Many of you know I recently moved to the StudioPress Enterprise Child Theme and I love it! I’ve also worked on many clients themes on the Genesis Framework as well.  Chris Brogan recently made the move to Genesis and Mashable recently named Genesis the “best of the best” premium WordPress themes.

If you’re looking for a theme you can customize yourself the StudioPress Prose Child Theme may be right up your alley.

Prose is an elegant theme with point-and-click design controls. With Prose, you can easily change things about the appearance of your site (like colors and fonts) without knowing anything about code.

25% Off Coupon Expiring Soon

As the year comes to a close, StudioPress is doing some house cleaning on some of the coupon codes they have out there. This is a great opportunity for you to grab up a fresh theme for your blogsite!

USE code WPSV25 to purchase your StudioPress theme now, it will be expiring on November 30, 2010 and the inside scoop is this may be the last coupon they ever run! BTW, if you have already purchased the StudioPress Genesis Theme Framework for a previous theme, you only need to purchase the Child theme, not both.

New! Black Friday Coupon code. This will be the LAST Coupon Code offered by StudioPress, Ever! Use Code BLACK for 25% off anything on the StudioPress Site, through Tuesday November 30, 2010.

How About Some FREE Stuff?

Want Eco-Office Gals to install WordPress for you for FREE? Use our affiliate link for HostGator or purchase Green Hosting with Eco-Office Gals directly to set up a 130% wind-powered hosting account, upon confirmation we will do a WordPress install FREE! (This only includes the WP install)

How about we make things a little sweeter? After we install WP for free, if you use one of the affiliate links above to purchase a Studiopress theme, we’ll go ahead and get that in there for you, too!

Not a DIY’er? Not a problem. Eco-Office Gals offers several WordPress Design Packages to make your theme pop!

Disclosure: Many of the links in this post are affiliate links, I do receive a percentage of the sales from your purchase.

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StudioPress Theme Discount and some free stuff, too!

Eco-Office Gals offers several WordPress theme design packages for your business. We use WordPress for many reasons including it’s ease of use and search engine friendly, dynamic content. EOG recommends StudioPress Themes and we have several packages to address your individual needs.

Pacakges include Theme installation and design ONLY – the client is responsible for all content, images and artwork.  If you don’t love StudioPress as much as we do, another theme may be requested. However, the client is responsible for purchase and additional design fees may apply. An interview and quote will be needed for larger sites. See our Portfolio for examples.

FREE WordPress Installation:

Eco-Office Gals will load WordPress for FREE when you host with Eco-Office Gals directly. Select the Free WordPress Addon when you sign up for services. This includes installation only it does not include theme or design options.

Basic WordPress Design Package

If you’re not ready to go full throttle with a premium customized theme, but want to get your feet wet with WordPress we offer a simple set up package. Set up includes:

• WP installation & set up
• Default WP theme with header
• Basic color set up
• Up to 5 standard recommended plug ins*
• eBook & Tutorials for reference.

Basic WordPress Design Base Price: $300.00**

Silver WordPress Design Package

Our Silver Package gives the client a well coded, premium theme Customized for your branding needs with everything you need to get started, including:

• StudioPress Theme of choice
• 1 user profile
• Header design, Partial or full header with your text, images & logo
• Navigation menus
• WP-cycle or Featured content gallery installed & 2 slider images (if slider is available in theme option)
• Color Branding
• Basic SEO title, description & keywords
• Social network icons
• Feedburner RSS set up and email sign up widget in sidebar
• Up to 5 plug ins*
• Contact form
• WordPress ebook & Tutorials available
• 2 revisions are included in price

Silver WordPress Design Base Price: $1,000.00

Gold WordPress Design Package

The Gold Package provided the client with all the Silver options listed above plus:

• up to 3 standard pages and 3 posts with your text and images & basic SEO set up for each page,
• WP-cycle or Featured content gallery installed & up to 6 slider images (if slider is available in theme option)
• Up to 5 additional user profiles
• Google Analytics set up,
• Google Sitemap Submission
• Favicon creation and installation
• Up to 5 Additional plug ins installed, upon request
• Up to 5 branded emails set up and redirected, upon request
• 2 revisions are included in price.

