🤔 YOUR WEBSITE IS YOUR MAIN SALESPERSON...
Whether you are a dancer or artist who needs to showcase your unique craft or you are a small business that is looking to elevate your brand or business, your website can be your head cheerleader, your main salesperson… sharing your story, showcasing your offerings and helping you get closer to your goals and dreams... if you let it!
A beautiful, strategically designed website isn’t just about online presence… it is one of your most valuable tools communicating who you are, what your brand is about and help you drive more business!
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📆 Our 2024 calendar is almost full... we have 3 more website project spots for the year!! … Don’t want to give anyone anxiety by talking about the New Year approaching 😅 butttt… it’s not too late to get that new website up and running before the New Year 😉!
💭If you have been thinking… it’s time for a new website soon… we’d love to chat more with you about this and help you prepare for the process. Like any creative works, a beautiful, strategic website takes some prep work. 🖌️. Starting early always pays off – so if you're eyeing a new website before the end of 2024, DM us or click the link in our bio to book a chat! 🗓️ Let's turn your vision into a reality!
✨👉🏼 SAVE this post for some website inspiration
👀 If you’ve been sending people to your Instagram or crossing your fingers no one asks for your website... this is may OR may not be your sign to get a new website up and running 🤗😍
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If you’re new here…
Heyy, I’m Teagan, the face behind, GPG Designs 👩🏻💻
⚡️We help artists, dancers and creatives launch websites they are proud of
Ready for a new website with a fun, collaborative and strategic process 👉🏼 comment 👋 below or reach out!
👩🏻💻⚡️ We launched this creative’s new business website in 10 days!!
Tell us what you think!! 👇🏼👇🏼
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Our 10 day design process is a strategic and collaborative experience that ends with you receiving a brand new, beautiful, fully customized website that you can be proud of!
Want to know more?! DM us or fill in the form in our bio!!
🗓️ We have one more spot left for August & then we are booking for October. Start gathering your content and let’s get your website launched before the end of the year 🤩🤩
We’ve all heard it time and time again… “Be consistent.” BUTTT as creatives we know that creativity doesn’t always run on a schedule.
Some weeks the ideas flow effortlessly.
Other weeks… the inspiration just isn’t there.
And if you’re an artist or building a creative business, that can make it feel like things aren’t running the way they need.
🤔You don’t need to force creativity to grow a creative business … you need a structure that supports the business around the creative part…
🤗Here are 3 things that help me keep my business moving forward while still honoring my creative rhythm:
1. Schedule the non-creative work:
Admin, emails, finances, project management. Book these into your calendar every week and treat them like real appointments. Showing up to those “boring” tasks consistently creates stability in your business, even when inspiration is quiet.
2. Capture ideas as they come:
Even if inspiration hits at 2am or in the middle of a walk, jot it down. I keep a running list of ideas for content, offers, and projects. Then, when I sit down to work, I’m never starting from scratch… I always have a seed to grow.
3. Give yourself space for focused, immersive work:
Creativity thrives when it isn’t rushed. When I’m designing a website or working on a client project, I block out pockets of uninterrupted time to fully dive in.
Your creativity has a rhythm.
Your business just needs a structure that allows it to move.
Build a business that works with your creativity not against it. ✨
✨ Fun features = smart strategy✨ Here’s how these features actually help these websites 👇
Listen…. We didn’t just add alllll these fun features “just for fun”.. I mean kinda 🙊 just to test some skills 😉😉 but they doooo have a purpose 🙋🏻♀️ because everything we do, we try to do intentionally..
We used these elements and designed experiences that engage visitors and showcase content in clever ways:
1) Flip cards for company bios → clean, interactive profiles (like playing cards), but cleans up all the text that can come with a list of company members
2) Flick-through albums → dynamic galleries that save space and keep the site minimalistic (perfect for Mel’s gallery).
3) Story scrolls → let visitors swipe through ecommerce products seamlessly whilst telling a story through unique images, each scroll tells another part of the brand whilst showcasing the product (Torreip’s shop feels effortless).
4) Animated scrolling features for an information heavy job-profit website → keeps people engaged and wanting to explore longer and gives users a break in between gathering info
5) Before & after sliders → transform products into art (like we did for Pressed in Time)
6) Website images revealed on scroll → layering website work appearing as soon as you scroll going over original hero text to get our website message across quickly, whilst showcases our work
Fun features aren’t just cute… (but that should sometimes just be a reason in itself 😊😊).. but they do guide attention, highlight content, and make visitors stay longer, which is exactly what every website needs 🤗.
