Archive for the 'Helpful Links' Category

Featured Friday - Bluehost

Friday, July 11th, 2008

Linda and I have decided to become affiliates for some of the service providers whose services we have used and which we feel offer great value for our readers. One such provider is bluehost.
Bluehost offers hosting services and ranks highly for customer service and satisfaction. (If you wish, you can even view their [...]

Bugaboo Shoes Giveaway at A Bookworm’s Diary

Monday, July 7th, 2008

Not too long ago, we featured Giggle Bug Boutique in our first In the Spotlight post. A contest offering a pair of Bugaboo Shoe Company shoes was part of the post, and many of you eagerly entered for your chance to win. If you didn’t win, you’ll be happy to hear that A [...]

Just Being Notesy

Thursday, October 25th, 2007

As a work-at-home mother myself, I am always excited when I find a business run by a WAHM. When a blogging friend and former RS Designs’ client starts her own business, well, I write a post about it! *smile*
Lani of The Wooden Porch has a talent for creating custom note cards. She has [...]

Plug Boards

Wednesday, June 13th, 2007

Here is something I learned recently - you can increase traffic to your blog and encourage networking by adding a plug board to your site.
How it works:

sign up for a free account with plug-board.com
insert the given code onto your site (Here’s my plug board. I’m sorry; this feature has been removed.)
let people know [...]

More About Color

Tuesday, June 5th, 2007

After I posted about The Importance of Color, I found some great sites pertaining to color. These sites are so informative and helpful that I just have to share them with you.
Website Tips offers a whole section devoted to color. In it, you will find Articles, Tutorials, Resources, and Books on Color and [...]

The Importance of Color

Tuesday, May 29th, 2007

Imagine you are looking for a place to rent. You walk into the first place on your list, and everything in the empty dwelling is white: white floors, white ceilings, white walls, white trim. Rather unimpressed, you scurry to the next apartment. As you walk into this apartment, you are greeted by [...]

Favorite links

Monday, May 7th, 2007

I thought I’d share some of my favorite and most helpful links.

Especially helpful was Paul Stamatiou’s explanation of how to create blog header graphics. His tutorial is based off of Photoshop CS2, but Microsoft Picture It! Photo 7.0, the software I use (because it came with the Microsoft Works Suite 2003 when we purchased [...]