Gold WordPress Design Base Price: $1,400.00

The Works WordPress Package

Just when you thought we covered everything. Well, we did really. The works just give you that little bit of extra support. The works includes up to services 2 hours to use as needed. Hours may be used for:

• Phone Training.
• Additional plug in installations
• Web Buttons
• Twitter Feed, Facebook “like” box
• Commenting set up (Disqus, facebook comments, etc)
• Additional email address creation & redirecting
• Site maintenance
• Mobile Site plug in installation and set up
• more options available as agreed upon by both parties.

The Works WordPress Design Base Price: $1,500.00

Ala Carte Items:

WordPress Site Maintenance or Updates 1 hour minimum: $50 per hour (retainer hours are available at reduced rate)

Additional Pages and Posts: Clients content and images provided, page or post formatting – $15.00 per page or post

Image editing and web optimization – $10 – $15 per image

Mobile Pack plug in installation and set up – $50.00

• Paid Membership WP Site - Wishlist Membership is available as add on for Silver, Gold and Platinum Packages hosted with Eco-Office Gals or a host with standard CPanel Platform. Client is responsible for all membership fees.
  With Standard CPanel Hosting – $300.00
  Non-Standard CPanel – $400.00
• Shopping Cart Set Up - 1) One time setup of Cart66 or 1ShoppingCart (includes gateway testing and 5 products setup), Gateway Setup, Color Scheme and Logo Matching, Customized Opt-in Message (your text), Subscriber bulk upload (manual entry unavailable), 5 products setup, Autoresponder setup (your text), client is responsible for all membership fees.
  Set Up Fee: $300.00

Cost per product above the 5 in package: $15.00 per product

* Standard plugins include the following or similar: Akismet, Google Analyticator, WP Backup, Broken Link Checker & Social Media Sharing

** If you have Eco-Office Gals Upgrade your WordPress Site from Basic, the new theme design cost will be reduced by the basic theme design cost.

We recommend:
For WordPress Themes:

For eCommerce:

WordPress Forms:

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WordPress Theme Design

Last week I got an email from Kelly Coakley, the weekend anchor for WYFF4 News our local NBC News Affiliate.  She found my blogsite on their sister site Sound Off South and was interested in having me come in for a Live interview to share information about Virtual Assistants and my green/paperless twist on Virtual Assistants! I  can’t wait! So I have lots of questions to ponder over and get back to Kelly and I will be going to the studio next Sunday morning,  April 5th for the interview! It will be on YouTube so I will be sure to post it on the site as soon as it goes up.  Yeah!

Don’t mind me if get a little quiet this week, I’ll be prepping for half my lifetime worth of fame (6 minute interview) and getting the month wrapped up.  So, no Flaunt It! Monday this week, sorry kids.  Have a great weekend.

All the best!
Jen

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Eco-Office Gals Live Interview Date Announced

Not too long ago I started this little Virtual Assistant business, Eco-Office Gals.  Only one problem was there were no “Gals”, just me juggling it all; the clients, the posts, the marketing, the blog designs, the reviews & giveaways, you name it.  It was a one Gal show.  Certain projects would slow me down since they were not my strong skill areas. Other areas I would love to spend more time on, I couldn’t since there was more on the list to tend to. I needed to find someone that could fill in the pieces, someone that had strengths where I fell short. Additionally, I needed someone that had the same desire to grow businesses green and paperless.  As I struggled with all of these thoughts on the direction of Eco-Office Gals I got an email from Christina. She shared some great feedback on my site as well as some insight into her own Virtual Assistant business.

Christina Greenway has over 5 years of Virtual Industry experience and is currently the owner of Online Office Assistants, specializing in developing and implementing successful and affordable Online Marketing Strategies for every type of business. She lives, works and plays in Victoria, BC, Canada

Christina is always looking for a ‘green-way’ to do things – as a mother of three, embracing everything from organic cleaners to cloth diapers!