✨ POV: your website just got a glow-up ✨
This website was designed to be seen, felt and remembered.
Seriously had so much fun bringing @pressedintimestudio vision to life 🌸 From their intentional flower preservation artistry to a website that truly reflects their brand (and their insanely beautiful art), every page was designed to showcase their work, feel more like them as a brand and make booking as effortless as possible for their clients 😍!
Make sure to go check them out and their beautiful new website 🤗💅🏼
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Ready for a website that you keep refreshing just to admire it 😅?! Get in touch - we would love to help bring your beautiful vision to life!
📆 We currently have 2 spots open for March…
👉 @gpgdesigns fill in the form to book a chat
When the client sends “no changes” and you reread it 3 times to be sure 😂
Just over here consistently working for these types of messages 😅
But truthfully… Feedback is always part of the process and we need it. But messages like these usually come after a long working relationship, lots of strategy conversations, and built trust that I know the brand deeply, the goals clearly, and can design with full alignment 🤗.. like an extension of their team.
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If you are ready for a collaborative and strategic process that gives you a website you are actually proud to share - get in touch @gpgdesigns 🙋🏻♀️🙋🏻♀️
When your website feels aligned, clear, and like a human runs it… it works for you 😍.
Make these your 2026 website goals!
👉 Save this for later or share with someone planning a website refresh… and if that is actually you - get in touch @gpgdesigns 🤗.
📆 We have 2 x spots open for Feb
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Also my hands are way too active when I talk to be holding a “mic” 😅
Most people don’t leave your website because they don’t like what you have to offer.
They leave because their brain gets tired.
“Cognitive load” is just another way of saying: how much thinking your website asks someone to do.
❌Too many options.
❌Too many buttons.
❌Too much text competing for attention.
❌Too many “what do I click next?” moments.
When someone lands on a website and has to work to understand it, their brain goes into decision mode not trust mode.
But when a website feels calm?
👉Clear path.
👉One main message.
👉One obvious next step.
The brain relaxes.
And relaxed brains trust faster.
That’s why reducing cognitive load isn’t about “minimal design.”
It’s about making someone feel safe enough to say yes to you.
If you want a website that feels easy to be on (and easy to say yes to), let’s chat 🙋🏻♀️😍
Most people think launching a website is the finish line… it’s actually just step one 🫣
👩🏻💻It’s easy to launch a website, but how often do we revisit it to make sure it’s still serving us?
Too often, we launch our websites and forget to keep them growing🙈. OR I do often hear people launching a website and then not understanding why it isn’t showing up on Google straight away... The truth is, building and launching a website is only step one.
🖥️Your website is a tool to support you and your creative goals, but just like your social accounts, it still needs maintenance and to stay up to date, to thrive 🥂!!
According to a recent report done by Forbes 88% of users will not return to a website if they had a bad experience... and this includes out of date info or designs 👀.
Setting goals to update, improve, and grow your website regularly will allow even more people to find you organically and keep your people coming back🤩!
A website launch is just the start, not the finish line.
🗓️Start to set real, actionable website goals and keep the momentum going long after your launch. Let 2026 be the year you give your website the love it needs to thrive!
💌Save this post for a list of items to help get you started or as a reminder!
Or do you need help with some updates or maintenance ? 🙋🏻♀️Reach out to us @gpgdesigns - we’ve been helping artists and creatives launch and maintain websites that they are proud of for over 8years🩷
Let 2026 be the year you give your website the love it needs to thrive🥂
Start small if you need to… even a few updates a month can make a huge difference.
💌 Save this post as a reminder: your website is only a few tweaks and consistent energy away from truly making an impact. Clarity, fresh content, and intentional design can turn it into your most powerful tool… not just a “professional” page online.
Your website deserves attention… and so does your business. ✨
If you’d rather skip the stress and let someone else handle this - reach out to us @gpgdesigns . We help creatives build and maintain websites they’re proud of… and that actually work for them 🤩
Revamping your website in 2026? Start here ✨
Before colours, fonts or trends.. you need clarity, alignment & an easy path to “yes.”
Get clear. Get aligned. Make it easy to book or buy.
Your website isn’t one-and-done… it evolves as you do.
💌 Need support? Send me “WEBSITE” and let’s build something that works and feels good for you 🤩
