I don’t know about you, but I spend way too much time searching for just the right theme for my blogs, and I end up changing them more often than I should.

On my expeditions to find the right theme, I have found 4 that look great, can be edited to suite most niches.  The themes are listed in no particular order.

Cutline

Out of the box, this theme is very plain, with header images.  It is very easy to change the header image to whatever suites your niche.

You can set it to have 2 or 3 columns, with the sidebars on both sides or on one side.

I am  currently using this theme on my GlendaleCrafts blog.

iNoereN

This is another theme that you can change the look of quite easily.  You can change the header image and the background graphic by overwritting the image.  Simply create an image the same size as the one used in the theme, save it with the same name, and upload.

I am currently using this theme on my MMEzine blog.

Flexibility 2

I really like this theme, and I would probably use it on more than one site, but I had some problems when trying to install it on some of my blogs.

This one comes with an Options page that you can access through your Blog Dashboard.  From the Options page, you can change all sorts of things, like the colour, layout, header and background images, and a great deal more.

This is the theme that is currently on this blog.

Arthemia

This is a great looking theme.  It is a magazine style theme and takes a bit of getting used to.  I am still in the process of getting my blog looking just right with it.

It may have more features than you want or need, but the website gives you a lot of information on how to set it up and get it running the way you want.

I am currently using this theme on my ShirleyAGrant blog.

All of these themes are free to use, although there is a couple of them that offer a premium version.  All work with Wordpress 2.7.1

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Have a blog? What is the purpose of your blog? Making
money, sharing ideas, online diary? Whatever the
purpose of your blog is, you need readers, right, or
else what is the point in writing all of those blog
posts?

Few months ago, I stumbled across one very good blog,
full of great ideas and resources. For my own interest,
I decided to check the traffic rank of the blog at
Alexa.com. To my surprise, the blog was unknown even to
Alexa.com! What was wrong? Then, I tried to check the
backlinks on Google; not a single link was received by the
blog. That reminded me of the importance of link
building.

No matter how great your blog is, nobody will read it
if no one finds you. And to make people find you, you
need links, it is that simple. Let’s take a look at the
5 easy ways you can increase you backlinks:

Tip No 1 – Build Your Presence on Forums

I like this method. It is quick and easy. Basically,
all you need to do is answer people’s questions on
forums related to your expertise and put some
signatures referring to your blog at the end of the
post.

Tip No 2 – Write Article

It has been said that content is king. Write as
much content as you can, and spread it across various
article directories, or even better, give the article
for free to newsletter publishers to put in their eZines.
You might not get paid first, but the
authority figure you would become would pay you off
eventually many times.

Tip No 3 – Get Links from Directories

Getting links from directories is easy and fast. Some
of the best directories out there are free. But if you
have some budgets, it is advisable to pay for several
high rank directories. In that way, the big search
engines will acknowledge your blog’s presence and your
blog will start to show up on various search engine
results.

Tip No 4 – Build Friendship with Fellow Bloggers

Build friendship with fellow bloggers who have the same
expertise as you. Remember that two are better than
one. You can find blogs with related topics through
Google or Technorati! Chances are that there are
thousands of blogs that have the same subjects, which
in turn means thousands of potential backlinks for you!

Tip No 5 – Use Viral Marketing

Last but not least; use viral marketing. What does
it mean? Create something unique! Giveaway a lot of
free stuff that your readers would find helpful! When
people like your blog they are more than willing to
tell their friends, families and co-workers about you
and your blog.

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If you have not started blogging, now is the time to get started. Already thousands of people around the world are now adapting to blogging as a platform to run their business online.

I got to know Alvin from his famous Atomic Blogging 3.0 System. If you do not know Alvin, you should at least check out his famous blog at www.GatherSuccess.com where he earns his living online from just blogging online actively!

If you do read his blog, you will realized one thing that set Alvin away from the rest is that he practices what he preaches as he does make real good money just from blogging from his blog.

Alvin just recently launched a Atomic Blogging 3.0 system and I did took a look at the system myself and what I can say I am deeply impressed by the amount of details Alvin goes through in his guide.

Atomic Blogging 3.0 teaches you step-by-step how you can create a profitable blog in no time. There’s even video tutorials provided to ensure you got everything to set yourself to create your blog fast!

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