It’s unfortunate, but I feel like Blog Buttons are a dying accessory in the blogging world but is it even necessary? Welcome to the FINAL day of our Blogiful Event! Kat and I have been loving sharing more blog design posts to you guys this week and for my final post, I’m going to be exploring blog buttons! Firstly, what is a blog button? A blog button is basically the button-shaped equivalent of your header/logo. It is inherently an extension of your blog’s brand and should basically include your blog’s name and look like it’s got the same branding or at least colours of your blog. For me example, I’ll…
BLOGIFUL DAY 4 | Built for Mobile: What is Responsive Blog Design?
Ever wondered what that description on WordPress themes meant? What does ‘responsive‘ mean when it comes to a blog theme? Well, wonder no more because today, I’m going to tell you exactly what responsive blog design is! *cue enthusiastic cheer for this short educational post* If you haven’t seen it before when searching for a WordPress theme, then I highly recommend that you do, if and when you decide to vamp up your blog. The good news is, most blog themes on WordPress are responsive – but what does that even mean? It’s All About Mobile Probably one of the most expensive things you own, that is essentially a mini-computer…
BLOGIFUL DAY 3 | How to Make Your Blog More Visible: SEO 101
Welcome to Blogiful Day 3! Today’s topic is a big one. A topic that I’m not even an expert at (although my colleague is since I work in Marketing). Despite that, I’m going to try and explain the wonders of SEO as simply as I can. In understandable English, without all the jargon – in the context that you guys are bloggers (experts don’t shoot me). Don’t worry if you’re scared of technical things, because most of the important parts of SEO are not technical at all (and you might already be doing them too!) It is, unfortunately, another technical subject that makes it less accessible unless you self-host your…
BLOGIFUL DAY 2 | Blog Signatures: Why & How?
Welcome to Blogiful Day 2! I really hope you guys enjoyed the posts Kat and I published yesterday for our official Blogiful event launch. Today, I am bringing you another cool topic I’ve had some questions about in the past ~ the mighty blog signature. If you’ve read posts on my blog before, you’ll know that they usually always end with a cute lil blog signature that says ‘love, truffles’ and my social media links (check it out now, down below if you haven’t). And, there are many reasons why blog signatures are and should most definitely be a thing – which is what I’ll be sharing with you today,…
BLOGIFUL DAY 1 | More Than A Font: The Low-down on Typography Licenses
Welcome to the first day of Blogiful! Kat and I are so excited to be bringing you fresh design content to help your blog look even more beautiful and therefore blogiful. For this event, we are also holding a HUGE blog design giveaway which you should totally enter HERE. Let Us Begin! The topic of the day: It’s ALL about FONTS. Kat and I have talked about it and we’ll talk about it again – Fonts can sometimes make or break your blog’s design. But first, in case you’re not sure; what is a font? A typeface is the overall design of lettering;[1] the design can include variations, such as extra bold, bold,…
Announcement: Blogiful 2.0
IT’S BACK. YES, IT IS BACK! I am so happy to announce that the second season, second coming, second instalment – whatever you want to call it, of BLOGIFUL is back! Kat from Novels & Waffles and I, have been so excited about this. We loved doing it last year and this year is going to be even better! We are bringing you fresh topics, fresh advice and all-round fresh design blogiful-ness to help you guys learn more about blog design and make your blogs even more beautiful and blogiful than ever before. I am just so keen for this – in case you didn’t know, Blogiful is a week-long…
The Art of Blog Monetisation: Making Money From Blogging, Affiliate Links & More
You may not have noticed if you check out my blog posts on WordPress Reader but…*drumroll*, I was approved for my very first Affiliate Partnership with an Australian bookshop some of you may be familiar with; Angus & Robertson. So you’ll see a small little banner at the bottom of every post and there’s also one somewhere in my blog sidebar. Although all the physical stores of Angus & Robertson bookshops closed down in 2011 (rip my old friend), I thought I would help support them especially since I use them to buy books online when I do, and I hardly ever see any affiliates for this Australian bookshop; I mostly see…
How To Write A Book Review | My Book Review Writing Guide
How To Write A Book Review | My Book Review Writing Guide Writing a book review can be tricky. Sometimes you feel an itch after you read a book that you need to discuss it and sometimes you’ve enjoyed or not enjoyed it and absently don’t think about it ever again. Reviewing isn’t for everybody and isn’t for every book. It is largely based on what the individual wants to share in their review to express their opinions on the book. However, I have had a few people ask me how I write my book reviews or just mention how they like my style of reviewing (thank you so much,…
Behold ~ My Design Shop & Blog Glow Up!
Behold ~ My Design Shop & Blog Glow Up! HI EVERYONE! Did you notice something a lil different about my blog? Yes, it got a GLOW UP! I finally got around to cleaning it up a little, giving it a little refresh with a new header, fixed up some widgets in my sidebar, added some cute social media icons and I even have a blog signature now (*gasp* check it out below) – not even the most exciting news >>> MY DESIGN SHOW IS OPEN! It is called Truffle Creations: You can find my lil shop over in my menu or right >HERE< and – for my grand opening all…
BLOGIFUL DAY 7: Our Epic Conclusion // GIVEAWAY WINNERS, Secret REVEAL, Q&A
Our Epic Conclusion // GIVEAWAY WINNERS, Q&A & Secret REVEAL I cannot believe how fast this week has gone. Although it says Day 7, I know it’s technically Day 8 but I have been unwell and we had to be fair – Kat & I really wanted to announce the giveaway winners on the last day and the giveaway was available until midnight which is after our usual posting time. It has been such an amazing journey for us to be bringing you this blogiful content. I am so happy I did this, and I hope I’ve inspired at least one person into getting funky and creative with their…
