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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 grow your business the right way!

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Strategy Meredith Wolf Strategy Meredith Wolf

Benefits of Blogging

Blogging can vastly improve your small business on many levels. It’s a powerful marketing tool that can help propel your business forward.

Here are several compelling reasons to blog for your small business, plus some tips for blogging more consistently.

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Branding Meredith Wolf Branding Meredith Wolf

Signs It's Time For A Brand Refresh

I’m often asked by a client whether I think they need a brand refresh and I answer their question with more questions. Helpful, right? ;) Actually it is, for both of us. These are the questions that should be asked when deciding if it’s time.

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Fonts 101

When clients decide to move forward with Branding with MWD they have the opportunity to be as involved or uninvolved in the creation of their business’ brand. It is important that those clients who want to be involved have all the information to make the most informed decisions to ensure what they want to achieve will happen based on their requests.

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Strategy Meredith Wolf Strategy Meredith Wolf

How To Improve Your Google Ranking

There are some misconceptions out there that if you have great SEO on your website this is what dictates your Google ranking and although I wish that were true, it isn’t. It takes a lot more than that to move to that first page. Research shows that on average the sites that rank number one took 2 years to get there. Want to know what they did? Keep reading.

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5 Things You Can Do Before Hiring a Web Designer

If you are like me then your new business all started organically. I was off on maternity leave and the creative juices were flowing. Small jobs here and there kept popping up and I was being asked for pricing, how people could pay me, if I had business cards, you know, all the usual information a small business would typically have. I didn’t.

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Colour Psycholgy

Colour has the power to make us feel. Let’s ensure your brand’s colour palette is evoking the right emotions in your audience.

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The Qualities of a Good Logo

If you are reading this, chances are you want a good logo for your business or organization. But you have no clue to make out a good logo from a bad one. Today, I will discuss what makes a logo good. This will help you evaluate your own logo to determine if it’s time to reinvest in a rebrand.

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