So, Internet, I’ve been really busy ever since announcing that I was doing WordPress setups for free working on these four blogs. Let’s take a look at them.
1. Kami’s blog
Old blog: running on iWeb, a.k.a. the single worst product available from Apple
New blog: WordPress blog running Thesis
kamibible.me
Friends, this is an item I can officially check off my Bucket List. Kami’s old blog was so hard to navigate and it just wasn’t up to Kami standards. Migrating from iWeb to WordPress wasn’t easy since iWeb doesn’t follow the same file structures as every other blogging platform. I installed Thesis, Kami provided the graphics and I tweaked the code to do some of the things she wanted. Now her pretty photos will finally have a proper stage!
Link: http://kamibible.me
2. Marcy’s blog
Old blog: Blogger
New blog: WordPress blog running the Dark Flower theme
barbosasworld.com
Marcy had been spending a lot of time tweaking her Blogger blog and then decided to take the plunge into WordPress. She’s been able to edit the files to customize it but will probably never really stop tweaking because that’s just how she rolls.
Link: http://barbosasworld.com
3. Courtney’s blog
Old blog: Blogger
New blog: WordPress running Thesis
cocoscuckooworld.com
Oh, are you in for a treat with this one. Courtney originally had me setup a free theme for her but what she really wanted was something as customized as mine. She was a big fan of my blog when I redesigned it so she had me redesign her blog in a similarly whimsical way but with items that are very Courtney-like. I think it turned out insanely fun.
Link: http://cocoscuckooworld.com
4. Karen’s blog
Old blog: WordPress running a free theme
New blog: WordPress running Thesis
dreaminthelife.com
Karen runs a great blog but was doing it using a free theme that didn’t live up to the standards of her writing. Her aesthetic is very minimalistic and I think the results turned out well. I hope it will set her up well for her future blog plans.
Link: http://dreaminthelife.com
24 days left of free WordPress blog setups. Who’s next?
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Yeah, that’s how I roll…never stop tweaking.
Loved seeing the redesigns. Thanks so fun for putting this offer out there. I know how much time it takes and appreciate you taking the time for others. Such a giver.
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Shannon Reply:
February 5th, 2010 at 12:40 am
You are welcome, Ms. Tweaker.
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Love them all, Shannon! You do great work. And, yes, such a giver.
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Shannon Reply:
February 5th, 2010 at 12:37 am
I’m going to assume you meant that dirty.
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I’m obsessed with my blog. LOVE IT!!
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Shannon Reply:
February 5th, 2010 at 12:37 am
So glad! One thing I want to do on your blog though is make your header clickable so people can click on it to always get back to your home page.
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Me too, me too!! I am in love with my new design. I keep looking at it, like a new hair cut that you can’t stop looking in the mirror at… LOVE it. You are such a giver. Thank you.
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Shannon Reply:
February 5th, 2010 at 12:41 am
Ha. That’s a good way to put it. I keep looking at your blog like that too.
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Wow! these sites look great. I noticed you are using Thesis on some of them. I love that theme too. So much variety is possible.
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Shannon Reply:
February 5th, 2010 at 12:39 am
I used Thesis on 3 out of the 4 and totally love it. I’ve noticed you’ve been doing some tweaking to yours too. Love the bright green.
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GREAT job Shannon! You are a natural and I think have found your niche
I’ll be in touch shortly about our student’s blog! Keep up the great work, you continue to be an inspiration!
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Shannon Reply:
February 5th, 2010 at 12:40 am
Such a nice thing to say, Ed. When you say “you’ve found your niche,” you said something I haven’t been willing to. I work with talented designers and hesitate to call myself that but I do love working on all aspects of blogs so I’m going to have to agree with you I think.
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Why don’t my comments show up when I leave them from my iTouch?! Weird. Last night I said:
This might be the only time I’ll ever get to say these two words again: DO ME!!!!!!
Seriously, those are fab. I hate to admit that I definitely underestimated your mad skillz.
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Shannon Reply:
February 5th, 2010 at 10:49 pm
When you use your iTouch, does the iTouch/iPhone version of my site appear? I think I’ve commented from that before. Sucks that yours didn’t go through.
I’d love to “do you” but you’ll have to submit that form thingie that can be found here so I know WTF you want. You should be warned that I’m only setting them up for free. Anything designy is extra.
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Nice post and this mail helped me alot in my college assignement. Thanks you on your information.
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iIs it still possible to get some help with my blog site? Not being a techie and a visual
person my site is like having a thousand piece puzzle and no picture to look at. Right
now it overwhelmes me and frustrates me.
thanks, John Wright
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Shannon Reply:
March 7th, 2010 at 1:38 pm
Hi John,
Yes, I do ongoing projects for people’s blogs. Email me at shannon at shannonalbert dot me and we’ll talk!
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