Rose – Kadence Child Theme
The Rose Kadence Child Theme is a beautiful yet simple one page website. Designed to be simple but effective at promoting all the required details on one page. This would be great for a beauty, spa, salon industry however it is so simple it could translate to any industry! The one page website features services,…
Our First Kadence Child Theme Onyx Photography Template
Our very first Kadence child theme template is the Onyx Photography website template, it has an elegant black and white theme throughout. It is a great site for photographers who want an elegant and modern theme. The portfolio page has been designed to resemble an old-school film frame, and you can easily add your portfolio…
Launch of Allegra a Kadence Child Theme
Allegra is our latest Kadence child theme template that has been launched, it has been designed with the beauty, hairdressing, salon and spa industry in mind. All our Kadence themes make it easy for any business owner to quickly get setup their own website, I aim to equip you with all the knowledge to set…
How to Quickly Duplicate Posts and Pages on WordPress
Have you ever found yourself loving a page or post you have created on your WordPress website and wanting to quickly duplicate it? Well, there is a great WordPress plugin called Yoast Duplicate Post, this plugin comes from the creators of the Yoast SEO plugin (a great SEO plugin you should also have on your…
How To Easily Back Up Your WordPress Website
It is essential if you have a WordPress Website to make a backup – in fact, any type of website should have a backup. It’s a safeguard in case the worst happens to your site – imagine you are hacked, a plugin update breaks your site or you accidentally delete something! Having the backup gives…
Create a Squarespace Instagram Landing Page
I am going to share today how you can create an Instagram Landing Page in Squarespace. Did you know that every Squarespace site comes with a Cover Page feature? The cover page is often used for Coming Soon and landing pages. Create a Squarespace Instagram Landing Page as a Linktree alternative. Create a Squarespace Instagram…
Tips for Setting up Your WordPress Site
So, you want to set up a website but don’t know where to start, I share some tips for setting up your WordPress site. There is so much information on the internet I know how overwhelming it can get. I will explain the process of setting up your own self hosted WordPress Site. There are…
Upload Instagram Highlight Covers Direct From Your Phone Photo Album
A little while ago I posted a blog on how to update your Instagram Highlight covers without spamming your followers. Today whilst talking about Instagram with a friend and going through the highlight covers. I was telling how she could change them without having to send it to all her followers when we discovered that…
Gravit Designer a Great Alternative to Canva
A few months ago I discovered Gravit Designer when I decided to reduce the number of subscription services I was using. This meant I cancelled my paid Canva & Adobe subscriptions, as I was not using them enough to justify the monthly cost. It did mean I had to get creative and find some alternatives…
3 Things to Consider When Picking a WordPress Theme
There is so much variety when it comes to WordPress themes. Picking one to use for your business can turn into a very hard decision. Especially when there are lots available for free but also so many paid options out there. When I was searching for a WordPress theme for my business (before I decided…
Create Instagram Highlight Covers Without Spamming Your Followers
Update! You no longer need this hack to update your Instagram highlight cover – you can do it directly from your phone photo album when you edit the cover – read my latest blog “Upload Instagram Highlight Covers Direct From Your Phone Photo Album” with step by step tutorial on how to do it. Instagram highlight covers…
How to Organise & Clear your Email Inbox
This week I dedicated a couple of hours to clear my inbox. It was full of about 300 – 400 emails that were just sitting there. I was finding it difficult to find emails and details amongst the massive amount of emails. Many were just sitting in there because I had not bothered to delete…
How To Get the Perfect Instagram Image Size
Instagram is a very visual tool, a feed with beautiful images is always going to be eye-catching. A while ago Instagram introduced the option to upload landscape & portrait pictures from your phone which is awesome for panoramic photography style shots. It is not so great for pictures where there is text involved. How To…
My Favourite Styled Stock Photography
I love going through stock photography websites and Instagram feeds with beautiful imagery. Honestly, I could scroll through them all day! Stock Photography is one of those important things that can really help to make your social media stand out (think Instagram, Pinterest & Facebook). Sometimes, it’s difficult to be creative and make your own…
Use Google Forms for Surveys, Registrations & Quizzes
Did you know that you can access Google forms which is completely free? All you need to do is set up a google account here – which is quick and easy to do. Recently at my office job, I discovered they were paying for a service to send out really basic surveys (only one a…
That Nightmare Week
This week has been one of those nightmare weeks well one of my worst nightmares! Something happened that put a hold on my life for the week and ended with me crying uncontrollably for what felt like hours and hours. When I think back I’m not really sure why, because this thing it doesn’t define…
3 Must-Have WordPress Plugins
If you have a WordPress website you are aware that there are hundreds of plugins that can be installed on your site. Anything that you might need on your site, there is more than likely a plugin that can do it – I share a WordPress plugin for social media, one for backing up your…
Squarespace or WordPress?
Squarespace or WordPress, that is the question? There is so much information out there about which platform is better and why. As someone who’s used both, I can honestly say that I love the both of them! However, choosing one over the other really comes down to what is going to work best for you…
How Meal Prepping Has Given Me Time Back
We all know that everyone has incredibly busy lives. One of the things I re-introduced this year at my household was meal prepping – one it makes dinner time so quick and easy no more worrying about what to cook last minute! One of the big pluses is you will end up saving money because…
3 Tips to Stay Organised
Being a mum of two, working part time along with running my VA business, I need to make sure that I am always organised and can fit everything in for the week. This includes dropping off and picking up the kids from school and daycare, after school sports and any appointments as well as putting…
2018 Free Printable Calendar
Last year I created a printable calendar to help me keep a track of my deadlines, I know I am a little late this year seeing as we are now three months into the 2018! but hey its the 1st of March and I say its never too late to start getting organised. 2018 Free…
How To Create a Squarespace Landing Page
All Squarespace websites come with a really cool and extra feature called a “Cover Page“, which can be used in a variety of ways including: A coming soon page – which can be turned on when you are building your new website or making major updates your existing site, they even have their own set…
6 Business Tools That are Completely Free
There are a so many great business tool resources available, all of which are totally free – can you believe it! I use many of these applications on a daily basis in my business, as a busy Virtual Assistant. These tools help me to stay organised, keep me on track of work, deadlines and my…
Instructions for a DIY KMart Wall Planner
Instructions for a DIY KMart Wall Planner I recently shared a post on a Facebook group about my office makeover, it was actually only posted to showcase the setup and decor I never imagined the response to the Wall Planner. I set out to create a space which was comfortable, motivating & beautiful. I managed…