A mood board is a collection of visuals–images, fonts, and patterns—that convey a particular message. Its purpose is to capture a brand’s personality and establish a taste of the design to come. We’ll show you why mood boards are essential to the design process and how they help you create designs that resonate with your clients.

Elizabeth Sheils, co-founder of the popular CRM, Rock Paper Coin, joins me on the podcast today for a wide-ranging interview. Initially we set out to discuss proposals and her unique take on where unique proposals fit into the booking process. But the discussion evolved into a discussion about the current climate of the Wedding Industry, […]

This week I’m joined by Chad Campbell of Teach Well Online. Chad and his wife Becca Campbell are good friends and frequent guests on our podcast. You might know them from their success of Little Z Sleep, The Course Company or The Sleep Sorority.

In this episode we dive into finding an audience for your online course, choosing a topic and how to begin structuring your content in a way that makes sense for the learner.

Typography refers to all aspects of lettering, from the font itself to the size of the text, the spacing between letters, the spacing between lines, the length of each line of text, and even the color of the text. If done well, typography will convey a powerful, visual story. In this post, we will teach you the key typography tools so you are well-equipped when choosing typography for your business. 

Today I’m joined by photographer and business coach Christa Rene. We’re diving into… All without feeling overly salesy. And even though a lot of the examples we share are photographer specific, I think that a lot of the principles talked about in this episode can be applied to most service based businesses. If you’re ready […]

Today’s guest is Daniel Shear, co-founder of Season’s Yield, a bakery here in the Shenandoah Valley. We’re chatting about how he and his wife built their business selling loaves of bread out of their house and it’s evolution into Bread Days, a bi-weekly experience that hundreds, sometimes up to 1000, people attend at their farm. […]

In this blog post, we’ll walk you through our step-by-step process for choosing the best website design for your specific needs. 

Explore one of the marketing techniques Wilson used to successfully launch their new product: the art of scarcity. This is how you can successfully utilize scarcity to increase client conversions. 

If you’re thinking about becoming a designer or if you’re already a designer and you want to start designing and selling Showit website templates, this is a great place to start. We cover what you need to get started, helpful Showit resources, our favorite ecommerce platforms for actually selling templates, where Krista designs templates and some of her favorite design related tools, and what kinds of support we offer for template sales.

Today’s episode features Kat Schmoyer, founder of KS Agency, an agency that provides innovative services for businesses that want to create, launch and sell digital products. We’re talking more about what it would look like if you’re going to launch a digital product, what Kat would recommend doing in order to get you that product launched, and how an integrator might help you.

Are you looking to sell products (or website templates) on your Showit website?  No sweat!  While Showit is not a native e-commerce platform (like Shopify), there are ways that you can turn your Showit site into an online storefront. In this blog post, we’ll share three of our favorite tools to transform your Showit site […]

Today on the podcast we’re joined by our good friend and fellow Davey + Krista designer, Sara Metzger. Sara has been on the team for nearly 5 years and she is the genius behind many of the custom brands we create. We’re walking you through the exact process we use to define aesthetics and ultimately create color palettes for our clients.

Having a well-designed online presence is no longer a luxury. It’s a necessity.  As a modern business owner, you need a professional website that converts visitors into clients. But how many of us have backgrounds in website coding? (*cough*…other than Krista) You didn’t start your own business so you could get a second degree in […]

We’re chatting with Pinterest expert, Kate of KH Social, about all things Pinterest 2024. We talk about current best practices, how to use Pinterest to drive traffic to your site for years to come, how many pins you actually need to share in a day to be successful using trends and how to get started if Pinterest is new or the extent of Pinterest use includes recipes, outfits, and wedding inspiration from that time you were engaged in 2014.