I received a call a couple days ago. This sweet designer who is in the beginnings of her design business asked me if I could share where I felt my recent growth came from. She said it was obvious that I had experienced growth and she wanted to pick my brain about it. So, of […]
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I think I’ve figured this out, or maybe scratched the surface! And I wish I would have known these things years ago. Did you just book a client who you know is not the best fit for you? Are you not looking forward to it? But it pays the bills, right? It doesn’t have to be that way. […]
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Did you know that you have 5 seconds to catch your potential client’s attention? And after that, the rest of what they see on your site is vital to wooing them in and keeping them around. After 10 years of designing brands and bringing them to life on web sites, I’ve narrowed down a list […]
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Ok friend. Grab a cup of coffee… or save this for your lunch break. It’s worth the read for the aspiring dreamers and the burnt out creatives… It’s hard to believe it’s been a whole decade since the year I took the plunge and made my business official. I remember those naive days. […]
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Sometimes God puts specific voices in you life at a specific time for very clear reasons. And boy am I ever grateful for the two speaking loud and clear to me right now – Shanna Skidmore and Shauna Niequist through her book “Present Over Perfect.” I’m fresh out of a very busy and very happy […]
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So I had this conversation with my bestie Sara, of Sara Eaton Photography a while back. I can’t remember what got us to this phrase. Perhaps a bummer night with an unhappy client email or a stagnant number on that Instagram follower feed. But when I truly reflected on what that discouragement felt like, I […]
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Most designers might not jump into this topic, but I feel like any client deserves this inside peek at what can make their brand design experience the best it can be. I mean, if you’re paying for something, the best thing you can do is go into it with some knowledge, right? This post is […]
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It’s rare to find that handful of people in your life and career that have a permanent effect on you. I can probably count on my hand the times I’ve had the honor to sit face-to-face with the lovely Sarah Hanna, master calligrapher and artist extraordinaire (not to mention acclaimed artist for the well-known studios […]
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It’s been quite the interesting past few months. If you’ve shared in my journey or have just seen bits and pieces of where I have been in my career, you’ll know I’ve dabbled in a few avenues of design: weddings, wedding invitations, brand design and for those that didn’t know, magazine design as well! It’s […]
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So my last post on Fitting It All In got some great feedback and there’s so much more I can share on the ins and outs of productivity with a home business that is surrounded by potty training and mommy chauffeuring! Here are the last few tips. I hope these are more than helpful: 7. […]
