It can be a real challenge to build a great Web site. And it can be expensive.

A quick search online will reveal thousands of Web sites that are "giving away" WordPress themes for free. But you shouldn't use them. Most of these sites are offering pirated themes. Lack of customer support should be the least of your concern with these themes.

In preparing this article (42 Free WordPress Themes for Business) I found that many simply don't work. After you have installed and played with a theme for a few hours, you'll likely remember that your time is worth something too.

But the real concern is the risk of what else you might be getting inside of the theme. I read of themes with viruses and with harvesting software. These mini-programs collect your (and your clients) data and send it back to the software creator. Pretty smart, eh?

The collection of free themes that I've compiled are different. Each theme comes directly from the designer/developer. You will download the themes directly from their Web site. I should note that while I've tried many of these, I haven't tried them all.

Am I missing any? I would love to hear your recommendations. Just post a comment below.

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Marketing, Public Relations, Advertising, Social Media. Whats the point of it all?

Isn't it really to get the attention of clients, prospects and influencers in your niche? So why do we  complicate things and make them so much harder than they should be?

Self described Geek Marketer and Author, Jim Kukral, explains in his new book (Attention! This Book Will Make You Money) that attention can be created and can create revenue. And guess what? It isn't that hard.

Read the full review.

First of all: What's a favicon?

Favicon is short for: favorite icon. It is the small icon - just 16 pixels square - that shows up both in the address bar of your browser and in your bookmarks.

For many online business owners (and more than a few designers) creating the elusive .ico file format can be confusing and sometimes impossible.

There are a couple of ways to do this - the easiest way is to use one of the many free online tools. And there's no technical skill required.

For more on why you should have one, and how to do it check out How To Create a Favicon Ico.

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Is it time of day, or is it the word order? What causes one blog post or one tweet to take off and get clicked and retweeted for days or even weeks, and others to crash on take-off?

Entrepreneur and blogger Tim Ferriss explains the art (and science) in a blog post from earlier today. Using his blog and stats as a case study, he offers some insight into this issue.

Always an interesting read, the 4 Hour Work Week Blog offers value to the online business owner - if you can get past the larger-than-life egos. Just kidding. Sort of.

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