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Jay - The Phoenix Real Estate — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 12:00:54 -0000

@loren - as themes go, this one was pretty cheap.

There were some issues with it, particularly between IE and FF....

Taking out the right sidebar was a pain. But not any more than n any other theme I've done it on.

I like the "sidebars" available in both the header and footer. You can probably find free themes with these if you look hard enough. For me, it was easier to plunk down the $50 to get something close to what I wanted. Or at least what I want for the moment.... ;)

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loren nason — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 03:10:47 -0000

was it worth the money?

did the right sidebar come out easily

been messing with my other site running Freicurv and having all sorts of difficulty between IE & FF

I hate my theme now

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Michael Krotchie — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 11:03:38 -0000

Hey Jay love the new look, much cleaner! Keep up the good work!

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Jim Gatos — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 06:43:55 -0000

@Jay.. Feedburner's a keeper. Its just that I want to use "MyBrand" with it.. to only display the url I want it to, and my hosting provider has to change the DNS.. No biggie..

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Jim Gatos — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 20:49:48 -0000

Your new theme is very nice.. However, I can see why you liked Freicurv. I must have tried 30 themes in the past two days.. Freicurv's very nice and eye catching..

Oh well.. I started with Blogspot two years ago.. Then I moved to Wordpress. It's not easy picking a theme..

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Jay - The Phoenix Real Estate — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 16:27:18 -0000

@Dru - "Fonts are much better on Firefox. Smaller and rough edged in IE, even with font smoothing on."

I have NO IDEA how to fix that.... anyone have a clue?

@Rummuser, @Jayson - *really* appreciate your honesty. Wish I could please everyone. I'm sure I'll be tweaking it forever, hopefully it'll become more appealing to you. Please don't go away!

@James, @Keahi - Thanks!

@everyone - thanks for all the thoughts! If there's something you'd like to see, don't be shy! Can't promise I can get everything in, but will sure look at every idea! This place is for you folks, so let me know!

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Keahi Pelayo — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 15:27:14 -0000

Hey! Like the new theme and thanks for keeping it fresh.
Aloha,
Keahi

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james wexler — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 15:26:10 -0000

love to see you going "green" ... site looks great - james

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Jayson — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 14:54:52 -0000

Hmmmm - I don't know. I like the layout of the footer but I'm not a fan of the new look Jay - seems like I'm the only one :( sorry but I don't like the darker colors. I think it reminds me of our current, soon to be old, website - and I just don't like it. I liked the last theme and the one before that - more open, more...come, read me.

Yeah I just don't think it's as inviting

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Dru Bloomfield — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 14:07:10 -0000

Kind of like living in a perpetual remodel? You can certainly see the results a lot faster!

Fonts are much better on Firefox. Smaller and rough edged in IE, even with font smoothing on.

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rummuser — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 12:17:22 -0000

I prefer the old version. The comments section however is certainly an improvement.

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Jay - The Phoenix Real Estate — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 09:59:34 -0000

@Paula - it can be a lot of work. But it you can find a template (and there are thousands to chose from) that meets your needs, then it can take 30 seconds. I happen to like messing with and changing templates.

@Brad - I agree about the comments section, that's next on the list. I go back and forth on the date "real estate".

@Jim - Feedburner is pretty much a "set it and forget it" thing. Still the best way to track RSS subscribers and set up email subscriptions that I've found. Why give ti up?

@Rob - can you modify TP templates to your hearts consent? I'm a control freak and like the idea of owning everything about my blog. It's definitely not for everyone though.

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Rob Gibbs — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 08:04:49 -0000

Hey Jay,
That's why I use Typepad...I like their easy site development tools. yes, it is a "pay" service, but sometimes you get what you pay for!

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Jim Gatos — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 02:10:18 -0000

I have the same problem you have LOL.. Can't seem to leave anything alone after a while.

I am even trying out Feedburner.. Probably won't stick with it after a day or two...

Oh, well...

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Brad - Dakno Real Estate Marke — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 01:17:59 -0000

I really like the new look! Just a few things jumped out at me...
The blue in the comment area seems a little out of place from a color scheme standpoint. The font size for the comments may be a touch small for my taste. And finally, I think the left margin for the date eats up too much space. I would rather see that "real estate" be used for the most important part of your blog, the great content you provide!

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Paula Henry — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 00:56:37 -0000

Jay - We just recentky had this conversation and I have "not" liked mine for a while - but it sounds like a whole lot more work than I am up to right now. I like it! Love the green!

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Jay - The Phoenix Real Estate — Sun, 22 Jun 2008 23:55:21 -0000

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Apella — Sun, 22 Jun 2008 23:45:56 -0000

I like the look - think that the font might need to be just a little bit bigger, but the look is cool! Good Luck on the tweeking! :)

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SteveBelt — Sun, 22 Jun 2008 22:05:01 -0000

Font is much better now, and the Search MLS button looks perfect now too (using FF 3.0). I sent you the CSS.

Also, to partially steal the thread and echo Todd, I completely agree about tatoos. I can't imagine anything that I could consider I would for sure love for the rest of my life, and not regret the next day, much less the next month, year, decade...

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Rick Belben — Sun, 22 Jun 2008 21:08:25 -0000

I thought I landed on the wrong site at first. Change is always good but sometimes you just get comfortable with something and the change surprises you.

Green is good - I have always liked that color! I will second that on the footer - the same keeps me going too.

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Joseph Ferrara.sellsius — Sun, 22 Jun 2008 20:21:59 -0000

Love the theme, Jay.

Very consumer friendly-- Search the MLS button really pops, several "contact me" points-- you might consider adding your telephone number/email (bold?) under your name in the right sidebar --some folks may want to call vs filling in the form-- and a voice to voice is gold, Jerry, gold.

A recent Copyblogger post suggests dropping Subscribe & using get "Free Updates"-- the word subscribe may have monetary overtones to consumers. ( I'd put email button ahead of RSS-- more consumer friendly (most consumers dont use RSS)-- not a bigee though.)
http://www.copyblogger.com/...

Current listings widget is great. I'd repeat the Search the Entire Phoenix MLS beneath the widget -- it's an action point because of the widget.

Footer is a hoot.

You ARE the Phoenix Real Estate guy.

Joe Butinski

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Jay - The Phoenix Real Estate — Sun, 22 Jun 2008 20:07:30 -0000

Changed the font, I like this one better... it'll probably change again. ;)

@Steve - the padding around that MLS button is driving me nuts. It looks fine on IE, but not on FF. Love to see your contact form CSS!

@Chris - there's a Green Movement happening! ;)

Now I'm struggling with the IDX Search functionality. It seems to behave differently between Firefox and Internet Explorer, which makes no sense to me as it's framed in...

Ugh.

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Chris Shouse — Sun, 22 Jun 2008 19:54:36 -0000

I am not a green person so I like the other better.:)

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Scottsdale Homes — Sun, 22 Jun 2008 19:05:14 -0000

Your footer is a hoot! Jim nailed that on the first comment here.

I know it might get boring to some, but I am of the mind of branding. And, not fixing what isn't broken. While I do find my self bored with the designs of my sites at times, I always have to remind myself that many people will visit this month for their first time and perhaps even be as happy with it as I was when it was new.

Kudos for at very least being brave, and keeping your header image to help with your branding. ;-)

Matt Pellerin - Realtor