Built into the design are a myriad of options, which means that you have to rely less on plugins to accomplish the features or functionality you need.  In addition to being able to upload properties and filter them by your own pre-defined criteria (e.g. price, number of bedrooms, type of property, square feet, or any other variable you would want to set up).  Additionally, the home page features a beautiful content slider that makes showcasing your best properties extremely easy.

To make things easy (and without the need to use a plugin), there is a built-in contact form as well as shortcodes – which make adding buttons and other cool features very simple.

Elegant Estate Theme

Elegant Estate by Elegant Themes

If you’re looking for an easy-to-use, affordable, WordPress theme for your real estate site – then this is something that you should definitely check out.

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There are several WordPress themes that have been created specifically for those wishing to maximize a parked domain name (or a site that is currently being developed). When visitors come across your domain name they won’t be met with a parked page – but will presented with a design gives them an indication that your site is under development. These themes will not only give you a nice design to tell people what is coming – but several allow you to build an email list or allow people to subscribe to your RSS feed so they know when the site launches.

Whether you’re getting ready to launch a new site or simply want to park some of your domains and start building a list – these WordPress themes can make the process much easier.

Please note: While most of the themes on this page are free, there are a couple that are Premium (paid) themes.

Anticipate

Anticipate Theme by Elegant Themes

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Coming Soon

Coming Soon Theme by Templatic

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Placeholder

Placeholder Theme by WooThemes

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Coming Soon Page

Coming Soon Page Theme by ModForest

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Launchpad

LaunchPad Theme by ThemeShaper

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Changing Room

Changing Room Theme by WordPrezzie

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Launch

Launch Theme by Press75

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Under Construction

Under Construction Theme by Delicious Themes

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Ready2Launch

Ready2Launch Theme by WP Themes

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While this style of art traces its roots back quite a way, it’s recently begun to spring up over all corners of the globe. Several artists like Julian Beever, Kurt Wenner, and Edgar Muller now travel the world exclusively creating this outdoor masterpieces for cities, corporations, and businesses that are seeking a unique way to expose their brand to audiences. Often sponsored by some of the largest companies in the world, these one-of-a-kind artworks gain attention and lots of press coverage because of their amazing designs.

Usually the artists use chalk to create these 3D pictures, mainly for its ease of usability and ability to wash off and not leave a permanent mark in a public space. You’ll often find these drawings or paintings in festivals or trade shows where they can draw attention and give viewers a chance to snap a couple photos. Typically, it takes a few days to complete one of these works – and the end result is nothing short of astounding. They are made by utilizing a forced perspective, with elongated lines and exaggerated lengths to achieve the results that you see below.

The Crevasse by Edgar Muller

Mysterious Caves by Edgar Muller

3D Street Art Lego Soldiers

3D Street Art in Siberia

3D Street Art in Store

3D Street Art in Abu Dhabi

3D Street Art Cube

3D Street Art Ski Slope

3D Street Art Reebok Ad

3D Street Art at Waterloo Station

"Phoenix" by Edgar Muller

Whampoa World 3D Art in Hong Kong

Star Mild 3D Art in Indonesia

3D Street Art in Poland Mall

Interactive 3D Street Art in Poland

3D Street Art Waterfall in Hamburg, Germany

3D Street Art Costa Advertisement

3D Street Art in Japan

3D Street Art Dartboard

CompareTheMarket.com 3D Street Art Ad

While relying on third-party companies like HomeAway, FlipKey, or VRBO can be a great way to gain some exposure for your property – setting up your own site to highlight features and book direct can is an excellent way to make more money for your bottom line.  This theme allows you not only to include descriptions, testimonials, and contact information, but it even includes a built-in, full-featured booking module!  The visitors to your site can check availability, rates, and even book their stay online.

Vacation Rental Theme

Included with the theme is everything you might need to get your vacation rental site up and running. All of the features you might need are already built-in, so there’s no need for a multitude of plugins in order to get the functionality you want.

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As it’s one of the first things that many people will see when first contacting or meeting you, it’s important to make a good impression. A well-designed brochure can not only provide information about your company, but can also serve as a great sales tool. Balancing aesthetics and function can be difficult, with space and size constraints adding an extra obstacle that you’ll face when putting together your next design or layout.

Not only is the design and layout a large part of the process that you’re undertaking, but the paper stock, fold (bi-fold, tri-fold, etc), and color options are nearly limitless.

From real estate to hotels, here are some beautifully-crafted brochures that will hopefully spark some creativity and inspiration for your next design:

St. Matthews Baptist Church Brochure

Direct Connect Auto Transport Brochure

Washburn Construction Brochure

Fierro Buenos Aires Hotel Brochure

Viaggio Arizona Brochure

Alaris Brochure

Buick Enclave Brochure

Sunshine Juice Brochure

Il Viaggio Brochure

New York City Public Library Brochure

Noise Pop Music Festival Brochure

Kaplan Real Estate Education Brochure

TriFold Templates Brochure

The Watch Brochure

TriFold Real Estate Brochure

Magic Film Brochure

Bicycling Education Brochure

Trinity Alumni Golf Outing Brochure

Butch Ireland Photography Brochure

Folomania Brochure

University of Basque Country Brochure

Hotel Jetta Brochure

Cascade Bank Brochure

Bazaar Velvet Brochure

Boreal Brochure

1 Bloor Penthouse Brochure

While there are dozens of tools, software, and services available – we’re going to take a look at four of the popular options available.  These statistics-tracking tools can help you gain insight into an unbelievable amount of information about how, why, and what your visitors are doing.  Once you get going, hopefully you’ll be able to start recognizing trends or drilling down to find information that will help you enhance your users’ experience and ultimately – increase your traffic and generate more targeted visitors.

