Comments on: Yes, You Can Have a Washington Post Quality Website!

By: Nick

Nick — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 15:22:17 +0000

Newt,
How long did it take? Considering I had upgraded from the Revolution Magazine theme, and the fact that I was already familiar with the ‘engine’s’ that Brian builds, it took me about an hour, at most, to get the site going. The longest part was just making images the proper size. As far as the sidebars, and things like that, I already had the work done from my previous theme. So for the average person with a little CSS knowledge- knowledge is too strong- familiarity with WordPress themes, I’d guess it’d take about 2-3 hours from top to bottom. Brian has implemented an options panel that takes out all the messy stuff, so it’s not bad. I don’t use the options panel, I got an early copy, and didn’t want to redo all my work, but I have seen it, and it’s very very helpful.

By: J.C. Hutchins

J.C. Hutchins — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 23:50:42 +0000

Thanks for the kind words about the site, Newt! Much obliged. As for making money … well, this is truly the long tail in effect. I launched the podcast novel trilogy in Feb. 2006 with the hopes to find an audience. Not only did that happen, but the trilogy’s success attracted the attention of a major NY publisher. I’ll happy provide more details via email, if you’re interested … but it’s my hope that 7th Son’s vociferous fanbase supports the print release next year.

Thanks again for checking out the site!

By: Newt Barrett

Newt Barrett — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 22:21:01 +0000

Thanks for the comment, J.C. I checked out your site. Very impressive. How the heck do you make money with all those free podcasts? Why is your print version not coming out until 2009? Enquiring minds want to know.
Newt

By: Newt Barrett

Newt Barrett — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 22:11:51 +0000

Nick,
You’re welcome. How much time did it take you to build out your site once you had uploaded the theme?
Newt

By: J.C. Hutchins

J.C. Hutchins — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 14:57:27 +0000

Great post, Newt! I’ve been using the Revolution theme on my site for about a month now, and my podcast audience (and new visitors to the site) enjoy it. The strength of the Revolution themes are two-fold: there are several “flavors” to choose from, depending on customer need … and while they are WP-powered, none of the Revolution themes feel “bloggy.” This pro-quality look sets Revolution users apart from the pack. An excellent theme.

Thanks again for the post!

By: I'm Writing Sports

I'm Writing Sports — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 00:00:32 +0000

Thanks for the feature! I just realized something, I was messing around with the layout, and I missed a div tag, and you grabbed this photo right during the 30 seconds it was messed up! That’s alright though, but you can see a photo at the bottom of the tab section