Ideal clients.

A.K.A., the unicorns all of us creative entrepreneurs are dreaming of.

I've now traveled the path from working with 'regular clients' to truly 'ideal clients' that I'm SO excited to get a chance to work with! The more booking inquiry consult calls I've held, the more and more I've realized that I have indeed built a brand and business that attracts my dreamies.

Struggling to stay consistent with content creation? Wondering how you’ll find the motivation to right yet another blog post, podcast, or video script? I’m sharing 5 decisions you can make today in your business to get over the content creation hump and get back to productively marketing your business!

Wondering which web design business model is right for you? If you’re thinking of selling Squarespace templates, starting a small web design agency, or designing custom websites 1:1 for clients, you’ll want to weigh the pros and cons I share in this video first!

You hear again and again that blogging, podcasting and YouTubing, basically providing free content online, is the way to grow and market you business, but then the thought hits you.

"If I provide a service and teach people how to do that service for free on my blog/YouTube/podcast, why would anyone hire and pay me?"

Darn good question friend, darn good question. It sounds rather counterintuitive if you think about it. So how and why exactly does it work?

Ever wonder how successful web designers seem to be able to set up a fully-booked out business, earn piles of money, but somehow work less and have more freedom? I’m sharing the handful of things all these designers have in common!

Wondering how Lauren was able to fully book out her business as a new web designer? She shares how she used a generous client referral incentive program, among other marketing strategies to find and land her dream clients!

Wonder whether now is the right time to be niching in your business? In today’s post, guest blogger and talented past student Danae Bloise is sharing exactly what happened when she decided to niche very early on in her career as a web designer and why she recommends you do the same!

Wondering if it’s possible to replace your 9-5 income as a new designer? Read how Layne was able to completely replace and her cozy day job’s paycheck (just 3 months into her new full-time web design business!)

Feeling like you are too late to the party? Like the market is oversautrated and there’s no way you can start something new for yourself at this point in your life? Listen as Lucy shares her incredible (relatable) experience as a new designer and be prepared to be convinced otherwise!!

Feeling scared to commit to a niche? Worried you’ll narrow the client-finding pool, and make it harder on you to land enough projects to pay the bills? Listen as Charlotte shares what niching early did for her business, and how she was able to quickly fill her design calendar for the entire year, all as a brand new designer.

Legal stuff. I don't know about you, but it's right up there with taxes for the part of my business I most dislike.

But, regardless how much I hate taxes and legal stuff, it's one of those necessary evils that I know I will absolutely regret if I avoid it.

Learn the simplest way to get all your website legal ducks in a row in this post!

With all the new CSS courses on the market, everyone seems to be stepping up their web design game! Will custom coding become the new industry standard for being able to land clients and stand out from the competition? Will my clients expect me to be able to code?

Planning a Black Friday Sale? Whether you sell physical products, digital products, or services, these tips I’m sharing will help you level up your site just in time for sale day. Ready to learn the steps to getting your clients and customers heading straight for that buy now button?

Wondering which CRM is right for you as a web designer? In part 3 of the Honeybook for web designer series, I’m sharing the 5 best features in Honeybook for managing and organizing the backend of your web design business!

When do you need to make an Editorial Calendar?

What takes a blogger from a casual blogger to a serious blogger with ambition and goals? I would say that when you're ready to get serious about blogging, you're ready to make an editorial calendar.

Learn the simple steps to planning consistent content for your blog, YouTube Channel, or Podcast in this post!

Wondering how you can make the most of your time every time you sit down to work on a web design client’s site? I’m sharing my 5 favorite hacks for turning off distractions and finding more focus, more creativity, and more efficiency when designing!

Hey designer! Looking for ways to surprise and delight your client (ahem…earn more referrals) without having adding much extra timeline to your project timeline? Guest blogger and past student Jenn Nash is sharing her favorite tip for quickly and easily blowing her web design clients away on launch day!

Want to look the part of a pro web designer, and just have happier clients overall? Give your clients the best possible onboarding experience! First impressions are everything, and if you are currently disorganized and all over the place with sending invoices, accepting payment, signing contracts, and collecting client homework, then you could be putting a bad taste in. your client’s mouth and costing yourself future referrals (not to mention costing yourself time!) Tune into this week’s video as I show you my favorite ways to use Honeybook to totally streamline the onboarding process!

Hey web designers! There’s a super dreamy client waiting in the wings you might currently be overlooking! (One with equally dreamy projects and budgets!) Who are they? The introvert client! Here’s how to make sure your site is set up to convert both the extroverts AND the introverts in your audience with guest blogger and past student Kelly Barr!

If you’re currently working #AllTheHours in your web design business just to keep it afloat, stepping away for even just a few days can feel like an impossible pipe dream! But with some intentional prep and planning, it’s possible to keep things running smoothly behind the scenes while you enjoy some some well-deserved time off during the holidays! I’m sharing my tips for holiday prep in this post!