Design for clients is such a particular niche and not easy to execute well. I still carry battle scars from designing websites in the late '90's and early aughts. With everyone on different monitors and clients requesting design changes particular to their view, it was quite challenging to delight clients. I once had a client ask if a site could be "more lilac" and my recollection was that was the last straw.

Fast forward a decade and a half, and a lot has changed, from responsive website design to defined color palettes derived from a client's Brand Profile. So we've begun putting a toe in the water, and as a result, we are pleased to announce a beta test of two new Design Services.

First, we are offering a Display Ads Set, with 8 images of different sizes, based on our client's choice of design directions. These ads are production-ready for Google Display Ads and Remarketing Ads, to extend your audience reach and better engage those who are already familiar with your brand.

Second, we are offering a Blog Post Amplifier. This suite of 8 images is designed to promote a single high-quality blog post. It includes a Blog Post Header Image and two Sub-Headers both with text overlay. There is also a square Pull Quote image, and four more images formatted for social media promotion of that blog post.

Contact us for pricing and details. It's a pleasure to serve you!

I've had growing ethical concerns about advertising on Facebook for a number of years now. The final straw was viewing The Social Dilemma on Netflix a couple weeks ago. In response, we are no longer going to offer FB/Instagram Ad Management.

Here's a blog post I've written that goes into more detail on my decision.

Please get in touch with any questions or concerns. Blessings,

In doing this work for nearly 20 years, we're quite sensitive to the reporting needs of clients, and it has always been a little tricky to find the right balance.

Some clients love our high-touch approach and appreciate the frequency with which we send out reports, suggestions and more. Other clients get overwhelmed by the volume of communication and tend to zone out, even when what we provide is highly actionable.

Starting in June, we are now consolidating some of our work into a single Monthly Reporting Summary deliverable. So while we are working on your behalf all month long, we are going to roll up all that work into a single report, delivered right around the end of the month.

While this isn't the sexiest update, we think it provides value, lowers friction and improves the work we do. Hope you agree!

We're a boutique agency. We operate remotely, everyone on the laptops wherever they live. So our carbon footprint is quite low to begin with. That said, it was important to us that we address our impact and offset it best we can. So we're pleased to announce that as of this year, we have formalized this commitment and we are dedicated to reducing our carbon emissions and offsetting the rest. We've overestimated our emissions on Carbonfund.org's calculator to arrive at a total that allows for growth as a business. If you have any questions about how you can undertake a similar initiative in your own company, give us a ring!

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