Business
Agency Spotlight: How CREATIVA uses Divi and Flywheel to grow its creative business
CREATIVA (feminine singular of creative in Spanish), was born in 2014, co-founded by graphic designers and friends Maribel Aburto and Vera… Read More
65 Articles Tagged Agency advice
Business
How to keep your agency afloat during COVID-19
Depending on who you talk to, we’re either on the tail-end of the COVID-19 pandemic or we’re just ramping up to a second outbreak. Regardless… Read More
Design
Behind the brand of our Agency Partners Program
Seven months ago, Flywheel’s marketing team held a project kickoff to relaunch our Agency Partners Program, a program that ensures agencies… Read More
Business
18 unique ways agencies are finding design clients
The way agencies find clients has evolved. They’re no longer just mailing and networking; they’re trying new methods of outreach madness. Whether you work for… Read More
Business
Novella Brandhouse’s streamlined process wins the day for their clients
Novella Brandhouse is a boutique branding and design firm that helps companies define, launch, and grow their business. They are a certified women-owned enterprise located… Read More
Marketing
How to develop a knock-out marketing strategy for your design agency
It shouldn’t be a surprise to hear that design agencies are quickly becoming a dime a dozen. The market is saturated with hundreds of boutique… Read More
Business
Why brand guidelines are important (and how to create them)
“A bad logo used consistently is infinitely more valuable than even the best logo used inconsistently.” – Drew Davies, Oxide… Read More
Business, Marketing
5 Facebook advertising tools to increase sales
“No matter who you want to reach, the odds are that you’ll find them on Facebook. ”… Read More
WordPress
Why (and how) you should send your newsletter using WordPress
It’s important to communicate with your online audience, and a fantastic way of doing so is with an email newsletter. It can be challenging to… Read More
Business
Agency Spotlight: How Buzzworthy scaled from 1 to 200+ clients
Buzzworthy Studio is a Brooklyn-based creative studio that specializes in “Digitally Native Brands.” They’ve worked with businesses ranging from… Read More
Business
7 content marketing pieces your business can create
These days, content goes beyond just writing. Content is anything that can be used to inform, educate, or entertain an audience. Marketers are getting… Read More
Business, Design
Everything you need to know about a client before you brand their business
When Oxide Design Co. brings on a new client, we go through a pretty extensive discovery process. We’re of the… Read More
Business, Design
30 awesome agency websites
When you’re searching for a little inspiration for your next site design, there’s nothing quite like looking at some of the best agency websites around. Read More
Development
The web development team roles every stakeholder should understand
When you need to build a website or launch a new marketing campaign, there are actually two ways to make this happen: form… Read More
Business
How to get better client feedback
As designers and developers, our jobs get a whole lot easier when we receive clear and organized feedback. One-word answers and vague answers are… Read More
Business
Agency Spotlight: Herman-Scheer talks beginnings, business, and branding
Herman-Scheer is a branding agency in Santa Monica, California comprised of a galvanized group of strategists,… Read More
Marketing
Behind the scenes of the marketing campaign for Flywheel’s Fly July sale
For the past four years, Flywheel has launched a summer sale called Fly July featuring 3 months free on any new annual hosting plan. Read More
Business
Agency spotlight: How Anderson Creative continuously finds inspiration
Anderson Creative is a boutique, independent design and branding firm bridging the gap between art and business just outside of Indianapolis,… Read More
Business
How to get content from clients on time to keep projects moving
“At my agency, every single project was held up because of content.” This quote came from a conversation with a lady that ran a… Read More
Business
How to find new leads with higher budgets
There comes a time in every freelancer’s life when they sit down and ask this question: Where can I… Read More
Business
How to use turnkey websites to grow your agency
As you’re taking on more web design clients and trying to grow your agency, eventually you’re going to run into the natural problem of… Read More
Business
How Feast Design Co. chose their niche (and why you should, too!)
A few years ago, I met a public relations guru in Chicago who was just starting out at her own firm. Like most people… Read More
Business
3 ways testimonials can help you build a better agency
Building a successful business is no easy feat, especially in the world of web design development. Every day, it seems like there’s a new… Read More
Design
6 free ebooks that’ll help scale your web design agency
Whether it’s improving your workflow or onboarding a bunch of brilliant new clients, these six free ebooks will help you expand your design and… Read More
Design
How to successfully design for a target audience
For many people, planning a new online home is an exciting endeavor. It’s an opportunity to create something so impressive it will blow the competition… Read More
Business
How to streamline the most boring parts of your freelance design business
Most freelance creatives have one experience in common: that moment they realized how much of a creative business involves non-creative things. For me, it was… Read More
Business
To create a happier design team, turn your UX design process inward
Your people are not your products. They’re the geniuses behind your product. True, sometimes the products themselves are amazing, like Apple iPhones or Nike sneakers. Read More
Design
One agency’s secret to designing memorable homepages
People have been saying “Don’t judge a book by its cover” for as long as I can remember. But in today’s digital world, does… Read More
Business
The key to finding a web design agency that’ll help you thrive
Finding a job with a web design agency can be a great move at any stage in your career. If you’re fresh out of… Read More
Business
How to find a top-notch freelancer for your design business
As the owner of a design business, you likely are a contractor and know clients hire contractors when they need a specific job done… Read More