Tutorials
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Switching from Genesis to Kadence? Here’s a pre-activation checklist!
Changing from one theme framework to another is different than just swapping out one Genesis child theme for another. When you activate Kadence or a Kadence child theme, you’ll lose any hooks, scripts, or custom functions associated with your Genesis theme settings or files.
Switching from Genesis to Kadence? Here’s a pre-activation checklist!
Changing from one theme framework to another is different than just swapping out one Genesis child…
Genesis to Kadence Code Snippets
Moving from Genesis to Kadence and need to replace some of your Genesis functions? Want to…
Blogging
Should WordPress bloggers move to Substack?
When I chat with friends interested in blogging these days, I often suggest they give Substack a try. Substack is a great place to get started: flex your writing muscles and find your community without any financial investment. But what about my friends and clients who have been blogging for decades? They are also wondering…
8 Essential Elements Every Blog Needs
It’s easy to get overwhelmed at all the things that the “experts” say you “should” have…
letter to a new blogger
Dear brand new blogger, I see you there, on the other side of the computer screen….
Email Lists
How to Give a Free Download to Your MailChimp Email Subscribers
The most popular email list building advice is to entice potential subscribers with a free download. But once you’ve figured out what your freebie is going to be and have your PDF all ready, you’re stuck trying to figure out where to upload and link your file so that your subscribers will get it automatically (and…
Wordsmithing
5 Books That Will Make You A Better Writer (Without Boring You to Tears)
If you love to write, chances are you have (tried to) read books about writing, in hopes of learning how to write better. But have you noticed that many writing books are, well, boring? I too have tried to read so many books on the craft of writing that are so dry I didn’t learn…
Branding
He Calls Me By Name: A Christian Perspective on Personal Branding
“Hi there! I’m Gretchen.” It’s how I introduced myself at the first blogging conference I ever attended. But no one recognized my name. Until they saw my blog address scrawled on my nametag. “Oh, you’re the little pink house!” Well, actually, I am not the little pink house. That’s what I called my blog, because…
