Free business resources you should know about
As a small business owner, I spend a lot of time researching things to help me either run my business better, learn how to do something, or to save a little money (probably you know how that feels,...
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Knowledge and Experience Recap
It’s been a crazy busy month here, both for me and the blog – I can’t believe it’s already the end of March! If you’ve missed any of the posts from my month of knowledge and experience, here’s a quick...
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Graphic vs. Web Design
I’ve been getting a couple of questions about this over the last month, so today I want to talk about the differences between graphic design and web design. The differences First thing to know is...
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How to install social media icons
I’ve been getting a couple of questions about installing/using the social media icons I made, so today, let’s talk about how to get those up and on your site. This will also work for any social media...
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Inspired by :: Seamless Backgrounds
I’ve been spending a lot of time the last couple of weeks thinking about a fresh design for the ol’ blog here, but haven’t really made much headway on deciding on a theme or direction. I like and...
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The Ultimate Social Media Sizing Cheat Sheet
Designed by LunaMetrics I saw this on Pinterest a while ago and then promptly forgot about it until I needed it on a recent project. Talk about coming in handy – the folks over at LunaMetrics did all...
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Making “title” photos
I’ve been getting a lot of traffic lately from Pinterest, so let’s talk about making photos attractive to Pinterest users. For me, my pins break down into two general categories: things people find...
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5 more things I’ve learned about blogging
Earlier this year, I posted 5 Things I’ve Learned About Blogging So Far. There’s always more to that particular discussion, so today, I’m back with 5 more things I’ve learned. In no particular order…...
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Are blog ads for you?
My Twitter buddy Emily wrote a post the other day about blog ads, and the topic has been burning in my brain since. Long story short, it didn’t work for her, and she was feeling frustrated by it. I’ve...
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5 Lessons to learn from the Instagram gaffe
By now, chances are good that you’ve heard about Instagram’s PR nightmare, right? The one where IG updated their Terms of Service to include language that stated that by using it, IG had the rights to...
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3 More Things I’ve Learned About Blogging
I missed my blogiversary again. It zoomed right on by without even catching my notice, until I looked at a calendar today and realized January’s almost over. I will admit that I did have a moment of...
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What makes an artist?
Hey there! I’m currently off on an adventure, so I’m reposting this post, which is one of my favorites. It’s an older one, but it’s still relevant. And I thought maybe you might need to hear this...
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Studio Saturday with me!
Psst! I’m over at Art Bead Scene today, sharing a quick photo editing tip to make your photos pop. And, to entice you further, there may be a giveaway you can enter, too. Come see!
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Photo Editing Q + A
Last weekend, I had a Studio Saturday post over on Art Bead Scene where I posed a few questions readers could answer for a chance to win a set of Photoshop actions I’m giving away (giveaway closes...
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Ditching Google Reader
By now, you may have heard that Google Reader will shut down on July 1st. I’ve been a perfectly happy Google Reader user for years, so hearing news of it’s closure was a disappointment. Especially...
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There’s one question I got on last Tuesday’s post that I didn’t answer. It’s not the first time I’ve gotten it, and probably won’t be the last, and I didn’t post my answer because it leaves me feeling...
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3 Things I’d do over as a blogger
A couple of weeks ago, Miss Tristan B of Besotted Blog wrote up a 5-part series of blogging tips. If you’d like to read those, here’s Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, and Part 5. I totally agree with...
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Color Palette Generators
If you’ve followed me a while, you already know that every color palette I share here is made from scratch with my best friend Photoshop. If you’ve been curious how to make your own, and you have...
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