Note:- This is to inform all the readers that the RoadFighter template has been released. Now you can see the live preview of the theme. Here are links of the preview:-

http://inkthemes.com/wptheme/roadfighter-yoga/

http://inkthemes.com/wptheme/roadfighter-photography/

http://inkthemes.com/wptheme/roadfighter-interiordesign/

Remember, the previews are only designed for the purpose that will provide a clear picture to users so that they have an idea of what type of website they can make with the theme. They will get a single theme which can be designed like a preview further.

Concept behind RoadFighter

After the release of Appointway Theme, we received certain requirements from the customers that they want a Full Width Slider on the home page so that they can upload their desired size image and show them on their website. Moreover, they desire for some nice effects on the theme like in the blog section, menu bar, testimonial area, etc. And accordingly, the theme has been designed. Now, the users can upload the image in the slider as per their requirement. The optimal (perfect) size of the image is 1920 px width x height of 860 px, but it can be varied as per their desire. The users can show maximum of six images in the slider. The effects built in the theme will surely complement their website and attract most of the visitors.

The template can be used for various niches like for making a yoga website, interior design website, fashion & photography website, technology websites, etc.

10 things that every business owner needs for website

What we have seen in the past that every business owner desires for the following features in the template. They are –

1. A nice gallery feature so that any business owner can make a gallery page for website to show multiple images.
2. A full width slider on the home page so that there will no limit to the slider in order to upload any desired size of images.
3. A location map feature in the Contact form of the website which will tell the users about the exact location of the business.
4. Top right contact details on the website so that the users can directly interact with the owner for any queries or doubts.
5. To limit the number of posts on website.
6. Compatibility of the theme with plugin.
7. Template to be completely responsive.
8. Simple and clean design.
9. Social icons feature so that if a user likes the website he would be able to share his feedback by sharing the website link.
10. Nice and clean effects that will make the look of website more attractive.

All the above mentioned features that every business owner demands are perfectly implemented in the theme.

11 Reasons – Why should I go for RoadFighter?

I would say a big “Yes” because of the following reasons.

Reason#1 - The theme is very simple and easy to use.
Reason#2 - It just requires a single click to get installed on your Dashboard.
Reason#3 - The template is perfect for blogging. Blog posts will look amazing on the website.
Reason#4 - Simple and Clean Design.
Reason#5 - Well designed 3 column feature area to showcase your business services.
Reason#6 - Various Templates like Contact template, Full Width template, Blog template. By default, Default template will be activated.
Reason#7 - Testimonial section, to tell the audience about your business.
Reason#8 - Various Social icons that will share your website feedback.
Reason#9 - Tagline feature, to interact most of the visitors by mentioning few punch lines on your website.
Reason#10 - Tap to call feature that will allow the users to communicate with you via mobile phones, i Phones, etc.
Reason#11 - Various color options to change the color of the theme as per your requirement.

Conclusion

Summing up all the above features, I would say, the RoadFighter template is perfect for a business website. The blogs will look amazing on the website. The theme is uniquely designed and almost going to launch within few days. It contains all the features and effects which will worth to use and surely users will love to visit your website.

Hope after knowing the entire useful features of the theme, you will be keen to buy this template. Stay in touch for the updates. I will update this post as soon as the theme releases. Feel free to share your comments below.

What is a Multisite Network?

A multisite network allows you to run different sites on WordPress. That is from a single network, you can run multiple dashboards. And on each dashboard there will be an individual theme installed. Their database will be individual. The individual sites in the network will be called as virtual sites.

In the following article I will be explaining the steps to create a multisite network on WordPress. And the process is very simple to implement. Just make sure that you have installed WordPress on your server. If you have not installed WordPress yet then you can read the instructions in the post How to install WordPress and install the WordPress on your server.

Let’s start from the basics.

I assume that you have installed the WordPress on your server already and you have created a database for it.

Writing the code

• Place the following code in the wp-config.php file. This will enable the Network Setup menu.

/* Multisite */
define('WP_ALLOW_MULTISITE', true);

• After writing the above code, save it .
• Now visit your Dashboard.
• Under the dashboard, in the Tools option, you will see an option of Network Setup.

Setting up the Network

Click on the Network Setup option.

Dashboard –> Tools –> Network Setup

Now on the next page, just double check the details and click on Install button.

Enable the Network

As soon as you click on the Install button, you will be redirected to a page as shown below.

Here you will have to make changes to the wp-config.php file and .htaccess file.

Making changes to the wp-config.php file

Place the code given below in the wp-config.php file and save it.

define('MULTISITE', true);
define('SUBDOMAIN_INSTALL', false);
define('DOMAIN_CURRENT_SITE', 'localhost');
define('PATH_CURRENT_SITE', '/multisite/');
define('SITE_ID_CURRENT_SITE', 1);
define('BLOG_ID_CURRENT_SITE', 1);

Making changes to the .htaccess file

Overwrite the code as shown in the screenshot with the following code in the .htaccess file and save it.

RewriteEngine On
RewriteBase /multisite/
RewriteRule ^index\.php$ - [L]

# add a trailing slash to /wp-admin
RewriteRule ^([_0-9a-zA-Z-]+/)?wp-admin$ $1wp-admin/ [R=301,L]

RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} -f [OR]
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} -d
RewriteRule ^ - [L]
RewriteRule ^([_0-9a-zA-Z-]+/)?(wp-(content|admin|includes).*) $2 [L]
RewriteRule ^([_0-9a-zA-Z-]+/)?(.*\.php)$ $2 [L]
RewriteRule . index.php [L]

• Overwriting the code.

• Placing the actual code.

After replacing the code refresh the page and it will ask you to log in again.

Network Admin Settings

• After logging in to your Dashboard, you can install any number of themes that you want to use on websites.
• Install the number of themes and make them Network Enable.

Creating Multiple Sites on the Network

• Follow this step
  My Sites –> Network Admin –> Sites
• And add multiple new sites.

• On the next page fill up the details of your website and click on Add Site button.

• Now visit the Sites page, you will see the list of sites which you have added.

• You can operate the dashboard of your multiple sites from here and easily make changes to the sites.

Conclusion

If you want to make multiple websites from a single theme then this multisite network feature of WordPress will complement your objective. Just you need to keep in mind few basics. That is:

• You have installed the WordPress on your server and have created a database for it.
• The multiple themes you have installed on your dashboard are network enabled

Hope you find this article useful and implement the above procedure easily. Feel free to share your comments and feedback below. Just in case you face any problem, let me know I will try my best to resolve your issues.

Let me start in this way:

Are you a blogger? Or Are you a successful blogger?

There is a difference in both the statements. A normal blogger just writes a blog post which contains limited information about a particular subject. The post doesn’t talk about the facts, common issues of the people, solution to those issues and conclusion.

In another way, a normal blog post is not a storyteller. And somehow it fails to connect the readers.

On the other hand, a successful blogger writes a blog post that contains all in and out information about the subject. Moreover, the post is a storyteller itself. It will talk about the general issues or problems which are a concern for lots of people, bring solutions, talk about facts and at last brings conclusion.

In the following blog post, I will be focusing on those aspects which a blog post must have so that it would surely connect the audience.

But before I start, I would like to know whether you have signed up for Google authorship or not? If not then do it as soon as possible if you really want to be a successful blogger.

Remember, to be a good blogger it is necessary to focus on the common issues of the audience and that should be the subject of your blog post. Readers generally search solutions to their problems not for normal things, so it is better to research thoroughly before you deliver something to the audience.

Let’s break each of crucial stuff down….

Discuss Basic Issues

Most of the blog posts don’t discuss about the problems. They don’t cover the general issues. They just contain normal information about a topic and don’t talk about the issues behind that particular subject.

If you are writing a blog post then it should clearly tell the readers “What are the reasons behind that post”? Or “what has compelled you to choose that particular subject”?

The solution is very simple. “Discuss general issues first”. Always have a habit to start your post with common issues of the people. Let the readers know that “You have analyzed the general issues which most of the people are facing these days & that is the reason of writing that particular blog”.

Remember, to be a good blogger, it is important to be a good analyzer first and discuss all the basic issues that are subject of most of the people.

Talk About Facts

Facts tell us about the reality and brings satisfaction to the readers and the readers come to know that it is not only their problem in fact the others are facing it too.

Try to include facts as percentage in your posts like “80% of the problems belong to this particular subject” or “70% of the readers are adopting this particular solution” and so on.

To make things clearer to the readers it is necessary to talk about statistics. Include facts in your post that will clarify the audience that you have done a good research. Certain facts will make things clearer to the audience that the post contains all in out information about a particular subject moreover; they will say the author has done a great job. As a result if they like your post and find meaningful, surely next time they will come to read lots more stuffs on your site.

Provide Complete Solutions

Be honest and don’t hide anything. Make sure you have done your homework well and whatever you are going to deliver to the audience will get the job done for them. If the reader is reading your post then it’s your responsibility to provide him the best possible solution.

Your post should have an entire solution to the particular problem. If you are not sure about something then try it first (by your own), come to a point and then deliver it.

If you find a solution on some other websites that are related to the same matter that you are talking about then don’t hesitate to link them. Ultimately, it will help to improve your rank. Appreciate others work as well.

In case you have alternatives then try to put them in a particular sequence so that the reader can understand, if “PLAN A” doesn’t work then they always have an option to go for “PLAN B”.

Be confident and put all your knowledge (the research you have done) in your post. Don’t miss anything just deliver it in a systematic manner.

Use Relevant Images

Expressions say everything. Images are very effective for a blog post. It identifies the subject that is going to be discussed later on. Including significant images will make a good impression on the readers and it will also complement the post. Somehow it also manages to connect with the audience. Moreover, you can also put text on images and link up them to any pages if you want.

For e.g. if you are discussing about “How to write” then include an image that will complement your heading and just looking at the image the reader predicts what the next para is going to be?

