5 favorite logos for beauty

1// Swell Logo on Miss Modern

2// Ombre Logo on Miss Modern

3// Katie Spa Logo on Miss Modern

4// Studio Younic on Etsy

5// Studio Younic on Etsy

Tools + Tips | Sunrise App

My personal favorite scheduling app. It's compatible with Google Calendar, many social media sites, and super easy to use. Add multiple calendars and coordinate with other users so everyone can stay on the same page. 

5 Favorite Facebook Coverpage Templates

To help build a polished brand and keep all your social media efforts seamless and looking professional, make your Facebook business page look as close to your website as possible. Here are my top 5 favorite Facebook coverpage templates.

1// Bundle of 6 Fancy Facebook Coverpages on creative market
2// Facebook Timeline Cover V.2 on creative market
3// Facebook Timeline Cover Set on Etsy
4// Photoshow Template on Etsy 
5// Magazine Style Facebook Cover on Etsy

Tools + Tips | Phonto App

I use the Phonto App on a daily basis to create simple, great looking graphic designs for my brands on the go. Start with a blank canvas and you can type amy messages using the dozens of font choices and text color that come free in this app. 

Unlock the Power of Pinterest on creativeLIVE

This class was truly amazing. There is so. much. potential for all businesses to start marketing on Pinterest, and it's free. It is a huge untapped resource, and this course walks you through step by step how to make the most of it. View the intro and purchase the course on creativelive.com.

3 Instagram Accounts to Learn from

Instagram is growing fast and furiously, and I'll bet that many of your clientele or the clientele that you want to attract is on Instagram. If you haven't dived head first into this social media platform, there's no better time than the present. These are my three favorite beauty feeds that are offering consistent, quality content to their audience on Instagram. 

1// SNMAKEUP

This is a Phoenix based makeup artist that works with a lot of photographers, so she has a beautiful curated collection of images and behind-the-scenes shoot peeks that keep her feed on point. There are also a lot of great selfies that keep her readers connected to her personally and see how she interprets beauty trends on herself.

2//Jen Atkins Hairstylist

This is a stylist to the stars, but any stylist can easily replicate her instagram strategy and take iphone photos of your clients post-style and write in the products you used on them with an app like Phonto or Rhonna Designs.

3// Drybar

One of my favorite beauty brands due to their brand quality control and consistence and unique, quirky personality. Their instagram feed is curated to appeal to their ideal client. 

5 Favorite Wordpress Themes

Ready to take your web presence to the next level? Start a Wordpress blogsite with one of these great theme designs

1// Jane on Creative Market
2// Stilista on Creative Market
3// Side Folio Responsive on Creative Market
4// Circles on Creative Market
5// Admonish on Etsy

Need a designer? Contact info@evolve-beauty.com for a consultation to get in touch with a design partner. 

Tools + Tips | Rhonna Designs App

Full disclaimer: I am on Rhonna's Design Team so I obviously love everything about this app, and you will too. You can add text on top of your photos and even some fun festive designs. The app is designed for personal use only so you can't take the images and create a logo with the designs unless you purchase a commercial license; but you can spread some creativity and cheer with your images of your clients or your own personal images! At $1.99, it's the best investment ever.  The best thing about Rhonna Designs App is the free video tutorials you can watch to get you started. You can find the Rhonna Designs video tutorials here.

 
Getting Started with the Rhonna Designs App from Rhonna Designs on Vimeo.

Social Media Bootcamp on creativeLIVE

A HUGE crash course on social media strategies- perfect for those of you who want to level up their social media efforts and create compelling content. Watch the intro videos and purchase the course on creativelive.com

3 Facebook Business Pages to learn from

There are many ways to customize your Facebook Business page, and many different types of content to share with your audience. Here are my three favorite business pages that are rocking Facebook.

1// drybar

2// Maxine Salon in Chicago

3// Kate Spade

Give them all a like and keep up with what they are doing to attract and keep clients on Facebook. Remember- you don't have to reinvent the wheel. Do your version of what Corporate Brands are doing.

5 Favorite Blogger Templates

Your blog is your voice, and starting a branded great looking blog is easier than ever with some inexpensive and gorgeous templates. Here are my top 5 picks for blog templates to use on a free blogger.com blog. 

1// Goldfish Lily on Etsy 2// Doree on Etsy 3// The Wish template on creative market 4// Gold & Glitter blog template on creative market 5// Charlotte Blogger Template on etsy

Tools + Tips | Mail Chimp

I spoke at length about my love of Mail Chimp at my first Social Animal Course; but I had to reiterate here how amazing it is. Gone are the days that a simple types out email message is acceptable for small business. You now have to run with the big dogs and Mail Chimp makes it so easy to create visually stunning email campaigns for FREE. I said free, people. Doesn't get any better than that.

Cookie Web is a consulting company that have made awesome and simple tutorial videos to help you get set up with Mailchimp and create lists within MailChimp.

Here is the first tutorial video, Creating a Mail Chimp Account 

The second tutorial is Importing and Creating Lists



I will be posting a video about creating Mailchimp Campaigns in the near future that I will be sharing at my Social Animal class next February, so stay tuned for that! If you would like to stay current on all the Evolve news you can subscribe to our Email Newsletters here.

Fearless Marketing on creativeLIVE

Get a plan together and learn some in-depth solutions to create the best executable marketing strategy with best-selling author and marketing expert Barbara Findlay Schenck. View the intro videos and purchase the course at creativelive.com.

Welcome to the New Evolve Business Blog!

I'm so excited to re-launch the Evolve Beauty Business blog, where I will be curating a ton of valuable information, tips, recommendations, and more for the students of my marketing classes and my growing online audience.

As a Glamour Photographer with a fashion flair, I work closely with Beauty Professionals and have started Evolve to give my personal take on marketing and leveling up hairstylists and makeup artists businesses.