The beauty of premade Instagram templates is that they’re less time-consuming BUT it’s easy to end up with random elements that don’t resonate with your audience. SO how do you make Canva template work for you!? We’re sharing all our tips and the biggest social media mistakes we see in this blog.

As years go on, and trends come and go, it’s natural for your design style to shift and change. I think if we’re not changing, we’re not growing. Evolving design styles are a positive sign of creative growth. Here’s how my style has evolved over the years both professionally and personally.

I’m covering what the heck the term lead generation means and why it’s SO important for small businesses. Plus, I’m sharing my favorite way to generate leads online — spoiler: it’s freebies. The dos and don’ts of creating a valuable freebie for your audience and six proven lead-generating freebie ideas for you to take and implement on your own!

Calling all designers, if you’re not doing these three things when designing a Shopify website for your clients you should be.

There’s a special kind of magic that happens when you create with your hands as a designer. While there are tons of amazing templates and resources online, nothing beats creating something memorable and unique by going back and taking paint to paper. After you create your something amazing, what’s next? Transferring that artwork to a computer! And here’s where I come in. I’m sharing four helpful tips to make the process of transferring your original work to a computer or digital file.

Calling all designers! Have you ever wondered what design-specific tools I use for my business? The list is pretty short and sweet but essential nonetheless!

So much of the design process is the explanation of how you go to that design solution and WHY it works. Let’s dive in.

Put yourself out there and tell all your friends and family you’re hoping to start your own design business. You’d be surprised how many people will support you and want to see you succeed.

Creating a successful business on social media doesn’t happen overnight. A few weeks ago I shared five of my tips to build your Instagram and attract dream clients, and now I’m back to touch on one of those tips a little more — sharing more than just client work.

Building your Instagram following is no easy feat. With the bulk of my leads coming from Instagram I like to think I’m doing something right. Over the last 3.5 years, I’ve built my following to more than 55.7k and have scored some MAJOR dream clients (cough, cough — Jenna Kutcher). So I’m here to share the love! Below are five of my tips to help you build up that Instagram following and attract your dream clients!!