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 […]
Tag: Blogging Tips
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 […]
What Google Analytics Data Should You Focus On?
I have recently installed Google Analytics for my blog but I’m quite overwhelmed! There is so much information and I have no idea what to do with it or figuring out what is useful to know for my blog. What is something I should look […]
What is “whois” and How Can You Tell if a Comment is Spam?
When someone leaves a comment I receive a “please moderate” email from WP. In the email it shows the person’s email, URL and “Whois”. What exactly is “whois”? And what’s the best way to tell if the comment is spam? It can be tricky when […]
Why Your WordPress Site Was Hacked
From October last year until about January I was experiencing a lot of downtime (at some point, 70% of the time) on my WordPress blog (hosted at my own domain). Despite keeping everything up to date and not having a lot of plugins installed, I […]
Should You Review Books from Different Age Groups on One Blog?
Hi Ashley! First of all… I LOVE your site. It’s awesome and very pretty and fresh. I came across it while searching for “etiquette” questions about book blogging. I’m having a hard time finding my answer. LOL My question is: Is it okay to have […]
How to Host an eBook Giveaway
You see, I’m new to the blogging community, and I rarely receive Blog tour emails, and they usually require a giveaway to go along with your post. There’s this one email(blog tour request)and they require me to give away a few eBook copies, but here’s […]