Jesse’s Girl was EXACTLY what I hoped it would be. If you’ve read Miranda Kenneally’s other books then you probably know exactly what I mean. She has a style, and I wanted that same, sweet, heart-melting romance that her other books have… and that’s exactly […]
The Fine Line Between Charging What You’re Worth and Actually Getting Clients
Something you commonly hear freelancers say is, “Charge what you’re worth.” And I totally and fully agree with that. The more you cut back on pricing, the less people will value you, and the more burnt out you’ll get. Having low prices is a ridiculously […]
It Makes Total Sense that Blog Tour Organizers Only Allow Positive Reviews
A lot of people complain that book tour organizers only allow 3+ or even 4+ star ratings on reviews as part of their tour. In fact, it seems like there have been a lot of posts about it recently. But here’s the thing, I totally […]
Launch Your Product Today or it May Never Happen!
“Launch before you’re ready” is something often said in the business/freelancing world. I’ve known this for a long time, but it recently hit me square in the face as I was preparing to launch version 3 of the Ultimate Book Blogger plugin. Not launching made […]
Starbucks Makes Me a More Productive Person (New Plugin & Theme!)
Does anyone else worship Starbucks when they need to stay sane? I’ve been making frequent trips to Starbucks in the mornings and I swear these trips help make the rest of my day so much more productive! Taking a small break from life at Starbucks. […]
I’ve Mastered the Art of CSS Triangles on Jessica Sorensen’s Website
As most of you know, I’ve been partnering up with Anna Moore for a few months now to create website for clients. She handles the design and I handle the coding. Well, today I’m going to tell you all about our latest project: building Jessica […]
How to Craft the Perfect Support Ticket
I could easily give a lot of tips on how to provide good support, but that’s another post. 😉 Today I want to talk about how you as a client can submit the perfect support ticket. The better your support ticket is, the more easily […]
It’s Not Personal, But Let’s Not Be Facebook Friends
I’m really weird about Facebook. I like keeping my list of Facebook friends to only people I know in person. That means family and real life friends. I ignore all friend requests from online friends and clients/customers. It’s not personal. I’m just weird about Facebook. […]
I’m Answering All Coding Questions at Blogtacular
I’m super thrilled that I was invited to join the Creative Genius Bar at Blogtacular this Saturday! Blogtacular is a conference taking place in London that’s all about bloggers joining together to meet, learn, share, and inspire. The hosts have a ton of awesome speakers […]
5 Signs That You’re Ready to Self Host
A lovely reader recently submitted this question: How do you know if it’s worth it to host your own blog? I’m constantly worried that if I host my blog and set it all up that I will get bored or busy and get slack with […]