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How to boost business and get more customers
In our stringent economy the financial climate seems to clam down in every respect of daily life. For business owners, the (most) important question to ask during these times, is: “How do I attract the right customer for my business? How do I boost my...
Brand Identity
What brand identity is all about and what can you do to get your message “out there”!
Why your website photos are just as important as your design
Your website consists of various elements (copy writing, photography, layout, design) which all influences a user’s way of thinking and more (most) importantly their emotion.
To Social Media Or Not To Social Media – that is the question!
That might be the question, but it really shouldn’t be. Building your business with all your specifications, rounded to the T and giving it one last wipe with your figurative cloth, is in essence the very first step - the foundation - of a business. Why? The simple...
3 Brilliant tips for helpful feedback
2min read Communication. Interpretation. Understanding. Three fundamentals of any successful relationship, regardless of its nature. Astoundingly, many find these concepts difficult to surmount. Although we are not in the business of giving marriage counselling, we...
3 Questions to Ask Yourself Before You Choose Your Final Design
Throughout my adventures of being a designer, I have had to design some logos and materials for myself. This includes my own business and a few subsidiaries, which can be labelled “it’s complicated”, “under construction” and “in progress”. I can therefore speak from...
The real reasons why deadlines aren’t met
2 minutes read Running a business is a spot-on description of what having a company is all about. It’s a lot of running. Then come those days where, against all natural instinct, you have to entrust someone else to take the reigns of a project you have no clue about –...
5 Things I need before designing your website
2 minute read Gone are the days of browsing store-front windows in search of a business to help you re-tile your kitchen, instead people are now ogling by Google-ing. Every person with a computer or smart device, has the power of information at their fingertips. So,...
6 Shocking ways you are failing at marketing your small business
This morning my husband and I had an interesting discussion about margarine. A brand (in all aspects) is important for business. We bought a margarine different from the product we usually use. It has plain packaging, with nothing exciting about it. It is basically a...