by Mike Nichols on September 20, 2009 · 0 comments
Let’s face it: The internet reader’s attention is hard to grab. They scan the page and if they don’t see something interesting they are gone, all in 10 to 15 seconds. How do you get the reader to look at your post or page and read past the first couple of sentences? One key way [...]
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by Mike Nichols on September 20, 2009 · 2 comments
Do your posts look bland and uninteresting? Do your readers look beyond the first paragraph? Can they scan your post and get the main ideas? If not, you are losing readers. The experts say that if you don’t catch the reader’s eye with 10-15 seconds, you have lost them. There are many things you can [...]
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by Mike Nichols on September 20, 2009 · 1 comment
Thesis provides two ways to display code in your posts and articles. Each sets the code apart in a different way. The “pre” tag is used for longer pieces of code, and will scroll to the right if it is wider than your column width. The “code” tag is intended for shorter bits of code [...]
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Often you want to highlight a block of text in your post or page. Thesis provides two highlight boxes, Note and Alert, that can surround a single paragraph. The article “In-Post or -Page Highlight Boxes” shows you how to make your own colored highlight boxes that can not only highlight any amount of text you [...]
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In some posts or pages you may want to highlight certain text by placing it within a colored box. Thesis provides a way to do this with its Note and Alert boxes. But what if you want your own colors, font styling, and borders? This guide will show you how to create and use in-post [...]
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