After a year of blogging, I’ve had some time to recognize and reflect on some of the mistakes I made. I’ve combined those mistakes and a couple other ideas I conjured up to bring you a list of tips for new book bloggers! Hopefully this […]
Tag: Bitchin’ Book Blog
How to Choose a Good Blog Name
I didn’t spend enough time thinking and researching about my blog name before I created it (which is why I changed it from BookNook to Nose Graze), so hopefully I can write something that will help new bloggers start off on the right foot and […]
Moving From Blogger to WordPress.com – Does it cost anything & should you do it?
Before we get into the main question this week, I’m going to answer a pre-question! What’s the difference between WordPress.com and WordPress.org? WordPress.com and WordPress.org both use the same WordPress blogging platform. The difference is that WordPress.com is free and WordPress.org is not. With WordPress.com, […]
Why You Shouldn’t Use Book Cover Images Straight from Goodreads
You’re about to start formatting a book review post on your blog and you need an image of the book’s cover. You hop on over to Goodreads, find the image, get the link, and add the image to your blog using that link. Today I’m […]
How to Make a WordPress Child Theme (and why you should)
We have a great question this week for all you who are using pre-made WordPress themes! What are the benefits of using WordPress child themes? I’m afraid to try to tweak my “functions” or “themes” files. Is there an easy way to make a child […]
How to Add Google Friend Connect to Your WordPress Blog
Read My Disclaimer This tutorial is intended for people who are moving from Blogger to WordPress (or have recently moved) and are afraid of losing all their followers. I do NOT recommend WordPress users doing this if they don’t have a large following on Google […]
BBB Question Roundup
So sometimes I get BBB questions that only require a one paragraph or less answer, and I have a hard time justifying dedicating an entire post to that question! So I thought I’d merge a few together and do a bit of a roundup! Table […]
How to Receive Physical ARCs – Information & Good Practices
I have been meaning to do a post about ARCs (Advanced Review Copies) for ages, and finally I got a bit of encouragement to finally get my butt in gear and make a post. Christine submitted this BBB Question: How do bloggers receive physical ARCs? […]
Moving to WordPress: Choosing the Best Web Host
Last week I ran a web host survey to gather feedback on various web hosts. My goal was to compile information so that people moving to a self-hosted blog would be able to choose the best web host possible. I’m really happy to present the […]
How to Backup and Restore Your WordPress Blog
This week we have a question about how to backup and restore your WordPress blog. It’s extremely important that all bloggers backup their sites! There are many ways to do it (some easier than others), but it’s better to be safe than sorry! Here is […]