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Okay, so everyone keeps saying you need a “list.” You know, like… an email newsletter. And they’re totally right! Email marketing is rad–you get direct access to your audience’s inboxes, where you can educate them, entertain them, and entice them to buy your stuff. (Over 90% of my sales are a result of email marketing! Wowza!) But where do you… Read More
So my typical hot mess style of productivity has historically gone like this: Wake up, check Facebook, make a mental note to come back and answer people’s questions. Make coffee. Check email, mark everything unread so I can come back and respond later. Get my kiddo ready and off to school, come home, stare at the computer for a while… Read More
By now, I’m sure you’ve heard of the European Union’s new law, the GDPR. (And if you haven’t, that’s ok! I’ll tell ya what you need to know.* You can also read the whole thing right here on the official site.) So what is GDPR exactly?! GDPR stands for General Data Protection Regulation, and it was written and passed to… (shock… Read More
Instagram is a super fun social media platform (because who doesn’t love looking at pretty pictures all day?) and with the growing popularity of Instagram Stories, the expanded features available to businesses, and the ability to finally schedule posts via scheduling apps–it is the perfect time for small businesses to hop on the Instagram bandwagon. But how do you bring… Read More
Canva is a ridiculously awesome and FREE design program that entrepreneurs everywhere are using to create social media images, brochures, even logos and entire slideshow presentations. But let’s face it… it’s not the most intuitive program in the world, and the tutorials leave a lot of business owners scratching their heads. So you may have tried Canva and gotten stuck,… Read More
It’s the new year, you’re full of hope and ambition, you’ve set big goals, and you’ve chosen your “word of the year.” (If you haven’t chosen a word of the year, try it! Pick a theme word to motivate and inspire you through the year–it can be a powerful practice!) Now it’s time to keep that word front and center… Read More
Well, Facebook is at it again! They’re always switching things up over there, just to keep us on our toes. The latest news is that they’re rolling out new Facebook cover photo dimensions. Here’s everything you need to know and how to adjust to the change. The Good Facebook is just keeping up with the times. And these days most… Read More
FaceBook Live is all the rage. But how awkward is it to have to broadcast them from your cell phone? Even if your screen isn’t covered with unidentified sticky substances from your 6-year-old playing Angry Birds on it while you work (not naming names), there are still so many drawbacks to having to use your phone to make live videos:… Read More
Using just the right color combination is essential to good design. But how do you get the perfect hue? Whenever I’m choosing colors on a website or in an email or on Canva, the color choices are always glaring and look terrible together. And then when I try to select something from the color wheel, I can never seem to… Read More
Have you ever downloaded a PDF and noticed that the links are clickable? “How on earth did they do that?!” you may have said to yourself (if it was out loud, it’s ok. I won’t tell anyone.) Well, it’s super easy, and you don’t even need a fancy PDF program like Adobe Acrobat. You can add hyperlinks right in Canva!… Read More
It took me a long time to figure out what I'm really the best at. (Graphic Design? Teaching? Doing math problems really fast in my head? Reciting lines from Mallrats?) But I do know that I'm a really good best friend. And I'd love to be friends with you!
I'm here to remind you that you've totally got this whole biz thing in the bag. I'm here to support and encourage you, and to take the really hard stuff and break it down so it feels easy. You are not doing this all alone--I'm right here with you!