There is no need to include unnecessary images, just try to include relevant images for individual headings that you are going to discuss in your post. At any stage, you think that your particular heading requires an image then don’t hesitate just bring it, sure the readers will like it.

Conclusion

Things that are half done are of no use. If you start something well then it is necessary to end it well. You talk about the whole story from the start but don’t conclude it at last then your whole effort will go in vain. It is important to bring a conclusion at last so that that the readers could understand what you have learned by analyzing those problems? What you have actually learnt as a reader? What are your thoughts (opinion) to handle that particular problem?

The rest I discussed earlier. Hopefully you will find reading this one useful and if you pay serious attention then you will notice the above things which I discussed above, I have implemented them too (from start to end).

If you implement the above structure (what I discussed above), then surely you will become a successful blogger. It really feels great when you deliver something unique and get appreciation for that in return from the readers. Just implement it you will too experience it as I did.

Remember, the more you communicate the more you grow as a blogger.

Feel free to share your comments and thoughts below. I will appreciate your feedback.

Is technical stuff important for making a Website?

To be honest, now it doesn’t matter. Yes, it doesn’t matter whether you have any technical knowledge or not. You don’t even need to hire any web developer or a freelancer to create a website for you. InkThemes has made it easier for the users (whether technical or non-technical) by designing the templates (themes) which provide a complete interface for a blogging or business website. The themes available at InkThemes are very simple and easy to use. They just require a single click installation and you can create your website within no time.

Moreover, the themes are designed with clean PHP coding. Recently, it has been surveyed that approx 79% of the users prefer PHP language to build their own websites as compared to the other programming languages. So one thing is for sure that you will get a worthy template in this web store.

How I started my Blogging Website!

First let’s have a quick look to my blogging website (the work that I have done now).

It is a website that is related to painting and I have shared all the basic things that are must for a painter through blog posts.

Almost three months have gone now and as a blogger besides been sharing my regular learning experience through blog posts with the readers, I have too created my blogging website. I just started building it with the knowledge of WordPress and learnt how this platform can be so effective for blogging and online business.

Then I started to search for a template which provides a complete interface for blogging and finally I found a SpotMoto template at InkThemes.

As I am a guy who has not had a keen interest in business so I better decided to create a blogging website and share my experience and discuss all general issues with the readers.

However, the website has not come alive yet but as soon as I will be finished with this I will bring it into the web and let you know for sure.

But as if now the only objective of this post is to share my so far learning experience with you and to motivate you for the same. Moreover, to make it clearer to you that if I can create a blogging website of my own then you can also create (it’s very simple). Depends whether you want to create a blogging website or a business website or both at the same time. You must be eager to know- how the idea came to my mind and what made me so courageous that I start creating my blogging website with my own instead of hiring any developers or freelancers.

The reason is simplicity in the themes which include the entire interface that is enough to create a good blogging or business Website. Moreover, the templates are self explanatory that they will guide you what to do in the next step?

Simplicity at its best!

“Simpler the products lesser will be the effort”. That’s the only objective of the product designed at InkThemes. The products designed by InkThemes are simple to use and it makes easier for the users to buy them and start creating their own websites.

At the time of purchasing, user will be provided complete documentation of the theme, PSD, moreover the video tutorials and further dedicated support is given to him for his general issues or queries. This makes users happier and satisfied at the end and they find it very simple to get started making their own website instead of hiring someone else.

In addition to this, the framework (Theme option panel) in the theme is very simple to use. You just need to make few changes in the panel and your website is ready within no time. In fact in the theme setting options, useful information is also specified corresponding to each field which guides the user how fields can be used.

Although a blogging or business website can be created with any template of the InkThemes but these three themes that are completely dedicated to Blogging and Business.

1. SpotMoto WordPress Theme
2. Blogstrend WordPress theme
3. Elite Pro WordPress theme

SpotMoto New to the InkThemes Webstore!

SpotMoto (The one which I am using in my Blogging website). A recently launched WordPress theme at InkThemes, perfect for creating a blogging or a business website. Although this theme is new to the Webstore but it is in demand because of its outstanding features.

Any user can showcase his work through this theme. See the live preview of the theme. Moreover you can also go for the complete documentation of the SpotMoto theme so that you can have an idea how to use this template before buying it.

BlogsTrend fulfilling the requirements!

BlogsTrend is a template which is simple to use for multiple purposes. The BlogsTrend WordPress theme can be used for both blogging and business. So far it has been used by most of the users.

BlogsTrend justifying the user’s objective

Here are some of our users who made their websites using the BlogsTrend WordPress theme.

A user who has made an exciting business website for office supplies

A user made a Medical Therapy website with BlogsTrends which has in and out information about Narcolepsy.

Sarahare who made an elegant business website for the Harvard Journal.

Hope the above websites build with the BlogsTrend theme will give you a clear picture i.e. how this theme can be so handy for both business and blogging purpose.

Elite Pro delighting the users!

Elite Pro is a template that has clean design and different color styles. We have received a consistent positive feedback regarding the services of Elite Pro WordPress theme. Users loved to buy this template and created their business and blogging website with ease. The theme is fully responsive, supports different styling options moreover it is simple to use.

Here are some of our users those who made their websites with Elite Pro WordPress Theme.

Skolanet has made an awesome e-learning business website.

Crystal another user who has created a useful website of Yoga and Meditation.

Ebiken who has made a Japanese website for learning different languages like French, etc.

Hope the above links of the websites will give you an idea about how Elite Pro theme can be used to make a successful business or blogging website.

After knowing various features and feedback about these three themes, I am sure you are keen to purchase these templates. Visit InktThemes now and try the trail version of the themes. Once you like the templates, buy them and let your website do wonders.

Remember, being non-technical doesn’t mean that you cannot create your own business website or you will have to hire a freelancer or a web developer to do that for you. The time has changed now. Today technical stuff is not that important to create your own website. Templates like Elite Pro, SpotMoto, BlogsTrend, etc. at InkThemes has made things simpler for the beginners as well as for any non-technical user.

Our goal is to make our products simpler and worth for our users. Besides that to include all useful guidance which will guide the users in the best possible way and help those to create their own websites with ease. So far we are happy to see the results regarding our templates and as a result of that we have grown up from 0 to approx 14000 members.

I hope this article will clear your intuitions (as being technical or non technical) and inspire you to start creating your own website either for business or blogging by purchasing the above themes.

Let me know what you think of this blog post. Keep sharing your comments and feedback below.

Moreover, it is tough to maintain your position once you achieve something special, to be constant and consistent in your own field and to hold that position for a long run.

I have focused some of the basic aspects which will definitely play a key role in making your online business the undisputed leader in your own field.

Let’s see the factors that are crucial for an online business.

Discover the real secret of success!

The notions you have yet to come across are “Secret” to you, simply because you haven’t heard about them. Things you have overlooked are also “hidden” that they never came to the mind. Secrets, as used in the title of this post, means the kinds of things that can be handy for running your business successfully.

All such notions are explained in this article, which assures nothing remains hidden from you. So when you make a decision, you will be able to say with full confidence that, “Yes, this is the best move for me.”

Save time, effort, and dollars by being right

Everything needed to take your online business to the level of success, you seek is included in this post. This is as true for those just getting started, as it is for those who have been doing it for some time.

Successful marketers use these ideas routinely. All are proven methods that can boost the performance of your site. And increase your bottom line.

Each idea is presented with all the whys and wherefores. This means you can choose correctly based on the needs of your business. You can implement any idea presented, surely it will work for you.

Flawless site performance matters!

As the structure of your business becomes more solid and more secure, you will want to try your own ideas. Do so. “Try it and see” is a fundamental rule. A “Secret” which many do not know.

But if a great new idea flops, you need to ask why? Was it the idea itself? Or The way in which it was implemented? Or is it something not quite right with the site. For e.g. if the failure was due to a flaw in the foundation, it may still be a great idea!

Achieving flawless site performance is a challenge. But “Secrets” show you how to make this happen. This also matters. For only when you have this right and you can properly judge the worth of any change. Only then you can begin to make constant and continuing progress.

Stay ahead stay different!

Competition on the Web is escalating at an amazing rate. Every day, more businesses jump on board the web-wagon with pockets stuffed with cash. And hundreds of new ones start up. Many existing businesses are not positioned well enough to withstand this onslaught.

If you are serious about growing your online business, you’ll need to deal with ever increasing competition, a fact of Web economic life. You’ll have to introduce new products, try new things, and abandon the methods that become unproductive. This is the way to win!

Overpower your competition

Here’s what you need to make this happen.

• Have a narrow niche that suits you (Most are too broad; the business continues to be clobbered by the competition).
• Have a flawless site (Most don’t make this happen).
• Provide an exceptionally positive first impression (Most small businesses ignore this vital need).
• Clearly demonstrate your expertise (Few have much of this and/or do not effectively convey what they do have).
• Prove yourself and your business are credible and trustworthy (Small businesses are not good at this at all).
• Show you believe your customer comes first, that nothing less than outstanding service and support is acceptable.

Get this last item done, and you’ll beat most businesses. Because these days most are doing their best to pretend this need does not exist. Even as customers now demand more of it than ever before.

Leave the amateurs behind – turn pro now!

Let “Secrets” show you the way. Put an end to I-think-so answers. And to the I’m-not-sure kind of frustrating confusion.
The difference between a pro and an amateur is obvious if you watch them in action. The amateur gets hung up on the thoughts of all that can go wrong. So hung up, the move may never be made.

The pro knows nothing is a sure thing. He or she just goes for it. And watches results closely. If they’re good, they move on. If they’re not, they trash the idea, then try another.

Top-type marketers make far more mistakes than those less successful. They know this “Secret“-  Try It And See! Toss the failures quickly, applaud the winners, then look for more.If you take this attitude towards growing your site and business, the results will definitely amaze you. And once you begin acting like a pro, guess what? You will be a pro.

