I’m pleased to welcome Rachel from Parajunkee on the blog today. We’re going to learn all about her design business and processes! Ashley Hi Rachel! Thanks for stopping by today. 🙂 Can you tell us a bit about yourself? Rachel Hey Ashley, I’m Rachel, I […]
It’s Easy to Assume Custom WordPress Projects are Cheap
Not long ago I read a great article called How Public Perception of WordPress Influences Developer Contracts and it really got me thinking about how this applies to me and my business. The main takeaway is: Some people massively undervalue custom WordPress projects With WordPress, […]
Tweak Me v2 is Ready for You
The theme you’ve been waiting for IS HERE! Tweak Me v2 has finally made its debut and I couldn’t be more excited! It’s beautiful, it’s packed full of features, and it’s ready for you to tweak the hell out of it! I don’t need to […]
How to Style the WordPress Visual Editor
The WordPress visual editor applies styles to certain formats… like headings: That’s not very pretty, is it? What if you could make those styles actually match your theme? This would make the visual editor look more like a real preview of your post. YOU CAN! […]
Stop Saying that Zoella “Outsold J.K. Rowling!”
I am so bloody sick of these headlines. Zoella’s book Girl Online outsells JK Rowling This 24-Year-Old Blogger Is Selling Books Faster Than JK Rowling Zoe Sugg Aka Zoella Shoots Past JK Rowling’s 1st Week Launch Records For Her New Book ‘Girl Online’ YouTube Star […]
Review: Girl Online by Zoe Sugg
Upon starting Girl Online, my first impressions were: This author uses way too many exclamation marks. This book feels extremely childish. I eventually got over that first point. Well, either I “got over” it or the author stopped using so many exclamation marks… But that […]
I Shall Never Again Roll My Eyes When Someone Says They Have an Ear Infection
I used to think ear infections were kind of silly. I think it’s because you usually hear about children getting them, so then when someone talks about getting one I immediately think something like, “Suck it up. Ear infections are for children, you can handle […]
Designer Interview: Stephanie from New Chapter Designs
I’m very pleased to welcome Stephanie from New Chapter Designs today! She’s the next wonderful victim designer in the designer interview series. Ashley Hiya Stephanie! Tell us a bit about yourself. Stephanie Hi Ashley! Well, I blog about books, with my sister, at These Paper […]
Why Do I Use “Us/We/Our” When I Talk About My Business?
If you’re a designer or have some kind of business website, you may have found yourself in this position. Creative Whim is a one-woman gig. Except when I partner up with people to code a few pre-made themes, it’s all me. It’s my website, my […]
Who Knew Insta-Love Could be so Hot?
This post talks about some vague plot developments in (primarily) season 1 of The 100, the TV show. I don’t reveal any big ending/final episode spoilers though! It’s no secret that I’m not a fan of insta-love. It’s not realistic and it annoys me whenever […]