I know you’ve done lots of posts about moving from blogger to wordpress.org, but how easy is it to move from wordpress.com to wordpress.org? Do you still have to back up all your posts? Is there anything different? Debbie Hi Debbie! Moving from WordPress.com to […]
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How Expensive is WordPress? Is It Worth It? & Can You Take a Break From Self-Hosted?
We have a great question about WordPress this week! I always love another opportunity to gush about how amazing WordPress is, hehe. ^_^ Is WordPress worth the costs? I’m torn between Blogger and WordPress. I’m aware that WordPress is the best, but it is insanely […]
Exactly What Does Your Web Host Do? (and what are they responsible for)
As part of Bloggiesta I’m here to talk to you about web hosting for self-hosted bloggers. A lot of people don’t fully understand what their web host is supposed to do. And in fact, it’s probably a lot less than you think. Hosting companies can […]
The Difference between WordPress.com, Premium, and Self Hosted
WordPress.com WordPress.com with a custom domain. WordPress.com Premium WordPress.org / self-hosted What the hell is the difference between all these?? The WordPress differences are confusing. It’s all because there’s a WordPress.com and a WordPress.org and they look the same except for the end of the […]
The Dangers of Using a Free Blogging Platform (and why your site may disappear one day)
It seems like every year around this time, Google (the owners of Blogspot) go on a pruning spree. They start suspending and terminating Blogspot blogs for “violating the terms and conditions”. Despite the fact that many of these bloggers have done no such thing. In […]
7 Things I Learned After 1000 WordPress Plugin Sales
The Ultimate Book Blogger plugin recently passed 1,000 sales. And I’m floored. I never thought I’d get to this point. When I first built the Ultimate Book Blogger plugin I was in college and doing this for fun. I expected to maaaybe earn $500. At […]
Build Your Own Damn (WordPress) Website! (Because you’re sick of people doing it for you.)
In 2014 I released my first ever e-course on how to code your own WordPress theme from scratch. The course did really well and got some fabulous reviews: “Highly recommended to any aspiring designer or web-developer.” “Well worth the money. Highly recommend.” “I’ve taken several […]
Free, Feminine, Flowery WordPress Theme Up for Grabs!
Anna and I have been working on this free theme, Ingrid, for months. We had to change our plans a little (explained below), but we’re so thrilled to be able to offer it to you today for free! Let’s talk about this long ass process. […]
I Challenge You to Build Your Email List
I don’t care how hot Bloglovin’ or Feedly are, or even Twitter/Facebook/Periscope or whatever new social media is all the rage. The #1 subscription avenue you should be promoting is email. Above all others: email. Email is the best and most reliable way to get […]
Free “What I’m Reading” Plugin – Display Books from your Goodreads Shelf
This widget I’m about to show you is already available in the Ultimate Book Blogger Plugin but I thought I’d release this specific feature for free. 🙂 A WordPress widget to display the books on your Goodreads shelf. Now you might be wondering, “What’s the […]