Conclusion

Standing your own business is way easier than to maintain it for a long run. Many business owners step back when they suffered a loss or when they don’t find something. To continue your business as undisputed it is important to be creative and look for the things that can make a difference to your business.

Remember, running parallel things at a time ensures security. If you suffer a loss from one segment, there is an equal chance of making a profit or to recover the loss from the other one. Make sure you always have the option of alternatives.

I hope this blog post will help you and guide you to maintain your online business at top level for a long run. Keep sharing your comments and queries below.

Let’s begin with the basics.

What is an Ad Copy?

Ad copy mainly refers to the main text of the advertisement which is clickable so as to redirect the users. Using effective keywords in the ad copy can be helpful in fulfilling the advertisement objective i.e. for what the advertisement is all about, so that the audience can understand about the ads completely. Although the ad copy is of only two or three lines but still it is a very important part of the advertising package. Using effective punch lines in the ad copy can attract the user’s attention. It will also help to grow your business at a faster rate.

Having written a lot of fiction, I consider creating an ad copy as a similar task. As a storyteller, one must quickly draw the reader into the tale, then sustain and heighten the interest with every word. To put this in another way, the tale must engage the reader immediately, so that he or she is compelled to turn to the next page or next chapter. And the words which an author absolutely loves to hear, come with a message from a reader- “I couldn’t put it down“.

Yet while hundreds, if not thousands of books have been written about how to write, there are few rules. Obviously correct usage of the language and spelling also matters.

Advertising & Fiction

The above is essentially true for creating an ad copy. It must quickly engage the reader and continue to sustain and heighten the interest. You should compel the reader to continue with every word. And to lead each one right into the action that brings a sale. You hope nobody will be able to “put it down” until they’ve made the buy or acted as you wanted them to. But as in fiction, there seem to be few universal rules.

All agree that the headline must grab the reader emotionally and compel the reader to continue immediately into the copy which follows. But there’s a good deal of disagreement as to whether long or short headlines draw better.

All appear to agree subheadings matter as well. Since people tend to scan, particularly on the Web, it’s imperative that at least one subheading draws the reader into the copy below. And most agree a reader who gets into the copy and likes what they read, often returns to the top of the presentation, and reads from the beginning.

Certainly, if the headline and subheadings fail to grab attention, there is no sale.

Build Your Own Rules

The best approach in writing an ad copy may be to build rules of your own. Begin with a couple upon which all agree. Look at others and conflicting views then begin testing to see which works best for you.

For example, begin with the recognition that defining your target matters most. Now add in the universally accepted need to impact readers emotionally. Then explore other things you’ve heard, short or long headlines.
At the end, it doesn’t matter what rules you decide upon. It only matters that your copy works for you.

Handy Crutches

Find resources you can use as a reference. Use them to stimulate your imagination. I have several books about copy-writing which I turn to regularly. My favorite is Joe Robson’s book, “Make Your Words Sell”.

One book I depend upon is “The Word Book II” compiled by Kaethe Ellis (ISBN 0-395-34028-4). It’s a small book that lists only spelling details. It’s much easier to use than a standard dictionary when trying to figure how to spell a word. And I’ve a good thesaurus handy.

Be alert to other references. A friend put me onto “Words That Sell” by Richard Bayan (ISBN 0-8092-4799-2). It’s a specialized thesaurus of emotionally grabbing words known to be effective in an ad copy. Invaluable, particularly when you get stuck or find yourself using the same word repeatedly.

A Great Example

To improve my skills, I find it helpful to examine a good copy on the Web. And ask myself questions. Why does this grab or appeal to me? What is this person doing that might enhance my work? And so forth.

One of the best pitches I’ve seen was written by Joe Robson, a master on all counts.
While I have no great need for what is offered, I darn near bought a couple of things as I studied this excellent pitch. You may find this true for yourself. For example, there are a couple of neat works about copy-writing available here. I may go back and grab them.

Conversion Ratio

One of the problems we face in writing an ad copy without the background of a professional is that our copy doesn’t seem to produce the CR (Conversion Ratio) others talk about.

Not long ago, many felt 2% was an acceptable CR. That is, if two visitors in a hundred bought or took the desired action, this was considered good by many.

I haven’t been hearing such numbers of late. But competition is now fierce in almost any area you want to get name and fame. Back when there were only say the two sites selling tropical fish, their CR was probably quite high. If there are 100 such sites now, I’ll bet their CR is much lower.

Settle For Less

It’s tough these days to be heard through what I think of as the “White Noise” of the Web. And it’s getting noisier each day. So as you judge the copy you write, set realistic goals.

CR varies enormously according to a variety of factors, including the product, desired action, and so forth. If you’re selling an inexpensive hot item much in demand, you might convert 10% of visitors. But if you’re selling expensive stuff, the CR may be ultra small.

If you’re selling software with a thirty day free trial, you may get fifty percent of visitors to download it. If you’re offering a free sample, you may do even better.

So don’t take the 2% mentioned above too seriously. The real merit in tracking CR is to see how your product pages are doing this month as compared to the last month or to the pages promoting similar products.

But if we take 2% as some sort of average a few years back, it’s certainly less now. My personal view is that if your page is converting even 1 in 200 (0.5%) visitors, you’re doing great.

Can You Do Better?

Yes, of course you can! But there’s more stuff to running a successful business than writing an ad copy. While this matter a lot, there’s a limit to how much time you can afford to devote to this task. And to be honest it is a time consuming task.

It may take time to settle for less on a given page and get on to other things that matters the most. Else hire a professional to do the same. But this will surely cost bucks.

If you can pay serious attention towards all the points which I discussed above, you can surely create an effective ad copy. I hope this article has explained all the key points for creating a meaningful ad copy. Keep sharing your comments and queries below. I would appreciate your feedback.

Of course, we all want successful blogs having an effective content. For some, having a high number of page views is critical – especially if you’re looking forward to make money with advertising or Google AdSense.

In this article, I’ll give you a variety of actions that you can apply to your own blog. When you start blogging, your main focus is to generate great content and get noticed.

But let’s know about page views first.

What are page views?

Page views are considered as the hits which your own page or blog will receive once visited by the users. More the visitors view your posts; more will be the increment in your page views.

Five Stages Of Effective Blogging

Effective Content

I know you’ve heard this a million times that “Content is King”. When new bloggers start creating their content for the first time, their blog looks small and they have a less number of subjects to write about. But as time goes on and they start capitalizing on the subjects, gather some great content their blog begins to grow.

However, if you’re thinking to start a blog – write 10 to 15 great articles first before you publish your blog. When you start promoting your blog readers will have something to see and will find something new to read.
Unfortunately, we didn’t do hard work and without effective content we post our blogs and wait for the blog to become popular. If there’s no content to share – your blog will not consider as meaningful. When you have over 50 good articles, your blog will start becoming popular and you’ll have some great audience and readers that will share your posts.

Visit sites like: Twitter, Yahoo Answers and read other blogs to see where people are having problems. Then start planning to write the articles that are related to their problems. Content that solves problems is always in demand. Look at the number of self-help forums and blogs that are very successful.

For making a good improved blog content from the start is the best way to come into the limelight.

Contribution

How are your levels of contribution these days? Do you give more of yourself? Successful bloggers and business owners’ contribute a lot more and offer more value. As a blogger, you need to contribute a lot more too.
There are a variety of ways to contribute. You can:

• Create videos.
• Host interviews with successful people.
• Create pod-casts.
• Create an eBook and give away for free.
• Write guest posts on certain blogs.
• Provide a content-rich newsletter.
• Develop a series of tutorials that provide great value to the reader.

Outstanding contribution provides: creditability; high quality service and further opportunities. Blogging is a long-term vehicle. This is not a “get-rich” scheme. It is a slow process but yet very effective.

Community

Successful people value their communities. A community is where people share and contribute: ideas; values; skills and beliefs. Businesses rely on their communities and networks to keep their business going. Serving your community is the most empowering way of becoming successful. The more value you add to your contribution and community – the stronger your blog will become.

Focus on lowering your bounce rate

A low bounce rate is a sign of a good blog. If I bounce a ball against a wall you’ll notice that the ball doesn’t stay on the wall for long. The same principle is applied to your blog pages. If I click on your blog page and don’t click on anything else – I’ve bounced off your blog. In essence, your goal is to attain my interest. A good bounce is about 25%-30%.

Make your home page like the front page of a magazine. Make it simple and yet effective. Include relevant things there and neglect the unnecessary part. You can also take the help of a magazine. Pick up a magazine and look at the front cover and see what grabs your attention? Apply the same concept on your home page as well. Moreover, you can use features like Facebook Like Button and Like Box on your home page to bring more visitors to your website.

Why should I stay on your blog?

The only thing I care about is: “If you can help me with my problems?” If you can help me with a problem I am more likely to stay. This is why the top bloggers succeed. Egos can destroy you if you’re a blogger. Focus on what’s important – the reader!

Now after creating a meaningful blog post let’s focus on other parameter.

How to increase your page views

1 – Create “pillar content”

Pillar content is informative that attracts most of the readers. Pillars keep buildings from falling to the ground and the same principle applies to blogging. Pillar content should have all in and out information that’s packed full of useful hints and tips. Usually the pillar content is over 1000 words and has lots of great value. In addition, pillar content is referred as link worthy. You want to make your blog as resourceful. Your aim is to encourage your readers to visit frequently your posts.

Focus on developing a resource for your blog that has useful information and provides the reader with answers to their problems.

2 – Interlink your posts

Wikipedia, the Internet’s most popular encyclopedia uses internal links constantly and consistently. Good referencing is an excellent method of obtaining more page views.

When you create a new article, review your previous articles and find out what content is relevant. The beauty of Wikipedia is that it constantly interlinks information. If you’re trying to increase your search engine ranking for a certain article, try to interlink your content together.

