2020 Update
I know it’s been a long, long time since we have written an article but that doesn’t mean we have retired from our online business. Just the opposite – in the last few months we have been working harder than ever before.
Blogging tips
Are you mobile friendly?
Way back in the early days of the internet, pretty much all websites were either hard-coded with standard Html or with a scripting language like Perl or PHP. Or a combination of them all. There weren’t convenient and easy to use tools like WordPress and Joomla to make our blogging jobs a bit easier. But […]
How to Price What You Make
As an artist you have the fortunate opportunity to learn how to price what you make. Some claim this is pure science and if you just add up the numbers, viola! You’ll have a price that will sell. Other’s claim that it’s all in your gut and you should sell what you make based on […]
Make a Facebook cover using PicMonkey
This post first appeared on Create Hype – and it was a bit more New Year then than it is now! We all have New Year’s Resolutions, but in the true tradition of self-improvement, most of them prove to be fleeting good intentions that simply take too long to achieve and are quickly abandoned. But […]
Line up images with an easy html table
If you’ve ever tried to line up images in your posts on any of the blogging platforms you just might have found out that this is a sure way to drive yourself crazy! Why won’t they stop where you want them to? Why are they all different sizes, and end up in zig-zags and randomness […]
WP-Ban Plugin – your second line of defence against spammers
How WP-Ban plugin can put an end to excessive blog spam comments for good! OOoh, it’s been driving me CRAZY! Canada Goose, Canada Goose, Louis Vuitton, Ugg boots, spam, spam, spam. I had it all under control with Ak’ismet until recently. Akismet in WordPress Jet Pack at least stops all this spam from publishing to […]
How to make collages in PicMonkey
Hi everyone! I’m Jann Newton, from Newton Custom Interiors, where I blog about home decor, sewing and DIY projects. I’m very excited to be guest posting for Deby again! Today we’re going to finish up our series about PicMonkey. A few months ago, I guest posted here at Mom’s Make Money about taking better pictures […]
Using Text and Overlays with PicMonkey
Hi everyone! I’m Jann Newton of Newton Custom Interiors, where I blog about home decor, DIY and sewing projects. I’m thrilled to be guest posting for Deby again. Today we’re going to be delving deeper into how to use PicMonkey. A few months ago, I guest posted here at Mom’s Make Money about taking better […]
Basic Photo Editing with PicMonkey
Hi everyone! I’m Jann Newton from Newton Custom Interiors where I blog about home decor, sewing and DIY projects. I’m excited to be back to do another guest post for Deby. Today we’re going to talk about basic photo editing with PicMonkey. A few months ago, I guest posted here at Mom’s Make Money about taking […]
DIY Blogger to WordPress Transfer e-course launched
By popular demand, and because so many people out there want to move their site from Blogger to WordPress, I’ve created my very first e-course. I think you’re gonna love it! The course teaches you step by step and in real time using a real life example, how to do your own Blogger to WordPress […]
Gift guide for Bloggers Part 2 – services and design
Part 2 in the Holiday Gift Guide for Bloggers covers services today. Things you can’t wrap up to give, but things of great value to bloggers nonetheless. When blogging, sometimes time, expertise and know-how are things you might not always have enough of. And it might be holding you back, keeping traffic from your site […]
5 Tips for Organizing and Writing your Blog Posts
When I was getting ready to start my new blog a few months ago, I was very excited about starting a new phase in my career, but one of my big fears about blogging was – what will I write about? I did have some ideas, of course, but I kept wondering if I […]
Pros and Cons of Niche Blogging
When I first started to blog in 2010, I invited my friends to give me feedback. After the initial oohs and aahs the one thing that most of them pointed at was – that I was trying to write a whole blog about jewelry and accessories and if I was smart I would write about other […]
Find Your Blogging Voice
Welcome today to our guest Patti from Oh Mrs Tucker!, writing about finding your blogging voice. Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don’t matter and those who matter don’t mind. ~ Dr. Seuss As a young girl, I cut my writing teeth on Dr. Seuss and the lessons […]
ReplyMe plugin – commenting reply helper.
How do you deal with all the lovely comments on your site? If someone asks a question about your post, what is the best way to reply? Should you reply in the comments and risk that they don’t come back to see your reply. Or should you send the reply in an email, in […]
The Top Three Things I Learned in My First Year of Blogging
A guest post by Erica of We Three Crabs. My blog, We Three Crabs, is turning a year old in November. It has been a year of ups and downs. I started my blog as a way to chronicle the changes that were happening in our family. We moved from the Midwest, central Indiana, to […]
What advice would you give to a newbie blogger?
As you may have read in the earlier article, I have just launched a new site and service setting up WordPress self-hosted sites for free. Yes really. Find out more at Blogger to WordPress. It’s not just for those who currently use Blogger, or even WordPress.com. Its for everyone – so if you ever wanted […]
Have I gone crazy? Let me pay your hosting.
It’s been a little quiet around here for a while, I’ve not posted very much because I’ve been working on an exciting new project to tell you about. And today is launch day for my new website. Introducing you to Blogger to WordPress. I get a lot of inquiries from readers who started off with […]