Instagram is where a lot of us spend our time when it comes to social media. We love to scroll through the feed, watch the stories, and even post there to promote our businesses. But if you’re not a photographer it might feel intimidating to post photos that you don’t really love. You might scroll through your feed and close the app feeling like you’ll never live up to the IG aesthetic.   Today I’m going to give you a ...

About this time last year, I was majorly dreading taking on any new web design clients. I had reached the point of burn out and I’d decided that it was finally time to create things that I wanted to create. That meant for me that it was time to really sit down and think about the direction my business was heading in. What I kept coming back to was that I wanted my business to be built on what is ...

Creative Biz U is a monthly membership that I’ve created to help artists, illustrators, makers, and other creative business owners to build their online businesses. It’s not only a place where you can learn how to grow your creative business, but also where you can connect with other like-minded business owners. It’s a community that I’ve created because I personally lacked support when I first started my photography business back in 2011. I mean, I really struggled when I was ...

Many of my clients and customers have what I affectionately like to call “squirrel brain”. We all struggle with it from time to time and you might be struggling with it right now yourself. You know how it goes: You sit down at the beginning of your work session and you write out a lovely to-do list that leaves you feeling like you’re on top of things. But when you actually dive in to do the work, you’re in an ...

There's nothing truly more exciting than checking my email and finding a message that someone just purchased my ebook for $21 or joined my membership. And that now I have an extra $47 in my Paypal account. Although that may not seem like a lot of money to be giddy over, it always gets me over the moon excited. I love that I get these types of messages when I’m in line at Starbucks getting myself a yummy green tea ...

If you've added and tried out fifty themes on your WordPress website, and then thought to yourself this still doesn't look good then listen up! You don't need to have a pretty website to be successful in business.  Having a background in web design and having run a successful web design business for the past six years, you might think I'm crazy right about now. But it's the truth. Granted, websites still need to look professional but there are more important ...

Websites are a huge undertaking. If you've never put together a website before, you might be wondering what do I even need to put this thing together? In this post, I'm going to share with you the things that you need in order to create an effective website right off the bat. These are things that you might want to have ahead of time so that way when it comes to creating your website, planning your website, and thinking about the ...

Videos are a great way to get people back to your website and also get them engaged with your Brand. By using video, you can break down the anonymity of the Internet that makes it hard and sometimes scary for people to make purchases online. It also allows your followers to see the real you, really quickly. Most people enjoy watching videos on the Internet, and it can cut down the time that it takes to communicate things that usually take ...

We all want more eyeballs on our websites. More eyeballs mean another chance to sell the latest thing we recently added to our online shop, and more sales mean that we can pay the mortgage.  Today's post includes 10 SEO tips for WordPress that you can use to improve your site SEO and ultimately get more traffic back to your website. It's ultimately what we all want and need. Watch the video below to see the 10 tips I recommend: Tip ...

If you've set up shop on Etsy or Society6, you might wonder if you should have a website too, especially if you're new to online business. In today's video, I run through several reasons why I believe having a website will help you to sell your products and services online. You can check that video out below: Here's the nitty-gritty of why I believe that having a website will help you to accomplish your goals and dreams: Reason #1 - ...