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The Blog for the Small Business Owner

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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Website Design Meredith Wolf Website Design Meredith Wolf

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.

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Website Design Meredith Wolf Website Design Meredith Wolf

Squarespace 7.0 vs 7.1 | Should You Upgrade?

If you’re a die-hard Squarespace fan like me, then you likely know all about Squarespace 7.1.

But if you’re just an average Squarespace user (aka the majority of people reading this) you may have heard of Squarespace 7.1, but really, you don’t know much about it 🤷‍♀️ (To be fair to you, there’s not much information about it anywhere yet and it is pretty darn confusing.

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Branding Meredith Wolf Branding Meredith Wolf

Moodboards: the Most Important Step in the Branding Process

A moodboard is a succinct collection of visual assets that represents a brand’s visual identity. It can contain inspirational examples of photos, colours, typography, quotes, patterns, shapes and more that make up a cohesive direction for a brand that can be displayed and understood on one page.

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Branding Meredith Wolf Branding Meredith Wolf

The Importance of Investing in Photography for Your Business

Many experienced business owners will agree, certain investments can most definitely help to improve overall success. Whether it’s new materials and office supplies, a strategic marketing campaign or improved digital assets, certain investments can prove to be a valuable asset to your business in the long run.

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Sales & Marketing Meredith Wolf Sales & Marketing Meredith Wolf

Blog Ideas for your Small Business

We would always recommend a blog on your website.

There’s a reason that there are so many people taking advantage of professional blogging under the topics of lifestyle, fashion, and even parenthood – it works. It brings traffic, it brings enquiries, it brings conversions. It’s one of the most inexpensive marketing tools to use on your website, and it can prove priceless.

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Strategy, Sales & Marketing Meredith Wolf Strategy, Sales & Marketing Meredith Wolf

The Advantages of a Full-Service Creative Studio

The approach that your business takes to digital marketing can absolutely impact how you thrive online. Traditionally, you would hire a professional to handle each of your online endeavours. A developer to build and launch a website, a copywriter for your blogs, a graphic designer for your logo and branding, and an email marketing savant for your nurture campaigns and newsletters.

But doesn’t that sound a little… exhausting?

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Branding Meredith Wolf Branding Meredith Wolf

Signs Your Logo is Outdated

There is a common misconception that a company or brand needs to keep its identity the same forever—that changing the logo would have negative consequences. However what we know is that maintaining the status quo too long can do more harm. You only need to look at major global brands as evidence keeping your logo fresh and relevant is vital.

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Website Copywriting Meredith Wolf Website Copywriting Meredith Wolf

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.

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