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Part of being a web and brand designer is creating beautiful, aesthetic websites that represent you as a business owner. The other (arguably more important) part is having a deep understanding of strategy, SEO, and the client sales journey. Your website can’t just be pretty. It needs to be strategic, too. And when you work […]

Designing a Website For Small Business Owners With The Sales Journey in Mind

As a Showit website designer, I have real conversations with real business owners every day. Part of my design process includes getting up close and personal with these women, asking them why they started their business, and listening to their goals. And do you know what every single one of them wants? Business freedom. They […]

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How Your Business Freedom and Work-Life Balance Rely on Your Brand and Website 

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You’ve made the decision to start looking for a website designer and you’ve settled on building (or updating) your website on Showit. Yay! This is an exciting first step! You head to your good friend, Google, and start typing in, “showit website designer.” And then… You get hit with your next venture: How the hell […]

How to Find the Right Showit Website Designer for your Creative Small Business

If you have stumbled across this post you are probably in the midst of the dilemma in deciding where to spend your money on your business. That, or you are my mom or BFF just checking in… hi, mom! Let’s assume you are a fellow creative small business owner just looking for resources to point […]

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Why Hire a Professional Website Designer

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Whether building your website from scratch, or looking to hire a professional website designer, settling on the right website platform for your small business is key. There are tons of website building options out there, but this post will cover three of the most popular: WordPress, Squarespace, and Showit. I will break down some pros […]

Top Website Building Platform, According to a Professional Website Designer

Hi and welcome! My name is Kelly and I am a website designer and brand creation specialist. I work with creative entrepreneurs setting out to do the dang thing and live a life they are wildly passionate about. Due to my job, I see a lot of websites. I mean we all do. In 2022, […]

3 Most Common Website Mistakes… And How to Fix Them

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One of my greatest fears about entering the entrepreneurial world was how the heck to take time off. Well, your girl loves a vacation, so let me show you how to plan for your own vacation as a small business owner. First, a good vacation should be planned ahead of time. Obviously, things come up […]

How to Just Take the Dang Vacation Already

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