When you consider branding your startup pitch deck to show potential investors, you might be thinking about just slapping your logo and your website URL on the bottom of every slide and calling it a day. I mean…that’s better than nothing. But branding is so much more than your logo. And pitching to investors is […]
Are you considering renting a commercial office space for your service business? Getting your very own “brick and mortar” office is a big deal and an exciting time in your business! If you’re like us, you will relish the idea of having a space of your own to design and enjoy with your clients. Leasing […]
When you first started your business, did you write your 40-page business plan before or after ordering your business cards? Wait, what’s that? You didn’t write a business plan? Gasp! The horror! Just kidding, samesies. If you’re like many of us starting out in entrepreneurship, you did not write a business plan because it’s intimidating, […]
Candy Phelps, owner of Bizzy Bizzy, was featured on Authentic Business Adventures with James Kademan of Draw In Customers! We reveal the secret to being able to create a brand or website in a day. You’ll be surprised how crazy simple it is! Plus, learn about Candy’s obsession with entrepreneurship and how our office caught […]
When Do You Know You Need an Office? Like most freelancers, I started my business working from the kitchen table. It was 2009 and I was living with my husband Tim in our teeny one-bedroom condo in Illinois. When I first started working from home, it was life changing because I had spent years schlepping […]
Online printers such as Vista Print and Got Print have made getting business cards extremely cheap and easy for startups. If your budget is limited, you don’t need a graphic designer to design business cards for you (although we definitely recommend it!) But if you choose to order your business cards online using one of […]
Written by Sally Stirn In the words of WordCamp Central “WordCamps are informal, community-organized events that are put together by WordPress users like you. Everyone from casual users to core developers participate, share ideas, and get to know each other.” With a little more than a week of reflection and review I’ve decided to share […]
This Thanksgiving, I’m incredibly grateful to be working in a career I love, helping customers who are passionate about their businesses! We’re grateful for the resources and technology available to small businesses that allow us to grow, learn and evolve. Just a few shoutouts this Thanksgiving to organizations and programs for which we are grateful! […]
It is the night before WordCamp Milwaukee, so I decided to sit down and do a crappy quick recording of this song I’ve been working on. It’s pretty rough, but we hope you still find it amusing! Get ready for the remix! #theseosong / #growyourseo / #thegooglesong Google Google Will You Marry Me? By […]
I recently joined 100 State, the co-working space in downtown Madison, and I am excited to be a part of all the community-oriented projects and entrepreneurial ventures there. In particular, I’m pleased to announce Grow Madison, a new venture formed by myself and a few other local website developers and marketing experts in Madison. Our […]