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November 2017 recap: copy cats, subscriber chats & new year planning
I'm back with another edition of monthly recaps, the posts where I take you behind the scenes of the studio, and show you what I've been scheming up, as well as the successes and the failures (*ahem - lessons learned*).
This email script will save you hours every week in your inbox
It's safe to say that my inbox has tried to take over my life, and I'm fighting back with all I have. (Know the struggle?)
I am an absolute 'inbox 0' type girl. When I have any number of unread emails over 0, I'm not satisfied until they're dealt with and gone. It's an unrelenting daily battle however, the second I manage inbox 0, give myself a little 'you did it' first bump, another 5 creep their way in waiting for my attention. Ughhhh!
The Carriage House Houston Website Design
Kenni from The Carriage House, a wedding venue just outside of Houston, was inspired after a conference and decided that building a new website should be a top priority, especially going into engagement season. The conference had really spread the importance of having a professionally made website, so Kenni got in touch to find out my next available design date.
Hey copycat, this is how it feels when you copy my site
I like to get a feel for who's following along and joining my tribe, so when I check out my email list stats I tend to also do a little visit to the sites of those following me. Anyone who has a name@theirwebsite.com email I tend to check out.
It gives me an idea of the industries my followers are in, and as a website designer and web design blogger, I can take a peek at the state of the websites of those who are consuming my content.
October 2017 recap: car crash, project management managed & 1 month client holiday
Welcome back to another edition of business recaps! October has been a mix of lots of fun and lots of work, and I've planned & booked so many things for the coming months which I'm so looking forward to. October also continued the upward trend in site traffic which has me smiling from ear to ear.
5 simple ways to come up with blog post ideas
I will be the first one to say that blogging for my business has been the key to growing my business and ultimately the success I've had so far.
I publish a new blog every single Tuesday & Thursday, and have for months now.
In fact, I'm quickly coming up to 1 year of consistently blogging twice a week.
(For anyone who's attempted consistent blogging, you can imagine what a challenge that has been!) When I do indeed hit my 1 year of consistent blogging, I'll be sure to publish a post on it to let you in on the strategies I use to ensure I'm publishing consistently.
Batching client projects for more freedom in your creative business
Let me guess, when you started your business your days were filled with juggling writing blog posts, working on client projects, sending invoices, and then 3 PM hit and you remembered, ‘oh no, I haven’t posted on Instagram in a week!’
Your to do list started to dictate your life, and as a solopreneur, all the tasks were on you to complete. Team? Nah, there was no team to pass different parts of your workload off to. Just you slogging at your to do list every day.
How and why you should track your website stats
Every Monday is my 'Biz Tasks' day where I track alllll the stats of my business.
Finances, website stats, social media, email list, all those good things.
Call me crazy but I have to say, I legitimately really look forward to my Monday morning stats tracking!
I love seeing the numbers grow each month and looking back at the stats week over week of how far I've come since I started my business. Looking back on these numbers really keeps me motivated when the going gets tough.
September 2017 recap: earnings high, webinar series prep & testing Showit
Welcome back to another edition of business recaps! September has been a mind-boggling month, and I have so much I'm looking forward to for the rest of the year which I'll share here!
I'm sick today, so this post is coming to yeh from the cozyness of my bed, but even on a sick day, I'm stoked to write this post because my business recap posts are always my fav to share with y'all!
9 Smart Questions To Ask Your Potential Website Designer
The process of designing your new website could be an absolute dream come true, or an ongoing nightmare.
Who you pick to help you along the way and build your site for you will make all the different to both the end product, and how much you enjoy the site build process.
So let's get you all educated so you're set to pick out the perfect designer who will get you website-launching and having a blast along the way!
August 2017 recap: Business mistakes, traffic snowball & a conference in Ireland
I must say, I'm really getting to like these business recaps, I've been excitedly thinking about what I'm going to write all month long!
Let's start with the numbers, then get into what's been happening business-wise, then I'll follow up on how I did on my goals from this past month, and what I have coming up next month!
