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Life Is What Happens When You’re Busy Making Other Plans

By Katie Curtis | Sep 14, 2022 | 0 Comments
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I wrote a journal entry today, or I suppose now it was yesterday and I’ve been musing on it. I just finished reading “Love in the Time of Cholera”, a recommendation from a good friend, and while it wouldn’t normally be my go-to, I found it thought-provoking. It wasn’t a love-story but it was a …

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How-to Upload Your Brand Kit on Canva (VIDEO)

By Katie Curtis | Jun 29, 2022 | 0 Comments
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In this tutorial I’ll show you how to upload your brand kit to Canva, and give you a short look at how you can use your brand kit once it’s uploaded to start customizing your own designs for your own business look.

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Don’t do THIS with your Social Media Videos

By Katie Curtis | Jun 21, 2022 | 0 Comments
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I see this mistake made with business’s social media video posts.
And their photo and text posts too. Don’t do this!

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Guest Appearance on “So That’s My Business”

By Katie Curtis | Jun 17, 2022 | 0 Comments
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Because it’s by us sharing what’s authentically us, and us consuming some organization’s authentic content that we can start to attract each other and find our tribe.

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Canva Makes Video Thumbnails EASY

By Katie Curtis | Jun 15, 2022 | 0 Comments
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Ever played with Canva? Let’s make a simple video thumbnail to begin! Gary Vee inspired this one.

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Video Marketing and Efficiency

By Katie Curtis | Jun 10, 2022 | 0 Comments
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Construction Wisdom I learned a very valuable lesson while working for my dad’s swimming pool company. While the muscles I gained picking up 94 pound bags of Portland cement gave me feelings of confidence, and the tolerance for being sweaty/dirty/hot gave me a “get ‘er done” attitude, if you’d asked me what’s the biggest lesson …

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Canva: Your New Marketing Best Friend (VIDEO)

By Katie Curtis | Jun 7, 2022 | 0 Comments
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I used to be overwhelmed with all the software and know-how I needed to run the visual content of my business. Enter Canva. I hardly open Photoshop anymore because of this app/website and I feel like my business has a much more defined brand now, even as I’m still exploring and figuring things out. With …

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June Updates (VIDEO)

By Katie Curtis | Jun 7, 2022 | 0 Comments
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It’s been some time since I’ve made a video, and some SOME time since I’ve done so with any sort of consistency. But we’re back at it and have a lot planned. Not to say it’s all going to work out (in fact, I imagine most of it won’t!) but, what doesn’t work will provide …

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Get More and Better Work Done : 5 Takeaways from Cal Newport’s “Deep Work”

By Katie Curtis | Jun 2, 2022 | 0 Comments
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There are two abilities necessary for success in the New Economy: the ability to quickly master hard things and the ability to produce at an elite level. Both depend on your ability to perform deep work.

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Video Marketing MAGIC

By Katie Curtis | Mar 2, 2022 | 1 Comment

So. I’m trying to sit down and have a normal, productive day of work. And it’s really failing because I can’t get Brandon Sanderson’s latest announcement out of my head. When I watched it, sent to me this morning, it was a #1 on trending. At this point, it’s been out for about exactly a …

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Tips & Tricks

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Reels vs. TikTok vs. YouTube Shorts: Where Should Your Business Be?

The internet’s IN LOVE with short videos, and it’s hard to ignore the phenomenon that has taken over our screens. You can’t scroll for long without seeing one. The big question is, with Reels, TikTok, and YouTube Shorts all out there, how do you pick the best platform for your business’s videos? Let’s figure out …
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There's a thumbs up next to a cool coffee video still and a thumbs down next to a dog post

Don’t do THIS with your Social Media Videos

I see this mistake made with business's social media video posts. And their photo and text posts too. Don't do this!
Read More
There are polka dots on a pink background and it says how to make a thumbnail on canva gary see inspired

Canva Makes Video Thumbnails EASY

Ever played with Canva? Let's make a simple video thumbnail to begin! Gary Vee inspired this one.
Read More