Custom Blog Design Update

March 12, 2012 by Leave a Comment

In case you are new to my blog or haven’t had a chance to peak around yet I am going to give you a little update about the Custom Design Services I offer. I work with clients on custom Blogger and WordPress Blog Designs as well as logos, announcements/invitations, and business card designs.

Why get a custom blog design? Custom blog designs are a great way to show your readers who you are and what your blog is all about! Custom designs will help grow your blog and make you stand out in this big blog world!

Why Choose Key Lime? I love working with people and making them happy! I want you to love your design so much that you can’t stop looking at it! I have several years of experience and I make it my priority that all my clients are satisfied!

A Few Details ::

If you have any questions about the process of getting a custom blog design just send me an email!  PS- Don’t forget to enter to win a Mercy River CD!

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Blogger Vs. WordPress

April 7, 2011 by 3 Comments

You may have been noticing a lot of bloggers are switching to wordpress. If you are wondering if you should make a switch to wordpress but aren’t sure ask yourself these questions….

  • Is your blog more than a hobby?
  • Does your blog generate income?
  • Do you aspire to have your blog earn money through ads or affiliates?
  • Are you hoping that your blog will grow larger and impact a broader audience?
  • Have you been feeling nervous that Blogger might shut down your blog?

If you have answered YES to any of these questions, then I think moving to WordPress might make sense for you to consider.

If you said NO to these questions, then I would recommend that you stay with Blogger – it’s a free, reliable platform that will give you more options than Typepad or WordPress.com (the freebie version of WordPress – it’s confusing, I know). For the casual, hobby blogger who wants keep up with family and friends Blogger is the perfect solution.

No matter what platform you blog on just make sure it works for you!

For more information about how to make the actual switch to wordpress email me for more details. I offer blogger to wordpress migration as a service or for diy people I can tell you about which ebook I used to guide me through the process.

| Also…. Another post about the differences between WordPress and Blogger >>> HERE |

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A Few Bloggy Tips

April 6, 2011 by 8 Comments

I am excited to share a few bloggy tips with you today!

Tip #1. Replying to Comments in Your Email
{learned this tip from my mom}

Did you know that if your blogger profile is set up correctly people can reply to your comments straight from their email inbox! Awesome huh?

So lets say my friend Sydney left me a comment on a blog post {which she frequently does, thanks! You’re awesome!} After reading her comment, I want to reply and tell her thanks for commenting, that she has adorable boots, and that we need to go to yogotogo and try the apple pie yogurt soon! So I push reply and  this is what happens….

See how it says “no reply”? Dang! That means that she doesn’t have her email address attached to her blogger profile. If she did, her email address would show up instead of “no reply”.
Let me show you how to fix that!  Go to your blogger dashboard and click on edit profile.
All you have to do is check mark the box that says “show my email” and make sure you have your email address typed in correctly below. Ta-Da! Now whenever you leave a comment the blog author is able to reply if they want! Cool huh?
:: Want to check and see if your profile is set up correctly for “replying”?
Leave a comment and I will reply!
Tip #2. Getting to Your Dashboard Quickly
Maybe this tip isn’t that cool, but I just discovered it and I’m lovin’ it!
Want a quick way to get to your blogger dashboard from your own blog?
See that little guy in the top left corner of your blog. I never really paid any attention to it.
I didn’t think it was anything. Turns out, clicking that takes you straight to your dashboard!
Pretty slick!
Tip #3. Searching a Blog
Again, maybe not that cool, but I never really paid attention to anything on the top navigation bar until recently so it’s cool to me….
Did you know that you can search a blog for specific words, even if they don’t have the “search” widget on their sidebar?
Just type the word in and all the posts with that word, or very similar words, will show up in order from newest to oldest.
:: Well that’s all my tips for now. Are there other bloggy things you wish you knew? Ask away! I just might use them in an upcoming tip post.
and…. if you want to ask me a blog question, or any question for that matter, but are fellin’ a little to shy go and submit your question HERE. It’s all anonymous! :)
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