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These are short, little messages and thoughts that don’t warrant a full blog post.

Walking the Walk . . .

From inside Solostream, the addition of the new members to the team has gone off without a hitch.  Michael Pollock has provided strong guidance for maintaining the courteous and professional service.

As I considered the comments from recent posts about the significance of maintaining a high level of customer support, I realized that we can “talk the talk” very easily.  However, it is only when you “walk the walk” and let your actions speak for you that you demonstrate true commitment.

I thought our customers and prospective customers would find it interesting to see some of the feedback we have received since Alistair Barnett and I joined Solostream this month.

First there is a complete post from Randall Miller about using WP-Vybe on his site at http://randallhmiller.com/welcome-to-randallhmillercom/.  Thanks Randall.

Here are a few more comments that have been sent to us recently:

I recently purchased another premium theme and I have been very frustrated with how much work/code is required to get it to look or work anything like the demo site. I’ve basically given up because I don’t want to hire someone to make it work and their support is lacking.  I’ve been all thru your demo site, tutorials and Q&A’s and I’m very impressed with the responsiveness and attention to detail that you are using – I hope it continues!

-Dusty E. www.tek-media.net

You are awesome…thanks.  I appreciate the return in helping a novice such as myself.  This awesome customer service is the reason I will be buying a developer’s license in the near future.  I’m glad I bought from this company.

-Corey O. www.worldgonemobile.com

I was up all night trying to figure the subscription, and in 2 minutes, you resolved it.  It now works.  Thank you kindly!

-Gary M. www.seicorp.net

And last but not least, the “personal touch” from a new customer overseas.

Alistair, I want to hug you as it is now fixed! Thank you!

-Natalie L. www.budgetbambinogoodies.co.uk/

We encourage everyone to keep the feedback (positive as well as constructive criticism) coming.  It helps us improve and know that we can make a difference for our customers.

Exciting News from Solostream

We have great news to share with all of the members of the Solostream community.  Solostream has been acquired by Jigsaw Group.

Jigsaw Group made this purchase because we believe Solostream, and specifically Michael Pollock, has built a great foundation for making significant contributions to the WordPress community.  We are big believers in the value and benefit that WordPress premium templates provide to people and organizations that want to publish on the web. Read More

Another Contest: Win a Free Wordpress Theme

Via Johnathan @ Premium Wordpress: Win a Premium WordPress Theme from Solostream

If Anyone is Sitting on the Fence …

I’ve received quite few positive comments about our new WordPress theme - WP-Vybe - since it launched earlier this month. This is one I had to share. Read More

Premium Theme Contest: Get a Solostream Theme for Free

Via Hack WordPress: Premium Theme Contest: Get a Solostream Theme for Free

10 Tips for Starting a Website or Blog for Freelancers

Here’s a quick shout out and link to Laurie - a freelance writer - who shared 10 Tips for Starting a Website or Blog for Freelancers.

Double Commissions on Wordpress Themes Sales

Just a quick to note … in case you missed the email I sent out. I’ll be paying double affiliate commissions on all Wordpress Themes sales for the month of July. That’s 40% on all sales you generate via your affiliate link.

Solostream Affiliate Program Launches

I’ve been meaning to do this for quite a while, and I’ve finally gotten things in place for the Solostream Affilate Program. If you’ve been looking for a way to earn some extra income from your site, this is an opportunity to help you do just that.

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170+ Must-Have Tools For The Beginning Blogger

Brian was kind enough to create this extensive list of resources for bloggers. He was also kind enough to include Solostream.

Top 40 Blogs About Wordpress

Artur Kim was kind enough to create the Top 40 Blogs about Wordpress. Solostream showed up at #10. Thanks Artur! Read More

Apologies to RSS Readers

Several items came through in today’s RSS feed that shouldn’t have, and I want to apologize to all my RSS readers out there. Read More