How anyone can build a business around a blog.
There are many reasons you might want to add text to your images. It's very simple to do so let me show you how… Add a watermark You may want to add a watermark to your images like I did at the bottom of this photo: Make your posts Pinterest-worthy Or you might want to {Continue reading…}
A lot of people have asked me how to make a photo collage now that Picnik is no longer working. I previously wrote about some alternatives to Picnik, but here is another one. Alex from iPiccy emailed me to let me know about the new collage tool they added recently. Here's how it works: Can't {Continue reading…}
Let's face it, while digital media is exploding, "old fashioned" media is still around. Traditional media has taken notice of the blogging world and many bloggers have enjoyed extra exposure after being featured on TV, in newspapers, on the radio or in magazines. So how can you get featured in other media? My old blog {Continue reading…}
I am prone to making things more complicated than they should be, but oh my stars, I totally outdid myself last week. I had this idea (famous last words) that I needed to simplify all of my blogging endeavors. So, I set out to design an entirely new site and install it on all my {Continue reading…}
It's easy to customize your WordPress background to make it unique. In this video, I show you how you can change to a different solid color as well as create a fun patterned background or upload a subtle textured background using some free tools online. For example, this is a fun polka dot background on my {Continue reading…}
There are a lot of ways to make money online. 8 Ways to Make Money Online continues to be one of the most popular posts here on BWA. But I came across this older post from ProBlogger recently, 13 Ways for Bloggers to Make Money with Advertising, and it's very worth passing on. I especially {Continue reading…}
Compfight is a handy tool to find Flickr images without having to search through the cumbersome interface of Flickr itself. Simply type in keywords for the type of image you're looking for and you're set. Use the filters in the left column of the search results to sort through the results quickly. (There's also a Compfight {Continue reading…}
KM asked a great question in the comments on Are You Sad to Lose Your Facebook Landing Page? She wonders how to get the custom images for the tabs (indicated by the orange arrows here): It's not difficult at all. Update: First, you need to create the tabs in the first place. I use Static {Continue reading…}
My husband and I have an appointment every morning at 6:15 am. Appointment isn't a good word. Maybe I should call it a date? I don't know, but the point is, every morning from 6:15 until 7:00, we hang out. No TV, no phones, no computer, no iPods, no kiddos…just the two of us. It {Continue reading…}
I have recently started using Tentblogger's RSS Add Footer and I'm a fan. If you're a subscriber of mine (if not, wanna be?), you may have noticed the link to my ebook in the footer of my emails: What does it do? Here's TentBlogger's description: …easily add content, links, or anything else you'd like at {Continue reading…}
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