Before and after

If you take a look at the blog now (http://blog.wpbizguru.com), you'll see the finished version, which is the result of all the work we'll be doing in the chapters that follow.

But WPBizGuru didn't always look like this. Like most new WordPress blogs, WPBizGuru was using the default theme and had very few enhancements, such as plugins and widgets. What you now see came about by applying the methods and techniques you'll be learning through the rest of the book. The following screenshot shows the 'plain vanilla' version of WPBizGuru before it received its makeover: