Without a doubt my BEST creation to date. And a competition!
Hi folks, today I want to accomplish a couple of things with this post.
The first is to introduce you to my best creation ever. His name is Arran and he was born on 2nd September at 1.11pm
For those interested he weighed 7lb 11oz.
Here he is thinking hard about something…
I think you’ll agree that he has inherited his father’s hairline. Hopefully his will grow though 
So far fatherhood has involved sleepless nights and lots of cleaning up, but the bits in between, like the picture above, when he seems to be taking in the whole room and having wee thoughts, are just fantastic.
I look forward to the days ahead when his wee personality starts to develop and we can start to have some real fun together.
Next: the competition I wrote about.
So the idea for this began as an ebook I was developing. It was a PLR ebook which I was going to add to and produce a video from.
The subject was WordPress themes and plugins and the ones given were very useful. I also intend to build a blog containing the most useful plugins already installed and sell it as a package.
So, here’s my challenge:
Nominate your favourite WordPress plugin, theme, or tip and tell us all about it. You can…
- Describe it in a comment below
- Make a video of you explaining it and give us a link to your video.
- You can recommend a paid plugin if you wish and add your affiliate link. (but please don’t abuse this one. You must actually use it and not just add a load of links.)
- Write a tutorial blog post and give us the link.
- Anything else you fancy.
The Prize:
I am giving away TWO licences for MailWasher Pro as prizes for this competition. I made a video describing this valuable SPAM avoidance tool which you can read Here
So, how do I choose the winners? Tough one, since it’s hard to decide on the best recommendation. So I will do as Kathy Dobson did on here blog and simply pick 2 winners at random from those who post.
So that’s the challenge. I look forward to reading your entries and picking a couple of winners. The competition will finish at 12pm UK time on the 25th September, so that gives us just over a week. As I said, the best entries will be added to my product and everyone whose idea is used will of course be credited and will get a free copy.
So, all the best and go to it!
Until next time,
Hi David,
No video or plugin advice….just a note to wish you the best with your GREATEST CREATION YET!! He’s a little angel and PRECIOUS!!!
Take care and God Bless!
Lisa~
Lisa recently posted..Super Simple WordPress Websites UGH!!
[Reply]
Hey David,
Congratulations and best wishes to you, your wife and your greatest creation
Kindest regards
Nigel
Nigel Yip recently posted..LWS 4 – It’s not About Me, It’s about You!!!
[Reply]
David Taylor Says:
October 17th, 2011 at 12:12 pm
Cheers Nigel, nice to see you here.
Love the new blog, by the way. I’m looking forward to some great things from you soon.
Take care,
David
[Reply]
Hi David,
Sorry for not entering your competition…lol
But I had to post on how gorgeous your new baby boy is!!
(even if he does seem to be frowning at being in the media spotlight already…haha)
Well – I guess you have all the motivation you need now to crack on and get busy online (when you’re able to find the energy after all the sleep you must be losing…lol)
Many Congrats mate
Randy
RandySmith@InternetMarketingRambles recently posted..It’s All About Lists Today, and Making It Easier To Get One!
[Reply]
David Taylor Says:
October 17th, 2011 at 12:10 pm
Hi Randy,
Don’t worry about it, nobody entered. Must have chosen the wrong subject or prize!
Yes, talk about motivation! That wee face gets me going every day now. I am looking forward to seeing him grow.
Thanks again,
David
[Reply]
Hey David,
I just wanted to pop over and say congratulations!
While I probably could suggest plugins and a blog theme, I’m racing around trying to get everything ready for my impending trip to Rome so I can’t give you a list just yet!
I’ll pop back here on my return and let you know though.
Take care,
Nikki
Nikki (Purple Minxy Witch) recently posted..Understanding Easy Video Player – Q&A Session
[Reply]
David Taylor Says:
October 17th, 2011 at 11:49 am
Hiya Nikki,
Thanks for the congrats. Hope you enjoy Rome. I certainly did when I was there, although it was just a day trip during a cruise. The ice cream shop near the pantheon is fantastic.
I look forward to seeing you here when you return.
All the best,
David
[Reply]
Hi David,
Congrats! As Lisa said, he’s a little angel and Precious. I am sure you both will be busy in Arran for next few months!
Best wishes.
[Reply]
David Taylor Says:
October 17th, 2011 at 11:37 am
Hi Joel,
Thanks very much for stopping by. He is an angel a lot of the time. At other times, he is not so angelic. I’d better leave it at that!
All the best,
David
[Reply]
Hi David, congratulations again on the birth of your son Arran. What do you mean same hair line, it looks like he has more mate
When it comes to plugins there are so many mate. Akismet is a must on every blog. Then there’s all in one SEO, google sitemaps, google analytics, commentluv (the new premium version rocks), social share, twitterlink comments the list goes on and on David.
