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Re: My Site Dressed in Thesis

Chris Stahley — Wed, 12 Jan 2011 23:42:24 -0000

I currently use Genesis framework for my blog websites. I will definitely have to take another look at DIYthemes.com after I watched the demo video. The easy customization is amazing. Thank you for sharing this information.

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Tran Tinh — Sun, 12 Sep 2010 23:49:14 -0000

Thesis rocks as I have seen a lot of bloggers and internet marketers are using it for their own blog. Thanks

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yuregininsesi — Sat, 03 Jul 2010 09:37:36 -0000

Great post Chris. Have long been looking at the Thesis theme. You post is one in a row pushing me closer towards taking the jump.

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Cynthia — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 13:28:56 -0000

Ryan - I know this is really late, but thanks for the info!

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Nice — Sat, 06 Dec 2008 02:31:29 -0000

Sweet! I just bought thesis with discount on thanksgiving. but it will take me some time to customize it away of default look.

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Derek — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 15:01:30 -0000

I've come close to buying the Thesis theme so many times and am now kicking myself for not taking advantage of the Black Friday discount. The redesign looks great.

But dang, the Thesis affiliate link to word count ratio in this post is insane, lol.

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billpetro — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 18:58:22 -0000

I too have moved to Thesis. I have a number of friends who had it on their site so I bought a developers license for use across my 5 blog sites. Initially, I've only converted my primary blog "History of the Holidays" at www.billpetro.com.

Take a look and tell me what you think.

P.S. I'd be MOST interested in learning how you added a "top" sidebar above your two right sidebars, and a "bottom" sidebar at the very foot. Tips?

-Bill

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Franklin Bishop — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 16:44:02 -0000

Could I use your old theme? I loved it!

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Lance — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 16:14:30 -0000

i just updated my site to the Thesis theme over the Thanksgiving weekend (much funner that fighting the crowds at all the stores!!). And, I'm loving the new design.

Yours looks great here, Chris - nicely done!!

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Ryan — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 08:40:54 -0000

Cynthia -- If an online magazine is your thing, DIYThemes will soon release a new version of Thesis with magazine-style homepage replacement. I've also created a plugin that gives some of that "magazine" functionality like post thumbnails and excerpts much like you have on your site currently.

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Mike Smith — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 00:29:43 -0000

I LOVE IT!

I personally love the links in the footer. Nice touch.

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Susan KN @pinkolivefamily — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 22:00:02 -0000

OK.. you sold me on this Wordpress thesis theme... and after reading ur post again (btw - copyblogger site is great as well & love his content) ~ now I have no choice but to go with this vs. typepad which I was considering earlier (few recruiters suggested that I should consider that to start my blog). Anyways, long story short.. this inspires me so I will go ahead with it :) and looking forward to it.. I may need some help with customizing etc.. but I'll figure it out somehow ~ so thx Chris. (p.s. how else am I going to get on ur rockstar list LOL) - it will be exciting to start one beginning of '09. So thanks! Best always, Susan KN

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David H. — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 21:42:38 -0000

It does, indeed, look great.

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Sonny Gill — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 14:43:03 -0000

I'm just glad you stuck to your word and made your header clickable ;)

Looks great though. CP definitely does some great work.

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Peter Efland — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 10:45:39 -0000

Great post Chris. Have long been looking at the Thesis theme. You post is one in a row pushing me closer towards taking the jump.

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Cynthia — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 10:17:12 -0000

Great theme, but not really something that would suit my site's purpose, which is an online magazine.

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Lindsay — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 10:05:19 -0000

I am glad you blogged about this - I follow along by rss feed an email and I wouldn't have checked out the new theme if you didn't write this post. The theme looks awesome and it is great to hear an endorsement for a paid theme.

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BryanPerson — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 07:55:30 -0000

OK, checking in on the site proper a couple of more times. It really is a crisp, readable font.

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Eco-Office Gals — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 07:53:54 -0000

I love the new site! The Thesis site needs to see what others are doing with their own theme, they're dark contrast is hard to look at!
Good work!

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Betsy Wuebker — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 07:15:02 -0000

Love it! We've been dressing in Thesis, too, since early September. I customized our header, dropped the stock rotating images, and made our blog title "live" using the help of the forums and the tutorials, all in a day. Without. One. Bit. Of. Experience. Ever!

Looking at your rss and other icons up top makes me want to do more! I love the font you've selected and the background color in the sidebars adds just the right touch with your background - very handsome!

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Tribute Bands — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 07:13:22 -0000

Hi Chris

This post is very timely. I registered 2 new domains names recently and I want to create them using Wordpress. I've been searching around for a couple of eye-catching Wordpress optimised themes.

These are the sites I have narrowed it down to:
www.revolutiontwo.com
www.solostream.com

The Wordpress themes on these sites look really impressive. I now have another choice...THESIS! - these look great too!

Also, Jeff Johnson from www.undergroundtraininglab.com sent me an email last week inviting me to download a free SEO Wordpress theme that he's created. It never expires, I can use it on as many sites as I like and it's mine to keep. Apparently it's a search engine magnet.

I've got some serious thinking to do.

Have a Great Day and Thank You for always providing great information.

John O'Hara
United Kingdom

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Ari Herzog — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 05:11:32 -0000

Congrats, Chris, for taking the leap into Thesis.

I migrated ariwriter.com from Blogger to Wordpress in early October; and upgraded to the Thesis theme the first week of November. There were many reasons why, namely wanting a minimalist theme without hacking the code and using a gazillion plugins and something that was SEO-friendly and neat. I followed the advice and inspiration of Justin Levy of primecutsblog.com, Writer Dad Sean Platt, and Phoenix Real Estate Guy Jay Thompson, all of whose blogs previously used Thesis.

Granted, I don't have Chris Pearson or other developers help me. My blog is a product of my sweat and tears, and every visitor, reader, and commenter has mentioned they enjoy the clean and bold feel of the blog and how my personality shines through. Thesis makes my personality all the more crisper.

If you run across any questions, Chris, let me know.

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Teresa Wu — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 03:38:22 -0000

I normally read your blog through RSS — just checked it out and I love the way he's tweaked the theme. There's a lot of interactivity yet it's still very clean.

I've been a big fan of the Thesis theme after seeing it on various blogs. If only the college student budget would allow for it. :)

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Ricardo Bueno — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 02:48:31 -0000

So I've been off the net for about a week or so and just noticed the new site design today... My initial thought was "what the?!?" I liked the old one ya know! It was the Chris Brogan that I know. But after looking through and diggin' around (the comments section, and seeing how things are tidied up on the sidebar, I'm starting to like it.

As far as lay-out, I think it really works and connects (the fonts are great!...especially on the "Contact Me" page which I think is particularly important for you since you set sail on your new pirate ship "New Marketing Labs." Not that people wouldn't contact you otherwise, I'm just saying it's crisp, stands out and makes it easy for people to want to contact you). The cool lay-out of the comments section makes it cool for us (your readers) to see who else is hanging around and sharing in all that you dish out.

Anyway, enough rambling...just wanted to tell you that I dig it!

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Nicholas Chase — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 18:35:16 -0000

Chris,

Great job man! Once I'm profitable I have a site I'd like to base the theme upon.

Respectfully,

Nicholas Chase
Twitter/nachase