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 Hi guys, since my JAZZ Rain blog theme a few weeks ago seemed to be a hit, this week I'm adding another music type Rain blog theme to the collection titled...

 

theme preview

 The graphic above is a preview of the Rain Rocks! blog theme. The graphics for this theme include...

- the blog header

- the background image tile

- the post divider

- and the navigation menu colors

 

 If you'd like to use this theme on your Active Rain blog, all you have to do is download the graphics and then upload them into your blog customizer panel.

Here is a look at the graphics that come with this theme...

 

 

a preview of the blog header

 The blog header is 950 pixels wide X 115 pixels high so it fits perfectly into the header space, no need to re-size anything. just add your own text like I did in the theme preview image.

 

 

the background image tile

 This is the background image tile for the Rain Rocks! theme. Like all the other graphics it's optimized for size and speed, it loads fast and won't slow down your blog!

*Note: Image tiles/backgrounds will only be visible on larger monitors or if your monitor is set to a very hi resolution setting.

 

 

the post divider

 And since my post dividers seem to be a hot commodity, I've also included on of those as well to complete the Rain Rocks! look.

 

 

instructions/suggestions

 If you don't have the time or patience to fool around trying to get the navigation menu to match your blog header or background, here are the color settings I used for the theme preview...

- menu background  FFFFFF

- page background  FFFFFF

- header background  FFFFFF

- menu text  000000

 

 You can download all the images for the Rain Rocks ! blog theme here

 

 

  You can get more Rain blog themes here...

- Century21

- Keller Williams

- RE-MAX

- Jazz

- Think Green

 

 

 In addition to the blog themes I'm doing for the community to use here on Active Rain, I'm also working on similar ideas &;; graphics that you'll be able to use on blogs such as Wordpress.

 There's a lot more info and goodies in the works that I'll announce here in my Rain blog very soon!

 

 If you have ideas, suggestion or requests for blog themes you'd like to see, let me know either in your comments and/or by email and I'll seriously consider each and ever one of them.

 I realize that this isn't the same as having a totally customized, pimped out blog but hey, it's free! ;-)

 

 

 

 

 

I'll be posting more info and a tutorial about this soon but for now... if you'd like a chance to receive a free, customized background for your Twitter account, don't forget to enter Castellum's contest

 A few days ago Ray invited me to help out so in addition to the other goodies & points they have waiting for you, we'll also be giving away a hot, branded Twitter background to one of you guys! ;-)

 

 

Speaking of Twitter...

 

 Twitter Counter is offering a free subscriber counter/button similar to the Feedburner subscribers graphic. Check it out at... Twitter Counter

 

http://twitter.com/TheBlogArtist

 

 

 

 

 

 If you're time challenged like me and there aren't enough hours in a day to sort through the mountains of info being posted on the web, here are some of my favorite reads from the past few days...

 

Twitter Writing Contest 2:
Win a MacBook Air for a Clever Haiku

 Brian Clark aka Copyblogger has a Haiku (short poem) contest going on with a MacBook Air as a very hot prize. Interested? Enter your haiku before midnight Eastern Standard Time, Sunday, November 16, 2008 at... Twitter Writing Contest

 

- Are RSS Subscribers Worthwhile if they Don't Visit Your Blog  by Darren Rowse

- What's in a Domain Name  by Monte Cahn

- 6 stupid marketing mistakes  by Adam Broitman

- The marketer's attitude  by Seth Godin

 

 

 The posts listed below are just a small sample of the news,  ideas and resources from the past few days by some of the sharp cookies that hang out in  The Art Of Marketing You group 

 

Copyright Laws and You - Here's All You'll EVER Need To Know

 

How do you stop Plagiarism? AGENT CUTS AND PASTES TO TOP SPOT!!!

 

Blog Photos: How to use images from the Internet and not get sued

 

Have you contacted your past clients and customers in the last three months?

 

How Important Will Big Box Affiliations Be in the Not-Too-Distant Future?

 

What's Your Hook?

 

When Follow-Up Becomes Harassment

 

Can You See The REAL Me?

 

Married To A Computer?

 

The origin of profit: information asymmetry, and how it affects realtors

 

How NOT To Do Business on Active Rain

 

Active Rain Lead a Client Right to Me!!!

 

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac announce they are working on mass loan modification program

 

A Photo Tool I Love - Check out Smilebox!

 

Your internet appraisal shouldn't be a drive by valuation

 

Major AVG Anti-Virus Warning !!

 

Be Not Afraid

 

The 10 most ADMIRABLE characteristics of a real estate PROFESSIONAL

 

More Cool Active Rain Blogging Tips

 

 

 

 

 If you're wondering how to customize your blog, take a look at our group's guidelines page for tutorials and graphics that you can download and use on your Active Rain blog.

 If you have questions about technology, blog design or building web presence, let me know and I'll try to answer them in a future post!

 

 If you'd like to participate in any of our upcoming marketing partnerships or to stay on top of all the new graphic goodies we'll be giving away, please subscribe to our blog using the button below...

                       

                                        

 For more info about how we can help you stand out from the crowd, contact GiselleStCyr@garaughty.com

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