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Grow Your Business with These Black Friday Sales

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Ciera Design Studio Year In Review – 2021

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Top 6 Cyber Week Sales To Help Your Business

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5 Ways To Uplevel Your Brand Image

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Why You Need To Perform An Instagram Audit

All Posts, Social Media

Why A Don’t Do List Is Important For Business

Advice, All Posts, Small Business

Why You Should Use Your Exact Brand Colors in Instagram Stories

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How To Fight Overwhelm

How To Fight Overwhelm

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Why You Need To Be Using Pinterest For Your Business

Pinterest is the top traffic driver to my website. It brings WAY more visitors than all other social media combined (yes, even Instagram).⁠

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4 Tips From My First Few Months of Motherhood

4 Tips From My First Few Months of Motherhood

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Simple Ways To Get More Done In Your Work Day

As a small business owner, you only have so much time in the day to get everything done. Sure, you could work overtime or start work especially early in the morning to give yourself a fighting chance, but this could lead to burnout if you push yourself too hard. Thankfully, there are some simple ways to get more things done each day, without the problem of exhaustion affecting your life. Take a look at our ideas.

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Top 4 Things to Consider Before Ditching the 9 to 5

We’re digging into the top 4 things to consider and prepare for before ditching the 9 to 5.

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3 Ways Contracts Can Protect Your Business

If you're not sure about whether contracts are worth the investment, here are 3 ways a sturdy contract can protect you.

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Why You May Be Suffering from Impostor Syndrome and How To Combat It

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How to Get More Email Subscribers By Using Lead Magnet Freebies

A few years ago, I increased my email subscribers by 600% in 1 month by changing just one thing – I implemented content upgrades and strategic lead magnets. I know first hand how drastically your list can grow by using this relatively simple concept: give something away for free in return for an email address. Although the concept is easy, planning this free incentive can feel a little daunting… you have to come up with the content, design it and figure out how to deliver – it can start to feel overwhelming, in which case, it keeps getting pushed down to the bottom of your to-do list and your email list growth becomes stagnant. Well, I’m here to tell you: your opt-in doesn’t have to be complicated, in fact, something simple like a cheat sheet or checklist often converts best!

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What is a Brand Board and Why You Need One For Your Business

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Are You Making It Easy For Clients Not To Pay?

Are You Making It Easy For Clients Not To Pay? Here's three reasons you are not getting paid on time.

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My Top Tip for Branding Your Business

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Top 4 Black Friday Deals To Help Grow Your Business

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How to protect your rights as a creator, artist or innovator.

How to protect your rights as a creator, artist or innovator.

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How to protect your rights as a creator, artist or innovator.

This post about copyright and how to protect yourself and your creative works is sponsored by the Copyright Alliance. All opinions are my own. Thank you for supporting this blog by allowing me to post occasional sponsored content. All sponsored posts feature products or services that I truly feel would be of interest to you. […]

How to protect your rights as a creator, artist or innovator.

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