I have so little desire to review “popular” or “hyped” books if I agree with the majority. I usually feel like I have nothing to add to what thousands of people have already said. I recently encountered this problem when I sat down to review […]
Category: Blogging
SEO When Commenting, Breadcrumbs & Changing Images
Does the way you comment on Blogger affect your SEO? Today we have a question about commenting on Blogger blogs and how the method you use affects your SEO. Hi Ashley! I was just wondering whether how you sign into a Blogger blog’s comment box […]
Why You Shouldn’t Use Blockquotes Just to Make Pretty Boxes
A lot of people seem to think that because blockquote are often styled differently in themes, that means that blockquotes = pretty coloured box. Therefore, many of those people then use blockquote tags when they’re not quoting something, but just when they want the text […]
Don’t Have a Slow Blog! Tips to Speed Things Up
Don’t use release date count downs You know those fancy schmancy sidebar widgets that countdown to a book’s release? You don’t need them. They often use flash or JavaScript and can severely slow down the loading of a page. If you absolutely MUST have one, […]
The Problem With Memes: They Clog Up Feed Readers
I actually don’t mind reading memes on the blogs I follow religiously (through email). Sometimes Top Ten Tuesday, Waiting on Wednesday, and book haul posts are interesting. I like seeing what books my friends are excited about. But what I don’t like is when I […]
My Findings: Whether or Not You Should Have an Image Slider
Recently I asked my readers if image sliders are worth having, and today I’m going to share my findings from both the poll and the discussion that followed. In most cases, you should not have an image slider The poll results show that only 16% […]
Do You Ever Really *Want* to Love a Blog… But Don’t?
There are a few blogs out there that I really want to love. I want to love them because their blog designs are GORGEOUS and I want an excuse to visit it every day. Or I want to love them because everyone else loves them, […]
What Does “Purge Cache” Mean? Will it Delete My Blog??
Okay I am fairly new to WordPress. I am also computer dumb when it comes to tech talk. On my “Posts” page in my dashboard, it has “Purge from cache”. What exactly is this and what does it mean? If I happen to accidentally click […]
How to Deal With Plagiarism and Send DMCA Complaints
I’ve been plagiarised a ton recently—quite a few of these have been by the same person who I’ve warned multiple times—do you have any tips on preventing plagiarism? Also, if I’ve given this person a warning several times and they refuse to do anything or […]
Review What You Want—Not What You Think People Want to Read
I recently started my own book blog and I haven’t done any reviews yet. I have no idea what I want to review, and I don’t know what books people would be interested in reading my reviews about. I don’t have any super new books […]