I used to be a web designer and developer. That meant I would take on a client, work with them to create a gorgeous design for their new blog/website, then proceed to code that into a working WordPress theme. But a few months ago, I […]
Why I Chose ActiveCampaign Over MailChimp to Help Me Become an Email Marketing Rockstar
If you caught my hidden message in my productivity post, you might have seen that I now use ActiveCampaign (affiliate link) for my email marketing. You might be wondering, “Why didn’t you choose MailChimp?” If I’m being perfectly honest, I never even considered MailChimp when […]
Code Your Own CommentLuv
When I last redesigned my website I went through this weird phase where I wanted to consolidate all my website features. I wanted to stop using plugins and integrate everything into the one “Nose Graze plugin” I have that’s full of my site’s features. I […]
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. […]
Get Blog Followers from the Right Places
There are no tricks or shortcuts to getting blog followers. There’s a difference between: Raising your follower NUMBER. Gaining real, LOYAL followers who love your content. Quite often, those are two completely different things. People can be so focused on #1 that they forget they […]
WordPress Updates Aren’t Inherently Evil
Through my years as a plugin author, theme developer, and website builder, I’ve logged into a lot of other peoples’ WordPress installations. More often than not, those people have plugin or WordPress core updates they haven’t done. Through blogs, Twitter, and other social media, I […]
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 […]
Create Your Own Custom Maintenance Screen for WordPress
I recently found myself in several situations where I needed a maintenance or coming soon page (once for my site and once for a client). I could have just used one of the many WordPress plugins, but being the stubborn girl that I am, I […]
4 Books I Couldn’t Bring Myself to Finish (including Six of Crows… I know, I know)
I’ve been putting books down left and right these days. It seems to be very hard for a book to wow me any more. But these days I’m very quick to put down a book if it’s not grabbing me or if I’m not totally […]
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 […]