Week in Review and the Week Ahead - August 03 2008

August 3, 2008

A few weeks ago, I started posting my weekly post roundup and also shared the planned posts for the coming week. I did skip a week when I was off to the beach, but I am back it again!

July 27, 2008 - August 2, 2008

1. Help me Choose a Theme for My Big Idea!
   The title says it all - My Big Idea has really started to take shape and I asked for your opinion on how the look & design should be developed!
2. Converting WordPress Templates to work with BANS
   I was going to release this as a commercial e-Book, guess what… the series starts on Monday instead! Pay it Forward right?
3. More BANS WordPress Templates Popping Up!
   Dave and I created and released the same theme, on the same day. The structure of the templates is however completely different! I spoke to the person who requested the template from me, and sure enough… Dave was asked about making it work with WordPress as well.
4. BANS Templates for WordPress - StudioPress Themes!
   Free BANS Template for WordPress. This template package was completed at the request of one of our fellow readers.
5. I Got a Registered Letter from eBay and ePN
   This post had quite a few comments in regard to my opinion of the future of the ePN and its similarities to how Google enacted very similar principles a few years ago.
6. Google Burned my Website to the Ground!
   This post discusses the way I will build all future affiliate sites. Fire Insurance for the Niche Stores!
7. HELP - My Wife Needs a Helmet!
   This was a very fun post talking about my lovely accident-prone wife Kim!
8. Convert Almost ANY WordPress Theme to a BANS Template
   Pre-release post for the e-Book which is now been scrapped and is part of the blog posts!
9. My Big Idea - Taking Baby Steps!
   Just another post about My Big Idea and the steps I am taking to get it off the ground.
10. Choosing a WordPress Template for your BANS Site
    This post will end up as part of the WordPress conversion to BANS series.
11. An Idea SO BIG - I Can’t Handle it Myself!
    Scary huh?
12. 5 Reasons You Should use WordPress with BANS!
    There are literally hundreds of reasons… these are just 5 that pertain to us!

In addition to these posts, I also added a new site to my Blogroll! Mike, a regular reader and member of many discussions on the BANS Forum runs a blog called BANS Today. Like this site, it is a resource for learning more about how to succeed with Build a Niche Store.

Wow - 7 days and 12 posts! I didn’t realize I had posted that much last week!

And now… for next week:

1. Converting WordPress Templates to work with BANS
   This post will be the anchor for the week long series on how to convert ANY WordPress theme to work on your Build a Niche StoreWebsite. As part of the introduction to the post series, the very first post tomorrow, will be a video walk-through of a full conversion from start to finish! I am doing this so the more advanced readers can get right into the process if they choose! Additionally, I will be posting a zip file with a blank template set that we will use during the process! This series of posts is made up of the following information and posts:
   1. Introduction
   2. Choosing a WordPress Template
   3. Installing your WordPress Template
   4. Preparing for Breaking Down the Code
   5. Moving your Niche Store off the Domain Root
   6. The Default Build a Niche Store Template (Supplied)
   7. Build a Niche Store Header.php
   8. Build a Niche Store Footer.php
   9. Build a Niche Store Styles.css
   10. Testing your Work in different Browsers
   11. Publishing your Work
   12. Preserving your Template
   13. FAQ’s from this Blog Series
2. Flex-BANS Template Redesign!
   I have already started a do-over on the BANS Flex themepackage that was the first WordPress template for BANS I released. It was a very cumbersome process and confused many readers, including myself! The theme has been redesigned with simplicity in mind and will be re-released during the coming week.
3. Site Review of a BANS Flex User!
   One of our fellow readers has achieved great and instant success using the BANS Flex theme! I am going to review his site so you can see how he did it!
4. How to Discover Content Ideas for your own Site!
   In this post, I will discuss a series of ways you can scour the web to get ideas for your weekly posting! Whether you blog about a specific niche or you just need ideas for your BANS store content, we will discuss it in this post!

Many of you have asked for specific information on how to do things… my posting schedule reflects as many of those topics as possible! Even though you don’t see it listed here, you can rest assured it will be covered within one of the posts.

Thanks again for being a reader and subscriber!

Mark

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