Clarity Eliminates Confusion and Revisions
Most website revisions don’t happen because the design is wrong. They happen because the strategy was never clear to begin with. Here’s why every website project I build now starts with a Blueprint Clarity Session, and how clarity at the beginning saves hours of confusion, revisions, and second-guessing later.
Somewhere Along the Way, I Lost My Neck
A story of necklessness, perspective, and of course, systems. Getting older means changing your perspective and sometimes losing body parts that we take for granted. Maybe it’s the beard.
Nobody Was Looking at the Seats
People at a car show may admire the paint first, but the real conversations always happen under the hood. It reminded me that businesses aren’t much different. A beautiful website gets attention, but it’s the systems underneath that actually keep your business moving. Here’s what a Saturday at a car show taught me about client flow.
If Booking an Appointment With You Feels Like Applying for a Mortgage, We’ve Got a Problem.
If I can order food, get an Uber, transfer money, and buy concert tickets from my phone at 11:37 PM while wearing balling shorts, I should be able to book an appointment with your business without getting a new pen pal (do people still have pen pals?).
Your Website Ain’t Supposed to Be Pretty
Most business owners think their website’s job is to look good. I disagree. A website should answer questions, book appointments, capture leads, and help bring in clients while you’re busy running your business. If your website isn’t working after you’ve called it a night, it might be time to stop thinking about design and start thinking about systems.
How My 18-Year-Old Niece Accidentally Changed the Way I Think About My Career
Allow me to reintroduce myself! Thanks to my niece Megan, I finally have a clarity that I’ve been chasing without even knowing it.
Service Provider Hell: The Trap of Being Talented, Broke, and Tired
There’s a special corner of hell they don’t warn you about when you start your business.
It’s called Service Provider Hell.
The Government is Spinning the Block on Your Security—What’s Your Plan B?
The safety nets you thought you had—government jobs, DEI programs, grants, and even HBCU scholarships—are disappearing fast, and waiting around for things to get better isn’t a strategy. If you’ve been thinking about starting a business, now is the time to stop relying on systems that weren’t built to protect you and start building something of your own. Entrepreneurship isn’t easy, but with the right branding—knowing your audience, defining your message, and showing up with confidence—you can make it work. The question is, are you ready to bet on yourself?
Overworking Mistaken For Badassery Helps No One
Wearing all these hats doesn’t make you a superhero. It makes you stressed, overworked, and dangerously close to sending that “I quit” text to yourself. And guess what? Your clients can feel it.
Is Your Website Pissing People Off on Mobile?
Let’s quit playing: your website’s responsiveness isn’t optional anymore. It’s 2024, and if your site isn’t playing nice with mobile devices, you’re already losing the game. You’ve seen those websites. Hell, maybe you’re guilty of owning one. You know the ones: • The text is so tiny you need to zoom in like you’re trying to decipher […]