October 08, 2009
***Update*** This design has been sold! Please stay tuned for more Pre-Made Templates — subscribe to my blog feed to stay abreast of new freebies rolling out, as well as new Pre-Mades for Sale! Cheers, Karen A sneak peek…the very first Custom Ready-Made Template for sale from Simply Amusing Designs!
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Designing a Wedding Coordinator’s Blog
Rebecca from A Delightful Day contacted me to design a blog that would work with her new business website. She wanted something fun, chic and cheeky – that didn’t match her website to a tee, but expressed more of her personality. She sent me examples of sites she really loved (Country Living, Southern Weddings) and [...]
Read MoreWordPress 2.8.4 Security Release — Critical update
From the official WordPress Blog: Yesterday a vulnerability was discovered: a specially crafted URL could be requested that would allow an attacker to bypass a security check to verify a user requested a password reset. As a result, the first account without a key in the database (usually the admin account) would have its password [...]
Read MoreWeekend Links – Things you might find interesting
There is SO much information on the web today…it’s hard to stay on top of it all. I typically spend 10-15 hours weekly surfing tech and design blogs to keep abreast of the newest technology and web design trends, bookmarking and stumbling all along the way. I have the best of intentions to share the [...]
Read MoreCase Study – Beauty’s Spot
Laurie approached me after seeing a design I’d done for a friend and asked me to revamp her beauty site. She felt she was ready for a more professional design to take her Blogger blog to the next level. Here’s what we started with: She was using an old style blogger template without widgets, digging [...]
Read MoreEmail Issues
I have been having email issues and almost ALL of my prospective client emails have recently been getting caught up in my spam folder for some reason – and I didn’t realize it until this morning when client emailed me to let me know she’d submitted an order form and I had to go looking [...]
Read MoreDesign Queue Now Open!
The past couple of months have seen a flurry of activity behind the scenes here at Simply Amusing – I’ve been busy getting my queue cleared out so I can accept new orders and I’m happy to say, the time has come. Keep an eye out for the eleven (yes, I said ELEVEN) new designs [...]
Read MoreOrder Pad Closed
Well, it’s that time of year again. The holidays are over, and old man winter has finally moved in. I will be taking a break for a bit to catch up from the holiday rush and to ensure that my clients aren’t waiting 6-8 weeks for their designs. I will reopen my order pad soon. [...]
Read MoreBranding
There are many different definitions of a “brand”, but the most effective description is that a brand is a name or symbol that is commonly known to identify a blog or its writer and separate them from all the other bloggers out there. Of course, good writing is what will draw them back, but first [...]
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