Are you a blogger looking to make and offer your own printables on your blog, or are you a crafter and you'd like to design your own printable giftwrapping? Maybe, you're a little bit of both? While most people use Adobe Illustrator (not free), PicMonkey (paid and unpaid), Canva (paid and unpaid), or even Microsoft Word or PowerPoint to make their … [Read more...]
Rainmaker Review After WordPress Hack: Recovering From Google Penalties (Part 4)
Want to know about our first impression of the Rainmaker platform shortly after switching from Synthesis Hosting (and not long after our WordPress blog got hacked)? We have only been using the platform for 24 hours and we're already excited to document and share our first Rainmaker review with you! No, we're not affiliates (update as of September … [Read more...]
Why We Left Synthesis Hosting: Recovering From Google Penalties (Part 3)
We switched web hosts again today, just after signing up with Synthesis hosting last week. While one can argue that one short week is not long enough for anyone to provide substantial feedback about a specific platform, we'd like to share a few insights regarding why we decided to make yet another switch, specifically as they relate to Synthesis … [Read more...]
Manual Spam Action Revoked After 14 Days: Recovering From Google Penalties (Part 2)
Today, we received an email from Google Webmaster Tools that our manual spam action has been revoked! On June 24th, we received some terrible news that our website (which was then only 2 months old) had been hacked with some spammy links. This resulted in a violation of Google's quality guidelines. We needed to act. Fast. Hacked Site: Manual … [Read more...]
Blog Hacked After 3 Months: Recovering from Google Penalties (Part 1)
Our blog just turned 3 months old today! Believe it or not, we had to take our blog down 3 times within 3 short months! It's been an entire quarter's worth of work (plus re-work), experience, and discovery. We certainly learned--and learned to create--a whole LOT! So...here we are today, ready to share our journey with you! We will be mentioning a … [Read more...]