Except…except you have blog envy.  You keep seeing the ProPhoto theme around, and you keep wishing you could giant images AND a sidebar AND custom flash galleries AND be able to pop all the images you’ve just processed into a post by hitting a single button.  Look no further, peeps.

ProPhoto 3, the latest evolution of the ProPhoto WordPress template, is packed with fabulous features I didn’t even know I wanted and soon couldn’t live without.  The templates look fabulous right out of the box, and it’s easier than ever to link your Twitter, Facebook, RSS feed, and bio page together in merry harmony.  (Click the ‘about’ link at the top of the blog to see how quickly and seamlessly your bio information loads.)

It’s also easier than ever to populate a blogsite with the option of featured galleries for those too lazy to click off your blog to view your work. (See my own blog, here, and click on galleries for an example.)

Likewise, those sweet little tabs that live on the left of this blog, even when you scroll down?  They’re called drawers, and they’re my favorite new feature.  On this blog, they pimp Facebook and sell the Projection & Sales Merit Badge.  On your blog, they could book a wedding or send you an e-mail or link to your favorite local businesses.

For those who are scared of customizing a WordPress theme (and yes, I’ve gotten e-mails admitting to the fear), I say: it’s easy.  Really.  Jared provides video tutorials for every major step in the process.  When I had a question, I e-mailed tech support and got an answer within a few hours.  If you’re really scared, you can purchase ‘Handheld Installation’ for $80 and have the icky technical portion of your blog-making taken care of lickety-split.

I’m not here to brag, though.  I’m here to share the WordPress-themed goodness with all of you lovely people.  So, use code

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to score $10 off the latest ProPhoto theme ($199 new, $89 to upgrade from a prior ProPhoto theme).  This theme’s ease of use, vast tutorial knowledge base, quick support responses and innovative features make purchasing a no-brainer.

(If you’re ready to buy, click here, as the ‘buy now’ page is rather hard to find.)

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You also know that I blog on Tuesdays and Thursdays – but what if inspiration strikes on Monday? Or Friday?  Do I just table the idea until one of the blogging days?

Nope.  I use the best-kept secret in WordPress.  In your WordPress dashboard, where you normally go to hit ‘Publish,’ click on the ‘Edit’ link beside ‘Publish immediately.’  Fill in the date and time you’d like WordPress to take care of your publishing, and voila!

See that?  I wrote this post yesterday. (I am a ninja!  Heeiiiii-yah!)

Spreading your client sneak peeks out over two days brings you twice the traffic, but you can blog ‘em in one sitting.  Heck, you can blog a month at a time, if you’d like! No more excuses for neglected blogs!

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