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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
Recently, a few readers have emailed me asking about Facebook and some of the different ways to use it. Facebook has changed a lot over the years, so it can be a lot to keep up with. Today I’m answering a few questions from real live Biz BFF blog readers, including, “What’s the difference between a Facebook business page and… 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
As if we didn’t have enough choices to make in our businesses, choosing a website platform is a major hangup for people. You know you need a website, but… then what? How do you make one? Where do you go? What is a “platform,” anyway? And once you find out there are zillions of options, how the hell do you… Read More
Hey sweetie, I’m writing you a permission slip today. You know… just in case you needed to hear that You have permission to do business however the fuck you want. This morning I was drinking my coffee and checking emails and listening to a video and browsing facebook and I was just totally on sensory and information overload. Everyone has… 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!