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  • Here is an adorable photo of a pug in a beret. If it got you to stop and read this, help us out! 🤣 We're hard at work on two new themes, hopefully launching in late May or early June! We'd love feedback from you guys—what are some features you're looking for in your next theme? Anything that would make your blog life easier? We've been toying with the idea of integrating a "mini post" feature, so customers could write shorter form content that doesn't appear in a main blog feed. One of our new themes will also include a slider option. But what else do you want to see? Let us know in the comments! Our goal is to always be improving @empressthemes with input from our community, so we wanna hear from you!!! 😘 〰️ Photo of @toshi.dog by @charlesdeluvio
  • Should you work with a brand for free? For the most part, we think the time you put into sponsored content—not to mention access to your audience—is worth something. But there are a few instances where it might make sense to feature a brand gratis. Check out our blog post on this topic with the link in our profile!
  • This week's mantra. 〰️ Inspiration via @thekindcalifornian
  • Our weekend vibes. Hope yours is a good one! 〰️ Photo via @emilybrunotte. Check out her unique Presidio customizations at champagneintherain.com!
  • Do page speed tests really matter for bloggers? Today on our blog, Lisa is breaking down why you shouldn't freak out over your PageSpeed Insights THAT much, and what steps you can take to ensure your site is loading quickly for your users. Check out the post with the link in our profile!
  • In blogging and in life—it's all in the details! 〰️ Image (and gorgeous styling!) via @theprimpysheep. Be sure to check out our Rania theme on her site!
  • We'll often receive questions or support requests about a site acting weird. 99% of the time, issues with site outages or loading errors have nothing to do with the theme you're running. Often, you can trace it back to the hosting plan you're on. If your traffic has increased, if your storage limits are maxed out, and if you're generally using up more resources than your current plan allows, you'll start to see site performance issues. We always think investing in a Managed WordPress hosting plan is the best option for bloggers, since this can provide you with better performance and security. Virtually all major host providers now offer a plan specifically for WP users (for example, if you're on GoDaddy, ask about their Managed WP plans and see if you can switch!). The two hosting providers we often recommend are Flywheel and SiteGround...we always have a great experience with both!
  • Did you catch the latest post in our SEO series, over on our blog? It's an interview with SEO and digital marketing expert @kimherrington_, and is not to be missed! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ We're going over what having great SEO REALLY means, how to rethink your approach to SEO, what technical stuff is important and what you can disregard, and so (so!) much more. Kim is a wealth of knowledge, so swing by empressthemes.com/blog and dive on in!
  • Here's to sunny days ahead... 😎

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