This isn’t my first post on how to choose a good blog name but I think I have some new points I can make for this series on how to start a blog. Choosing a name is probably the single hardest part about starting a […]
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How to Bill Clients as a New Freelancer
I’m in the process of starting a freelance business and need a way to send invoices once I get those lovely customers. How do you do it? or what would you suggest? Veronica Hi Veronica! This is such a great question, thanks for getting in […]
$50 Code – Less Money, More Headache
I’ve stumbled upon a lot of upsetting Twitter conversations lately. I know these people aren’t TRYING to be upsetting, but it has that effect on designers and developers who make a living from their business. Some people think you should only pay $50 for a […]
Let Me Help You With Your Blog!
I have a hard time knowing when to charge people for help. At what point is something so quick and easy for me that I can do it for free? And at what point does it take long enough that I should really be charging […]
Where Are All These Amazing Books Coming From?
I’ve gotten a huge amount of awesome books lately and I just have to share them! I’m actually in London this weekend for WordCamp London (more on that next week!!) but I’m hoping to get a lot of reading done in the evenings since I […]
Blogging Somewhere Other than WordPress and Blogger
Hey, Ashley. I’ve been following the book blogging community for a while now. I’m interested in starting a blog myself, but the only blogging services I’ve heard of are WordPress and Blogger. I’m not really ready to commit myself to self hosting on WordPress.org, and […]
What’s On My Dashboard?
I’m going to take you on a tour of my WordPress admin dashboard! Most people don’t customize their WordPress admin dashboards, but if they did, I’d be really interested in seeing what other peoples’ are like. Mine isn’t too different, but it might be worth […]
Warning: Drooling May Occur
MADE YOU DROOL!! Honestly, I think it’s impossible not to. Designs all across the globe are green with envy, because NOAH BEATS THEM ALL!! A new WordPress theme by me and Anna Noah is Anna’s and my latest pre-made WordPress theme. You know what that […]
Getting Involved in a Community Will Help You Start Your Blog
In the first part of this series I talked about how to find a focus for your new blog. In this post we’re going to use that focus to find a community you can get involved in. A community will help you form connections and […]
One Year Ago Today
One year ago today, Coding God and I got married. You probably remember my fairytale wedding in Florence, but something I talked about less is the fact that Coding God and I got legally married before that—on March 17th. We had the legal wedding in […]