What to Know Before You Hire a Website Designer
If you’ve never worked with a website designer before, the whole process can feel a bit fuzzy. Do you need a full brief? A Pinterest board? Should you simply say, “I need a simple website,” and hope for the best? Truth is, hiring a web designer isn’t just about getting a site built. It’s about […]
Do I Need a Support Plan for My Website? (WordPress Edition)
WordPress is a powerful platform, no doubt about it. It offers flexibility, control, and nearly limitless potential in terms of design and functionality. That’s why so many businesses rely on it. But all that power comes with responsibility. And a lot of WordPress site owners don’t realise just how much regular maintenance their website needs […]
What Working With a Website Designer Is Actually Like
Most people are unsure of what to expect when hiring a website designer. It can feel somewhat mysterious or even intimidating. Are you supposed to show up with a full plan? Do you need to know exactly what you want? Is the designer going to build something behind the scenes and then just send you […]
Do I Need a Support Plan for My Website? (Squarespace Edition)
One of the best aspects of Squarespace is its empowering nature for solo business owners. It’s intuitive, clean, and gives you the freedom to manage your site, especially when it comes to things like blogging or swapping out content. You don’t need a developer on speed dial to add a new paragraph or update your […]
Why Your DIY Website Might Be Holding You Back
I’m the last person to shame anyone for building their website. I encourage it. Rolling up your sleeves and getting stuck into Squarespace, Wix, or WordPress is a great way to figure out what your business needs. You learn a lot about your brand, your content, and what truly matters. But at some point, especially […]
Chinese Graphic Designers Push Back on AI Averaging: Why Human Creativity Still Wins
Graphic designers in China have begun to sound the alarm about AI image generators like DALL-E, Midjourney and Stable Diffusion, tools that promise instant visuals from a simple text prompt but often deliver a bland, averaged mash-up that still demands heavy human refinement. Freelancers tell me clients are skipping the collaborative briefing process entirely, opting […]
The Move That Broke My Routine (and Slowly Rebuilt It)
We moved house recently. Not just across town, but from a compact apartment in the suburbs to our first real home. A house we bought, with room to breathe and space to grow into. It was exciting. Of course it was. But it was also exhausting in ways I hadn’t quite expected. I think the […]
Is Squarespace SEO Still Bad Compared to WordPress?
If you’ve been building websites or researching platforms, you’ve probably heard the classic line: Squarespace is no good for SEO, WordPress wins every time. But is that still true? Or is it just old news that’s stuck around longer than it should? It’s fair to say Squarespace had a rough reputation when it came to […]
How to Break to Mobile Menu Sooner on Squarespace (Without the Headaches)
One of the most frustrating things in Squarespace is that you can’t easily control when the menu breaks to mobile view. Sometimes your navigation gets squashed or overlaps, and you wish it would turn into the nice, tidy burger menu a bit sooner. Squarespace gives you a default breakpoint, but depending on how many links […]
How Canva’s Veo 3 Integration Is Revolutionising Short-Form Video
Google’s integration of DeepMind’s Veo 3 into Canva changes the game for anyone who has hesitated to try video editing. You no longer need hours of tutorials, complicated timelines, or pricey software to create appealing short clips. Now, with a Canva Pro subscription or Leonardo.Ai’s tiered pricing, you can type or speak a prompt and […]