Creative Journal
Booking update: May – August 2021
It's already May, and time for another booking update! My offerings have been shaken up a little recently, so here's a quick rundown on my availability over summer: I have room to take on 3 bespoke website builds before September, so if you're...
Find a creative service
It can be hard to find a creative service in search engines sometimes, so in this post I’ve brought together a whole bunch of wonderful creatives who provide services for other small businesses.
4 seo questions to ask yourself
Thinking about spending some time getting into your SEO? Being clear on your priorities and the reason you're working on your SEO can really provide direction and focus, making things oh so much easier... so below I've suggested a few questions you...
Booking update: Feb-Apr 2021
Gosh, it's February already! How did that happen? If you're thinking about working with me soon, here's a quick update on my availability: Custom Website Designs are currently fully booked. I have availability from April 2021 if you would like to...
Rethinking happiness
Recently I was introduced to the concept of Stoicism, and I'm finding it fascinating. I've never given it much though before, dismissing it as something cold and emotionless, but I'm beginning to realise this is a complete misunderstanding, and...
Online shops I love (that aren’t Amazon)
Like so many people this year, I've been making a real effort to buy from small or independent businesses rather than lining Jeff Bezos' pockets even further. I do admit there is the odd thing I've struggled to source outside Amazon, but where I...
Tools that helped my business thrive in challenging times
I can barely believe the end of the year is starting to creep up on us, and yet it edges closer every day. As I look outside my window today, most of the leaves have dropped from their summer home on the trees, and autumn begins to slide into...
Build an Instagram landing page in Divi
If you have an Instagram account for your business, you're probably all to familiar with the quandry of what link to use in your bio. It's certainly one of my enduring frustrations that links placed into Instagram captions don't actually work as...
Do you use images legally online?
It’s a common misconception that images online aren’t copyrighted. They are. ALL images online legally belong to the person who created it. Whether you can see a copyright symbol or not (it's not a requirement!), if you re-use an image you find...
10 songs to dance the summer in
I've been finding it so easy to become lethargic during this lockdown time. As Spring eases into Summer though, I've decided there's no time like the present to shake things up, so I've been having mini dance parties with myself. It's a great way...
5 silly things about me you probably don’t know
Sometimes we just need a bit of nonsense in our lives to brighten it up (like the featured image in this post, which brightened up my life when I created it - who knew a surrealist art class would be so fun!?) Today I thought I'd just share 5 silly...
It’s ok if you’re struggling to share your work at the moment.
So am I. Lately I’ve found it really tough to put myself and my work out there in the world. Being seen takes courage even at the best of times, and right now fear and stress is so heightened that taking that leap of courage feels like one of the...