I mentioned a few weeks ago that I got a new 500GB SSD for my computer to replace my 250GB one. At first, I was planning on cloning my old hard drive to my new one to copy everything over seamlessly. But then I thought, […]
Category: Blogging
Mastering SEO – Colour Coding Chat Wrap Up
Oh my gosh!! The Colour Coding chat was FANTASTIC! We had about 10 people in the chat, which was perfect for having a more intimate, one-on-one type conversation. I think everyone came away from the chat with a much better understanding of SEO. 🙂 We […]
I Don’t Want Your Newsletter – I Want Your Blog Posts!
I’ve encountered an annoying problem lately. I’ve started following fewer book blogs and more freelance/designer blogs. Some of their posts are pretty awesome! However, most of these blogs don’t offer a normal RSS email subscription service. I follow blogs via email. That’s how I stay […]
Add a Comment Number/Link on Your WordPress Archives
I’m using the “Story” theme on my blog, and I love it except for one thing: there isn’t a link to my comments on my posts! I’ve had a look but I can’t figure it out myself, how can I add a comment link back […]
What to Use as Tags for Your Blog Posts
When adding labels/tags to blog posts, which do you think are necessary? Do you think it’s necessary to have a label for every book series mentioned on the blog, etc, such as ‘Divergent’ ‘The Hunger Games’? I’ve had my blog for a few years but […]
How to Block Spam Comments That Get Through Akismet
Hi Ashley! I’m positive you’ve discussed this recently, but I can’t seem to find the post. So sorry! Basically, spam comments are slipping through the Akismet spam filter more and more lately. I had 11 that I had to delete recently, just from the last […]
How to Write Discussion Posts
Hi Ashley. I’m a huge fan-girl of your blog and find all your posts to be interesting. You have inspired me to start my own blog, but I can’t seem to find really good discussion posts. Everytime I have an idea and try to write […]
Restructuring Your Blog
I’ve been thinking a lot about Nose Graze and where it’s headed. I recently talked about why we should stop being obsessed with ‘features’ on our blogs, but that has also gotten me thinking about my category structure on Nose Graze. I have a lot […]
Twitter Spam… Or is it Marketing?
I kind of got into a mini argument with an author on Twitter and I’m curious to see how you guys feel about it. Some authors will tweet things like: Epic new fantasy novel out now! Only $0.99 on Amazon! [url] They’re talking about their […]
Why I Don’t Accept Review Requests
I used to accept review requests on Nose Graze, but I actually closed down all requests only a few short months after creating my blog. I realized that I just couldn’t handle it. Here’s why: I’m just not interested I wasn’t interested in 99.9% of […]