Starting a blog is one of the best decisions you could make. A blog can serve as an excellent place for you to express yourself, share your thoughts and ideas, and meet other people who have similar interests. Having a blog and being part of […]
Category: Blogging
I Want You to Speak at the BEA Blogger Conference
I’m REALLY thrilled to be finally telling the book blogger community about this! I’ve been tasked with organizing two of the panels at the BEA Blogger Conference this year. I’ve put together the topics, chosen a few speakers, and now I need help finding the […]
Seriously, Update WordPress
Have you ever seen this before? If you use self-hosted WordPress, you have. You know what baffles me? People who ignore this message. Sometimes for years. Yes, I’ve seen some people using WP versions that are YEARS out of date. Isn’t that just completely baffling? […]
Remove Your Share Buttons from Your Homepage
One of my pet peeves are blogs that have excerpts on their homepage AND social share buttons. Here are two awesome reasons why you should not put social share buttons on your homepage: It looks cluttered. This is mostly the case if you use the […]
Why I Don’t Comment Back
I see a ton of bloggers say things like: “Whenever someone comments on my blog, I always comment back on theirs. They took the time to comment on mine, so I should return the favour.” I TOTALLY get that. I really do. I think it […]
How to Make Your Blog Future-Proof
You know what’s annoying? When you switch your WordPress theme but none of your old posts match your new design. You have images that no longer match, headings that are the wrong colours and fonts, etc. Luckily, there are two great ways to ensure a […]
#nosegraze Twitter Chat on Thursday: Moving from Blogger to WordPress
Blogger is updating their policy starting March 23rd, 2015, and book bloggers are worried. The new policy states that you will no longer be allowed to share images and videos that are sexually explicit or show nudity. Some bloggers are worried because they read and […]
How to Add a Favicon to Your Blog
Today I’m going to guide you through how to add a custom favicon to your blog or website. 🙂 What is a favicon? A favicon is that little icon in the top left of your browser tab. Let’s take a look at some of the […]
It’s Okay to Want to Grow Your Blog
First, if you haven’t seen it yet, I’d really encourage you to pop over to Bibliolatry Me’s post on “Why do you blog?” That’s really what spurred this post! Lenore brings up some fantastic ideas that will have you pondering why YOU blog. If you […]
Do You Know Your Blog Login Details?
It astounds me how many people don’t know their own login details. Or they think they know them, but it turns out they don’t. When I provide support for my plugins and themes, it’s fairly common that I need to ask for login details to […]