When I first started blogging, I had no clue what I was doing. I mean, hard core clueless. And on some scales, I’m still clueless. I just hide it better now.
But! If someone had handed me this list when I was a fledgling blogger, I probably wouldn’t cringe so hard when I go back now and look at my early posts. I mean, my Photoshop files were a mess, my photography was dismal — I could go on. But I won’t. Because now I get to tell you guys about these awesome resources in case you need them. Today’s all about tutorials and how-to resources. I still reference these sites so often they’re all bookmarked, because each one is so valuable in its own way. So here we go!
Fifth & Hazel. Melanie is a designer extraordinaire, and she has a whole FAQ column about design. It covers a little bit of everything, from fonts to design theory.
Nubby Twiglet. Shauna has a great column about the logistics, theory, and thought behind blogging. It’s a great place to go if you have a nagging question.
Pugley Pixel. This is everyone’s favorite! If you ask me, Katrina is one of the raddest girls in blogland (I totally have a blog crush on her). She’s the best of both worlds — an eye for amazing design and the coding smarts to back it up. Her tutorials cover lots of fun photoshop techniques, and ways to pretty up your blog with a little simple coding.
Nicole’s Classes. I’ve taken a few courses through Nicole’s Classes now, and they’re all so informative and well-done. They have everything from Illustrator to Photography to Retouching, and you work at your own pace. If you don’t have a ton of dough to lay down for a class, you can search through their giant library of free tutorials.
Lynda.com. While it’s not as blogger-friendly (read: pretty) as the other sites, you can literally find a class for anything on Lynda.com. You purchase a monthly pass starting at $25 and you can learn to your heart’s content.
Hope some of these help! And as always, I’d love to hear your resources for how-tos and tutorials in the comments. xoxo
Uh … one minute cruising around Katrina’s site and now I have a blog crush on her too. This list is super handy. Thanks!
Thank you so much for sharing these helpful links, and for creating this series. As a fledgling in the blogosphere, I am thankful and open to all advice. Thanks again!
good tips!
Awesome post! Totally helpful to all bloggers in the bloggers-hemisphere. LOL. Thanks so much for sharing. Much appreciated.
Love this post, thanks for sharing with us!
I hadn’t heard of Fifth And Hazel – what an amazing site! I totally added it to my Bloglovin account. Thanks!
oh chelsea, thanks for the link love. this totally made my day. THANK YOU!
Are you kidding me? You’re my hero. 🙂
hi chelsea! such an amazing list.. i hear ya about the beginning of blogging… ha! always so much to know and learn and so many ways to grow! how fun is Alt for everyone, too!? ^__^
Loving this series. How do you make those graphs/ images. They’re so beautiful 🙂
Hi Caroline! It’s a template that I made in Photoshop. I plug in new images to the template for each new post. Glad you like it!