New Goal Setting with Analytics

New goal setting for small business owners using analytics

As a photographer, I am a visual person. Numbers are my kryptonite. As an entrepreneur I recognize the importance of tracking a few specific metrics, which inevitably mean numbers (god forbid, possibly even a spreadsheet). Goal setting with analytics for small business owners is an important way to prepare for, and measure growth. Today is…

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Vendor Tips for Live Events

Vendor tips for Live Events

When I was working on a business plan, preparing to launch Dandelion Digital, I played to my strength and experience…photography and social media for live events. Marketing Live Events on Social Media One of these live events was a craft show. I was so pumped to work with the organizers. Back in my employee days…

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3 Tips for Social Media Consistency

social media consistency

A couple weeks ago I was having a conversation with a client I had done some product photos for. Within our conversation he asked how my social media posts seem so consistent in its messaging. I introduced him to Cindy, my ideal client avatar. The idea of the avatar is to direct your messaging to…

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3 more Photo Tips to Elevate your Social Media

Photo tips, selfies, video, editing tools for social media

We all want to curate a perfect Instagram feed. We want to elevate our social media. Earlier this spring I started this series on photo tips for social media. We looked at lighting, building a Photo bank, and watching for distractions in your background. Go back and check it out. This month I want to…

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Photography for Social Media

Photo tips for social media

Everyone wants photography for social media tips and tricks. We all want to look great on Instagram. Filters and apps create pictures easier than ever before, but it is kind of like microwaving a pre-made dinner. The end results may be there but the craftsmanship is missing.  The last few years we have been striving…

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Is Your Customer Avatar Best Representing Your Business?

Define your Ideal Client

“In marketing, an avatar is a little fiction that helps us understand who our ideal customers are so can more easily find them”. DeVries, H. Forbes, Sept, 2019 Have you identified your Ideal Customer Avatar? Over the course of world events that hit us in 2020, there has been a shift in this avatar. Previously…

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