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Being a business owner means we're always learning. We're so excited to share our knowledge with you! These articles are inspired by FAQs you have and common issues/myths we hear and see in the design and marketing industry.
Explore to find tools, resources, and more to understand how to build your business the right way!
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Why a Business Management Program is Essential
Small business owners often find themselves juggling multiple tasks simultaneously. From marketing and sales to client onboarding and project management, the sheer volume of responsibilities can leave little time for strategic planning and growth initiatives. Without a centralized system in place, crucial details can slip through the cracks, leading to missed opportunities and dissatisfied customers.
What you need to have ready for your web design project
So, you've decided it's time to take your online presence up a notch with a killer website design? Awesome choice!
Whether you're just starting out or looking to revamp your existing site, getting prepped is key to ensuring a smooth and successful project. Here's a laid-back rundown of what you need to have in your toolbox before diving headfirst into the world of web design:
What Makes an Effective Lead Magnet
How to craft lead magnets that'll have your subscribers hitting that 'subscribe' button like it's nobody's business.
Your Complete Guide to Nailing Your Next Brand Shoot
Your ultimate brand shoot guide covering props, wardrobe, goals, shot list, location and even important notes for your photographer.
How to give GREAT feedback to a Designer
It's perfectly normal to want to make a few adjustments to ensure it aligns perfectly with your vision. To guide you through this process, here are some invaluable tips to communicate your feedback effectively to your designer.
10 Key Benefits Of SEO For Your Business
If you're looking to create long-term brand awareness, expand your target audiences and earn more revenue, then search engine optimization is crucial. Let's look at 10 significant benefits of SEO for your business, and how you can realize them.
The 11 Fundamentals of Copywriting in 2023
The key to a great website? Great copywriting.
Behind every successful website is a talented copywriter who is busy conducting research, writing paragraphs and polishing off documents. With the right approach to copywriting, you can create a website that is not only engaging and informative, but helps your business to rank in relative search results!
8 Items to Always Include in Your Services Proposal
Create a proposal that gets results.
This post we will discuss what to include in your services proposal and how to make the most of this important step in your sales process.
Top 30 Squarespace Questions Answered
Squarespace websites are the talk of the town these days and for good reason! It’s easy to create a truly stunning design, they’re easy to launch, and the websites produced are indeed very powerful.
It’s a big decision to choose or switch your website system, so I wanted to be the one to lay out all the most frequent questions and the answers to them in order to set things straight.
Font Psychology: The Importance of Typography in Branding
The significance of using the right font in a design is often neglected by those who don’t understand them. The importance of typography in branding is crucial to comprehend if you want your visuals to clearly deliver your brand’s identity.
10x Your Revenue by Avoiding these Email Marketing Mistakes
This article can potentially make you up to 6 figures this year.
Copywriting Etiquette: 10 Do's & Don'ts You Should Know
The key to effectively connecting with your audience online? Effective copywriting.
Your digital marketing strategy should take a mutli-channel approach, meaning a cohesive website, email marketing strategy and social media presence. While your branding can help to ensure consistency across all channels and digital platforms, your copywriting should effectively showcase your business through both the tone and messaging.
The Steps to Creating an Effective Content Plan
With effective digital marketing, there are many ways to form a genuine connection with your target audience. Whether you’re looking to engage with a meaningful social media post or inform using written content on your website, you can take advantage of all that digital marketing for your business has to offer. Before getting started, we always suggest taking time to conduct research and create a comprehensive plan. Especially when the goal is to create a wide variety of engaging evergreen content.
Social Media Trends for 2022 You Need to Know
New year, new social media trends? You heard that right! Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the need for social media and digital marketing in general is more important than ever before. While brands and their audiences were already well on their way to creating a well-rounded online presence and taking advantage of the benefits, the pandemic most definitely sped everything along. Especially as the demand for online shopping and alternative forms of communication soared.
Headshot Photography 101: Preparing for Your Session
Many professionals and business owners will agree, there are many important tools and resources that you can invest in to help ensure that your business succeeds online. From a modern website and engaging social media presence, to ad campaigns, SEO and so much more, there are many aspects of digital marketing that you should definitely take into consideration.
Branding Photoshoot Inspo (by industry)
Imagine these photos being all you have to use for your website, social media and marketing materials, Makes sense why just headshots would be too much, right? Here are 8 galleries, by industry, to get inspired by!
How to Create an Email Sequence
Email is one of the most popular communication methods used today.
Business owners must work exceptionally hard to have a top-of-mind presence with their audiences.
7 Ways to Grow Your Email List
When most people talk about email marketing, they jump into email copy, catchy subject lines, open rates, and tracking unsubscribes.