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What is it like to run a small business? 800 530 TJ Design
What is it like to run a small business?

What is it like to run a small business?

What’s it like to run a small business? As a small business owner and daughter of an entrepreneur, I’ve spent my entire life surrounded by the daily ins-and-outs of nurturing…

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Should I use social media for my small business? 600 398 TJ Design
Should I use social media for my small business?

Should I use social media for my small business?

Last Wednesday, Facebook went down for a good part of the day. Instagram and WhatsApp were also affected in the biggest outage ever for Facebook. I was fascinated by the…

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Web Design Portfolio Spotlight on Fruitful Vine Midwives 1000 658 TJ Design
Web Design Portfolio Spotlight on Fruitful Vine Midwives

Web Design Portfolio Spotlight on Fruitful Vine Midwives

I love how this website turned out! Fruitful Vine Midwives is a local company with an awesome Mom-and-Daughter duo at the helm. They offer midwifery services from the very beginning…

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e-Commerce Web Design Portfolio Spotlight on 10,000 Tacos 1000 628 TJ Design
e-Commerce Web Design Portfolio Spotlight on 10,000 Tacos

e-Commerce Web Design Portfolio Spotlight on 10,000 Tacos

If you enjoy hearing stories about family and small business, you’ll love my client’s podcast, 10,000 Tacos. This podcast is centered around life growing up in California and helping with…

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Lyft App = Good Design 150 150 TJ Design

Lyft App = Good Design

Good design should be seamless. It should be so integrated into the functionality of the product that the consumer doesn’t even recognize that it’s good design…he or she is just…

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Change the World 150 150 TJ Design

Change the World

I have a distinct memory as a young girl of seeing the shape of the letter “L” and the letter “e” in the spackling on the wall in one of…

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Keep Organized with Evernote 150 150 TJ Design

Keep Organized with Evernote

If you own your own web design business (or even just need a place to keep your misc lists), I highly recommend Evernote (https://evernote.com). It’s been a terrific tool for…

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Spotify…Inspire your Creative Side 150 150 TJ Design

Spotify…Inspire your Creative Side

I LOVE music. It makes the day brighter. Seriously. :-) If you need a little pick-me-up during the day or just want something to make the work go a little…

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Design Inspiration…Travel 150 150 TJ Design

Design Inspiration…Travel

Get away from that computer! In today’s digital age, it’s way too easy to think and live like the world is on the computer and not out there to be…

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Creativity and Problem Solving 150 150 TJ Design

Creativity and Problem Solving

I love the MythBusters TV Show. As a kid, one of my favorite books was The Way Things Work book by David Macaulay. So it only makes sense that a…

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Not Perfect 150 150 TJ Design

Not Perfect

Got an email yesterday that had this quote in it and it was super encouraging. As a designer and detailed person, perfectionism is definitely a struggle. However, I’m NOT perfect…and…

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Open-Source Culture 150 150 TJ Design

Open-Source Culture

My favorite website design base is WordPress. It’s not just for blogs. WordPress allows complete customization, a wealth of plugins for doing just about anything :-) and a great community…

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