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How To Stop Template-Hopping And Find A Web Design You Actually Love

By Jenika | August 10, 2012 |

I feel a little guilty about Tuesday’s post. Because when I was brand new to photography, I got so. darn. sick. of people telling me “Oh you don’t know what your brand is yet, it’s going to change, just keep evolving, figure out what you want to do first….” It’s not that I disagreed, but…

Why Your Logo Is Not Your Brand

By Jenika | August 7, 2012 |

It was like some kind of sick mantra: I can’t build my business until I have some kind of online presence, but I can’t put up a website until I have a logo to put at the top!! Ahh, my early obsession with logos.  A ridiculous linchpin that stopped me from moving forward for I’m-afraid-to-say-how-many…

Does Your Website Have These Three Client-Pleasing Essentials?

By Jenika | August 3, 2012 |

It is back to school month.  For your website, that is. Huh? Earlier this year, I sent out a questionnaire asking you guys to tell me about your websites.  I received a flood of responses describing in lurid detail how, essentially, most of you just want to kick your website in the shins. So I’m…

Eye of the Storm

By Jenika | July 12, 2012 |

I’m aware that I’ve been slower than normal at getting posts up this July.  This is partially because of a two-week road trip I took, but I can’t blame that really (I wrote the Van Gogh post from the beach).  Blogging is as much playtime for me as any vacation activity I can think of. …