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[2 Sep 2009 | One Comment | 5,063 views]

There are so many wonderful, free WordPress templates out there that it can actually be overwhelming when you know precisely what you’re looking for. Sure, hours of mind-numbing google surfing can be fun, but we figured that you might appreciate a heads up on some eco-specific themes available out there on the web. We gathered up a few that we like to get you started.
Remember, templates are customizable. If you like the bones of a template, but not the graphics, we can always help you adjust it to …

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[24 Jul 2009 | 5 Comments | 3,432 views]

Facebook has recently instituted a policy that essentially allows them to use your photos in advertisements for 3rd party products. Kinda sketchy if you ask us! So here’s a quick video on how to opt out of Facebook Ads.

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[28 Jun 2009 | 2 Comments | 6,816 views]
Easy, Affordable and Fast E-Commerce with WordPress

Selling products online — how hard can it be? After all, quite nearly literally EVERYONE ON EARTH is doing it and there are approximately 438 kajillion shopping carts out there to use. But here’s the problem with abundance; It’s confusing! So many options makes finding exactly the right solution for you complex at best. Googling “online ecommerce solutions” will get you 4,610,00 results – varying in cost and complexity from free to hundreds of dollars per month. So where do you start?
Our favorite solution has the following adjectives: …

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[19 Apr 2009 | No Comment | 2,312 views]

So you want a website, you want it fast, and you want to be able to update the content yourself. However, like most start-ups, artists or non-profits, you don’t have a lot of money to invest up-front. It’s a common problem, but thankfully, it’s also an easily resolvable one!

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[19 Apr 2009 | No Comment | 1,259 views]
Content Management Systems (CMS) – or: Why you should never pay for an HTML update again!

As a small business start-up, an activist, artist or non-profit, here is a phrase that should tickle your ears like the collective snuffling of ten thousand happy puppies: Open Source.

Why does Open Source make such a joyful noise? Because Open Source means FREE. And, not only does Open Source mean free, but it also means that any open source project has likely become part of a braintrust made up of multiple bright and open minds who contribute their talents jointly for a greater good (that good being the product they are making available for public use.)