One of the common comments from my reader survey was the following: I like [Bitchin’ Book Blog], but most of it is for WordPress users so Iād love to see more for Blogger users. So today I’m going to address why I don’t post more […]
Author: Ashley
Sitting at Starbucks – New Designs, Divergent: The Movie, and Coding!
Hellooo everyone! Apparently, as of yesterday, Nose Graze has been running for two years! I knew my two year blogoversary was coming up, but for some reason I totally didn’t register that it was yesterday. I had my sight set on like.. April 14th for […]
Squarespace vs WordPress – Why WordPress Wins
This article compares Squarespace to WordPress.org, not WordPress.com I don’t consider myself well-versed in Squarespace, so I’m not really qualified to give a completely thorough and accurate comparison of the two platforms. But I recently had to maneuver around Squarespace for the first time, coincidentally […]
Don’t Call Me Baby by Gwendolyn Heasley
The first thing I noticed about Don’t Call Me Baby was that Imogene’s mom’s blog must have horrible SEO. We get snippets from her blog like: Do you remember when she was born? If you don’t, click HERE. Do you remember when she first walked? […]
Torn Between Helping People & Preserving My Originality
Lately I’ve felt a bit torn. I feel like there are a couple unique aspects about Nose Graze (when it comes to coding/design), and I like to hang onto those. Surely it’s natural to treasure some of the unique features or snippets I’ve created? But […]
How to Install Twitter Cards on Your WordPress Blog
How do you install twitter cards? The twitter API isn’t very clear on what I’m supposed to do and all the tutorials I’ve found online are outdated. I can’t figure it out and I would love to have them! Thanks Ashley! Jessica Hi Jessica! First, […]
How to Add Graphical Quotation Marks inside Blockquotes
I would love to know how you made quotation marks frame the text within your blockquotes. Kelly Hi Kelly! There are several ways to do this. You could use multiple background images, but I personally use Font Awesome icons. To get started, read my guide […]
A Tale of Two Centuries by Rachel Harris
The first thing I loved about A Tale of Two Centuries was how different it felt from My Super Sweet Sixteenth Century. Alessandra’s voice felt SO different from Cat’s (which is a great thing, because they’re from two different centuries! š ). That really made […]
Transitioning from a Student Visa to a UK Spouse Visa
When my husband and I got married, I was on a UK Tier 4 Student Visa. After we got married, I wanted to transition into the Spouse Visa, which would allow me to stay on a more permanent basis, and be able to work without […]
How to Use Font Icons on Your WordPress Blog
Font Awesome is a library of font-based icons that you can use on websites. I use them on Nose Graze! Since these icons are fonts, rather than images, they are vectors. That means they can be resized without loss of quality. And, since they’re fonts, […]