Jenny is actually one of my online friends and so when she signed up I was excited but also nervous at the same time she has a lovely site. THE PROS Good Color Scheme Beautiful Photographs Great layout overall THE CONS No real feature post to show off her beautiful photos Sidebar a little crowded [...]
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How Much is Too Much? Let’s talk sidebars
A chronic disease of that many bloggers have caught is cluttered-sidebar-itis. Have you caught the disease? Let’s talk about how much is too much in your sidebar and how to know what you should add and what you shouldn’t. Even taking a look at my sidebar I realize I need to do some spring cleaning. The best [...]
How Important is Color on Your Website?
Colors are so important in your website design. Color can make all the difference. Colors can change the tone of your site, emotional effect your readers, and colors can make your site unique and stand out! Find your colors! When looking at color for your site you should think about creating a color palette. In [...]
PSD Makeover: New Critter
This month’s lucky redesign is New Critter. This is actually an old site, but Nichole is hoping to resurrect in the near future. THE PROS Very little clutter Organized Great concept THE CONS Very basic design with no real personality No social media Layout really doesn’t highlight each creature THE PLAN Change the layout to [...]
7 Elements of a Blog Design
Have you really looked at your blog lately? Is it time to start freshening it up but you are not sure where to start? Start by taking a look at the 7 major elements of your blog. Logo When someone is visiting your blog you have 3 seconds to give them their first impression (this [...]
Beauty vs Budget: Investing in your Site
When you are starting the investigation for designing or redesigning of your site you can be faced with a lot of questions. One of the first questions you should ask is how much to invest into the design. You have four main options for choosing your design a free prefab theme, a premium prefab theme, [...]
PSD Makeover: Big Girl Bombshell
Sorry that this month’s PSD Makeover is a little late. I decided to close the original blog this design was on and move it to Pepper Scraps. This month’s lucky redesign is Jules from Big Girl Bombshell. THE PROS A very basic layout and easy to follow Great blog name and tagline Social media is [...]
4 Directions to Create your Logo
How do you make your customers or readers remember you and your blog or business? How do you make them know instantly that they have arrived at your website, twitter feed or facebook page? You create a logo that your visitors remember and associate with you and your business. Branding can be one of the [...]
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Super Surfing Sunday: Great finds from #31DBBB
Every sunday I share with you some of my favorite posts from my week of surfing. If you would like to join in it’s not that hard at all: 1. Pick anywhere from 3-10 of your favorite posts that you read this week. Link them up in your post. 2. Link to Pepper Scraps with [...]