How to Create the Perfect Profile Photo
One of the most important pieces of building your online presence as a blogger is creating the perfect profile photo. Your profile photo will be used in your blog as well as all your social media...
View ArticleHow to Create a Favicon for Your Blog
Does your blog have a custom favicon? If not, it really should. Today we’ll learn what a favicon is, why you need one, and finally how to create a favicon for your blog or website.I still see tons of...
View ArticleWordPress Maintenance: Peace of Mind for Bloggers
Does the thought of updating and maintaining your WordPress blog give you anxiety? Do you hold your breath each time you press the Update button? And are you tired of wasting precious time keeping your...
View ArticleHow to Create a Mood Board to Design Your Blog Brand
A mood board can help you connect with your audience in a more meaningful way. Here is a step-by-step guide to creating a mood board to design your blog brand and send a clear message to your...
View ArticleWhy You Should Start a Blog
Why should I start a blog? Isn’t blogging dead? I should have started mine years ago, isn’t it too late now? And even if I did, how would I make mine stand out and make a difference?Let me tell you...
View Article18 Easy Ways to Beautify Your Blog Posts – Part 3
As I’ve mentioned already, designing a blog isn’t all about choosing pretty fonts, colors and graphics. One of the best ways to make your blog beautiful is to pay attention to the readability of your...
View Article18 Easy Ways to Beautify Your Blog Posts – Part 2: Make Your Blog Posts Easy...
Designing a blog isn’t all about pretty colors and graphics. One of the best ways to make your blog beautiful is to make your blog posts easy to read.Eye strain and fatigue is a real thing, so making...
View Article18 Easy Ways to Beautify Your Blog Posts – Part 1: Make Your Blog Posts...
Many people think that designing a blog is all about pretty colors and graphics, but there is a lot more that goes into making your blog look good (and professional) to your visitors.The best way to...
View ArticleEdit Multiple Photos Faster with BeFunky!
What if you could create a month’s worth of Instagram photos in minutes?It’s easy to edit multiple photos faster with a batch process.Batch processing is the process of editing a bunch of photos all at...
View ArticleYour Essential Guide to Perfect Branding on a Budget
Photo by Styled Stock Society*Branding is essential for any business. It’s about the face you present to your customers, how you communicate with them, and how they view you. But what if you don’t have...
View Article3 Ways to Improve Your Blog Design
stock photo courtesy of PixiStock*When you take a step back and look at your blog’s overall look and feel, what comes to mind?Does it feel organized and easy on the eyes? Or does it feel cluttered and...
View ArticleEasily Create Blog Graphics for Free with BeFunky
iframe { width: 630px; height: 394px; @media (max-width: 940px) { width: 100%; height: auto; } } One of the most important pieces of designing your own blog is creating graphics for your blog that...
View Article3 Ways to Build Trust on Your Blog
Trust. It’s a loaded word, isn’t it? Especially when you’re talking about building trust online without being able to shake hands and have that face to face interaction. Why is building trust such a...
View ArticleWhat are Pinterest Pincodes and What Do They Mean for My Business?
Always on the cutting edge of digital innovation, Pinterest has unveiled yet another way for its users to make the most of its platform, this time taking the power of Pinterest offline. Following on...
View ArticleWinter Holiday Blog Graphics, Fonts, Photos and More
photo credit: hearttakethewheel.com With a few weeks left before Christmas and Kwanzaa and 7 days left of Hannukah, it’s not too late to advertise a special holiday deal or create a graphic for a...
View ArticleMassive Black Friday / Cyber Monday Deals for Bloggers 2017
a.read-more {margin-bottom: 30px;} Background image courtesy of carmencreative.com As bloggers and solopreneurs, we’re always trying to save money. And the holidays are coming upon us fast! So that’s...
View Article6 Things You Must Have On Your Sales Page
Writing sales pages isn’t fun for most people. In fact, I think creating sales pages is one of the least liked tasks for almost every business owner. One of the biggest hangups people have is knowing...
View ArticleThe Blogging Tools + Resources I Use to Run My Business
I’ve been attempting to work on a Resources Guide for forever and it’s just one of those things that never seems to get done. But it’s something people ask me about all. the. time. So I figured I’d...
View ArticleHow to Create a CSS Ombré (gradient) Background for Your Blog
Background courtesy of pixelsandlattes.com In the design world, ombre has been a pretty popular trend the last few years, but in the world of web design it’s been a pretty solid staple for quite some...
View ArticleHow to Make Your Text Appear Letterpressed with CSS
Image courtesy of Hello Big Idea Want more free image resources? Letterpress is so HOT right now! Well actually it’s always been hot in the print world, I’m sure you’ve seen the effect in plenty of...
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