Weekly Curation #2: Topics in Design, Photoshop, Illustrator tutorials, Web Design Advice, SEO, Blogging, and Business

Disclosure: We are a professional review site that receives compensation from the companies whose products we review. We test each product thoroughly and give high marks to only the very best. We are independently owned and the opinions expressed here are our own.

This week I had the chance to catch up on some reading and read some new article that were posted earlier this week. This week’s weekly curation in design, Photoshop, illustrator, web design advice, SEO, blogging, and business.

Design

15 Calming Color Palette and Tile Wallpapers – https://www.hongkiat.com/blog/ww-color-palette-wallpapers/

UI Trends That Will Shape 2019 – https://inspiredm.com/ui-trends-that-will-shape-2019/

CSS & JavaScript Snippets for Creating Infographics – https://speckyboy.com/css-javascript-snippets-infographics/

Graphic Design – How is it Evolving? – https://www.crazyleafdesign.com/blog/graphic-design-how-is-it-evolving/

7 Tricks for Remembering Your Creative Design Ideas –  https://www.crazyleafdesign.com/blog/how-to-remember/

Photoshop, Illustrator Tutorials

How to Curve Text in Photoshop – https://design.tutsplus.com/tutorials/how-to-curve-text-in-photoshop–cms-32081

Video Tutorials

My Top 10 Most Popular Video Tutorials from 2018 – https://blog.spoongraphics.co.uk/videos/top-10-popular-video-tutorials-2018

How to Create a Glossy Christmas Bauble in Illustrator – https://www.hongkiat.com/blog/glossy-christmas-bauble-illustrator-tutorial/

WordPress

14 Built-In WordPress Features You Must Know As an Online Publisher – https://inspiredm.com/ui-trends-that-will-shape-2019/

New Short Course: WordPress SEO Without Plugins – https://code.tutsplus.com/articles/new-short-course-wordpress-seo-without-plugins–cms-32337

The Incredible New Divi Quick Actions – https://www.elegantthemes.com/blog/theme-releases/the-incredible-new-divi-quick-actions

Show WordPress Related Posts With Taxonomy and a Custom Post Type – https://code.tutsplus.com/tutorials/show-wordpress-related-posts-with-taxonomy-and-a-custom-post-type–cms-32303

Blogging

How to Structure a Great Blog Post That Readers AND Search Engines Will Love – https://www.dailyblogtips.com/how-to-structure-a-great-blog-post/

Have Blog, Will Travel: Tips For Blogging On the Road – https://problogger.com/blogging-on-the-road/

13 Key Ways to Lower Your Blog’s Bounce Rate (and Why it Matters) – https://problogger.com/lower-your-blogs-bounce-rate/

Website Advice – Web Hosting, SEO, Online Marketing

4 Expert tips when considering a hosting provider for your website – https://www.crazyleafdesign.com/blog/4-expert-tips-when-considering-a-hosting-provider-for-your-website/

Tips for Finding the Right SEO Service Provider – https://www.crazyleafdesign.com/blog/4-expert-tips-when-considering-a-hosting-provider-for-your-website/

How to Sustain Longer Pageviews – https://www.crazyleafdesign.com/blog/how-to-sustain-longer-pageviews/

The Top 7 Things I’ve Learned About SEO This Year by @Stevenvvessum – https://www.searchenginejournal.com/what-i-learned-about-seo-this-year/281301/

Google Posts decline in traffic leave many to wonder if strategy is worth the time – https://searchengineland.com/google-posts-decline-in-traffic-leave-many-to-wonder-if-strategy-is-worth-the-time-309517

A Google Search Algorithm Update Over December 15th Weekend – https://www.seroundtable.com/google-search-algorithm-update-26832.html

Google: You Can Ignore Negative SEO Threats – https://www.seroundtable.com/google-ignore-negative-seo-26831.html

A CSS Venn Diagram – https://www.seroundtable.com/google-ignore-negative-seo-26831.html

How to Migrate Your HTTP Website to HTTPS Without Affecting SEO – https://spyrestudios.com/how-to-migrate-your-http-website-to-https-without-affecting-seo/

How to Use On-SERP SEO to Increase Brand Awareness & CTR – https://www.searchenginejournal.com/on-serp-seo/282445/

How to Build a SaaS Dashboard in React With Google Sheets and FusionCharts – https://webdesign.tutsplus.com/tutorials/building-a-saas-dashboard-with-google-sheets-in-react–cms-32425

Quickly Build a PHP CRUD Interface With the PDO Advanced CRUD Generator Tool – https://code.tutsplus.com/tutorials/quickly-build-a-php-crud—interface-with-the-pdo-advanced-crud-generator-tool–cms-32367

Bits & Tips: Smart SEO Nuggets for Financial Advisors – https://www.crazyleafdesign.com/blog/financial-advisor-websites/

Fixing a website for your client (after you accidentally broke it) – https://www.godaddy.com/garage/fixing-a-website-for-your-client-after-you-accidentally-broke-it/?isc=cardigan&utm_source=bsa_1&utm_medium=content&utm_campaign=en-us_corp_content_per_consideration&utm_content=native&tgt=pro

Website Design Cost 101: How Much You’ll Need to Save for a Killer Website – https://www.crazyleafdesign.com/blog/website-design-cost/

How to Get a Google Analytics Certification (& Is It Really Worth It?) by @AdamHeitzman – https://www.searchenginejournal.com/google-analytics-certification/

Business

3 Ways to Bring Value to Your Company – http://www.andysowards.com/blog/2018/3-ways-bring-value-company/