Google loves natural linking. You have the distant advantage of interlinking of your posts together and using key phrases rich anchor text.

Remember to strike a balance when interlinking your posts. Avoid applying too many links in your article – otherwise your reader will become distracted from the other original article.

3- Create a list post of your best blog articles

This is an easy method to round up a variety of articles that you feel are relevant to your reader. List posts also provide opportunities for your readers to click through further on your blog. Plus this method allows you to showcase some of your classic posts.

4 – Add a Sitemap

Usability is so important. You must install a sitemap plug-in. I suggest using the PS Auto Sitemap. It’s easy to install. You may have a monthly archive in your blog sidebar – it’s not user friendly – all it tells me how many articles you’ve created in a month. Blog readers are lazy. Help your blog readers out. You must be more concise.

A sitemap is the index of your website. A good site map is displayed in logical order to make it easier for you. Google loves Sitemaps too. The search engines can crawl your content faster and it’s a win-win situation for everyone.

5 – Use Relevant Categories

If you’re going to display links in the sidebar use categories, because it’s relevancy that your readers want. Don’t make the reader think! Thinking requires effort. Usability is crucial. A good blogger or web designer understands the importance of usability.

Relevant categories will provide clarity – not only for the readers but for you also. You must focus on making a streamline blog where articles can be linked. Categories are excellent for readers, because they can search for relevant criteria in one area.

6 – Give away something

To create a successful online presence we must contribute. Create something for free. Don’t even expect an email address back. You’re a new blogger and you’re unknown to the rest of the world. It’s going to take some time to come into the limelight. However, if you create an e-book for free and begin some heavy promotion, chances are you’ll become noticed, if the e-book is well written.

An eBook doesn’t require any hardcore design skills. This can be easily created in Microsoft Word. No need to use Quark Express or Adobe InDesign. Creating a successful reputation takes time to build. Giving anyway some freebies is a great way to promote your blog and traffic.

7 – Develop a series of articles

Just like a soap opera, each episode continues from the previous one and in proper sequence. Consider developing a variety of articles that become a series. If you’d made a 10,000 word article that could be ideally broken down into segments – break it down. A three or five part series will also give your readers an opportunity to subscribe to your RSS feed. Provide cliff hangers to your blog series articles and give your readers a reason to return.

8 – End with related articles

You’ve created an excellent post. You’ve engaged the reader and they’ve left a comment. You’ll always find that some readers want to know more about a certain subject. Help is at hand. Install the Yet Another Related Posts Plugin for WordPress – this handy plugin displays relevant links at the bottom of your article.

9 – Create an FAQ page

Every industry has its jargon and especially the Internet. Do you think your readers know what an RSS feed is? Create information that educates your readers. Plus interlink those jargon terms to a glossary.

Some readers won’t be familiar with terms like: PHP; conversion rate; bounce rate; SEO; Google Page Rank or PPC. A glossary can be an easy method to educate your readers.

10 – Display your popular articles

There are a variety of methods of displaying popular articles. You can use an: image slider or you can display popular articles in your sidebar. However, you choose to focus on highlighting great information for your readers.

11- Use excerpts

On your home page of your blog, avoid placing huge streams of text on your blog. You want readers to click further into your site. Remember your home page is like the front page of a magazine.

Usability is vital for a successful blog and to generate page views. Apply the above techniques to your blog today.

Hope, this article will help you a lot and give you a clear idea to create a successful blog post. Keep sharing this post and let other bloggers grow successfully. Feel free to share your comments below. I will appreciate your feedback.

Here in this blog post, I will be discussing about Facebook Like button plugin which you can show on the top of your website or anywhere you want. Moreover, I will also talk about the Facebook Like box which you can show in the footer widget or anywhere you want, which will give a clear picture to the visitors about the liking of our website.

How Facebook Like button and Like box can be so effective?

By including a Like button on your website, you can share your content with your friends on Facebook. For more information regarding this, you can follow the link.

On the other hand, Facebook Like box allows the visitors to like your website. The visitors just have to perform a single click and their feedback will be shared on your website. For more information regarding this, you can follow the link.

Let’s know how to add Like button and Like box on your Website.

In the following article, I have added the above features in the Colorway WordPress theme. However, you can add the same features in any other theme.

Adding Facebook Like button on the Website

Follow the steps given below and add Like button on your website.

• Click on the link given below
  https://developers.facebook.com/docs/reference/plugins/like/
• Now mention the URL of your website and get the code as shown below.

• This what will you get after this.

• Now copy the first code (java script).
• Open the file header.php of the Colorway theme and place the code as shown below.

Note: The code should be placed within the body tag <body></body>, not anywhere else.

• Now copy the second code (html code).
• And in the same file, place the code as shown below.

• After this, save the file and visit your website. It will appear as shown below.

Note: Here, I have placed the code under the logo class as I wanted to show the Like button below the Colorway logo. However, you can place the html code anywhere you want the Like button to be appeared.

Adding Facebook Like box on the Website

Like box can be shown in the sidebar or in the footer widget. Here, I have shown the Like box in the footer widget area.

Follow the steps given below and show the Like box on your website.

• Click on the link given below.
  https://developers.facebook.com/docs/reference/plugins/like-box/
• Now mention the URL of your website and get the code as shown below.

• This what will you get after this. Click on the iframe option and copy the iframe code.

• Go to your Dashboard and follow the steps as given below.
  Dashboard –> Appearance –> Widgets
• Place the iframe code under any of the widgets. Here, I have placed the code under the fourth footer widget.

• After placing the iframe code, click on “Save” button. Manage the width and height of the code as per your requirement.
• Now visit your website. The footer widget area will appear as:

Hope, this article will help you to include the above features on your website. Although, the procedure was very simple and easy so, at any stage you won’t find at difficult at all. If you like this blog post then I would appreciate if your share your feedback below.

• What is Appointway Theme?
• How to install Appointway Themes?
• How to upload logos, favicon on the website?
• How to activate the slider on the home page?
• How to use home page feature area?
• How to use home page feature sidebar?
• How to change the theme style?
• How to add Social Icons on the website?
• How to book appointments?
• How to customize Appointment form?

Let’s discuss the above topics one by one.

What is Appointway theme?

An Appointway theme is a WordPress theme which is very simple and effective for appointment booking. Through Appointway theme, the clients can directly book their appointments through your website. See the live preview of the theme.

The Appointway theme is very simple and easy to use and any business professional can create his website without any difficulty. It requires a single click installation and your website will be ready within no time.

How to install Appointway Theme?

Before installing the Appointway theme on your website make sure that:

• You have a web server installed on your machine.
• You have installed WordPress on your Web site.
• You have purchased the Appointway theme from InkThemes.com

Installing the theme is very simple and easy. It will hardly take a minute. Just follow the process given below:

• Go to your WordPress Dashboard.
• Choose “Appearance” option.
• Select the “Install Themes” option.
• Click on “Upload” option.
• Click on “Choose file” button.
• Now select the zip file of Appointway and upload it.
• Click on “Install Now” button.

After installing the theme click on “Activate” option. This will activate the theme on your website. For the first time the theme will look like this:

Note: After activating the theme you need to install and activate the Ink Appointway plugin. Then it will show the Appointment form on the website. Initially the Appointment form appears as blank.

Installing the plugin

• Go to your Dashboard and click on “Begin installing plugin option”.

• On the next page click on “Install” option.

• After installing the plugin click on “Return to the Dashboard” option.

Now if you visit your website, you will see that the Appointment is activated on the website.

How to upload logo, favicon and background image on the website?

Uploading logo, favicon and background image on the website is very simple. Moreover, you can mention the contact details on the website, contact number for tap to call feature, add Google tracking code and turn on the front as on or off. Just go to your Dashboard and do the following steps:

Dashboard–> Appearance–> Theme Options–> General Settings

After uploading the logos, favicon and images, click on “Save All Changes” button.

Now visit your website it will be shown as:

How to activate the slider on the home page?

In the slider, you can show maximum of seven images whereas minimum would be one. You can activate the slider on the home page by performing the following steps given below. Moreover, you can also set the links for the images to redirect the user to any pages.

Dashboard–> Appearance–> Theme Options–> Slider Setting

Click on “Upload Image” button and upload the images which you want to show on slider.

Note: The recommended size for the slider images is 694px wide x 345px height.

After uploading the images in the slider, the “Play and Pause” button will be activated in the slider which will allow the user to play and pause the images in the slider.

How to use home page feature area?

In home page feature area, you can add headings and sub-headings for your business on the website. Try to make headings as punch lines so that it will attract most of the visitors.

In the 3 column feature area, you can showcase your services with decent images and with short descriptions of the services.

Moreover, in the Testimonial settings, you can write about your business and share this with the visitors. You can also upload your testimonial image and mention your name in the Testimonial Link Text.

There is also an option of advertising your sponsors. For this you can upload the images of your sponsors in the home page bottom section providing the links for the images.

Follow the procedure given below and make changes to your website.

Dashboard–> Appearance–> Theme Options–> Home Page Feature Area

Adding Heading & Sub headings on the website.

After making these changes your website will appear as

Using 3 column feature area.

After making these changes your website will appear as:

Adding Testimonial heading and description.

After making these changes your website will appear as:

Using home page bottom feature section.

After making these changes your website will appear as:

How to use home page feature sidebar?

In the home page sidebar, you can show the opening and closing time of your services. You can mention the address details and can show a map for your business location.

Follow the procedure and make changes to these settings.

Dashboard–> Appearance–> Theme Options–> Home Page Feature Sidebar

After making the following changes you website will appear as:

How to change the theme style?

There are various styling options available in the theme. You can change the style of theme through the following procedure.

Dashboard–> Appearance–> Theme Options–> Styling Options

Moreover, you can also add your own CSS code here for any customization.

