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Launching a website is such an adrenaline rush. It’s the cumulation of your vision, purpose, creative expression, and hope for connection with your ideal clients. However, it’s easy to get lost in the branding colours, logos, images, and copywriting and completely forget about some of the most critical elements… those legal requirements for websites that […]

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Legal Requirements for Websites: Policies, Terms, & Cookies!

What is Ship 30 for 30? Ship 30 for 30 is a cohort-based course that has taught over 7,000 students the fundamentals of writing on the internet. But unlike other writing programs, the Ship 30 for 30 course gets you actively writing and publishing every day. You’ll ship 30 pieces of original content in 30 […]

How Ship 30 For 30 Will Make You Love Writing in Public

Vanessa celebrating a successful ship 30 for 30 cohort

We see client reviews on practically every website that’s got something to sell. Have you ever wondered why? Good Client Reviews Matter Positive testimonials make a difference in securing work as a service provider. But, how do you get solid feedback you can actually use? Introducing The Client Success Story What if we aimed to […]

How to get memorable client reviews

How to Get Client Reviews That Tell a Memorable Story

In my past life, I worked for 10+ years at a large telecommunications company. While the pay and benefits were okay, I often felt isolated and alone – like no one understood me and my contributions didn’t matter. So, I switched careers and started my own branding & web design studio. Since 2018, I have […]

How being a service provider can enrich your life

3 Ways Being A Service Provider Can Enrich Your Life

Do you consider yourself to be a thought leader? Thought Leader: defined by Oxford as one whose views on a subject are taken to be authoritative and influential. When I first started my web design business, I launched my blog & email list because all the online experts said that I should. When you don’t know any […]

Want To Become a Thought Leader? Try Content Marketing

Vanessa Bucceri thoughts on Thought Leadership and Content Marketing

A couple of weeks ago, I attended a virtual field trip on how to shape your thoughts through poetry with the Napkin Poetry Review. Not only was it fascinating to learn about the benefits of a poetry habit for business owners like ourselves, but I also discovered a big milestone… The simple trunk – a […]

Successful brands designer Vanessa Bucceri

Thinking Big? Successful Brands Are Known for One Simple Thing

Before we dig into all the ways to celebrate wins in your business, I want to address a couple of things. Notice how I used the word uplifting in my title? Please, don’t minimize your accomplishments by describing them as small. All wins are important to acknowledge, regardless of how big or small they may […]

7 Ways to Celebrate Uplifting Wins in Your Small Business

This week Vanessa Bucceri Creative is celebrating 3 years in business! As business owners, it’s important to share our brand origin story so that others can understand and relate to them. We all start our crafts at the bottom. Our business ideas are born somewhere, someway. Today, I’m sharing how I made the leap from […]

How My Business Came to Life – A Brand Origin Story

I’ve been an avid reader of Paige Brunton’s blog for a few years now. When I was just starting out as a web designer, her advice helped me so much. Now to be featured in her web designers speak out series is such an honour. Paige posted 7 different articles in her speak out series. […]

Web Designers Speak Out | Paige Brunton Blog Feature

Investing in your business can be a scary leap of faith. It’s especially hard when finances are tight and funds are scarce at the beginning. In my first two years of business, there wasn’t much revenue to work with so I had to be selective with where the money went. Investing in My Business – […]

benefits of investing in your small business

4 Unexpected Benefits From Investing In Your Business

In 2019, I started the tradition of picking a word of the year for myself. At the time, I was eight months into my business and feeling very much like a newbie entrepreneur. Leads were few and far between. Projects I did book were sporadic and life felt very unsettled. Reflecting on My 2019 Word […]

Hello Harmony! My Word of the New Year

My 2020 word of the new year is harmony

My Top 5 Lessons Learned In The First Year Of Business On May 31st, I celebrated the 1st anniversary of my web design business! To commemorate the occasion, I wanted to reflect back on the tough lessons I learned and as I started to brainstorm ideas the list kept growing! To say this first year […]

lessons I learned in the first year of business

My Top 5 Lessons Learned In The First Year Of Business

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