For today's #OMHG chat we talked all about DIY'ing our own way to website awesome, we had a bunch of web designers on hand to help answer our questions + share their knowledge. While our lovely transcriptionist Geri is away on vacation I thought I would try a new way of rounding up our highlights-did you know that if you paste the link from a Tweet into a Wordpress post (in the … [Read more...] about #OMHG – October 25, 2012: DIY Web Design
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Submit your Business for a Community Critique!
Sometimes it is tough to be your own boss/designer/bookkeeper/commander of your personal army-all those slashes and hats can get in the way of objectively looking at where our businesses are at. Brand/shop/blog reviews are a powerful tool for getting insight into how a professional views your work and I enjoy offering them to clients, but the feedback always comes from my own … [Read more...] about Submit your Business for a Community Critique!
#OMHG – October 18, 2012: DIY Packaging
Continuing our monthly focus on DIY branding, yesterday's chat was all about DIY Packaging (check out peppersprout's post about evolving packaging), and as handmade creatives, we all had some great input & ideas... as well as some awesome examples! Question #1: How do you package up your goodness? This can include biz cards/press kits etc... for service based … [Read more...] about #OMHG – October 18, 2012: DIY Packaging
We Need Your Help! Let's Find Myrtle!
Hi friends! Today's post has nothing to do with DIY branding and everything to do with supporting someone in our community who could use our helping hands and big hearts. Our new contributor and tireless cheerleader of creative awesome, Danielle Maveal, has been sharing a weekly advice column on Tuesdays but when her sweet furry friend Myrtle went missing she threw herself into … [Read more...] about We Need Your Help! Let's Find Myrtle!
#OMHG – October 11, 2012: Visual Branding
Continuing this month's theme of DIY Branding, there were two great posts this week that were the basis for Thursday's chat: Visual Toolbox: Creating a Visual Brand by Sarah Stickland of CHILDish and Sourcing Creative Files by The Graphics Governess (otherwise known as Anile Prakash of Girl Friday). These ladies lay the groundwork for what was to be a lively chat covering the … [Read more...] about #OMHG – October 11, 2012: Visual Branding