How to add Social Icons on the website

Social icons are useful for a website. There are various social icons available in the theme. The social icons will be displayed in the footer. You can use them through the following procedure.

Dashboard–> Appearance–> Theme Options–> Social Icons

How to book appointments?

Once you activate the Ink Appointment plugin, the appointment form will appear on the website. This will allow the users to book the appointments directly from the website. There are also various payment options available in the theme. Follow the steps and create your appointment services.

Dashboard–> Appointments–> Create Appointments

After creating multiple services and settings their prices, you can add their date slot and time slot.

Note: After creating the multiple services, you have to add date slot and time slot for individual services.

Adding the date slot for the services.

Adding the time slot for the services.

You can also mention the interval time of your services for individual days that will automatically define the time slots in between the opening time and closing time of the services.

Note:- You can do multiple booking for a particular time slot. It depends on your requirement.

How to customize Appointment form

You can set the heading of the appointment form, mode of payment, mail ID on which you want to receive payments, etc. Follow the steps given below and set the appointment form as per your desire.

Dashboard–> Appointments–> Settings

Managing the currency mode

There are various currency options available for receiving the payments. You can choose your mode of currency from the available currency list which is supported by your country.

Hope you find this article helpful. Keep sharing your comments and post your queries below:

Most of the programming blogs authors write code in their blog posts. Sometimes browsers interpret those code blocks and as a result they it may end up displaying something weird. Let’s learn how we can display code in posts properly without using any plugin. It would be really beneficial for those who rarely write codes in their  blog. It will improve page load time by avoiding any extra plugin for displaying code correctly.

WordPress has <pre> and <code> tags which can be used to make your code look different from normal text.  Further you can style these tags and make your code block look prettier.

 While using <pre> and <code> tag you may face various problems because even if your code is wrapped inside <pre> and <code> tags, few characters like “<” and “>” are interpreted as code tags which overall effects whole code block.

Note: Remember to replace  “<”  by  “&lt;” and  “>”  by  “&gt;”

TIP: Use this application “Postable“. Just paste your code and you will get it in a format that will be easily interpreted as normal text by browsers.

For example let’s suppose I have to display code

<?php echo “Hello WordPress”; ?>

in my post then I will have to write:

<pre><code>

&lt;? php echo "Hello WordPress"; ?&gt;

</code></pre>

 When I posted this in WordPress, it resulted into something like this:

We are able to show code in our WordPress post. Now its time to make it something more pleasing. Go to theme editor and open style.css. In style.css file you can define your own style to <pre> and <code> tags. for example I used this style code:

pre {border: solid 1px blue;
    font-size: 1.3 em;
     color: blue;
    margin: 10px;
    padding:10px;
    background: #FFFFB3}
code {font-size:1.2em;
    color: #008099}

You can paste this code anywhere in your style sheet. But I recommend to paste it without effecting flow of code in your style.css.

save style.css and then my code block looks like this:

Conclusion:

You can add your own custom CSS and make it look your way. You are not using any plugin . If you want to highlight your code and use some funky display option then you can go for plugin because plugin will save your time and efforts. Also if you have to write code in almost your all posts then go for a plugin because your time is more precious.

Lets start from basics by getting through some questions:

1.What is Affiliate Marketing?

In simple words promoting products developed by others and get some commission on every sale.

2.Why Affiliate Marketing?

You do not need to worry about development of products or support customers after they purchase the products. Affiliate Marketing is all about promoting others products and selling it using your affiliate links.

3. How much money can you make with Affiliate Marketing?

Well, there’s no limit as such. You can make passive income with affiliate marketing. Your income depends on your network and your email list. And of course on your selection of products to promote.

You will get huge number of resources on Internet to learn about affiliate marketing and become a reputed marketer. I am listing few resources here for your reference:

• What is Affiliate Marketing?
• Affiliate Marketing and its basics
• 81 Useful Resources for Affiliate Marketing

Well that’s enough of links. They will guide you and teach you about Affiliate marketing but you need to set up your own affiliate website so that you can turn it into a profitable business by applying marketing strategies. So lets see how easily you can set up your own full functional and perfect affiliate website:

One of the fastest way to setup your affiliate website is using WordPress. Yes install WordPress on your server and get your affiliate website ready within next 10 minutes using Rethink Theme. It will hardly take 10 minutes to set up your affiliate website using Rethink theme.

Why Rethink Theme?

• Easy to setup and manage your whole website.
• Search engine friendly theme which makes it a good theme for Affiliates.
• Rating system integrated.
• Each product page has options to send user to target website with your affiliate link.
• Attractive clickable slider.
• Sidebar is widgetized.
• Ability to turn your visitors into buyers by reviewing system.
• Easy to enter your affiliate link for every single product.

Rethink theme lets you create your own affiliate business with ease.

Important things you should focus on:

1> Selection of product categories that you will be promoting.

2> Method of Promotion.

3> SEO (keyword ranking for products you are promoting)

Conclusion:

If takes less than 10 minutes to start your own business then you should give it a try. Following some strong strategies will make you successful. Be active and updated with whats going on in market to compete with others.

If you don’t want to use these free plugins then you will need to code on your own. Yes customize your WordPress website by coding. In this tutorial I will explain you how you can customize WordPress default comments yourself without using any external plugin:

Lets Understand WordPress Comment system:

The most basic function which is responsible for displaying comment box is comment_form(). You will see a call to this function in bottom section of “comments.php” file. Usually single.php, page.php, contact form template of theme call comment_form() function to display comment box. Below is the snapshot of twenty twelve theme’s “comments.php”.

Function commens_form() takes two parameters:

<?php comment_form( $args, $post_id ); ?>

 More Details about this function.

But the default use is just

<?php comment_form(); ?>

When you call this function without any argument then comment box (twenty twelve theme) looks like this:

Parameters are just optional. In its default call it displays fields like name (required), email (required), website, and comment.

Let’s see how you can pass parameters and change your default comment form. In first parameter ‘$args’ (an array) you can pass various important arguments such as fields, title_reply, label_submit etc. These arguments will help you change your default comment form.

• fields   - Lets you display fields of your choice in comment form.
• title_reply – This argument changes title of reply, by default you will see “Leave a reply”.
• label_submit – it changes text written on Submit button.
• comment_field – it is responsibe for text area and label of comment body.

Just for a small example let’s consider I want to change default comment box title which is “Leave a reply” in our case. Then I will pass my new title as an argument to comments_form(); function:

<?php comment_form(array('title_reply'=>'Got Something To Say:')); ?>

Now comment box title will be “Got Something To Say”.

Remove fields from WordPress comment box:

Now what if you have to add/remove fields from default contact form to change the feel of your comment box? I am eliminating website field from default comment box by playing with ‘fields’ argument:

<?php $comment_args = array( 'title_reply'=>'Got Something To Say:',

'fields' => apply_filters( 'comment_form_default_fields', array(

'author' => '<p class="comment-form-author">' . '<label for="author">' . __( 'Your Good Name' ) . '</label> ' . ( $req ? '<span>*</span>' : '' ) .

        '<input id="author" name="author" type="text" value="' . esc_attr( $commenter['comment_author'] ) . '" size="30"' . $aria_req . ' /></p>',   

    'email'  => '<p class="comment-form-email">' .

                '<label for="email">' . __( 'Your Email Please' ) . '</label> ' .

                ( $req ? '<span>*</span>' : '' ) .

                '<input id="email" name="email" type="text" value="' . esc_attr(  $commenter['comment_author_email'] ) . '" size="30"' . $aria_req . ' />'.'</p>',

    'url'    => '' ) ),

    'comment_field' => '<p>' .

                '<label for="comment">' . __( 'Let us know what you have to say:' ) . '</label>' .

                '<textarea id="comment" name="comment" cols="45" rows="8" aria-required="true"></textarea>' .

                '</p>',

    'comment_notes_after' => '',

);

comment_form($comment_args); ?>

Finally our contact form of twenty twelve theme looks like this:

Conclusion:

This tutorial covered basics of customizing comment box, a lot more can be done in order to change the appearance of the comment form as well. WordPress provides us hooks and filters to add remove fields and customize our form up to a great extent. Comments are very important for any blog to interact with their audience so I recommend every blogger and website owner to change their WordPress default comment system and make it more creative and pleasing.

Whatever the size of your business and regardless of the product or service you provide, a blog can be a powerful way to get your message out to potential markets.

The key to any successful marketing campaign is to primarily engage your public in a way that allows them to connect with the subject matter and then to draw them back. This is particularly true when choosing to write a blog. The content has to be both relevant and appealing or else people’s initial interest is almost certain to fade.

Amy Harris, Community Manager for B2B website Expert Market, provides you with five tips for improving your blog content.

Understand Your Audience

In order to run a successful blog, it is fundamental that you understand your audience. It doesn’t matter if you are aiming to reach a niche or a mainstream market, you need to know who you are targeting and what your potential readership are likely to expect.

To do this you will need to carry out keyword research using tools such as Wordtracker or Google’s Keyword Tool, after which you can build your content around the search terms your readers are interested in.

Make Sure Your Content is Compelling

Bringing people in with the right keywords is the first step but then you need to keep them there – and the only way to do this is through the use of compelling content.

Many visitors to an unfamiliar website simply scan the first page, so you will need to grab their attention straight away. Use the strategy of the movie makers or book writers who create an intriguing image in their first shot/page to draw the viewer or reader in.

In a blog you can use the same strategy to grab your readers by doing some of the following;

• Letting readers know the benefits of reading your blog
• Asking them a question based on a keyword
• Or by including images and videos

Update Your Blog

A key strategy in creating an engaging blog is to make sure your content is updated on a regular basis. People like to visit websites knowing there will be always something new for them to read.

