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How to Create a Quiz Lead Magnet With AI

Please note that this post contains affiliate links and any sales made through such links will reward me a small commission – at no extra cost for you :) Don’t worry, I only recommend products I truly believe in. Have you ever struggled to capture and engage your audience effectively online? I can relate to that feeling - sometimes it really takes some experimenting with different lead magnet types to figure out…

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What Is User Behavior Analytics? A Comprehensive Guide

Imagine walking into a mall for the first time. Everything is new, and you're not sure where to go or what to do. As you explore, you notice others like you, moving through the space, some quickly, some leisurely, all creating a dance of human interaction that the mall's designers had anticipated. This is user behavior…

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My 2021 End of Year Review

It’s crazy to think that I’ve been in business full time for 3.5 years and I’ve never really done an end of year review. I think I might have guessed that no one really cares too much about hearing my personal thoughts, but then again when I was just starting out on my web design journey, I very much looked up to business owners a few years ahead…

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Louise Henry’s Uplevel with Asana Course Review

If you’ve stumbled onto this post, there’s a chance you’re trying to figure out whether or not to purchase Louise Henry’s Uplevel with Asana course. This is an honest review of her course and the program. I purchased the course in January 2020, and I still use so much of what I learned back then today. First off, if you’re not super familiar with…

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6 Places to Find High-Quality Feminine Stock Photos for Your Website

If you’re a novice builder looking to create a website for your business, it’s likely that, eventually, you’re going to need photos that encompass your branding to use on your website’s pages. While it might be tempting to search Google and take screenshots of images you find to use on your website, doing so can have several consequences. First…

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Copywriting for Creatives Course Review

Well grab a cup of coffee (or wine) and settle in because I’m about to dive into my experience. First off, who is Ashlyn? Ashlyn Carter of ashlynwrites.com is a copywriter for creative entrepreneurs. She created the course as a more affordable way for business owners to work with her by investing in this DIY copy course. Why I took it? There’s quite…

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9 Best Design Tools and Resources to Build Your Business Website

I always make sure I have a TON of tools and resources at my disposal for creating business websites (after all, I have a career as a Squarespace and Showit website designer!) Today, I’m sharing some of my favorites that I use almost every week (or even every day) to run my business. Canva is one of my all-time favorite tools for creating social…

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4 Benefits of Hiring a Copywriter and Website Designer for Your Rebrand

As a six-figure or multi-six-figure business owner, the time will likely come when you realize that your website could use a serious rebrand. After all, as your business grows, your website has to grow to accommodate new services and offerings, as well as higher traffic. (And that website you used when you were first starting out, or even when you…

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Paige Brunton’s Square Secrets Course Review

I’m so excited to be publishing this blog post review! To be honest, this is extremely overdue. So first off...who is Paige Brunton? Paige is a Squarespace expert and educator on all things Squarespace. She’s been designing for years and put out a DIY Squarespace course back in 2018 called Square Secrets. Since then, she’s also created a course…

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Five Minutes to Famous Review

If you’re not familiar with Susie Moore, she’s a life coach, writer, speaker, and bestselling author. I purchased her course, Five Minutes to Famous, earlier this year and thought I’d write a review about it. The premise of her course is helping people get featured in big media outlets through guest blogging. The Five Minutes to Famous tagline is…

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Bucketlist Bombshells Review: How I Launched My Online Business

In June 2017, I came across a Facebook ad for the Bucketlist Bombshells. Little did I know that it would change my life forever… Might sound dramatic but stick with me here. In this post, I’m sharing my honest review of the Bucketlist Bombshells and their 3 courses. I always thought freelancing was something you did after 10 years of experience…

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8 Things You Need Before Taking the Leap to Full Time Business Owner

Taking the leap from my 9-5 to run my business full time was the biggest decision of my life. I’m sure that many other people face the same fears of not being ready. When I was preparing to leave my job, there were many aspects of running a business that I realized were much different than just applying for small projects on a freelancing platform like People Per Hour or Upwork.

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