Community Spotlight Interview on Station Seven

You’ve heard the saying, “It takes a village”, yes? Indeed it does and this online space of mine is no different. Station Seven is the designer + developer duo whom I’ve worked with since 2015 as the starting point for the WordPress templates my blog is built on. This minimal, neutral, & ad-free aesthetic was a vision that Mike + Brittni have played a large role in making come to life.

I’m honored to have the had chance to share my story as part of their Community Spotlight, an interview series highlighting a few creative entrepreneurs out of thousands they’ve launched websites for.

Station Seven Community Spotlight featuring designer & writer Emily Bode | Image credit c/o Station Seven, read full interview on stnsvn.com

A snippet from the interview:

What’s one of the biggest challenges you’ve faced along the way? My biggest challenge has been remaining a blog independent of traditional advertising. It’s definitely a more difficult, less revenue-friendly road to forego ads on my blog but I can’t seem to sacrifice design aesthetic to include them! I don’t like the distraction advertisements bring to the reading experience and I don’t want my readers digging through third-party content to reach mine. I’m proud of my stance on it however I’ve witnessed many magazines and online publications change similar ad missions midstream because it’s really difficult to maintain. I continue to try my best with it though.

See the full interview on Station Seven.