No matter whether you end up going with one of the services below or one of the other online stat tools available, having a data mine of information about your site and what happens on it is an invaluable resource to have at your disposal.

Clicky

Clicky

Probably the biggest competitor to Google’s Analytics, Clicky offers one of the most robust and feature-rich services available.  While their basic package is free, they do offer a free version for those who are just getting started.

Some of the highlighted features that set it apart from the competition include: Video tracking, Twitter analytics, stats for URL shortening services like bit.ly, reporting via RSS, an affiliate program, and even a white label product for those who wish to resell it to their clients.

Additionally, you’ll be able to set up customized dashboards to show the data most important to you, watch your visitors in real-time, and one of the coolest features – a really neat dashboard that you can display on a monitor (for those of us who like to constantly see what’s going on on our sites).

Price: Free + upgrades available
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Woopra

Woopra

With one of the coolest-looking interfaces around, Woopra has made their mark on the analytics world with their real-time reporting and interface.  Their claim to fame is their very cool real-time stats that show you exactly what’s happening on your site – as it happens.

While not as feature-rich and in-depth as some of the other website stats tools that are on this list, their live stats, desktop version, and iPhone app (which shows your stats in real-time too!) have made this a great player in the industry – and a service definitely worth checking out.

Price: Starts at $11.95 per month
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Chartbeat

Chartbeat

Taking a different approach than the other website counters on our list, Chartbeat provides a high-level overview of what’s happening on your site (and like Woopra, also in real-time), that seems geared more toward tracking engagement and popular stats.  While not as detailed as the other tools, it has a really cool dashboard that would be perfect for displaying on an office monitor or use by different teams or executives if you’re in a larger company. It seems to be popular by many online publishers because it shows what content is resonating with you visitors and their level of engagement with your site.

Some of the cool features include a Twitter activity stream, what pages people are currently viewing, and real-time page load time of your visitors.

Price: Starts at $9.95 per month
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Google Analytics

Google Analytics

The big daddy of the stats tools available, Google Analytics is far and wide the most popular way to track your website stats.  It has set the bar for the industry for what people expect in an analytics package.

Featuring everything from your basic information like page views, visitors, time on site, and bounce rate to conversion tracking, geographic drill-downs, funnels, and goals – there are few features that you won’t find with their service.  It also integrates with several of their other services that you might already be using (AdWords, AdSense, and Webmaster Tools can all be linked together).

It’s amazing the little gems and bits of information you can find inside this tool. As an exapmle, did you know that over 60,000 people search for “google analitics” every month?! Just a little research can reveal a ton of insight!

Because of the widespread use and adoption of the service, it’s helpful to have this running on your site as a way to benchmark or validate your traffic.  If you’re ever comparing visits or pageviews with someone else, or you ever decide to sell your site – having historic reporting from Analytics can help you compare apples to apples (because so many people use it).

Price: Free
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Luckily for those of you who are trying to put together a great design for a restaurant or food/dining site, there are many great WordPress restaurant themes at your disposal.  These themes have been specifically designed to cater to the features that a restaurant would want or need to establish their online presence.  Many include menu areas, sections for location and maps, and even areas for daily specials or recipes – all without the need for any special plugins in order to do everything you might want.

At first glance, it may seem that finding a WordPress theme for restaurants is simple and straightforward (and many times it is). However, these designs will help take the burden off of creating the various custom areas and give you a professional and polished look that will really allow your site to shine.

From diners to cafes, coffee shops to restaurants – we’ve rounded up some really great-looking designs that will give you both the look and the features you would want:

Restaurant Pro

Restaurant Pro Theme by BizzThemes

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Diner

WooThemes Diner Theme

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MyCuisine

MyCuisine Theme by Elegant Themes

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Foodlicious

Foodlicious Theme by Templatic

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Restaurant

Restaurant Theme by Templatic

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Gourmet

Gourmet Theme by Templatic

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Monmarthe

Monmarthe Theme by ThemeForesrt

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Restaurant Design WP

Restaurant Design WP by ThemeForest

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The Restaurant

The Restaurant Theme by ThemeForest

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Ermark Adora

Ermark Adora WordPress Theme by ThemeForest

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RedMinton Restaurant

Redminton Restaurant Theme by ThemeForest

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Coffee Cafe

Coffee Cafe Theme by Themeforest

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Cafe Elements

Cafe Elements Theme by Press75

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I’m a big fan of “The Office”, and own a t-shirt or two from the show.  It’s too bad that Steve Carrell is calling it quits after this season – but hopefully they will find someone who can help the show as funny and dysfunctional as he did. If you’re looking for a t-shirt from “The Office,” look no further – show your support of the show and maybe a few laughs with some of these great shirts.

I Love Pretzel Day

Women’s Dunder Mifflin Tshirt

Vance Refrigeration

I’m a Textbook Overthinker

People Person’s Paper People

Dunder Mifflin Grey Recycle

Do You Have Your Tickets to the Gun Show?

Dwight Yellow Necktie

Rule 17: Don’t Turn Your Back on Bears

Scranton Branch Picnic Red Tee

That’s What She Said

Schrute Beet Farm

Blue Dunder Mifflin

Dwight – D.W.I.G.H.T.

Michael Scott’s Fun Run Race

I Want People to be Afraid of How Much They Love Me

Whatever the case, here are some dark business card designs that will hopefully inspire you or at least help you appreciate what some people can do with a little canvas to work with: