This week I was lucky enough to be on a 2 1/2 hour webinar with Jon Morrow (The God of Blogging – no joke). The webinar was about how to go from 0 – 10,000 blog subscribers. Jon used to write for Copyblogger (here's a not-to-be-missed post I wrote as a result of reading that blog). Now he's started his… Continue reading
'We have always tried to solve colour conundrums with rules. In my experience, every rule about colour is a rule that colour will break, but this doesn't stop us from trying'. Quote from Janice Linsdsay's book, All About Colour. source I find it fascinating that it's human nature to want to break the rules or at the very least be… Continue reading
This post is written by my fabulous design associate, Irene Hill who has decided that it's an emergency that I correct the little mistakes I make when writing blog posts. Who knew she was this funny. . . source When I first met Maria and started reading her blog, I thought, "This woman is one smart cookie!" Of course I… Continue reading
source I'm always thinking about what I'm going to write next on my blog. In fact I think about it so much that it hurts my relationship. We used to have coffee and get connected every morning, but now I wake up and bury myself in emails and work. It's also very hard on a relationship when you work together… Continue reading
A few weeks ago, someone I vaguely know on Facebook sent me a message. And this is what it said: Pinterest Committed to playing ball "Hi Maria, I wanted to get your feed back on something. We don't know each other very well but I was talking to _____about my business and she told me to reach out to you. I am starting… Continue reading
Did you know Pinterest is one of the hottest social networking sites going? It cut down the time it takes to source images for my blog by more than half – so awesome, and it still took me months and months to finally set up my own boards. What the heck was I thinking??? When I looked at my statistics,… Continue reading
With all the information on the wild, wild, web, as I went through the process of writing and publishing my eBook there was so much I didn't know and I was surprised at how hard it was to find the information I needed. Pinterest You Spend a Lot of Money on Consultants If you are someone reading this who is… Continue reading
When I had my first website designed, I consciously chose to show only after photos in my portfolio. I did this because when I looked at interior design portfolios that I admired, I saw just one pretty picture after another. Pinterest My advice is to show just the after, keep your website as pretty as possible. The reason why Pinterest… Continue reading
I've been percolating on this post for a while so to celebrate the launch of my new website, here is my best advice if you are considering starting a design blog or just need some inspiration for yours:
Be Bossy (but in a charming way)
Every time I make a statement like 'Accent tiles are bad', 'White Kitchens are the be all and end all' or 'Gray only works in the company of colour', I get comments like "OMG Maria you talk like having a White Kitchen is like a religion" for example, and well, it's true. Continue reading
Pinterest I recently received this question from a reader and thought I would respond in a blog post: "Please could you share how on earth you find the time to do Facebook, twitter, LinkedIn, your beautiful blog and website and do the amazing work you do. This is a genuine request as to what part of your day or week… Continue reading
