Audio can be a very powerful addition to your website or blog, but many people don’t use it because it because it can be confusing and/or expensive. It doesn’t haven’t to be. I found an easy-to-use WordPress plug-in that adds an audio player to your posts and pages, as well as instructions for adding the functionality to your website if you don’t use WordPress.

Here, too, is a short report that gives some pretty good advice for using audio online. You’ll have to put up with blatant, unrelated product pitches in the report, but don’t let those distract you from the information.

Enter Stripe Ad for WordPress, a new, non-obtrusive way of displaying a single line of advertising, a special note or other information right at the top of your blog. The ad itself is simple, easy to use, and you can have multiple ads rotating according to your needs.

After what seemed like hours of searching, however, I was able to find several sources (here, here, and here) with dozens or even hundreds of great designs, all free for the taking. You’ll surely find a theme that will set you apart from the other “me, too!” sites out there.