Working for yourself is not easy, we need extra motivation, more efficient work systems, and on top of this - we need to be able to stay healthy mentally and physically. I believe in simplicity, sustainability and environmental consciousness above all else. These articles are here to help you achieve not only your best career, but your best life.

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What is Branding?

Branding is the strategic creation of a distinct identity for a product or company, while logo design is a specific graphic representation. Volerra Creative offers custom logo design or complete branding packages, helping canadian clients achieve a cohesive and recognizable brand identity. Consider hiring one of Vancouver’s top graphic designers and brand developers for your branding needs.

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Lifestyle Tammy Swier Lifestyle Tammy Swier

Eco Friendly Carry On Essentials

I like to travel light, after the airlines loose your luggage enough times, it just makes sense to condense your necessities to a carry on right? Travelling with kids makes this impossible, BUT I do make sure that everything we NEED is in the carry on, and everything we can do without is in the luggage. And if I am travelling sans children, I keep it to one carry on. These are my top zero waste, eco friendly, or reusable items for my carry on bag.

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Entrepreneurship Tammy Swier Entrepreneurship Tammy Swier

How To Choose A Name For Your Business

So you've got a great idea for a business, but need to figure out a name. You don't know where to start because it's such a big and permanent decision. Sure you can re-brand in a few years if it no longer suits you, but then you have to legally change your company name, get a new logo, website and branding. Better to do it right the first time. So to help you find a name, I have put together some tips

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How to spend less time on social media and still grow your business

As Someone who manages multiple social media pages as part of there job, I am all about working smarter, not harder. Spending all day using a phone is my worst nightmare, so time efficiency is key. I would love to share my strategies for spending only 15 minutes a day on Instagram, all while keeping Facebook, Twitter, and Pinterest growing at no extra cost of my time.

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How to pin Instagram photos to Pinterest

Pinterest is the #1 driver of traffic to my websites and it's one of the reasons why I’ve been able to have so much success as an online entrepreneur. When done right, Pinterest can bring your website thousands of new visitors each month, as well as direct people to your Instagram profile. First, make sure you have the Pinterest App downloaded from the app store, as I do all of this on my phone.

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25 Places to use Brand Photos

So you just got an amazing brand photography session done, your plan is to sprinkle them in social media, really make them last, perhaps put a few on your website, but then what? This beautiful collection of photos that align with your brand both visually and emotionally can be used in many other ways!

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The World Wild Web: How to stay safe online

For me, my main questions are, how do we make sure our children are safe while online, how do we educate the older generation to not fall for scams, how do we protect ourselves from being hacked, and who do we report any of these crimes to if we do fall victim? Some of our first thoughts when falling victim to a digital crime is “who do I call, who do I report this to, if I call the police am I just wasting their time, if the perpetrator is not in my country is there anything that can be done?”

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Health + Wellness Tammy Swier Health + Wellness Tammy Swier

Protein Seed Bar

If you run a business, chances are there’s never enough time in the day for you to complete all the tasks on your to-do list-let alone eat healthy. One of my best tricks to not neglecting my nutrition is to have healthy snacks that are quick to make, ready to consume when I need something before running out the door.

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The Mathea Towel Design for Tofino Towel Co.

I was so excited when Tofino Towel Co. hired me to create some new towel designs to present to them for the summer season. This particular design was created as a limited edition collaboration with Canadian Surfer, Mathea Olin, with 5% of all sales going towards supporting her journey to the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Summer Games.

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Featured in Mother Muse Magazine

Click here to get your copy of Mother Muses first release with an article I wrote about honest motherhood as an entrepreneur. Mother Muse Magazine was founded in Canada and focuses on motherhood, slow living, style and children.

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