With my graduation from university fast approaching, I often make comments like this: “I’m SO ready to be done with school!” And that often gets met with replies like this: “You’ll miss it in a few years though ;)” I know a lot of people […]
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How Well Do You Market Yourself & Your Blog?
I’m not good at marketing myself. This becomes extremely apparent at conventions like BookExpo America. Some bloggers are AWESOME. They walk around handing out business cards, introducing themselves, going up to authors/publicists and saying “Hey! I’m a blogger!” or “Need a new blog design? I’m […]
My Web Design & Development Journey and Process
Hey Ashley! This is not really a question but rather just something I’m really curious about. What different things have you been through to get to where you are today? e.g. courses, schools etc. And also, now, when you create a blog theme, what different […]
What’s Better for a Brand: Short & Sweet or Keyword Rich?
Hi Ashley – thanks for your content. It has been really helpful to me in trying to decide how to position my blog name. I have a bit of a dilemma as I will be the brand. I am a soon-to-be-author, hope to do some […]
Recap of BookExpo America 2014 (Photos & Book Haul)
Pre-BEA: Bloggers Conference This year, the Bloggers Conference was actually one of my highlights of the whole convention! I was a speaker with Jeremy West at the Design 101 panel.. and it was amazing! Just the idea of speaking at the conference was a huge […]
Web Developer Income Report (May 2014)
In case you missed it, check out last month’s income report. May would have been an awesome month if not for some really annoying expenses. 😛 But even after factoring those in, I still had a pretty good month! May Sales Affiliates: £162.20 Design & […]
Sitting at Starbucks – I’m so glad it’s over
Life This week has been one of the most hectic of my life! I’ve had to: Prepare for a final exam Work on my panel for BookExpo America Finish my wedding invitations Create a wedding RSVP website Then there were a few things I wanted […]
Be Careful With Email Autoresponders – When Not to Use Them
Lately I’ve been exposed to annoying email autoresponders. I really don’t want to call people out, but I feel like I need to send a message out there so people don’t fall into this. They probably don’t fully realize what they’re doing and how it […]
Sitting at Starbucks – Tips for BookExpo America
New Books Just one new book this week but I’m INSANELY excited for it!!! I adore Lauren Miller. Free to Fall by Lauren Miller Goodreads Blog Designs Jessie Marie Reads (client work) I feel weird for fangirling over my own design, but I LOVE THIS […]
Covet by Tracey Garvis-Graves
Covet had an aura of sadness and tragedy around it. Claire desperately wants her husband Chris’s attention and affection. Chris wants to give it, but feels like he needs to work really hard to impress his boss and secure his job. They both want to […]