As Christina and I started to communicate more, I started to realize I had a lot to learn from her and many of our business goals fell inline with one another. I knew Christina was the Gal I needed!  So, I threw my thoughts into an email about partnering together to bring the best of everthing green and paperless to the Virtual Assistant world and Woohoo, she was for it!

Moving forward, Christina and I will both continue to develop our individual Virtual Assistant businesses.  However, on many projects we will be joining forces to bring you the best of both our skills!

Christina will help Eco-Office grow your business the “Greenway” with:

• Shopping Cart Management
• Membership Sites
• Social Media Marketing Techniques

Coming Soon:

• Wind Powered Web Hosting
• WordPress video and Power Point training
• Improved Blogsite packages and paperless communications to better suit your needs
• Twice the online presence to seek out the best ways to grow your business green!
• more, more, more!

I hope you will take a moment to leave a comment and say Hi to Christina and maybe even let us know what area’s you would like to see us cover in growing your office green!

Have a great day!

Jen & Christina

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Introducing “Greenway”: The New Gal In The Office

What does Eco-Office Gals recommend for your paperless/green office in 2009?  Here’s a little list to help you grow your business green and more efficient in the New Year!

Echosign – a paperless contract program, you’ll love it and so will your clients!
HostGator -  wind powered hosting with GREAT customer service!
BlogSites – get your Word Press blogsite up and running in 2009.  Leave your static site in the dust!
Twitter – meet new clients on this great social media platform!
The Green Office – shop green for your business!
Google Docs – I will be trying out Google Docs in the New Year as a free alternative to MS Office.  It’s great for file sharing!
FireFox – everyone NEEDS to make this switch! Microsoft does not own you!

These are a few on my list, what’s on yours?  Share with us by leaving a comment below! All the Best in 2009!

Jen

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Your Paperless & Green Office for 2009

So, you have built this great business idea of yours into a reality.  You are networking around town and online.  Now what?

A website is a wonderful step towards growing your business green. You can bring a wealth of information to your current and potential clients by having a site chock full of organic content (evolving and growing content).  Forget about the hundreds, maybe thousands of dollars you would spend on printing newsletters, fliers & catalogs.  An attractive business card (printed on recycled paper with non-toxic ink, of course) with a catchy website address is all you need to get your information out to the masses.

So, what kind of website do you create?  Is there more then one?  Learn from my trials and errors… there is!  Many of you that have been around since the beginning of Eco-Office Gals may remember the static site I had, the free one with more restrictions then I care to remember?  Not much goes on with a static site, there may be an updated article, picture or product changed here and there, but that is about it.  Chances are if you’ve been to a static site once, not much will change if you go back next week.  The owner of a static site depends on e-newsletters, forums and the like to get out new information.  Plain and simple… BORING!  Hey, I can be honest, I can critique myself, it was boring.  At the time I didn’t think so because I was behind the scenes creating it.  I was staying busy tweaking, trying to figure out different ways to keep you coming back to the same ol’ site with the same ol’ information over and over again.

So what is the alternative? A blogsite is a hybrid of a website and weblog, a fairly new concept where your blog also serves as your website.  An example?  You’re looking at one.  At Eco-Office Gals I have dropped my old static sites and my separate blog and now I present to you the all new Blogsite!  A blogsite is considered dynamic due to regular changes of content & comments and search engines tend to favor this form of website.  A dynamic site is about change.  Chances are, if you take a break from Eco-Office Gals for a week or two you will need to spend some time on the site to catch back up.  Additionally, readers pick up blogs on RSS feeds, spreading you content even further out into the blogosphere!  Blog platforms are also fairly easy to use and with so many or low cost or free themes and plug ins available, the sky is the limit!

Static sites are a thing of the past, as outdated as that computer you’re staring at!  Get with the program and contact Eco-Office Gals about setting up a blogsite!  All the cool kids are doing it!

Read more about BlogSites:
7 Reasons Blogsites Attract More Visitors and Help You Get More Clients Online

Grow Green!

Regards,
Jen
Eco-Office Gals

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Is Your Website Boring?