Tweak Me has been my best selling theme for… forever. But a few weeks ago, I woke up one day and thought, I could do better. Tweak Me is awesome (if I do say so myself) but it feels a bit dated to me. I […]
11 Books I Haven’t Read from BEA 2014
I attended BookExpo America 2014. (Wow, doesn’t that feel like ages ago?) However, I’m sad to report that there are SO many books from BEA that I haven’t even read yet! I picked up 19 books in total and there are still 11 that I […]
How Long Does it Take You to Review a Book?
It takes me about ten minutes Throughout my years of book blogging, I’ve seen people talking about reviewing books, falling behind on reviews, or talking about their reviewing process. In these discussions, it often comes up (even if just in passing) how long it takes […]
Review: On the Edge by Allison van Diepen
The gang and thrill part of On the Edge was pretty awesome. I loved the danger and how people were standing up to violence, gangs, and all that goes with them (drugs, sex trafficking, etc.). What I liked less was the romance. I liked the […]
6 Things You Don’t Need in Your Sidebar
Your blog is your blog and you can do whatever you want with it. If you like busy sidebars, that’s totally your business! I’ve seen some bloggers that have over 100 widgets in their sidebars. I think it’s a bit nuts, but if that’s what […]
Are You Allowed to Use Modified Social Media Icons?
Here’s a great question that I received recently: Is it true that custom-made social media icons that match the blog is infringing on copyright laws? I see so many use them but reading Facebook & Twitter’s terms it sounds like it’s illegal to change the […]
Can You Manage More Than One Blog?
I’ve seen more and more bloggers lately talking about starting a second blog (for writing, personal stuff, or something else). I am in complete awe of anyone who can manage more than one blog! I just can’t keep up with more than one There have […]
Web Developer Income Report (September & October 2014)
It’s time for another income report! If this is your first time, I’ll be walking you through my sales and expenses as a freelance web designer/developer. We’re going to look at two months side-by-side: September and October. September September Sales Design & Web Services: £800.73 […]
How to Find Your Own Design Style
Hey there, I’ve been interested in Graphic Design and blogging for a while now and have even downloaded Photoshop. But I feel like I can’t really be original enough, everything I do is either inspired or adapted in some form. How did you start off […]
I Care About Numbers
It seems like everyone writes a post about how they’re, “done with page view/follower numbers because they’re not important!” Then heads all around nod in agreement. I’m going to talk about “the thing you don’t talk about” and that’s the fact that I care about […]