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The Principles of Design: Clarity

Tell a clear story with your design.

Measure Twice, Cut Once

Planning your content first can help you choose the right theme.

An Intro to CSS, or How to Make Things Look Like You Like

What is CSS? It’s the design of your site — special code that tells your site how to display things…

An Intro to CSS: Finding CSS Selectors

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How to Publish Posts that Search Engines Will Love

Explore the six elements that can help push your blog to the top of the search rankings.

SEO and Your Blog

A couple of weeks ago, I wrote a post for the WordPress.com blog about how SEO works on WordPress.com, and…

Perspectives on Watermarks (and Various Methods to Protect Your Images)

A roundup of opinions and processes on adding watermarks to images online, from nine WordPress photographers.

The Web is Your Oyster: Where to Find Free-to-Use Images

Browse sites that offer high-quality, free-to-use images for your personal projects — like your blog or website — or commercial work.

Photography 101: The Fundamentals of Light

Photographer Wenjie Zhang introduces exposure and three elements of photography: shutter speed, aperture, and ISO.

Quick Tip: Tagging for Shelf Life

Keep your posts visible in the Reader for a longer time with smart tag choices.

The Art of the Open Letter

Want to try writing an open letter? Take a look at these examples for inspiration.

The Devil is in the Details: On Descriptive Writing

We’re often told our writing should “show, not tell” — but how do we actually do that? Follow these four guidelines to bring your descriptions to life.

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