Comments for Web Training Wheels http://www.webtrainingwheels.com teaching you how to make the best of your online presence Mon, 22 Feb 2010 07:09:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 Comment on How To Choose A Wordpress Theme – Free, Paid or Custom? by lucy http://www.webtrainingwheels.com/2010/02/how-to-choose-a-wordpress-theme-%e2%80%93-free-paid-or-custom/comment-page-1/#comment-335 lucy Mon, 22 Feb 2010 07:09:06 +0000 http://www.webtrainingwheels.com/?p=432#comment-335 Thanks for your input Doron! Good to know those differences between Frugal and Thesis. I tried to skew this article toward regular folks and their theme choices - but looking at it from a designer/coder perspective would be interesting also. Cheers! Thanks for your input Doron! Good to know those differences between Frugal and Thesis. I tried to skew this article toward regular folks and their theme choices – but looking at it from a designer/coder perspective would be interesting also. Cheers!

]]> Comment on How To Choose A Wordpress Theme – Free, Paid or Custom? by Doron Orenstein http://www.webtrainingwheels.com/2010/02/how-to-choose-a-wordpress-theme-%e2%80%93-free-paid-or-custom/comment-page-1/#comment-334 Doron Orenstein Mon, 22 Feb 2010 06:39:49 +0000 http://www.webtrainingwheels.com/?p=432#comment-334 Great article Lucy! Another 'blank canvas' theme I like is Frugal (http://frugaltheme.com/). Thesis is awesome, but if you're a coder looking to get your hands dirty with exact CSS positioning, Thesis defines many of the widths using .em's (as opposed to pixels), which means it's going to be a slow and tedious process getting your site to look pixel-perfect if you're a designer with a keen eye towards perfection. I haven't played with Headway that much, so I can't say too much about that one. I personally recommend ALWAYS using premium themes, just because we're dealing with technology here, which means you're almost definitely going to get stuck at some point, and free themes often mean that you have nobody to turn to when you do get stuck. Plus, the premium themes usually look so much better (in my opinion). Here is a great site that I always send folks to for a premium theme: http://wpbest.com/ (and no, wpbest.com is not my site, although that would be nice...) Thanks Lucy! Great article Lucy! Another ‘blank canvas’ theme I like is Frugal (http://frugaltheme.com/). Thesis is awesome, but if you’re a coder looking to get your hands dirty with exact CSS positioning, Thesis defines many of the widths using .em’s (as opposed to pixels), which means it’s going to be a slow and tedious process getting your site to look pixel-perfect if you’re a designer with a keen eye towards perfection. I haven’t played with Headway that much, so I can’t say too much about that one.

I personally recommend ALWAYS using premium themes, just because we’re dealing with technology here, which means you’re almost definitely going to get stuck at some point, and free themes often mean that you have nobody to turn to when you do get stuck. Plus, the premium themes usually look so much better (in my opinion). Here is a great site that I always send folks to for a premium theme: http://wpbest.com/ (and no, wpbest.com is not my site, although that would be nice…)

Thanks Lucy!

]]> Comment on Social Media For Psychologists And Therapists by lucy http://www.webtrainingwheels.com/2010/01/social-media-for-psychologists-and-therapists/comment-page-1/#comment-300 lucy Tue, 02 Feb 2010 23:02:17 +0000 http://www.webtrainingwheels.com/?p=391#comment-300 Thanks for your comment Larry. I like your idea that social media can push the boundaries of the personal/professional relationship. The topic definitely sparks some interesting conversations. I'd encourage any business/entrepreneur to find their own way in social media that fits their goals and personality. Thanks for your comment Larry. I like your idea that social media can push the boundaries of the personal/professional relationship. The topic definitely sparks some interesting conversations. I’d encourage any business/entrepreneur to find their own way in social media that fits their goals and personality.

