Yves Saint Laurent

Armani

Pollyanna

Kaiser & Kaiser

Brandon Knaster Jewelry

Dior Magazine

Vouge

Versace

Liberty London

My Wardrope

Elle

Glamour

Nowness

If you want to start a fashion related site or magazine, check out the RichMAGAZINE as well as the RichGRID WordPress Themes.

Besides the new BlogBEAST Child Theme I will also release another full responsive Child Theme named SuperBLOGGER. Stay Tuned!

The Nomination

A lot of customers ask me which WordPress News blogs I read to stay ahead of the game and find inspiration. They also ask where they should read up on new plugins and blogging techniques.

A lot of really valuable WordPress information sites were launched in 2011. Help me to figure out which WordPress resources provide the best knowledge and information on the subject.

Requirements:

• Your nominated site needs to publish WordPress related articles on a regular basis.
• The site should mainly be a Blog/Magazine (no theme labels or commercial plugin sites with an attached blog).
• The nomination period will end on Feb 28th

Win a RichWP FrameWork + Child Theme Package

I will give away a RichWP FrameWork + Child Theme Package (value $127). The winner will be chosen randomly out of all valid entries on Feb 28th.

Nominate your Top WordPress News Blog, now!

Please leave the URL of your Top WordPress Blog in the comment section below!

I just got an email from Stephen Scaff that his site SoSweetCreative has been featured on CSSawards and is drawing massive attention & tweets on other design minded sites like like creattica.

SoSweet Creative has been built with the RichWP FrameWork and the RichCORP child theme.

RichWP was perfect for this portfolio project, as it allowed me to focus on the CSS and content and quickly bang out the site.
~ Stephen Scaff

Congratulations Steve!

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The current version 1.4 of the RichWP FrameWork has been programmed to work seamlessly on desktop computers and tablet devices like the iPad. Even the photo galleries, sliders, and dropdown menus work really well. For tablets the fonts will be enlarged to 120% of the original size to improve the usability and readability of your site.

I am currently working on version 1.5 of the RichWP FrameWork and I will take this matter one big step further and introduce seamless transitions to mobile phones as well. As soon as you open your site on a smart phone, your site will shine with the big and easy-to-use buttons and a layout specifically made for mobile phones.

I expect to release v1.5 late this month or early next month (Update: Mid/End january 2012), but if you want to get started now, get the current version of the FrameWork together with a child theme of your choice and start setting up your site. RichWP customers will receive the updated version of the RichWP Responsive WordPress FrameWork as soon as it is released.

As mentioned above, it’s already working really well on most devices. Let’s be honest: For most sites, the statistics show that access via mobile phones is around 0.5% to 1% max.

» To the already “responsive” RichWP Themes

45-Minute Intervals

Right now, there is a kitchen timer ticking next to me while I write this post. I find it to be a good helper. Let me tell you why. I set the timer to 45 minutes, and when it starts peeping, I probably will have the first draft of this post ready. The rule is to focus solely on one task within the 45 minutes. During this time, I won’t allow myself to get distracted. This is how you write an article fast.

Do the 45-minute periods sound familiar? Remember your school days? Your classes were probably divided into 45-minute intervals—45 minutes for English, 45 minutes for math, 45 minutes for geography, and so on. It would not have made sense for your school to pack a little bit of each within a 5-hour nonstop learning session.

If you have to accomplish bigger tasks, chunk them into 45-minute intervals and take a 5 to 15 minute break in between. This doesn’t only work for writing. Design, program, or edit videos in a 45-minute session, then take a quick break and start round two. You will be surprised at how much you can get done.

The First Draft

As mentioned above, my intention is to get the first draft of this article written within the 45 minutes. I don’t want to edit it or smooth out the edges while I am working on it. I just write down whatever flows out of my mind. I don’t even mind the spelling mistakes; my word processor underlines misspelled words with an attention-grabbing red line anyway. Let it do it, take care of it later. Do you think you will get more text on your page if you don‘t care about polishing it at the same time? I bet you will.

Keep a List of Content Ideas

Sitting down to write anything is pretty much impossible if you have no clue what to write about. If you start a new website, it is fairly easy. You need to get all the text for your “about” page, contact page, product pages, etc., done. Create a list of ideas and check off every piece you finish. The check marks will give you a feeling of accomplishment and motivate you further.

If you are blogging regularly or are getting paid to write articles online, things get a bit more complicated. Good ideas usually don’t come to you when you decide to sit down and blog a bit.

I use Evernote to organize my ideas. I have a folder for new functions for my WordPress Themes, another folder for new business ideas and a folder full of article ideas to write about here on RichWP. When I want to write a new article, I simply read through the ideas and pick one. It has happened to me more than once that while I am going through this list of ideas, a couple of new ones spring up in my head. Don’t you think that this little tip will help you get over blank page syndrome?

My clock is now down to 24 minute, and I’ll call it done. I will use the rest of the time to edit this article before sending it off to proofreading.

Thanks for reading. I am sure you developed some of your own strategies to feel good at the end of the day. In the comments, let me and your fellow readers know how you get your pages filled and your articles written.