I know what you’re wondering… why the hell should you create your own Pin It hover button when Pinterest provides one for you? Most people probably won’t want to. It doesn’t make any sense. I decided to do it for a few reasons: I didn’t […]
Make Money Promoting What You Love – Join the Nose Graze Affiliate Program
An affiliate program is something I’ve been toying with for a long time. I’ve had the actual affiliate area set up since December, I just didn’t officially release it. I wanted to first make the transition from Creative Whim to the Nose Graze Shop, then […]
5 Ways That Reading a Book is Like Exercising
1. The next one in a series Sometimes I finish book #1 in a series and I’m like OHMYGOD YES YES YES AMAZING SO AMAZING I WANT #2 RIGHT NOW!!! *flail* But book #2 is still 6 months away from being published! How ever will […]
Review: Hold Me Like a Breath by Tiffany Schmidt
Hold Me Like a Breath started out with SO MUCH potential. I loved the first half. Crime bosses/families Illegal medical operations Sweet, but over protective parents A girl determined to be useful, despite her medical condition Murder, mystery I LOVED it! This plot was rockin’. […]
How to Create a Blog Series.. Technically Speaking
I recently started (but sadly, haven’t finished) a blog series called How to Start a Blog. When I did this, I wanted a new archive system that would display the posts in these series in a slightly different way than normal. Tags show posts in […]
Do We Overestimate Our Originality?
We all like to think we’re original. We all like to create new ideas, share them with the world, and bask in their originality and awesomeness. But what happens when someone else has the EXACT same idea? Just because someone has the same idea doesn’t […]
Using Stock Images for Clients is Perfectly Legal (Usually)
Hi, Ashley! If I take on a design client and I am getting paid money for it, is it legal to use free stock images for the design? I know that they are free for use, but I’m not sure that they are free for […]
How to Fix Broken Font Awesome Icons in RSS Feeds
I noticed that when using Font Awesome for book ratings, the ratings do not show up on the RSS feed. Is there a way to show the ratings on the RSS feed, either as stars or even numerically? Fahima Hi Fahima! The reason this happens […]
Is Your Full Screen Image Killing Your Design?
I love full screen images. They can be beautiful in web design. I even use them on my about page and some of my product pages. But a poorly implemented full screen image can be your downfall. Sometimes I finish reading an entire page before […]
Posts Without Dates Piss Me Off
There seems to be a new trend in the online world and that is not including dates on blog posts. I HATE IT! What the hell is up with this? I’m not against reading old blog posts, but I like to be aware of how […]