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How to Style a Link to Look Like a Button
Tired of including boring links such as “buy now” or “click to download” in your posts? Would you rather use a button* instead? Maybe something like this?: I am a button! * Note: This is not a true...
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How to Add Rounded Corners with CSS
Last week I shared how to style a link to look like a button. Today we’re going to build on that to make them have rounded corners, like so: I am a button! Here’s the important piece of code that...
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How to Code A Border with a Gap for Text
Ever wonder how to get the effect of having a border around a widget, while leaving a gap for a widget title like this: It’s actually a lot simpler than you would think! The code below is for Genesis,...
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How to Easily Track Your Downloads
Do you ever offer free downloads to your readers? Ever wonder how many times a particular file has been downloaded? Luckily, there’s an awesome WordPress plugin that can do just that. Download Monitor...
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How to Verify Your Site on Pinterest
You’ve entered your website into your Pinterest profile and hit the verify button. But now what? What’s a meta tag? Where do I put it? If you’re confused on how to verify your site on Pinterest, don’t...
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How to Create Easy to Remember Affiliate Links in WordPress
As a blogger or small business owner, you likely have a bunch of affiliate links that you like to use. The only problem? The links are a series of random characters a mile long. Who can remember that?...
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How to Create Circular Images With CSS
Sometimes you want to display an image as a circle rather than a rectangle or square, am I right? Now while you could use a program like Photoshop to manually mask the images, this can get time...
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How to Customize Click to Tweet Links
Yesterday I shared how to integrate Twitter into your website to encourage people to share your content. One of those ways was to include Click to Tweet links throughout your posts. However, right out...
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How to Change the Opacity of an Image on Hover
If you hover over any of the images in my blog posts you’ll notice that the opacity changes. Now while my jQuery Pin It Button plugin is responsible for that, you can get the same effect with some...
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How To Change Your Site’s Thumbnail on Facebook
Have you ever shared your website on Facebook, only to be faced with a less than suitable thumbnail? Wouldn’t it be great if you could display a custom thumbnail that is perfectly branded and sized to...
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How to Create a Shortcode to Quickly Add Disclosures to Posts
Did you know that if you use affiliate links on your blog you need to include a disclosure? And if you’re putting this disclosure at the very bottom of your blog post, or in your site’s...
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Quick Start Guide to Styling Text With CSS
When you think about styling text, what’s the first thing that pops into your mind? Probably just changing the font, size, and color, right? Well there are a bunch of other options that when combined,...
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How to Point Your Domain to Your Host
This post contains affiliate links. For more information, visit my disclosure page. So you’ve purchased a domain and secured some hosting. Now what? Well, if the domain and hosting were purchased in...
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How to Alternate the Color of List and Menu Items
Have you ever stumbled across a site where a list of links in a sidebar or a menu is multi-colored? You know, every other link is a different color? While you can easily change the color of links by...
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Why You Need a Coming Soon Page Before You Launch and How to Create One
If you’re planning on launching a site, you need a coming soon page. And no, I’m not talking about one of those default coming soon pages that your host displays before your site is setup. No, I’m...
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3 Fun and Easy Ways to Add Hover Effects to Your Images
When it comes to design, it’s the little details that make a difference. Sure, the design elements that are right in your face are important, but the small details that users happen upon are what take...
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How to Add a Popup to Your Site Using PopupAlly
Popups are one of the best ways to increase site conversions. And while there are a ton of popup plugins on the market, sometimes you just want something simple. And free. If you’re looking for an...
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How to Add Code to Your Site Header on a Specific Page in WordPress
You’ve just been given a code to add to the header of a specific page in WordPress. Now what? Before you stress yourself out wondering how you’re going to be able to add the code, take a deep breath....
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How to Create a Handwritten Email Signature
Have you ever seen emails with a handwritten signature at the bottom? One that has actually been handwritten and isn’t just a font? Ever wonder how you can get that same effect? It’s actually pretty...
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How to Create Fillable PDF Worksheets
Offering your audience a free worksheet or workbook as a lead magnet is undoubtedly a good idea. People like answering questions, recording stats, and just generally getting clarity. And a worksheet...
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