I think I’ve spent so much time being a seller and provider that I’ve forgotten how ridiculously hard it can be to be a customer. This is me as a seller when a customer comes to me with a problem: “Calm down, don’t worry, I’ll […]
How Many Circles are There?
I think it’s really interesting to look at the different sub-communities in the overall book blogging community. Sometimes I feel like I’m so sheltered when I only look at my own Twitter feed and my own email subscriptions to my favourite blogs. I see the […]
How Much of an Obligation do Book Bloggers Have?
There’s always a lot of chatter in the community about how much of an obligation book bloggers have when it comes to ARCs. Let’s say a blogger is given an UNSOLICITED (meaning they didn’t ask for it) review copy of a book. Are they obligated […]
How to Create a Premade Theme Store
Hello! I’m interested in becoming a web designer, but there are some aspects that I’m not sure about. For example, how do you deliver premade themes to customers? Hi there! 🙂 There are several ways to create a premade theme store. The absolute best way […]
My Website Pet Peeves
There are certain website features and design elements that I DESPISE. I think we can all agree that things like autoplay movies and music are horrible, but today I want to highlight three other pet peeves of mine that I haven’t already mentioned in my […]
How to Add an Opt-In Box Below Your Posts in WordPress
Hey there, Ashley! Question for you – how would one put a subscription box below one’s posts in WordPress like what you have on Nose Graze? Is there a plugin or something to install? Thanks! 🙂 Hi there! 🙂 Adding an opt-in form below your […]
Is Less More in Your Portfolio?
Whenever I make changes to my design site, I always struggle with my portfolio. How much information should I put in there? How much information do you really care about? I started with a detailed portfolio When I first launched my site, my portfolio was […]
Add Collapsing Date Archives to Your Blog
Hi Ashley, I was wondering what plugin you use for your Archives? I’m trying to find one for WordPress that can show posts in a dropdown list split up by year/month (similar to what’s available on Blogger). I find they really help push my pageviews […]
My Husband and I Don’t Exchange Gifts
People tend to look at me funny when I admit that my husband and I don’t exchange gifts. They think it’s weird or unromantic. Maybe so, but I think it makes sense. Neither my husband or I *want* things I rarely find myself longing after […]
I’ve Been a Busy Girl
Things have been NUTS for me this week! In a nutshell: I had HORRENDOUS jetlag. One day this week I woke up at 3:30pm. THREE THIRTY! I think I’ve finally gotten back on track though, but it literally took me until Friday to sort myself […]