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Education Briana Summers Education Briana Summers

why you should be building a personal brand

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.

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Education Briana Summers Education Briana Summers

5 tips to build your instagram and attract dream clients

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!!

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Personal Briana Summers Personal Briana Summers

three tips to stay inspired when working from home

It’s no secret that the pandemic brought soooo many more people to the home office crew. Take it from someone who’s been at it for a while — setting yourself up for success to work from home is CRUCIAL. I’ve narrowed it down to three easy-to-follow tips that have helped me to stay inspired in my many years working from home and I hope they bring you some inspiration and motivated days ahead, too!

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Business, Personal Briana Summers Business, Personal Briana Summers

2021 year in review

As this year comes to a close, my inner enneagram 3 can’t help but look back on this past year and reflect (if you know, you know). It’s been such a season of growth and with the highs have come the lows.

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Business Briana Summers Business Briana Summers

the thing that changed my business

Do you struggle with getting clients to give you feedback on materials in a timely manner? Say PEACE OUT to scope creep, projects lasting months longer than they should’ve, and that overwhelming feeling of projects dragging on.

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Design Briana Summers Design Briana Summers

which website platform should you use?

A website is sooooo important to help extend your brand online and communicate with your audience about what you offer. We want to give your audience an amazing first impression and that starts with selecting the best website platform for your business. So, what platforms are out there and why do we choose the ones we do?

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Personal, Business Briana Summers Personal, Business Briana Summers

2020 year in review

While 2020 has gotten a bad rap, it’s been a weird blessing in a lot of ways as well. I feel like I learned more about myself than any year prior and when all h*ll broke loose, it made me realize what truly matters in life. So here’s the recap of my year, sayonara 2020.

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Personal Briana Summers Personal Briana Summers

spring home tour

I’m finallllly sharing an updated home tour! While we still have plans to make some changes, I’m excited to share the state of house as it is now and embracing it for all that it is!

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