Resources
All the ingredients you will need to get your site looking magical! This page contains affiliate links, please see my Disclosure Policy.
WordPress Hosting
Host your site with SiteGround
Is who I host with, they have a variety of hosting options, from Shared to Dedicated.
Flywheel
Beautiful managed WordPress hosting.
GreenGeeks
Speed, security and expert support for WordPress powered websites.
Business Administration
Get Your StudioPress Site Now
WordPress made easy without sacrificing power or flexibility. It’s perfect for bloggers, podcasters, and affiliate marketers, as well as those selling physical products, digital downloads, and membership programs.
Dubsado
Client management system for the creative entrepreneur looking to simplify their business. Send contacts, accept payments, manage workflow and more!
WordPress.org
A web software you can use to create a beautiful website, blog, or app.
Genesis Child Themes
StudioPress
Only the best of the best (Favorites: Altitude, Parallax, Brunch)
Restored 316
Beautiful & feminine themes (Favorites: Market, Novelty, Tickled Pink)
Bluchic
Themes that will breathe life into your vision. (Favorites: Quinn, Isabelle, and Victoria)
Hello You
Designer details & beautiful extras (Favorites: Hello Darling, Lovely, Hello Serendipitous)
17th Avenue
Feminine WordPress themes (Favorites: Uptown, Chanel, Gather)
Creative Market Themes
Creative Genesis child themes from many developers (Favorites: Station Seven, The Bloom Shop, Dinosaur Stew)
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Pretty Darn Cute Design (PDCD) is the leader in Feminine Genesis WordPress Themes and has been in business for over 11 years.
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Themes for creative business owners and bloggers who want a unique look for their siteMore: Bella Creative | Maiden Sites | Coded Creative | Solo Pine | Station Seven | Appfinite | Imagely | Web-Savvy | Theme Forest | ZigZagPress
Free Fonts
Dafont
Archive of freely downloadable fonts. Browse by alphabetical listing, by style, by author or by popularity.
Font Squirrel
Handpicked free fonts for graphic designers with commercial-use licenses.
Dribbble
Free fonts you may not find anywhere else.More: Behance | You Work For Them
Free Stock Photography
More: Burst | Cupcake | Magdeleine | Morgue File | Pixabay | Picjumbo | Travel Coffee Book | Gratisography | Kaboompics | Get Refe | Jay Mantri
Premium Stock Photography
Kate Max Stock
You may have noticed a stock photo theme throughout my site, it's thanks to Kate's lovely photos. There are so many to choose from! You can purchase images separately or sign up for a yearly membership for unlimited access to ALL of her images (it's is definitely worth it!)
SC Stock Shop
Another resource for exceptional feminine stock photos is SC Stock Shop. Shay offers a large variety of images to choose from, sold individually and as sets.
Site Security
If your site gets hacked I recommend Sucuri or We Watch Your Website, I’ve heard great things about these folks. Sucuri has a free WordPress plugin you can access here, and We Watch Your Website also has a free service you can check out here.
SEO
There are folks who make this their career… I am not one of them. Here are some posts that might help:
- SEObits.fm The podcast that helps smart business owners jumpstart their SEO strategy.
- SEO is Dead: Long Live OC/DC What people really mean when they say “SEO” is the idea of optimizing content for discovery and conversion across a wide spectrum of the web … not just search engines.
- Five Simple SEO Tips Simple SEO tips to help you gain search traffic.
- Seven Tips for Writing Optimized Blog Content SEO standards and practices can be confusing, but taking the time to learn these simple tips to optimize your blog content can turn your website from tragically lost in a sea of results to top of the list in no time.
- SEO Basics for Bloggers – 10 Tips for Better Search Engine Optimization SEO is important because, in simple terms, it is how people find your site in search engines. Search engine traffic can contribute to a huge amount of your visitors, and if done right, can boost your presence online.
- Easy SEO for Mom Bloggers By writing high-quality, helpful, recent, and relevant content, and then ensuring that you give Google hints about the topics you’re covering, you can be that high-quality search result that shows up on page one.
Copywriters
While I am no word-smith myself, there are many talented copywriters out there. Here are a few I would recommend checking out to see if they fit your brand message…
Blogspot Design
Not quite ready to make the move to WordPress.org… No problem! These designers offer premade templates for your Blogger blog…
Planners
Erin Condren Planners
The one and only LifePlanner™ is the ultimate tool in stylish organization for your busy life!
Business Planner by Restored 316
The Restored 316 Business Planner will help you strategically get your business organized and in a position to flourish!