Blogging Lessons that I learned the HARD WAY: 1) Do not Comment Vomit (thank you Melissa for this phrase! Love) This is a great post by Melissa from Blog Clarity is a must read. She hits the nail on the head with this post & it was something that I learned the hard way in the […]

1. Carry a notebook with you.  Or carry whatever you use to jot down ideas. I get my best ideas for writing when I’m driving, about to go to bed or in the shower. I’m also a sucker for a new notebook & pen, so it’s definitely something I keep around. I do not like […]

Choose Your Platform: Self-Hosted WordPress The first thing you need to decide before you start a blog is which blogging platform do you want to choose. The platform covered in this post, is WordPress.org (self-hosted aka owned by You.) I. Pros of WordPress.org (Self-Hosted) A. It’s extremely customizable with all of the different themes available. […]

1. Buy a Custom Domain Name.  Buy your custom domain to match your blog title. This applies to those blogging on Blogger & WordPress.com. This establishes you as the real deal (this is a .com url as opposed to a blogspot.com or wordpress.com url that is supplied with the free accounts.) If you are on Blogger, you can do […]

Want to know how to make these Social Networking Icons?! Well, here’s my personal tutorial video all about how! Oh & you can have these buttons if you would like them! It’s the same rules as last week, you can change the colors, make them smaller, give them away, but you can NOT sell them. […]

I’ve got blog design on the brain! So, I thought that I would give away some FREE social networking icons. You don’t have to give me credit. You can give them away or make them smaller if you want. If you have some sort of a program that will let you change the colors, go […]