by Sarah Spoelstra | Log Homes, Web Design
Are you a log home restoration contractor going out on your own? Or maybe your website needs a refresh and isn’t up to snuff anymore. Whether you’re going the route of a one-page brochure style website or a full-on website with a multi-page website with services...
by Sarah Spoelstra | Creativity, Graphic Design, How-to, Marketing
As designers, writers, and marketers, creativity allows us to connect with and capture an audience. We use our skills to translate thoughts into meaning and messaging. But with tight deadlines, client needs taking priority, and life’s little distractions, sometimes,...
by Sarah Spoelstra | 5 Things to Share Newsletter, Branding, Business, Creativity, Email Marketing, Graphic Design, How-to, Print Design, Social Media Marketing, Web Design
Happy Holidays Partner! Are you in holiday mode yet? I’m fighting the urge to power down my computer and turn on Christmas Vacation with Chevy Chase while I wrap presents. What about you? Speaking of wrapping things up, as we end the year, it’s important...
by Sarah Spoelstra | Content Marketing, Facebook, How-to, Instagram Marketing, LinkedIn Marketing, Social Media Marketing
Do you struggle with creating content for social media? Maybe you don’t know where to start or you’ve been at this awhile and need a creative jolt. Here are a few ideas to inspire and get your creative juices flowing. You can apply these tips to any type...
by Sarah Spoelstra | Behind the Scenes, Creativity, How-to
What do cookies and content have in common? Sometimes, you have to do something a little different to stand out. Usually, everyone brings chocolate, fudge, or peppermint cookies to the cookie swaps. I love chocolate, but I actually get a little tired of it this time...
by Sarah Spoelstra | 5 Things to Share Newsletter, Branding, Business, Creativity, Email Marketing, Graphic Design, How-to, Packaging Design, Print Design, Social Media Marketing, Web Design
Happy Thanksgiving, Folks! What are your favorite memories of Thanksgiving? Some of my favorite Thanksgiving celebrations were spent at our family’s cabin in the Black Hills. Mom would cook up a turkey, Grandma baked fresh strawberry rhubarb pie, and I’d...
by Sarah Spoelstra | 5 Things to Share Newsletter, Branding, Business, Creativity, Email Marketing, Graphic Design, How Design Live 2024, Social Media Marketing
Happy Halloween, You Ghouls! 2024 is nearly behind us—spooky, isn’t it? Don’t let the ghosts of poor planning haunt you in 2025. Get started now before the new year creeps in by: Checking your brand: Does your messaging still feel right, or could it use a...
by Sarah Spoelstra | AI Marketing, Conferences, Consumer Product Goods, Creativity, Graphic Design, How Design Live 2024, Logo & Identity Design, Marketing, Packaging Design, Print Design
HOW Design was the premiere print magazine on creativity back in the day when I graduated from design school. I’d flip through its pages looking for inspiration from other designers and dreaming of the day my corporate job would send me to the How DesignLive...