(Even If You’re Not Sure Yet) There’s a specific kind of discomfort that comes from being further along than your brand looks. You know you’ve grown. Your clients know you’ve grown. But your website, your Instagram, your pricing guide? They’re still telling last year’s story. Or the year before that. Knowing when to rebrand isn’t […]
A great website template is like finding a space with really beautiful bones. The layout makes sense, the proportions feel right, and you can already picture your brand living inside it. It doesn’t feel like a compromise — it feels like a starting point. That’s the standard I hold templates to, and it’s why I’m […]
You open Canva to make a quick Instagram graphic. Twenty minutes later you’re squinting at two slightly different shades of the same blush pink, trying to remember which hex code is actually yours, and wondering why nothing ever quite looks like it goes together. If that’s a familiar feeling, this post is for you. A […]
Why I Use Showit for Every Client Website (And What You Should Know Before Choosing a Platform) You’ve spent forty-five minutes trying to move a text block three inches to the left. You’ve refreshed the preview seventeen times. You’re starting to wonder if your website will ever feel like it actually belongs to your brand […]
Why I Use Showit for Client Websites
As a brand and web designer, I’ve worked with a variety of platforms over the years. And while every platform has its place, I find myself returning to Showit again and again — for my clients and for my own work.
If you’re a photographer, artist, or creative business owner trying to figure out where to build your website, here’s my honest take — including a brief comparison with Squarespace for those of you weighing your options.
I’m Kirsten.
Brand and Website Designer. Photographer. Artist. Mother. Creative.
I started my creative business the same way a lot of you did, alongside real life, with big dreams and limited time. I know what it feels like to want your brand to look like the business you're building in your head, not the one you had time to pull together last year.
I work with creative women, photographers, surface pattern designers, and small business owners building something meaningful. Together, we create strategic brands and websites that feel beautiful, intentional, and genuinely like them.
The Platform
Meet ShowIt: Your New BFF
Showit is the website platform I use for client projects. It gives you complete design freedom without requiring any code, plus it has built-in hosting, and a genuinely wonderful support team. It's designed for creative business owners who want a beautiful, custom site they can actually manage themselves after launch.
You can learn more through my link below—I’m a ShowIt affiliate and use it for my client website projects.