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Is your brand designed with your target audience in mind or are you accidentally marketing to yourself?

Target Audience: Does Your Branding Appeal to Your Ideal Client? How does your target audience affect your branding? Learn if you're resonating with the ideal client or just marketing to yourself.

You’ve been making a clever product and everyone says you should sell it online. Or you’ve discovered that your brick-and-mortar business could grow by offering certain products online. Now, you’re ready to jump into the world of Ecommerce, but where do you even begin? Read on to learn about the three most common methods of selling online and how to choose what’s right for you.

How Do I Sell Online? An Intro to Ecommerce In this intro to Ecommerce, learn how to sell online through marketplaces, pre-made platforms, and WordPress websites.

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You’re launching a true Texas brand and want all of your new customers to know how much you love your state. Can you use the Texas flag in your logo? Maybe the better question is: Should you use a state flag in your branding?

Can I Use the Texas Flag in My Logo? State Symbols in Your Brand Can you use the Texas flag in your logo? Read about the pitfalls of linking your brand to a specific state in this Kettle Fire article.

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Ever wondered how to choose a graphic designer? Start with these six questions to determine if this designer if the right one for your project.

Questions to ask a graphic designer BEFORE you hire them How do you choose the right designer for your project? Check out these 6 questions to ask a graphic designer before you hire anyone.

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With so many opinions, how do you know which marketing efforts are right for YOUR business?

Best Marketing Strategies: What to Prioritize for YOUR Business With so many opinions on the best marketing strategies, how do you choose? Set priorities that are right for your business and circumstances.

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On average, people receive 121 business emails per day! Make sure yours is the one they open.
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Email Marketing: How to Build an Email Worth Opening | Kettle Fire Blog Email marketing is an effective tool if your audience reads your emails. Read our 6 tips on how to build an email worth opening.

Read our best pro tips about using images in your web design. Beyond stock photos, you can explore illustrations, animations, and more!
Collaboration with Stock Photos
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Make Your Website Stand Out: 6 Tips for Using Images in Web Design From illustrations to animated logos, learn how to use images in your web design to make your website stand out!

Wondering if it's time to redo your logo? Use our free Logo Grader and see how you score.
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Logo Grader: Do You Need a New Logo? | Kettle Fire Creative Logo Grader: This free tool will help you evaluate the success of your logo, based on the most critical criteria. No signup required. By Kettle Fire Creative.

Six tips to boost your creativity: #6 Start, even if it's terrible. See the full article at https://kettlefirecreative.com/creative-on-demand/

Six tips to boost your creativity: #5 Plan for lack of creativity.

Six tips to boost your creativity: #4 Refuse to be negative!

Six tips to boost your creativity: #3 Change it up!

Six tips to boost your creativity: #2 Read and experiment.

Six tips to boost your creativity: #1 Trust your process!

You can be creative on demand, any time. Use our tips to stir up inspiration and get the job done! https://kettlefirecreative.com/creative-on-demand/

Be Creative on Demand: 6 Pro Tips to Get Inspired Anytime You can be creative on demand. For many, finding inspiration is necessary to get paid. Use our pro tips to inspire creativity anytime. By Kettle Fire Creative.

We figured we'd put our binge watching to good use! Check out the best TV show posters of the year.
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20 Best TV Show Poster Designs of 2020 In the streaming age, TV show poster design may be even more important than traditional ads and promos. We've collected our 20 favorite show posters of 2020.

Ligatures are automatic connections between common letter combinations like "fi," "ff," or "th."

Leading, tracking, and kerning all have to do with spacing and are terms we borrow from old school moveable type printers.

Serif type has little embellishments. Sans serif just means "without serif" or without embellishments.

A typeface is what you see. A font is the tool you use (computer file).

Typography is extra confusing because we're repurposing 15th century terms. Use our quick guide to master font jargon.
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Typography Explained: A Quick Guide to Font Terminology Typography Explained: Read our quick guide on font terminology to better understand the jargon of type, such as serif, kerning, leading, and font vs. typeface.

With so many suddenly working from home, we wanted to share our tips on how to survive remote working. https://kettlefirecreative.com/working-from-home/

Survive Working from Home: 5 Tips from Remote Working Pros Working from home is a major lifestyle shift. Read our tips on how to work remotely without losing your mind with short-term and long-term solutions. By Kettle Fire Creative.

There are far too many misconceptions out there about how SEO works. Read our tips to see what Google really values. https://kettlefirecreative.com/seo-myths-user-experience/

SEO Myths: Why User Experience Will Get You Ranked on Google 7 SEO myths and misconceptions prove that Google values user experience most of all. Get tips and answers to your questions about search engine optimization.

Check out these 5 tools that help us run our business with ease!
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Small Business Tools: 5 Apps to Reduce Your Work Stress Small business tools: The right tool for the job makes all the difference. These 5 apps help with project management, invoicing, time tracking, and more.

How much should I spend on marketing? 7 Steps to a Marketing Budget

Not sure how much to spend on marketing in 2020? Read our guide and feel good about your budget.
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kettlefirecreative.com Marketing Budget for Small Business: Follow our seven-step plan. Know how much to spend on marketing, meet your goals, and watch your business grow!

How To Set Business Goals You’ll Actually Achieve

Setting and sharing goals is a great way to start the new year. Use our guide to set the SMARTest goals possible.
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kettlefirecreative.com When it comes to writing business goals, many of us have goal-setting block. You can set and achieve your goals if you write them SMARTly.

Holiday Color Palettes: 5 Christmas Color Combos Beyond Red & Green

Sick of red and green? Mix it up with these unique holiday color palettes.
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kettlefirecreative.com Holiday color palettes: Get a graphic designer's perspective on Christmas colors with these five holiday color combos and their festive inspirations.

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