English With Rebecca Website Design
Rebecca had worked both abroad and online teaching English for a number of different schools, and now was really wanting to start up her own English lessons service and website.
She wanted a place to send new potential clients directly, as well as be able to take payments and have students book class times, all easily online in one place.
Rebecca wants for her students to have fun while taking her classes, and so she wanted her site to be the very opposite of the typical, corporate language learning services you'll find online. Rebecca wanted to begin differentiating her lessons from all the others out there with a fun, modern design.
You spoke, I listened. Audience Survey 2017 results
As you know, a few weeks back I completed my first studio reader survey and I'm oh-so-glad I did. I can't tell you how helpful your responses are to me determining where to steer this business next!
I had a rather head-smacking and hilarious revelation from tallying up the results of this survey, which I'm going to tell you all about in August's business recap (you can see July's business recap here).
So, if you want to know all about that semi-embarrassing story, be sure to subscribe to hear the story when that post goes live!
My 7 Must-Have Tools I Pay For Monthly To Run My Online Business
I don’t know about you, but I personally LOVE taking a behind the scenes peek at the tools and programs other online entrepreneurs are using to run their online empires. You too? Okay fab, this post is just for you then!
I recently created a Tools page, loaded with the services, courses, and books that makes this studio run on a daily basis, and guides my education and decision making.
I give a quick description for a lot of the services on the Tools page, but I also wanted to get a bit more in depth with you on a few of those tools and show you exactly how I use them. Hence, this post. (… Apparently I’m feeling very Renaissance today?)
Sequel Professional Development Website Design
Dara is the owner of Sequel Professional Development based out of beautiful Hawaii. Dara wasn't looking for a traditional, corporate looking website, but instead wanted something more casual, welcoming and infused with tropical vibes, incorporating her location into her online home.
Dara choose the 2 Week Website + Brand package, so we whipped up her Squarespace website, alongside an updated and modernized logo that fit her brands overall feel better, as well as business cards and social media graphics.
An inside look at collecting sales-winning testimonials
Recently I realized that while I've racked up a perfect 5 star review record, the testimonials I was receiving were only halfway to where I wanted them to be.
Knockout testimonials are little trust-building gems, and they can be extremely persuasive when used on sales/services pages.
Truly great testimonials help potential new clients to see how your service/product helped another in their same situation achieve the goal they're also hoping to achieve.
My favorite set-it-and-forget-it survey collection method
If you’ve been following along, you’ll know that I just recently ran a reader survey.
I loved hearing your responses, so if you took the survey, a big great thank you to you for completing it.
While I did recently run a time-bound survey, I actually also have had one running in the background for months.
In this post I’m going to tell you all about the good and the bad of both, as well as which I’d suggest.
July 2017 recap: Doubling prices, sharing yourself in your business & digital nomading
So gal, I’m test driving something new! Monthly recaps in business and life you could call them really.
Here’s what led to this new idea.
I’ve been dealing for some time with trying to find the proper solution to the question; ‘How much of myself should I share in my business?’
I love getting to peek behind-the-scenes at my fav fellow entrepreneur gals and bloggers lives. I feel like I know them so much better, and want to work with them so much more because I feel like I truly know them as people.
How to collect emails and send an opt-in gift, before you have a full site
So you don't have a full website yet, but you want to start building your list and delivering an opt-in gift?
People often use Leadpages for this type of thing.
It’s exactly what Leadpages was built for, so it’s the obvious first choice.
But as you may have realized after a quick bit of research, Leadpages costs at minimum $25.00/month.
I’m going to introduce you to a cheaper option than Leadpages, that allows you to collect emails before you have a full site.
4 things to consider when surveying your audience
Fun fact: I completed both an undergrad and Masters degree, and then went on to not use even an ounce of what I learned in either when running my own business.
That is, with 1 small exception. I had taken a class in my Masters called Survey Design & Evaluation which came in handy when I went to design my recent reader survey.
(Glad those degrees *ahem - massively expensive pieces of paper* finally came in handy 😂.)
So I've packaged up my knowledge and placed it here for you to use when you're ready to also give out a survey of your own!

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