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Houston Cars version 4.0

Yesterday afternoon, I launched a brand new look for Houston Cars – version 4.0. No small changes this time around, I went for a complete overhaul from the ground up. As the astute web developers out there probably already know, this version is based on the Thesis Wordpress framework. Why Thesis? A ton of reasons, [...]

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Houston Cars post #997

That’s right, Houston Cars is just 3 posts away from the magical 1,000th post.  I’ve heard that when a car blog hits that number, amazing things happen.  Free cars for all, turbochargers falling from the sky, that sort of thing.
OK, maybe none of that is true.  But I’m working on a great post for [...]

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Advertising Sale at Houston Cars

I’m running an advertising sale here at Houston Cars this month.  If you’re interested in a 125×125 banner ( displayed prominently on my sidebar ), you can purchase one for half the regular price.  Until all four slots are sold, or the month ends, you can purchase a 125×125 banner ad for just $20.  That [...]

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Subscribe to Houston Cars

Did you know that Houston Cars has an RSS Feed?  Simply subscribe to the Houston Cars RSS feed, and you never have to worry about missing our latest post.  Whether you use Bloglines, Google Reader, or any other RSS reader, you can get updates from Houston Cars.
What if you don’t use RSS?
No worries!  Houston cars [...]

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Design Update

Once again, Houston Cars has undergone a design change.  This one isn’t radical, extreme, or offensive.  It’s pretty much designed to clean things up, and make everything a bit easier on the eyes.  I think it turned out pretty well – any thoughts?
I’ve tested the design in IE7 and Firefox, with no problems that I’ve [...]

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Small Site Maintenance

Just a small update today here at Houston Cars.  I moved back to full posts on the main page – so no more having to click through every time you actually want to read anything.  That also translates into a Full RSS Feed – so all you subscribers will be happy. 
Also top top it [...]

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Car Bloggers Wanted

Houston Cars has been a raving success since I launched it.  However, there is too much going on the automotive world for me to cover by myself, so I’m calling out to you for help.  I want Houston Cars to grow and become bigger and better than ever.  If you love cars, and would love [...]

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Houston Toyota Dealers Updated

Whew, I just finished adding and updating all of the Houston Toyota Dealers pages.  If you’re in the market for a Toyota in Houston, check out the page.  There’s some great info about each dealer, so you can pick which one is the best fit for you.

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Dealer Pages Spruced up

Way down in the footer of Houston Cars, there’s a section called Dealer pages.  Today I finally dusted them off and spruced them up a bit – and I think you’ll like the changes.  Currently there are pages for Nissan, Honda, and Toyota.  Over the next few months I’ll be expanding this section to include [...]

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Slow loading issue solved

There was a problem with posts loading really, really slowly here at Houston Cars over the past weekend.  We were finally able to track down the problem to a poorly written Wordpress plugin.  After removing the plugin ( don’t need it anymore ), things seem to be back up to speed.  If anything looks wonky, [...]

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