I know you’ve done lots of posts about moving from blogger to wordpress.org, but how easy is it to move from wordpress.com to wordpress.org? Do you still have to back up all your posts? Is there anything different? Debbie Hi Debbie! Moving from WordPress.com to […]
Category: Blogging
Why I No Longer Add Purchase Links to My Reviews
I used to always include Amazon purchase links to book with my reviews, right next to the Goodreads link. As of a few weeks ago, I no longer do this. When making this decision, I weighed the pros and cons. Why was I adding purchase […]
When Someone Steals Your Whole Design & You Can’t Do Anything About It
About two weeks ago, I noticed some unusually high traffic on my site. This got me investigating the access logs to see what was going on. It turns out someone was like spam visiting my site, but as I was investigating that, I saw another […]
Reader Feedback Survey: What do you think of Nose Graze?
I’ve been meaning to do a survey like this for ages, but only just got around to it. I’d love to know what you think about Nose Graze and what kind of feedback you have! It would mean a lot to me if you would […]
How to Get Your Review’s Star Ratings in Google Search Results
I always see your star ratings in Google and would love to able to do that for my reviews too. 😀 Laura Hi Laura! 🙂 This is possible because of Schema markup. Schema markup is used to better convey to search engines what a certain […]
Should You Contact the Author Before Posting a DNF Review?
Recently, a self-published author sent me a copy of her newest book because she thought it “fit the focus of my blog.” I agreed to read/review the book without reading the synopsis carefully. The book really isn’t my type of novel, but I gave it […]
Using Different Google Fonts for Headings
Hello, Ashley! I’m wondering if you could give us a tutorial in how to add different Google Fonts to the headings for our posts. I mean a different font for Heading 1, Heading 2, Heading 3, etc. 😀 Thank you! Anna Hi Anna! 🙂 First […]
Designing Your Blog in WordPress vs Blogger
Hi Ashley! I really enjoy your Bitchin’ Book Blog posts—they’re all so helpful. I have a question about coding (especially for designs) in WordPress. I’m not exactly a pro at HTML and CSS coding, but I can manage in Blogger, and I just wanted to […]
My Blogging & Web Developing Tools of the Trade
Today I’m going to share some of the tools and applications that I use as a blogger and web designer. Maybe you’ll get some ideas for new applications to try out! The Quick List If you just want a fast overview, here’s the list of […]
When Authors, Tour Hosts, or Bloggers add You to a Mailing List Without Your Permission (RAGE!)
I’ve noticed a new trend: authors, tour hosts, and/or bloggers adding bloggers to their mailing lists without their permission and without any way to unsubscribe! This makes me RAGE! I find it extremely rude and a horrible business practice. But more importantly… This is spam! […]