Regular updates help give the impression that your site is both lively and up to date, which in turn, creates a feeling of trust amongst your readers. Of course, this does have the added bonus of increasing your SEO as search engines also prefer sites with content that is frequently updated.

Build Your Relationships

Think about creating professional relationships on your blog. If you can link to other bloggers in a similar industry you can just write on each other’s blogs which helps provide a little interest and variety for your readers.

You should also spend time creating a relationship with your readers. If you allow user generated content, your blog can gain a reputation as a place where people can find relevant and useful information, not merely from a single source, but from ordinary people like themselves. This will help you learn more about your customers.

Build a Narrative

Having an interesting narrative is always more engaging for readers than simply providing facts or listing talking points. If you can turn your content into a narrative, you can connect emotionally with your readers and this will really help you connect with your audience. This is a much stronger way for you to deliver your message as it will almost certainly prove more memorable.

Hope this blog post will help you to improve your blog content. Feel free to share your comments and thoughts below.

The thing is when we make a product which is both simple and useful from customer’s perspective as a result of which the customers always expect something more useful and yet simple products from us. Their needs sometimes become an idea for us to create a new product and we gather all the efforts to start making something new.

Idea for Appointway theme

Recently, one of our customers who was developing a website for a dental clinic told us about a problem which he was facing. The problem was that his client wanted a website through which they can book appointments directly from the website and at the same time his client didn’t want to pay recurring payments every month for appointment booking.

In other words, he wanted a site through which he can book appointments without having to pay again and again as all the existing SaaS based solutions asks for monthly recurring fees.

Other than that using an additional application and integrating it with their existing site is an added hassle in itself which makes the entire process a bit complicated.

He asks us, if we have a theme which can do that for their clients in an easy way.

The idea was simple i.e. to make a simple and easy to use product which itself has an inbuilt feature of appointment booking so that there won’t be any need for the customers to use an external application for booking the appointments.

Appointway is a theme which makes it very simple to book an appointment for any type of business. Moreover, since the theme is already integrated with Payment solution you have pretty much everything to book and collect payments for an appointment right out of the box. Any business professional can create his business website easily and start to book appointments in no-time.

Need of Appointway?

Appointway is a simple appointment booking theme. Business owners from different fields will love to use this theme for their business website. Let’s have a look which type of business owners need the Appointway theme or what kind of business websites you can create with Appointway to book appointments:

• Beauty Salons
• Dentists
• Doctors
• Tattoo Studios
• Advisors & Consultants
• Massage Therapists
• Health Clubs
• Lawyers

Moreover, you can set up and book appointments for multiple services, specify multiple booking slots for a particular time, you can specify the time duration and available appointment dates for any service, also you can display the business address along with a map location and set different prices for services and collect payments through an integrated PayPal gateway directly from your own website. With Appointway, you can build a professional and beautiful site for your business. Yet with so many features the theme is very simple to use and manage.

Note:- For all the readers, the Appointway WordPress theme has been released now. You can see the live preview of the theme through the following links:

Appointway Preview #1- http://inkthemes.com/wptheme/appointway-spasaloon/

Appointway Preview #2- http://inkthemes.com/wptheme/appointway-healthclub/

Appointway Preview #3- http://inkthemes.com/wptheme/appointway-doctors/

Appointway Preview #4- http://inkthemes.com/wptheme/appointway-advocates/

What’s new in this theme?

As I said earlier, Appointway will add some useful features to the website. Like our other WordPress themes, Appointway is a completely responsive theme. It can be easily customized. It has various simple styling color options. Moreover, it will save the time and make things flexible for the users. Let’s have a quick look at the features of Appointway:

• Completely Responsive.
• Various Styling Options.
• Page info main heading and sub-heading for taglines for setting up the text.
• Simple appointment form for quick booking of the clients.
• Slider on home page with “Play and Pause” option.
• Showing contacts details on the top.
• Appointment booking form on home sidebar for multiple bookings.
• Timing and Address option on sidebar.
• Simple theme options panel for modification.
• Feature map option on the sidebar.
• 3 column feature section to showcase your business.
• Feature testimonial section to tell the clients about your business.
• Advertisement section.
• Simple footer widget area.

Unique Feature of Appointway

The appointment booking form is one of the unique features in the Appointway theme which makes the theme completely different from other WordPress themes. The appointment form will help the clients to simply book their appointments directly form your website. The website owner can also show multiple services in the appointment form and the users can book their appointment for a particular service (i.e. one at a time). If the client wants to book an appointment for multiple services then he has to book another appointment for that particular service. Also at the time of selecting the date, the user will be notified instantly whether the appointment is available or not for that particular date. If the appointment is available then the client will book the timing slot and proceed to payment options. If the appointment is not available then the client will be asked to choose another date. Once the appointment is booked for a particular date then there can be more appointments that can be booked for that particular date in case if it is available. Moreover, once the appointment is confirmed the client will be notified by an email.

On the other hand the business owner can book the multiple booking slots for a particular time, i.e. at a given time multiple bookings can be booked.

Flexibility and Simplicity in Appointway!

The Appointway theme is very simple and easy to use and any business professional can create his website without any difficulty. It requires a single click installation and your website will be ready within no time. Moreover, the theme provides flexibility to the users. Any user can book an appointment by simply submitting the appointment form displaying on the home page sidebar.

It will be also easier for the user to know about the timings, contact details, address and location of the business displaying on the website. Multiple images displaying on the slider (with Play and Pause option) will represent a clear picture of your business to the clients.

I think after knowing the above features of the Appointway, you will be keen to try this theme for your business website. The theme will be released as soon as possible and we hope it will prove a worthy template for you.

• Do you want to make money online?

• Do you want to setup your own online business?

• Are you ready to learn new ways to market your services and take your online business to heights?

• Most important, Are you ready to start working seriously to compete with and move ahead of other businesses?

If the answer for these four questions is “YES”, then you are at the right place. This post will be of great help to you. If you are familiar with WordPress then you should read on and feel its power.

Power of WordPress

WordPress is not just a CMS for blogging but it’s a great platform that can be used to setup great app like websites. Yes, you can use power and flexibility of WordPress to develop your e-commerce website, classified website, directory website, video website or photographic website. WordPress is used as primary resource for many developers to make passive income from it. Yes, developers from all over the world develop themes and plugins for WordPress and make great income from it.

Doesn’t Matter Whether Your are Technically Strong or Not!

If you are reading this post and you are not a programmer or WordPress developer then also you can make money using WordPress. All you need to do is to read this post till the end and take some time to decide if you really want to set up your own online business? Just go out for a walk or a coffee and think do you really want to move ahead by doing something different from the crowd? If you have zeal to move ahead and set up your own online business then you will come again to read this post.

Simplicity of WordPress

Did you know it’s easy to setup all sort of complicated websites using WordPress? Whether it be a directory website or a classified website it takes you hardly 15 minutes to setup fully functional website with all facilities that you will need to manage and run the website easily. This post is dedicated to “WordPress Money Making Kit”. Yes After a long and deep research we analyzed that it’s easy to make money online if you are in good niche with good business strategy so InkThemes developed few tools (themes and plugins) to setup your own online business through directory listing and classified websites.

If you are not familiar with business directory listing websites and classified websites then I would recommend you to read this and this.

Advantage of GeoCraft & ClassiCraft

InkThemes developed GeoCraft theme for Business listings and Classicraft theme for classifieds. We already have many users who use our GeoCraft and Classicraft theme and make passive income out of it. The main advantage with these themes is that they are ready-to-use theme and they do not need any additional plugins or add-ons.  This kit includes PopUp Ninja Plugin from InkThemes.

PopUp Ninja enhancing the functionality of Website

This plugin helps you to sky rocket your subscriptions and registrations. This plugin is great because it offers a pop up to all new users to subscribe to your website. You can add a short message in pop up, add a video or give away a free gift for all your new subscribers. PopUp Ninja works well and gives you good results in short time.

Why it is so called “Money Making Kit”?

I have already written about use of GeoCraft Theme, ClassiCraft theme & PopUp Ninja Plugin and how they can help you make more money. Let’s see why I call the combination of these three as “WordPress Money Making Kit” and why you should buy it?

• One time little investment.
• If your selected niche is good and has scope then your chances of getting success with your website are too high.
• Most important, with less investment “You will learn building a business from scratch”.
• You don’t need any other additional plugins, tools, add-ons to operate and manage your websites.

You will have a complete package and solution for your online success, all you need to do is to set up a strong marketing strategy and implement it in your business. I recommend you to never stick with any one strategy always change your marketing plans as per the results you receive.

Conclusion

I believe, doing a business is like a religion. Basic strength of a religion is belief and once you have faith and belief the rest of the things follow. So have faith and determination to set up your own online business with awesome products from InkThemes.

Now the problem is that behind all these failures there is not only one common issue. There is a list of parameters that should be concerned regarding a business website. It is not like you created a website and leave it and the traffic will automatically grow up. You need to be careful about the parameters which are as important as your products or services.

In this blog post I will be focusing on the parameters which are the keys to increase the traffic on your Website.

Lets now have a detailed look to the above parameters, how they can be handy for increasing the traffic rate on your Website.

Speed always matters!

What if, if I wish to visit your website and it takes a lot of time to load. Ultimately I will get frustrated and close the window.

It’s very important from a business’s perspective to keep an eye on the loading speed of the website and also have an understanding with the factors those are responsible for slowing down the speed of website.

It has been surveyed that today approximately 40-45% of business websites are based on internet and they are very concerned regarding the speed of their website. Google also considers Website’s speed as a major factor and ranks the Website according to its loading speed.

How can I know my Website’s Reaction Time?

Reaction time tells you about the loading speed of your website. You can use Pingdom tool to analyze the parameters which are letting down the speed of your Website. Moreover, the Pingdom tool will point out to the reaction time, page size and let you know about how your website is faster as compared to the others. This tool will also show the files that keep awaiting the website from getting load.

