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Squarespace Tips & Client Systems for Web Designers & Service Providers

Detailed tutorials, shared client systems, pricing tips, and tool reviews for solo service providers and web designers who want less hustle &/or overwhelm.

FREE AI TOOL FOR DESIGNERS

An AI tool that helps you handle the hard messages

The Client Whisperer is a free AI writing tool trained to help you handle the messages you dread most—even the confusing ones you're not sure how to respond to—while still holding your boundaries, aaaaand not being unkind. 🥴

    Works in Claude (free or paid), ChatGPT (free or paid). Step-by-step instructions are included for each!

    Design, Marketing Katelyn Dekle Design, Marketing Katelyn Dekle

    Rebranding Studio 1862 as Launch the Damn Thing®!

    Let me start by saying to all of you, as I write this on Thanksgiving morning while my husband sleeps in & I’m feeling particularly happy & grateful:thank you for following along and being part of this journey with me. I love & appreciate all of you!

    Rebranding for yourself is so tough, especially for designers. Why?!

    You’d think, because we have the capability, the software, the hardware, the knowhow, –and yet? It’s still so damn hard.

    But why is it so hard for us? Why did I make the decision to change my branding or my brand colors (so many times)? Let’s investigate.

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    CHEATSHEET & TEMPLATES

    File & format terminologies & size ranges, resource lists, and pre-sized blank Canva templates for various image ratios.

    Screenshot showing image ratios and Canva templates, including a table of contents with various aspect ratios like square, horizontal, and vertical. Includes a section on blank canvas templates and an example of a 1:1 square image ratio with a building photo.
    Screenshot showing image ratios and Canva templates, including a table of contents with various aspect ratios like square, horizontal, and vertical. Includes a section on blank canvas templates and an example of a 1:1 square image ratio with a building photo.
    Screenshot of a webpage titled 'Image & Video Tips & Best Practices' featuring file size terminology tips, best practices for resolution and file size, and a table on understanding file sizes in kilobytes, megabytes, gigabytes, terabytes, and petabytes.
    Screenshot of a webpage titled 'Image & Video Tips & Best Practices' featuring file size terminology tips, best practices for resolution and file size, and a table on understanding file sizes in kilobytes, megabytes, gigabytes, terabytes, and petabytes.

    Katelyn, here!

    I’m the Founder, Owner, CEO, Designer & Educator at Launch the Damn Thing® and I love coffee, cursing & carefully laid plans. 😂 (Also reading, blaring loud music, and teaching, –but those didn’t fit into my nice alliteration!)

    Learn more over here!

    Katelyn comically shrugging with a confused expression, wearing a dark neutral pink sweater with text that says "Kind is the new cool", against a transparent background.

    Did I just totally make your day? #goals