I love the idea of a custom site for your clients where they can showcase their images in a big beautiful gallery, and have information that is easily at their disposal. Making your clients feel loved and special can be an important aspect of your business and brand. Creating clients sites for each client, however, […]

Designer Rachael Earl of Earl & Layne joins us live in studio to discuss the art of pairing fonts with your brand. She will share examples to help guide you for making the right choice of fonts for your business including how to best mix multiple fonts.

Four years ago when I bought my first DSLR, I barely knew how to use it, let alone had a CLUE what branding was. My first website was a free Wix site with their own branding slapped all across the page, my colors were black and pink. Seriously, black and pink?!?! That's not even close […]

Typography, it’s so hot right now, but what do you need to know when searching for fonts? There are several different ways that font creators give usage rights for their fonts. It’s important to know the licensing rules for a particular font before deciding if it is okay for you to use commercially (aka – […]

I read an article the other day that may cause a stir, but I’ll share it anyway. Have you noticed that lately a lot of websites look the same? In the rush toward the long scrolling website trend, somewhere along the line, things became a little, well, predictable. Feel free to disagree with me on […]

Showit is awesome for many reasons, but the one I am focusing on for this article is the capability of plus sites. Maybe you are reading this and thinking “what’s a plus site?” Well, let me tell you. WHAT IS A PLUS SITE? A plus site is just what it sounds like: an additional site […]

Designing a mobile site can be a daunting task: Reformatting, moving things around, resizing…oh my! However, knowing a few handy things can help speed the process up quite a bit and make you a happy camper in the end. [dropcap]1[/dropcap] GO IN WITH A PLAN Planning your mobile site out ahead of time makes designing […]

I read an article the other day about the continuing emergence of “non-com’s.” “Non-com’s” are domain names that are not .com’s. They are popping up everywhere, and even big name movies like The Hunger Games are ditching the .com for the new wave of “non-com’s.” iIn the case of The Hunger Games, the “.movie” extension. […]

Looking for some inspiration as you build your beautiful new Showit website? Look no further! What is a ShowiTailored Site? Simply put, a ShowiTailored site is one that is created using a Showit style group and then custom tailored by a Showiteer to match their branding. Using a Showit style group to start your website […]

Now that I know better, I'm ashamed to say that I used to be one of those people that thought a brand was something you could buy out of a box. For years, I played around with Showit and branding kits until I got something that looked great (and because Showit is so awesome, I […]