Launching new website or a rebrand is exciting and a bit overwhelming too. Here’s some tips from me on how to create some interest around the reveal to help you get noticed.
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Copyright and licensing of original design and illustration work is complex. There's no one size that fits all when it comes to pricing. What works for one creative may not work for another. Illegal use of images leads to distrust but when an agreement is done well then the rewards are great. The client receives something original and the creative is paid fairly; both can take pride in the outcome. This is a brief run down of common terms and licence maths. Yes, maths!
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Working with clients from across the world on their designs can be a different experience to working in your own language. Here’s a few things I’ve learned when collaborating with teams and clients that are international, in honour of International Design Day!
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It’s the subject that’s the most technical and therefore about time it had its own blog post. How do you know if your image will look alright? If its not okay, how to fix it.
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A landing page is a follow-up to any offers that you've made in your content. It's the next step toward a visitor becoming a customer. A landing page makes a trade, special offer, shares a piece of information or a deal, in return for providing contact information.
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Alongside Squarespace (read more about that here) I also work with WordPress. My philosophy is that there’s always a choice at the back-end of the website as well as the front for the users. Which one is better? Well, that’s largely down to what you prefer to use and what your website and business aims are. Both have good and bad points - you’ll find plenty of (heated!) opinions on the internet. I’m happy to show you behind the scenes, and this blog post takes you through how I create a WP site.
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This Tips and Tricks post discusses my image research services and advice on bespoke photography, licensing and copyright, model release, free image resources, paid image resources, search terms and good practice.
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I love creating websites and training clients. One of the platforms I use in Squarespace and lately I’ve had a lot of work on this platform. The process of idea to website varies a little to my workflow for WordPress and customised website development. This post is an overview of Hello Lovely’s Squarespace steps which you may find useful if you’re thinking of offering this service to your clients or you’d like to work with me on your Squarespace website.
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