I got someone to do my blog makeover, before I started getting into web design, and although I’m not really good (yet!), I wanted to do another blog makeover, slightly changing their design and changing their coding. (Basically using their coding as a template.) 1. […]
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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 […]
Mobile Themes & Responsive Blog Designs
With UppSite Mobile announcing today that they will yank their plugin in July (this is what I was currently using) I’m wondering what people without coding skills use to make their Website/Blog mobile responsive? Better yet, how can someone customize the look of their site […]
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 […]
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 […]
Why I Hate Relying on Third Party Plugins
Third party plugins break! I’d been using a plugin called MyMail for a year now to send out my email newsletter about new posts and everything was peachy. Then I update to WordPress 3.9 and it breaks… while I’m in Boston with family (the worst […]
Do You Let Your Friends & Family Read Your Blog?
Hi, I’m in the middle of creating my blog and I was wondering when did you make yours? Did you have help? And do you let your friends/family read your blog? EM I let my family and friends read my blog Honestly, my blog is […]
Do Your Social Media Avatars Have to be the Same?
I’ve been looking closely at the ins and outs of the social media icons on blogs lately. I came across one that said to “make sure all of your media sites are the same” (same favicons, icons etc.) so that people will know that it’s […]
Why Are People Deleting Old Posts?
Recently it came to my attention that folks were deleting old posts that were no longer necessary. For example: giveaways, cover reveals, read-a-thons etc. I know 404’s are ok and that a hard 404 is better..but what is the correct way to delete them? Should […]
Should You Start a Blog on Blogger or WordPress?
Hi, I’ve come across your blog today—nice!—in search of solutions to improving my Blogger blog for my novel series. I have a basic question for you: Which is better, Blogger or WordPress? I’m not keen to switch to WordPress, but if you think it would […]