This is what I come to know when I tested InkThemes Website through Pingdom tool:

Wow! It is 97% faster than all the other websites. Quite good. Isn’t it?

Remember, faster the loading speed of the Website will save the user’s time and it will not await the users. This will also increase the chances of getting more and more visitors on your Website.
If you need more details regarding this issue then you may like to read the post 12 ways to optimize the speed of large websites.

Enhance Communication with Customers!

Having direct interactions with the customers is the great way to increase the traffic on the website. Direct interaction will solve all the doubts of the customers and at the end the customers will be pleased with your services. They will be more satisfied and surely use your product’s services. But still most of the websites are unable to interact with their customers. What they are missing? Let’s know this through an example.

Suppose I come to your website and I like the services of your products. But before I buy the product from your website I need to clear to some of my queries or doubts regarding the product. I thought of interacting with the owner of the Website but it doesn’t work. Why?Reason is – there was no contact details mentioned on the website.

Tip – Always show the contact details on the top of the website (on every page) so that whenever users have any queries related to your product’s services they can directly contact you. This will increase the chances of interaction with you customers.

Don’t forget to use Tap to Call feature on Website!

A tap to call feature enables the user to directly contact to the owner of the Website. Nowadays most of the business websites are well compatible on the devices like iPad, mobile, tablet and almost every business websites include this feature. When the websites are opened in mobile devices, tablet or iPad, a tap to call button is appeared on the screen through which the user can directly contact to the owner of the website.

What’s the advantage of Tap to Call?

It’s very simple. I have a query regarding the services of the products. I called the owner of the website and I got the solution for my question. Moreover, as a customer I felt more satisfied and it also gave me the chance to interact with the Website owner.

Remember, increasing the productivity will not increase the number of customers unless the customers will be satisfied. Consider all the possible chances of interaction with the customers by showing a tap to call button, contact details on the website. The more you make the communication flexible, more the customers will be satisfied and happy with your services. Ultimately, they will buy the products from your website.

Show the advantage & grab the user!

Most of the business websites show unnecessary content or information on the home page sometimes which fed up the users. They forget to highlight their main features for the customers i.e. what is in their website for the customers?

If I am a customer and I am looking for something on your Website, I will be sure looking for benefit or may be something extra (for more satisfaction) not the unnecessary part which has nothing to deal with. What is missing then? The answer is call to action feature.

Include call to action feature?

In spite of highlighting the unnecessary things on the Website, show the customer what is inside for them? For e.g.- A free sign up form for the trial version of the products. Once they signed up for it and become satisfied with the product’s service they will surely purchase your products. Moreover, they will share the positive feedback as well.
Just take a glimpse how Kissmetrics, 37signals and InkThemes used this call to action feature and not let their customers go to any other website.

Remember, using diluted call to action feature will put an end to the interaction between the user and the Website. Make sure this feature works properly.

Get back to your Customers timely!

Keep a habit of responding the comments of the customers timely. Any delayed reply may reflect the negative side of your support. It may compel the user to think like- he made a wrong choice by purchasing the product from your website.
Timely support will keep your users happy and they will love to buy more and more products from your website. In fact they will share a positive feedback to others regarding the services and support of your Website.

Remember, putting your customers first will play a vital role for increasing the traffic.

Use Leads and grow your business!

What if, if you are having some good products on your website and unable to find a way to notify the users. You must have the contact details so that whenever you launched something extraordinary, soon the users will be notified about the products.

Providing a contact form on the home page of website is a great way of collecting emails and contacts. This increases the chances of converting a temporary user into a permanent one. Having this feature on the home page will definitely help you to boost your traffic. At the end you will be having an email list of your users and whenever any new product comes they will be informed on time.

A great way to provide a lead capture form is to use plugins like Popup Ninja. Moreover, you can go for the Local Business Theme which has an inbuilt feature of lead capture.

Conclusion:

• Speed is a major issue. Always keep an eye on it.
• Make sure you notify your customers regularly about the latest products.
• Use necessary plugins for the collecting more contacts.
• Products description should be fully descriptive and easy to read.
• If you promise for 24×7 supports then stand by your commitment.

I hope you will find this blog useful and it will help you to put stress on the small but useful parameters important enough for a business website. Keep sharing this post and let the others know about it. Share your comments and feedback below.

• How to install GeoCraft?
• How to configure the theme?
• How to add listings from front end and back end?
• How to create pages?
• How to add widgets?

If you don’t know about the terms mentioned above then I would suggest you first to have an idea of the above topics so that you can move further. Just visit the blog post how to use GeoCraft WordPress theme  and you will know about the basics usage of the GeoCraft theme.

Now what’s new in this article?

GeoCraft theme has various exciting and useful templates for a Website. This blog post will explain the complete approach about each template i.e.

• Types of Templates in GeoCraft.
• How to use each template.

Types of templates in GeoCraft theme:

There are ten different template available in GeoCraft theme. They are as follows:

• Default Template
• Search Template
• Blog Template
• Contact Template
• Dashboard Template
• Featured Listing
• Fullwidth Template
• Left Sidebar Template
• Listing Template
• Submit Listing Template

Default Template: Initially default template is activated on each page which can be further replaced to any of the available templates.

Search Template: A search template is used to search the following on the Website:

• Listing title
• Listing description
• Tags
• Category in left box and
• Map addresses in the right box

Blog Template: A blog template is used to show all the blog posts on the Website.

Contact Template: A contact template is used to display the contact form on the Website. This template contains all the required fields of information through which anyone can submit the message (like feedback or comment) regarding the Website.

Dashboard Template: A dashboard template is used to show user’s personal information, comments on their listings and also lead capture form on the front end of the Website.

Featured Listing Template: A featured listing template is used to show all the premium listing ads on the Website.

Fullwidth Template: A fullwidth template is a full layout template that means it has no sidebar.

Left Sidebar: A left sidebar template is used to switch the right sidebar to the left sidebar. If this template is activated, content block will be appearing on the right side.

Listing: A listing template is used to display all the listings on the Website. This template will display the free listings as well as the premium listings.

Submit Listing: A submit listing template is used on a Website that allows users to submit their listings. This template includes all the required fields regarding the business listing. 

Note: Search template, Dashboard template and Submit Listing Template are the core templates of the GeoCraft theme. They get activated once the theme is installed on your Website. So you don’t need to create or make any changes to these templates. The rest of the templates can be used as follows.

Let us see how each template can be used in the Website.

Blog Template: To activate this template, follow the steps given below:

• Create a page first.
• Go to your Dashboard –> Pages –> Add New and mention the name of the page.

• After creating the page, choose the “Blog Template” from the Pages Attribute option.
• Now publish the page.
• All the blog posts will be shown (under the same page) on the Website.

Remember- Once this template is activated it will start displaying all the posts on the Website. If further the posts will be created they will be displayed automatically on the blog page.

Contact Template: To activate this template, follow the steps given below:

• Create a page first.
• Go to your Dashboard –> Pages –> Add New and mention the name of the page.

• After creating the page, choose the “Contact Template” from the Pages Attribute option.
• Now publish the page.
• A contact from will be shown on the Website with all the required information fields that will allow the visitors to share their opinions and comments regarding the Website.

Featured Listing Template: To activate this template, follow the steps given below:

• Create a page first.
• Go to your Dashboard–>Pages–>Add New and mention the name of the page.

• After creating the page, choose the “Featured Listing Template” from the Pages Attribute option.
• Now publish the page.
• After publishing the page, all the premium listings will be appeared under this template (under the page created on the Website).

Fullwidth Template: To activate this template, follow the steps given below:

• Create a page first.
• Go to your Dashboard –> Pages –> Add New and mention the name of the page.

• Write the content for the page which you want to show on the Website.
• After this, choose the “Fullwidth Template” from the Pages Attribute option.
• Now publish the page.
• After publishing the page, only the content will be appearing on the Website.
• No sidebars will be displayed on the page.

Left Sidebar: To activate this template, follow the steps given below:

• Create a page first.
• Go to your Dashboard –> Pages –> Add New and mention the name of the page.

• Write the content for the page which you want to show on the Website.
• After this, choose the “Left Sidebar Template” from the Pages Attribute option.
• Now publish the page. After publishing the page, the content will be appearing on the right side and the sidebar will be appearing on the left side.

Listing: To activate this template, follow the steps given below:

• Create a page first.
• Go to your Dashboard –> Pages –> Add New and mention the name of the page.

• After this, choose the “Listing Template” from the Pages Attribute option.
• Now publish the page.
• After publishing the page all free and premium listings will be displayed on the Website.

Hope this article will provide you a complete description about the template in GeoCraft theme. Keep sharing your comments and feedback below.

What can I do with SpotMoto?

With SpotMoto WordPress theme number of things can be performed:

• Showcase products and services.
• Different color options are available for website.
• Options of showing posts on the home page and blog page.
• Showing the posts with additional details.
• Posts can be aligned either as left or right.
• The theme is completely dedicated for business purpose.

In the following article I have explained the following things related to SpotMoto theme:-

• How to install SpotMoto theme on the Website?
• How to upload logos, favicon on the website?
• How to activate the slider on the Home page?
• How to change Home Page feature settings?
• How to add number of pages?
• How to show posts on home page and blog page?
• How to use Styling options?
• How to add sidebar widgets in SpotMoto?

Let’s start the above topics from the scratch.

How to Install SpotMoto Theme?

Before installing the SpotMoto theme on your website make sure that:

• You have a web server installed on your machine.
• You have installed WordPress on your Web site.
• You have purchased the SpotMoto theme from the InkThemes market.

Steps for installing the SpotMoto theme:

• Go to your WordPress Dashboard.
• Choose “Appearance” option.
• Select the “Install Themes” option.
• Click on “Upload” option.
• Click on “Choose file” button.
• Now select the zip file of SpotMoto and upload it.
• Click on “Install Now” button.

