There’s always a lot of chatter in the community about how much of an obligation book bloggers have when it comes to ARCs. Let’s say a blogger is given an UNSOLICITED (meaning they didn’t ask for it) review copy of a book. Are they obligated […]
Month: January 2015
How to Create a Premade Theme Store
Hello! I’m interested in becoming a web designer, but there are some aspects that I’m not sure about. For example, how do you deliver premade themes to customers? Hi there! 🙂 There are several ways to create a premade theme store. The absolute best way […]
My Website Pet Peeves
There are certain website features and design elements that I DESPISE. I think we can all agree that things like autoplay movies and music are horrible, but today I want to highlight three other pet peeves of mine that I haven’t already mentioned in my […]
How to Add an Opt-In Box Below Your Posts in WordPress
Hey there, Ashley! Question for you – how would one put a subscription box below one’s posts in WordPress like what you have on Nose Graze? Is there a plugin or something to install? Thanks! 🙂 Hi there! 🙂 Adding an opt-in form below your […]
Is Less More in Your Portfolio?
Whenever I make changes to my design site, I always struggle with my portfolio. How much information should I put in there? How much information do you really care about? I started with a detailed portfolio When I first launched my site, my portfolio was […]
Add Collapsing Date Archives to Your Blog
Hi Ashley, I was wondering what plugin you use for your Archives? I’m trying to find one for WordPress that can show posts in a dropdown list split up by year/month (similar to what’s available on Blogger). I find they really help push my pageviews […]
My Husband and I Don’t Exchange Gifts
People tend to look at me funny when I admit that my husband and I don’t exchange gifts. They think it’s weird or unromantic. Maybe so, but I think it makes sense. Neither my husband or I *want* things I rarely find myself longing after […]
I’ve Been a Busy Girl
Things have been NUTS for me this week! In a nutshell: I had HORRENDOUS jetlag. One day this week I woke up at 3:30pm. THREE THIRTY! I think I’ve finally gotten back on track though, but it literally took me until Friday to sort myself […]
The New EU VAT Law Sucks Ass
In Europe there’s a tax system called VAT. The amount of VAT that’s charged varies depending on the EU country, but it’s about 20% on average. Previously, businesses had to charge VAT depending on where their business was located. So, for instance, the VAT rate […]
Using Streak to Organize Client Projects (Book Blogging Applications??)
For a while now, I’ve been using a Gmail extension called Streak to manage my client projects. I’m going to share a bit about how I use Streak, but then I think it would be fun to consider how we could apply this application to […]