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I’ve been able to connect with a lot of amazing women over Instagram this past year. One of whom is Jaime. She is a wedding and events coordinator based here in Oregon. We both “met” online last year and have stayed in touch since. I love seeing her passion and talent shine when she coordinates […]

client projects, Websites

Website Highlight: Jaime Ta Creative

⁠⁠If you have a website I’m sure you’ve heard of SEO and its importance. But what if you don’t actually know what it is?! Not to worry! Here is a quick crash course on SEO and some tips you can implement TODAY on your website. SEO stands for Search Engine Optimization, and it focuses on […]

Websites

What is SEO?

⁠⁠A logo won’t fix a problem. ⁠⁠ And a brand isn’t just a logo. ⁠⁠ There I said it.⁠⁠ Building a logo isn’t the only thing you need.⁠⁠ It is part of what you need in your branding, but it is not the ONLY thing. I see a lot of people asking for a designer […]

Branding, Design

A Logo Won’t Only Cut It

Want to learn a Showit SVG Trick? Did you know that the elements on a website should not be PNGs? Especially your design elements?⁠⁠ The design elements you see in the background of my site should be an SVG—or scalable vector graphics. These are images that can be rendered at any size and not get […]

Websites

Adding SVG To Website

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Who said working with friends is hard?!⁠⁠I had the ABSOLUTE joy of working with my best friend Sarah @hello.clutter this summer on two projects.⁠She had won a giveaway I hosted and we started to work on two custom PDFs for her clients. ⁠A welcome guide and a guide for onboarding new clients. Sarah let me run with […]

client projects, Design

Brand Highlight: Hello Clutter

Attention all business owners!⁠⁠ ⁠⁠You’re going to want to make sure you have this tiny feature added to your website.  ⁠⁠A favicon!⁠⁠ Also known as a Browser Icon or Sub Mark. You may be wondering, Maggie, what is a favicon?!⁠⁠ ⁠⁠A Favicon is a website icon that sits in the browser of your search engine. […]

Websites

What is a Favicon? And Why You Need One

Who doesn’t love a good sweet treat? I have the BIGGEST sweet tooth and being able to enjoy a cookie after a long day is a pure delight. A close second to eating the cookie is being able to design a full rebrand for the talented Rachel Parks at The Rolling Pin. Rachel and I […]

Branding, client projects

Brand Highlight: The Rolling Pin

Do you know what a 404 page is? ⁠⁠ ⁠⁠No? That’s totally okay! ⁠⁠ ⁠⁠What is a 404 Page A 404 page is the page that pops up when you type in a URL wrong, or when a page no longer exists.⁠⁠ I can’t be the only one to have accidentally typed in the wrong […]

Websites

The Benefits of Custom 404 Pages

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Can I let you in on a little secret? ⁠ Link in bios steal your traffic.😨😨 You miss out on website traffic if the link in your Instagram bio isn’t built in your website. ⁠Think about this. If you’re using a third-party link in bio app, like milkshake, linkinbio or linktr.ee, you are directing people […]

featured, Websites

Problems With a Generic Link in Bio

image of cell phone with instagram open next to a mug of tea

Did you see this glow up???⁠⁠ ⁠⁠One of the most surprising networking places for me has been Facebook Groups. I joined a Mom’s Facebook Group earlier this year and just started to engage on the page. Then I saw a mom boss inquiring to the page if there were graphic designers who could help with […]

Branding, Design, featured

Brand Highlight: Ashley’s Tasty Bits