• After installing the theme click on “Activate” option. This will activate the theme on your website.
• After activating the SpotMoto theme, it will look like as shown below on your Dashboard:

• Now visit your Website. It will appear as shown below:

• Initially the advertisement section (home page feature area) and bottom tagline on home page will look like:

• The footer widget area will appear as:

How can I add logos, favicon on the Website?

Uploading images, favicon on the website is very simple. Just go to your Dashboard and do the following steps:
Dashboard –> Appearance –> Theme Options –> General Settings

After uploading the images, click on “Save All Changes” button. Now visit your website it will be shown as:

How can I activate the slider on the home page?

In the slider, you can show maximum of six images whereas minimum would be one. Activate the slider on the home page by performing the following steps given below:
Dashboard –> Appearance –> Theme Options –> Slider Setting

Click on “Upload Image” button and upload the images which you want to show on slider. After that complete the following things:
First Slider Heading: Here in this field, mention the heading of the slider that will display on the top of the image. First Slider short Description: Here in this field, you can mention the short description of the images.
First Slider Description: Describe the content here.
First Slider Button Text: Mention the text of the button.
First Slider Button Link URL: Here, you can provide the URL to navigate the user into other page.
The above process will remain same for the rest of the five sliders images. It depends on your requirements – how many images you want to show in the slider.

Do click on “Save changes” button at the end to make changes on the website. The slider on the Homepage will be appeared as shown below:

How can I use Home Feature Settings?

Through this option panel you can show featured images on the home page for advertisement purpose. Moreover, you can add some useful taglines for the same. Minimum one featured image can be displayed on the homepage and maximum of five. Follow the steps given below:
Dashboard –> Appearance –> Theme Options –> Home Page Feature Settings

Homepage Bottom Feature First Image: Here, you can upload the image.
First Bottom Feature Link: Here, you can add the link for the same image to redirect the user.
The above process will remain same for the rest of the four featured images and for their links.
Changing the text in the bottom tagline of home page can be done from the same option panel. It will be shown as:

How can I add number of pages to my Website?

Adding number of pages to the website is very simple. You can define your own pages through the following steps: Dashboard –> Pages –> Add New

By following the above step, you can create number of pages for the website. After creating the pages just click on “Publish” button. This is how the website looks after creating pages:

How can I limit the number of posts on the home page and blog page?

By default, no posts appear on the home page. However, after creating the blog page, a post of Hello World is shown on blog page by default.
SpotMoto provides features to show the limited posts on the home page. It depends on the user requirements, which posts he wants to show on the home page and blog page. Through this option, selected posts can be shown on the home page, while all the posts will be appeared on the blog page. Follow the steps to create a post:
Dashboard –> Posts –> Add New
Now after creating the post, you can adjust the following settings:
Posts show on Front Page: Through this option if you mark on “Yes” radio button, the post will be displayed on home page as well as on the blog page. But if you mark it as “No”, the post will be displayed on blog page not on home page.

Comments: Initially after creating the post you can display few comments on it.

Single Post Template: There are two options available under this field:

1. Default: If this option is activated, it will show the default structure of the post.
2. Post With Custom Field: If this option is activated, it will show additional details on the post.

Contact Meta Field: Through this option, additional details can be shown on the blog page. Moreover, a user can increase the custom fields in the contact meta field. Remember, this additional details will only appeared on the post only if “Post With Custom Field” is activated as a post template.

This will be appeared as shown below in the Blog Post:

If you want to increase the custom fields in the contact meta field, just activate the “Custom Fields” option from the Screen options panel. See the screenshot given below:

Feature Image Alignment: There are two ways to show your posts on the home page:

1. Left align: By default this option is activated. Showing the post in left alignment:
2. Right align: It will show the post in right alignment.

Setting the featured image: Choose a feature image for the posts and upload it. Featured image of the post will be appeared on the home page and on the blog page with the content.

How can I change the style of the themes?

There are seven different colors available to change the style of the themes. You can go through the following steps to change the theme style:
Dashboard –> Appearance –> Theme Options  –> Styling Options

After changing the style, click on “Save All Changes” button.

Hope this article will provide brief description of the SpotMoto WordPress theme. Feel free to share your comments and thoughts below:

• Does your Gallery page get pixilated sometimes?
• Do you also have a problem of distortion of images or pixels in Gallery Page?
• Do you also notice the difference in the size of images after uploading?
• Does it ever happen to you that you see repetition of images (duplicate images) after uploading?
• Have you ever tried to change the order of images on the Gallery Page?

If yes, then you might be looking for the solution to get rid off from the above issues. Here is the complete solution. In the following article, I am going to explain the reasons behind the above problems-why this happens? What are the possible reasons? And also providing the solution to fix up the problem at the end.

Let’s discuss the above issues:

Problem #1: Why the Gallery Page gets pixilated or why distortion of images occurred?

Reason: It has been an issue with lots of customers that their gallery page gets pixilated (i.e. Images or pixels get distorted). The reason behind this problem is that they use the default gallery page of the WordPress instead of using the gallery page of the theme.

It’s quite unusual but still it makes a difference to the website. Although creating a gallery page with any WordPress theme is very simple. At the end of reading this article, you will get the solution to fix the problem.

Problem #2: Why the differences occurred in the images or why repetition of images occurred?

Reason: At the time of uploading the images the users click on “Insert into post” button. It creates the repetition of the images on the Gallery Page (the images look in different formats, one that appears normally and the other inherits the feature of the gallery page of the theme).

Problem #3: Why the images inherit the feature of default gallery pages of WordPress?

Reason: Mostly, users applies the following approach; they click on “add media” button and then select “Create a Gallery” option. And upload the images. No matter whether they select the Gallery Template or not but the images inherit the default gallery feature of WordPress.

Solution: How to resolve the issue?

There are different ways to fix up the problem. But the one which I find is the easiest and more importantly not complicated as compared to the others. I would recommend all the readers to apply the same approach while creating their own gallery page using WordPress themes.

In the following procedure, I have created a gallery page in the Colorway WordPress Theme. However, you can use any WordPress theme for creating a gallery page.

Steps:

Before creating a gallery page, make sure you have installed the Colorway WordPress theme (or any theme whatever you want to use) and activated it.

• Go to your Dashboard and apply the following steps:
  Dashboard –> Pages –> Add New Page.
• Mention the Title of the page as “Gallery” and select the template as “Gallery Template” from the Page Attributes option.
• Now click on “Add Media” button to upload the images.

• Click on “Upload Files” button and select the the images which you want to show on the Gallery Page.

• After uploading the images, click on “Insert into post” button.

• Now on the Editor Page, click on “Text” option and remove all the codes of the images and leave it blank.

• Click on “Publish” button. This will show the images on the Gallery Page which will inherit the gallery feature of the theme you installed on your website.

Although it is an unusual technique but still it is worth to apply for resolving the issues.

What’s next? How to upload multiple images on the Gallery Page I created?

If you further want to upload more images in the Gallery Page you created, you can upload them through the media files or from the directories of the system. But after uploading the images just keep in mind to remove the codes of the images from the “Text” option and at last click on “Update” button. It will add the images to the Gallery page.

How to delete images from the Gallery Page?

If you have uploaded the images which you do not want to show anymore on the Gallery page you can remove them by applying the following steps.

• Go to the Gallery Page.
• Click on “Add Media” option.

• On the next page, under the Insert Media, select “Uploaded to this page” option in the check box.

• Now mark the images and delete them. This will remove the images from the Gallery Page.

How can I change the order of the images in the Gallery Page of the Theme?

You can change the order of the images or sequence of the images in the Gallery page of the theme through the following steps:

1. Go the Gallery Page you have created.
2. Now click on “Add Media” button.
3. On the next page do the following as shown in the screenshot below:

After that simply drag and drop the images that will change the sequence of images. Now close the window and click on “Update” button. Visit your gallery page. You will see the sequence of images has been changed.
Remember, you can change the sequence of images as per your requirement. All you need is to drag and drop the images according to the sequence you want to show on the Gallery page.

I hope this article will provide you the complete solution to the issues which I mentioned at the beginning. Follow the above procedure as it is; it will definitely resolve your issues. Moreover, it will allow the Gallery Page to use the gallery feature of the theme. For any views, thoughts, feedback, comments or queries you can post it freely under the comments section given below. I will appreciate your feedback and would like to clear your doubts if any.

Steps to add a Blog in the Colorway Lite theme:

Follow the steps given below and add a blog page in the theme.

1. Download the free version of Colorway theme through the following link.
   http://wordpress.org/extend/themes/colorway
   You can also download the trial version of Coloway theme through the following link.
   http://www.inkthemes.com/trial/ 

    

2. From your Dashboard, install the Colorway theme and activate it.
   Dashboard–>Appearance–>Themes–>Install Themes–>Upload–>Choose File–> Install Now–>Activate. 

   

3. Under the Dashboard, click on “Pages” option.
4. Click on “Add New” option and add a new page to the website.
   For e.g. I have added a new page named as “Blog” to my website. 

   

5. At the time of adding a new page, choose the template as “Blog Template” under the “Page Attributes”option. Choosing the Blog template will automatically show all your posts on the Blog page.
6. Now after this click on “Publish” button.
7. Add a new post for your blog page by following the step:
   Dashboard–>Posts–>Add New 

   

8. Mention the title of the blog and write its content. You can also add a featured image for the blog through “Set Featured Image” option under Featured Image section.
9. At last click on “Publish” button. This will add the post to your Blog. You can do further updates to the post. All you need is to click on “Update” button while you make changes to the post.

Hope this article will give a complete guidance and help you to add a Blog Page on your website. You can also go through the video for the same approach.

Moreover, you can try the Pro version of the Colorway theme and purchase it from the InkThemes market.

Feel free to share your comments below.