The Annie Sloan Hands logo (pictured in the photograph above) is a trademark of Annie Sloan Interiors Ltd. You know what one of the biggest must-haves is when designing your own logo? A huge bundle of inspiration. That’s why I love those super cheap bundles […]
That 9-5 job I’m talking about? I had it for a single week. Not even a full seven days—I started on Monday and quit on Friday. You might say I never even got the full 9–5 experience, and you’d probably be right. But I knew […]
Something you commonly hear freelancers say is, “Charge what you’re worth.” And I totally and fully agree with that. The more you cut back on pricing, the less people will value you, and the more burnt out you’ll get. Having low prices is a ridiculously […]
“Launch before you’re ready” is something often said in the business/freelancing world. I’ve known this for a long time, but it recently hit me square in the face as I was preparing to launch version 3 of the Ultimate Book Blogger plugin. Not launching made […]
As most of you know, I’ve been partnering up with Anna Moore for a few months now to create website for clients. She handles the design and I handle the coding. Well, today I’m going to tell you all about our latest project: building Jessica […]
I could easily give a lot of tips on how to provide good support, but that’s another post. 😉 Today I want to talk about how you as a client can submit the perfect support ticket. The better your support ticket is, the more easily […]
StumbleUpon is an under appreciated social media site. I visit a lot of blogs, and most of the ones I visit have social share buttons, but no button for StumbleUpon! Now, to be fair, I don’t think that book blogging posts do particularly well on […]
Today I’m leaving for London, where I’m spending the night before hopping on a plane to New York City! Nine reasons to go to BEA’s Blogger Con Check out those beauties! I have printed out over a hundred 50% off coupon cards for the Ultimate […]
A lot of steps go into building a WordPress plugin. I’ve released many premium plugins, free plugins, and even one plugin in the WordPress.org repository. Today I thought I’d talk about what it actually takes to build a plugin, whether it’s free or paid. First […]
BookExpo America is approaching fast!! Since this will be my third year attending (and my second year speaking at Blogger Con! Don’t forget that!) I thought I’d offer a few pieces of advice. Join the BookExpo America Goodreads group This group has been invaluable to […]