The ultimate personal branding WordPress theme
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Patrick de Laive is an experienced entrepreneur and daddy of Bo and Denne. He is co-founder of TNW and sporadicly invests in startups. He is(show all)Patrick de Laive is an experienced entrepreneur and daddy of Bo and Denne. He is co-founder ofTNWand sporadicly invests in startups. He is a frequently asked speaker at (tech) events across the globe.Check hisLinkedIn profileand@Patrick on Twitterfor more information.
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Gurus and authorities
Blogging is not only used as a news portal tool, a lot of people use their blogs to promote themselves. By sharing their thoughts on their favorite topics they became gurus and authorities in their field.Robert Scoble,Hugh Macleod,Loren Feldman,Fred Wilsonall became famous because of their personal blog.
Ask around what blogging have meant for the people who are passionate about it and blog on a regular basis.Tim Ferriss, author of the Four Hour Workweek said it really well when we werein Greece on a beach: “There are more currencies than money, take this as an example, we’re here because of blogging”. He is so right, although a small amount of people can actually live of blogging alone, there are a lot of bloggers who get other currencies than money out of it. They get jobs, invitations to parties and conferences, they meet people and get into situations that people who don’t blog (as passionate) miss.
Ultimate personal branding WordPress theme
Blogging is a really important tool for personal branding. So is being present on social networks, having your photos on Flickr, share thoughts and ‘mindfarts’ on Twitter etc. etc. But here comes the question, if blogging is a must in personal branding, how come that there is no ultimate personal branding blogging theme for WordPress?
I was looking for a new design of my personal blog. I wanted an upgrade, something that would
I couldn’t find the ultimate theme. I’ve thought about just using Facebook, but that doesn’t do it for me. I’d love to use Facebook as a marketing tool, but as a stand alone personal blog it’s just not good enough, maybe not different enough.
How would the ultimate personal blogging theme look like?
I’ve made a list of some things I’d like to see. Feel free to add your wishlist to it. I’ll get in some of the best designers and we’re gonna build this thing. If your suggestion is integrated (and you’re the first) you’ll get this theme for free (when it’s done)!!
Wishlist:
All this in a stunning design (of course) and widget compatible.
Well it’s a beginning, I’ve left enough room for your creativity. What do you want for your own personal branding blog?
