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  • Refreshed website on design VIP Day

    Our first Web Design VIP Day

    Web Design

    Last month we launched our new VIP Day Web Design Intensive service, and had a great response! We had our first VIP Day client a few weeks ago, and I wanted to share the experience here. Our client, Angie, choose…

  • 5 Reasons Why you need a Website

    5 Reasons Why you need a Website

    Marketing

    Can you book clients or sell your products from social media? Yes! It’s a great place to start or to use if you’re testing the waters for a new idea, but your business definitely needs a website. Look professional Just…

  • Newborn Photography Website with a Warm Luxurious Feel

    Newborn Photography Website with a Warm Luxurious Feel

    Photographers, Web Design, Wordpress

    We just launched this newborn photography website for Lisa Leferve Photography! Lisa reached out right before moving to Atlanta. She was in the midst of relocating her studio, and her family. To go with the new location, we created a…

  • The 50 coffee dates project

    The 50 coffee dates project

    Behind the scenes

    Do you know where your last 10 clients have come from? I was a little surprised. I spend a lot of time on SEO and social media marketing, so I know this brings me business. What I didn’t know is…

  • Pro Photo Sites Hosting, an absolute must for photographers using Pro Photo

    Pro Photo Sites Hosting, an absolute must for photographers using Pro Photo

    Products we like, ProPhoto

    Last year I wrote an article about Pro Photo changing to a hosted platform, similar to ShowIt or SquareSpace. It still uses WordPress but they now offer their own hosting. At the time, I was lukewarm about this change. Now…

  • Struggling with what to include on your website homepage? Get our eBook.

    Struggling with what to include on your website homepage? Get our eBook.

    Marketing

    Creating content for our own websites can be hard. It’s scary to figure out what to include on your homepage when you know viewers only give it a few seconds before moving onto your competitor or just gets lost in…

  • Screenshot from a recent website design, for an international commercial photographer. Specializing in website design for photographers.

    A new website design for each of international photographer Drew Bird’s three brands

    Photographers, Web Design, Web Design Projects, Websites for Photographers

    3 websites for one photography brand This project was a massive undertaking. Drew Bird Photography is a well established photography business, who travels worldwide for projects. Drew’s company features 3 divisions within his brand: commercial, wedding and education photography. It’s…

  • Start a SquareSpace website in 5 steps for photographers and creatives

    Start a Squarespace website for your creative business in 5 simple steps

    Marketing, Products we like

    If you run a small creative business, SquareSpace is one of the easiest ways to get a website up quickly. While I am a WordPress geek, and absolutely love it for versatility, I highly recommend SquareSpace for clients that need…

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Our latest website launch! We just finished this c Our latest website launch! We just finished this custom web design for a commercial photographer. Here's a little peek... more to come!

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One of our latest website designs is shown here. W One of our latest website designs is shown here. We launched this website for Tara and Tony, a husband and wife team of branding photographers. 

Our goal was a sleek simple professional website that gets right to the point. Especially for photographers that have businesses as their audience navigation needs to be super easy to find exactly what the viewer is looking for. It's always important but decision makers in commercial photography fields really don't want to spend a lot of time looking at non-relavent content. 

We have a header photo, with a few navigation choices, followed by a statement about what they do. Under this is quick access to their galleries, by different specialities. 

Our website designs are strategic, taking the time to understand each of our clients and what they need. They always look good too, but looking good isn't enough. Websites need strategic content, and really thought out flows to convert viewers to clients. 

Looking for a new website or a strategic web session to see how we can improve your website? DM or use the link in bio to learn more.

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Candice has been a client since almost the beginni Candice has been a client since almost the beginning of my business. It's been an honor to be part of her journey, as her business has changed and grown. We just created an add-on landing page for her new service, animal communication. She's spent a lot of time training for this and is passionate about what she does. Check out her amazing photography, and learn about her new service @cusicphoto
What does mobile friendly mean these days? It used What does mobile friendly mean these days? It used to mean there was a separate version of your website for phones. Now it's just that your website adapts for the screen size it is being viewed on, whether that is a 28 inch HD monitor, tablet or phone. Besides looking good, it needs to be easy to navigate and to read when on a mobile device. Here's an example of the website I shared yesterday on the phone. The gallery is easy to click, clearly labeled and even the small fonts can still be read. Plus I always like the add the little arrow on the bottom to "return to top". This just makes it quicker for viewers on their phones to get around your website. 

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I'm so excited to share this new website for Chris I'm so excited to share this new website for Chris Marcinek Photography. This is the second time working with Chris to design a custom photography website. Not only has Chris's brand changed in the years since we first worked together, but also the focus of your business. Head over to @chrismarcinek to see her work.

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Keeping mobile in mind when designing a website is Keeping mobile in mind when designing a website is no longer enough. Phones and tablets need to be considered ALL throughout the design process, since more than 50% of viewers will go to your website on their phones first (and maybe only). We constantly go back and forth between views as we design websites. 

A few posts back, I shared this website on desktop. Here's the homepage on mobile. If you scroll back, you'll see how it converts between the two, keeping the same feel. 

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We recently completed this new website design for We recently completed this new website design for a husband and wife photography / videography team in Philadelphia. 

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With the new year coming soon, have you thought ab With the new year coming soon, have you thought about your website? 

If you are thinking that it may be time for a new website or a refresh, send a DM and we'll answer your questions (or comment below).

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How many of your clients first view your website o How many of your clients first view your website on a large computer screen like this? As designers, creatives, photographers, we'd like to think most, but it's becoming less and less true. The average is 55% of viewers are on mobile but we have to assume that this is going to be higher and higher as time goes on. 

Open your website on your phone and see how it looks. Can you read all the text? Does the flow of how you go through it work easily? Does it look like mobile wasn't an afterthought? 

Comment below or send me a DM with questions. 

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