Best of luck mate, Barry
Barry Wells recently posted..Add An Opt In Form To Every Post Then Triple Your Blog Traffic
[Reply]
David Taylor Says:
October 17th, 2011 at 11:35 am
Hi Barry, thanks for visiting, now that I have cleared the McAfee problem up.
Yes, he does have more hair than me at the moment. However, since my dad, my brother and I are all bald, his future hairline is questionable. Although Margo’s family don’t have the same problem, so he might get lucky.
As the only person to even mention plugins, you can have the Mailwasher if you want it. It’s a great tool.
Best Wishes,
David
[Reply]
Hi, David,
Belated on here but…
Congratulations to you – and wife
– for your best creation. May you have many happy years … sadly I don’t think he’ll MAKE you money but he will certainly help you spend any you do make!
all the best
Jennifer
Jennifer recently posted..World Internet Summit – The Outcome
[Reply]
David Taylor Says:
October 17th, 2011 at 11:31 am
Hi Jennifer, always nice to see you here.
He might make me money, you never know. I could rent him to a circus or something. I’m sure we will have many happy years as we have already. The next ones will just be different.
All the best,
David
[Reply]
How Do David & Arran,
Great news for you and now your small family. Late nights and early mornings, you can expect them for the next 20 years!
Don’t want to put you off or anything!
Craig
Craig Sowerby recently posted..Auto BackLinks From Your Own Blog
[Reply]
David Taylor Says:
October 17th, 2011 at 11:29 am
Hi Craig, what are you doing up at 4.39am?
Thanks for the inspiring words of encouragement. I’m sure it will all be worth it.
How’s the knee?
Talk soon,
David
[Reply]
Hi David,
The little guy seems to be processing everything around him…can you imagine the overload? lol
At any rate…the most precious of all life’s gifts has arrived to entertain, amuse and most of all love you…
It doesn’t get better than that.
Don’t give up on the competition. They are a tough nut because the prize so had to be something that attracts them and most times that can be hard to decipher.
I even entered my contest on a blog contest site but I don’t remember receiving any traffic from it…
I bet a cash prize would receive traffic lol…
I’ll be writing a blog post on it soon…
enJOY your new family…
Kathy
Kathy Dobson recently posted..Blog Traffic Winner Announced
[Reply]
Hi David, I know it’s too late for both congrats and the competition but better late than never right? Anyway, you have quite a nice blog here and I love reading it, thanks for that. Better let me know when you’ll have another competition I’d love to get in
Chris recently posted..Autoblogging – the basics, episode 1
[Reply]
Hay great congratulations and best wishes to you, your wife and your greatest creation, very cute, thanks for the sharing.
Dayna Nickle recently posted..I want to win the lottery
[Reply]
My favorite plugin is WP-Minify. It compresses your Javascript, CSS, and HTML files and combines them into one file. It speeds up the websites I use it on by a few seconds a lot of the time.
Caleb recently posted..Stealing Competitors Backlinks – Part 4 of the Link Building Guide 101
[Reply]
Very good news well – I guess you have all the motivation you need now to crack on and get busy online thanks for sharing.
Dayna Nickle recently posted..Forex
[Reply]
When it comes to plugins there are so many mate. Akismet is a must on every blog. Then there’s all in one SEO, google sitemaps, google analytics, commentluv (the new premium version rocks), social share, twitterlink comments the list goes on and on David.
Mark Steward recently posted..Learn forex live
[Reply]
Hey David,
First of all congratulations on your new born baby, I bet he will be one fine lady’s man!
As for WP themes and plugins recommendations I’ll just mention a few:
Themes: Bigfoot, Thesis, Headway Themes
Plugins: Backup Creator, WPSubscribers
Just my two cents, not really interested in the prize mate, have a great day!
Sergio
Sergio Felix recently posted..How To Create Your First Video: Patrick Griffin Interview
[Reply]
Hi David, lovely post, lovely photo! Sounds just like blogging – sleepless nights and running around cleaning up
Adwello recently posted..How To Develop Your Success Mindset Exponentially In 2012!
[Reply]
Hey David,
Congratulations! I bet you’re loving being a dad. My wife and I are expecting our first in February 2013 so my greatest creation has yet to be released.
As for plugins, Comment Luv Premium is sweet. Love the fact that it contains so many plugins in one. I have to disagree with Barry’s comment above about Akismet though. Akismet is the devil. I delete it immediately from every new blog I put up.
I’ve had too many times where my sites have been banned from leaving legitimate comments and despite multiple attempts for support to sort the issue out, I’ve never received a reply from anyone at Akismet.
Derek J. Maak recently posted..How To Get A Guy To Be Your Boyfriend • 6 Reasons He Won’t Commit
[Reply]