May 14, 2013 By BDN Administrator 
The May Blogging Challenge is in full swing! You can still join over 130 blogs and get your blog or business back on track! Workflow need some oomph? Ready to make life a little easier? Once you try these tools, you won’t be able to shake ‘em! Browser-Specific Web Developer Extensions Depending on your browser, […]
February 6, 2012 By BDN Administrator 
We are excited to announce the implementation of the Showcase, which features the best in blog and web design! Whether you’re a designer or blogger in search of inspiration, this page will be the ultimate place to find great design using any platform. 1. How are designs chosen? We browse the web in search of […]
January 2, 2012 By April at CreativeGirlMedia.com
If you’ve been curious about design and taking the plunge into starting your own business, this week begins the next installment of the Blog Designer Workshop. Click here for more information and to register. This workshop is great for both intermediate and novice designers and coders, and covers Blogger coding, WordPress coding, and design in […]
December 30, 2011 By BDN Administrator 
As the New Year approaches and we begin setting goals, our blogs and websites should be part of our plans! So here are some tips to better your blogs for 2012! 1. Try New Fonts Since Google has released almost 400 fonts free for use on your blog or website, a simple switch to trendy new fonts […]
August 2, 2011 By BDN Administrator
We’re excited to announce that the former Beautiful Blog Designs is now The Blog Designer Network, and we couldn’t be more thrilled! You’ll find all the great posts and content from BBD here from now on. So take a look around! You’ll also find a big list of blog designers, tons of tutorials, resources, and […]
May 19, 2011 By BDN Administrator
Isn’t color a lovely thing to have? It brightens, darkens, defines and suggests. Hopefully, the colors on your blog do all these things in a pleasurable please-stay-and-even-come-back-again kind of way. If you’re stuck in a color rut, then today is your lucky day. Here are a few of my favorite places to go for color […]
November 14, 2010 By BDN Administrator
Are you new to WordPress.org? Or, are you thinking about moving from Blogger, but aspects of WordPress (like plug-ins) intimidates you? Well, if you are anything like me, the word “plug-in” stresses you out. Before I started a WordPress.org blog, Everyday Elements, I would hear others talking about plug-ins and they seemed so complicated and […]
January 26, 2010 By BDN Administrator
This giveaway is now closed. Congratulations to the winner, Summer, comment #17, from Lady Luck’s Abode! (I usually paste in the Random.org part here, but I exited out of the page and can’t get back. It was #17, I promise LOL). Today we have the Grand Prize to finish off the birthday bash for […]
December 22, 2009 By BDN Administrator
This is something I did a while ago, but never thought about making a post or tutorial out of it, until I was reading a friend’s blog this morning. Sharon, at Good, True and Beautiful, did a post a few months ago on how to make your Blogger profile a little spiffier. I have multiple […]
October 19, 2009 By BDN Administrator
Surprise! I finally have a Beautiful Blog Series post to share! Not that there aren’t tons of beautiful blogs out there to choose from, but rather I haven’t had time to blog about them. Today I am featuring Have Joy, a delightful blog by Nikki. She is a single mom of two beautiful daughters and […]