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Losing clients to the cheaper option? It usually starts with an email like this: “Hi, how much do you charge?” If you run a service business, you know that email. No name, no details, no questions about how you work. Just a price check, probably sent to five other businesses at the same time. It’s […]

Why Clients Keep Choosing the Cheaper Option

Why Clients Keep Choosing the Cheaper Option (And How Your Website Can Change That)

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If you’ve ever tried to write your own service-based business homepage, you’ve probably hit one of two walls. Either you have way too much to say, so you try to fit your services, your process, your story, a testimonial, your latest freebie, and buttons pointing in six directions onto one page. Or you have no […]

What to Put on Your Service-Based Business Homepage

What to Put on Your Service-Based Business Homepage (A Simple Framework)

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When it’s time for a website redesign, most of us start in the same place. We browse templates, rewrite the homepage headline, or pick new brand colors. It feels productive. But it’s a bit like packing your gear before you’ve decided which trail you’re hiking. The homepage, the copy, and the design all matter. They […]

Most Website Redesigns Start in the Wrong Place

Most Website Redesigns Start in the Wrong Place (Here’s Where to Start Instead)

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Does your website give clients a reason to choose you? Here’s a quick test. Cover up your name and logo, then read your homepage like a stranger would. Could they still tell it’s yours? For most photographers, the honest answer is no. Not because their work isn’t distinctive, but because their words sound like everyone […]

Your Website Isn't Giving Clients a Reason to Choose You

Your Website Isn’t Giving Clients a Reason to Choose You (Here’s Where to Find It)

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Your website gets visitors. Your services are described. Your About page is thoughtful, your testimonials are glowing, and your booking link works. So why isn’t your website turning visitors into clients? Very often, it’s not what’s on your website. It’s the order it’s in. I’m Kate, founder of Dear Kate Brand Strategy. I’ve been building […]

Why Your Website Isn't Turning Visitors Into Clients

Why Your Website Isn’t Turning Visitors Into Clients (Even With All the Right Info)

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If you’re a Showit user installing your Meta Pixel, you now have two different places to do it, and which one you choose matters. Over the past year, Showit quietly added two new settings that a lot of people missed. You can now paste your pixel ID into a simple field, and you can add […]

How to Install Your Meta Pixel on Showit

How to Install Your Meta Pixel on Showit (Pixel ID vs. Global Head Code)

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If you’re waiting for slow season to finally build or refresh your website, here’s the good news: the work you’re doing right now is giving you everything you need for a stronger, more strategic site later. Your website doesn’t start in your builder — it starts with real moments happening inside your business today. Here […]

7 Things to Do During Busy Season to Prep for a High-Converting DIY Website

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You found a website template that looks gorgeous in the preview. You bought it, opened it up, and immediately felt stuck trying to make it fit your business. If that sounds familiar, it’s not you. It’s how most website templates are built. I’m Kate, founder of Dear Kate Brand Strategy. I’ve been running my own […]

Ready for a New Website? Watch This Before You Buy Your Template

Ready for a New Website? Read This Before You Buy a Template

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If you’re searching for a Showit website builder review to see if it’s really the right fit for your creative business — you’re in the right place. I’m Kate, founder of Dear Kate Brand Strategy. I’ve been building websites since 2011 — first for my own photography business, and later for other creatives, service providers, […]

Showit Website Builder Review: Is It the Right Fit for Creatives in 2025?

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Have you ever blamed the algorithm for a quiet inbox? I did too. For months, I thought my marketing was broken. Inconsistent inquiries. A drop in client bookings. Crickets in my DMs. I kept thinking:Maybe I just need to show up more…More stories. More posts. More reels. But no matter how hard I pushed, the […]

From Crickets to Clients: How I Fixed the Weakest Link in My Marketing