogging blog. This is not considered a category in most options, so I will continue to officially brand this as blogging tips or young entrepreneur. If I have to, I might say it is MMO, but I have learned to stay away from that path.

I may be changing the theme soon, I am on the lookout, and Rajaie is coming out with one that I might be able to use. I advised him in the making, and added some things that I like, and I am going to be happy to promote it and use it.

I have started to think or branding “flamingo” a bit more, and trying to go with a green flamingo feel. This is why I mentioned the water pool, and in contest I might play on words with “flamingo” and “flaming.” If you have any ideas as to how to make this have a more “Green Flamingo” feel, they will be highly appreciated.

Note

Tomorrow I assume I will be heading off to an amusement park, and I will most likely  staying the night in the region. I may not be back for a day or two, so just look out for me, I won’t be gone long.

Over the weekend, I may go on another trip to Dallas Forth Worth, flight training does allow you I think to bring family along, so I might tag along there a few days. If there are any bloggers I know in Dallas, I would love to meet, though I am not sure it is possible. I will open this option in a few years, as I get older it will seem more professional. Going to Dallas I hope to bring my computer with me, maybe write an article on the flight and publish it at the hotel. I will have Internet access, so I will probably be blogging.

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