I never thought I would say this, but I'm actually thankful that I got this horrible flu last week. Headaches, a constantly stuffy nose, and endless coughing aside, I needed that break from work. There was no way I could maintain the crazy hours required to juggle dozens of projects, two ... READ the POST
How to Add an Author Box at the End of Your Posts
I've been asked this question by clients a few times in recent weeks, so I'm posting a short tutorial here. Notice how in some wordpress blogs, you see an author box at the end of each post?It's really useful, and really easy to set up. Here's how. 1. First, sign up for a Gravatar to upload ... READ the POST
How to Add a Mailchimp Mailing List Sign-Up Widget
A mailing list sign up form is a wonderful thing! It's also very easy to set up. Let's go through the major steps first: Sign up for a free account at Mailchimp. Install the Genesis Enews Extended plugin on your Genesis-powered Wordpress site. Add the email list sign up form to ... READ the POST
How to set up a WordPress Menu
All the wordpress themes I design are built on the Genesis Framework, which uses the Wordpress custom menu feature. Here's a handy tutorial on how to set it up. Once you have published some pages and posts on your site, you are ready to create a menu - that's the navigation bar you see ... READ the POST
Featured Project: Bake Happy
Hello gorgeous! How are you today? I'm still recovering from the flu, but feeling much better than I did yesterday. I am so excited to feature this recently completed project. Bake Happy is a very popular baking and cake decorating blog. Aikko, the owner of the blog, shares a lot of easy to ... READ the POST
8 Tips for a Fab Sidebar
Hello lovely people! I'm currently nursing a bad case of the flu, but I thought I should take time to post this one. I've seen a LOT of blogs with sidebars that make me cringe. Do you know why a lot of people don't pay attention to sidebars? Most of them are too cluttered or too boring. ... READ the POST