]]> Comment on Social Media For Psychologists And Therapists by Larry Brooks Ph.D. http://www.webtrainingwheels.com/2010/01/social-media-for-psychologists-and-therapists/comment-page-1/#comment-298 Larry Brooks Ph.D. Tue, 02 Feb 2010 06:25:50 +0000 http://www.webtrainingwheels.com/?p=391#comment-298 This post is timely and your perspective is sobering and encouraging. Psychotherapists tend to be apprehensive about adopting new technologies. I think the field of psychotherapy on one hand has become more "relational" and willing to use strategic self-disclosure in the service of helping clients. I also think that social media provides opportunities to further examine the constructed personal/professional boundaries that we set up and perhaps push the envelop towarad greater openness. This post is timely and your perspective is sobering and encouraging. Psychotherapists tend to be apprehensive about adopting new technologies. I think the field of psychotherapy on one hand has become more “relational” and willing to use strategic self-disclosure in the service of helping clients. I also think that social media provides opportunities to further examine the constructed personal/professional boundaries that we set up and perhaps push the envelop towarad greater openness.

]]> Comment on What’s The Point of Social Media? by Justin McCullough http://www.webtrainingwheels.com/2009/10/whats-the-point-of-social-media/comment-page-1/#comment-153 Justin McCullough Tue, 01 Dec 2009 19:02:33 +0000 http://www.webtrainingwheels.com/?p=181#comment-153 Hi Lucy, I recently found you via a Chris Brogan post. I agree with this post and included you in my article regarding trust and authenticity. http://leader4hire.net/2009/12/how-to-build-trust-and-how-leaders-learn/ Best, Justin Hi Lucy, I recently found you via a Chris Brogan post. I agree with this post and included you in my article regarding trust and authenticity. http://leader4hire.net/2009/12/how-to-build-trust-and-how-leaders-learn/

Best,
Justin

]]> Comment on Online Marketing Terms – SEO Edition by Notes & Resources from Wordpress for Business Meetup | Web Training Wheels http://www.webtrainingwheels.com/2009/11/online-marketing-terms-seo-edition/comment-page-1/#comment-146 Notes & Resources from Wordpress for Business Meetup | Web Training Wheels Mon, 30 Nov 2009 06:29:37 +0000 http://www.webtrainingwheels.com/?p=244#comment-146 [...] Beginners who may be unfamiliar with some of the terms that were thrown around may find this useful: Online Marketing Terms – SEO Edition [...] [...] Beginners who may be unfamiliar with some of the terms that were thrown around may find this useful: Online Marketing Terms – SEO Edition [...]

]]> Comment on Notes & Resources from Wordpress for Business Meetup by lucy http://www.webtrainingwheels.com/2009/11/notes-resources-from-wordpress-for-business-meetup/comment-page-1/#comment-140 lucy Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:28:27 +0000 http://www.webtrainingwheels.com/?p=262#comment-140 @The Frosty - thanks Austin for adding these resources @Julie - you're welcome, glad you found it to be helpful! @The Frosty – thanks Austin for adding these resources
@Julie – you’re welcome, glad you found it to be helpful!

]]> Comment on Notes & Resources from Wordpress for Business Meetup by Julie Grist http://www.webtrainingwheels.com/2009/11/notes-resources-from-wordpress-for-business-meetup/comment-page-1/#comment-139 Julie Grist Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:36:28 +0000 http://www.webtrainingwheels.com/?p=262#comment-139 THanks Lucy! Great summary of last night's MeetUp and very helpful. THanks Lucy! Great summary of last night’s MeetUp and very helpful.

]]> Comment on Notes & Resources from Wordpress for Business Meetup by The Frosty http://www.webtrainingwheels.com/2009/11/notes-resources-from-wordpress-for-business-meetup/comment-page-1/#comment-138 The Frosty Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:35:27 +0000 http://www.webtrainingwheels.com/?p=262#comment-138 I want to add the the Framework themes: <a href="http://hybridtheme.com" rel="nofollow">Hybrid</a> <a href="http://themeshaper.com/thematic" rel="nofollow">Thematic</a> I highly recommend these. I use them for my base WordPress designs. I want to add the the Framework themes:

Hybrid
Thematic

I highly recommend these. I use them for my base WordPress designs.

]]> Comment on Getting Started With Wordpress – Explaining Settings by Julie Grist http://www.webtrainingwheels.com/2009/09/getting-started-with-wordpress-explaining-settings/comment-page-1/#comment-137 Julie Grist Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:34:06 +0000 http://www.webtrainingwheels.com/?p=142#comment-137 Thanks Lucy for information last night at MeetUp, and for this very helpful summary. Came in my inbox at the perfect moment. Thanks Lucy for information last night at MeetUp, and for this very helpful summary. Came in my inbox at the perfect moment.

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