Tech That Helps Us Succeed - Wix

"The Leader in Website Creation"

Wix is a website building platform that makes it easy for users to create professional-looking websites without requiring any specialized web design skills or knowledge. This makes it an extremely helpful tool for small businesses, which often lack the resources or expertise to create a high-quality website in-house. In this blog post, we will explore the features and benefits of using Wix for your website, as well as some tips for getting started. Whether you're a small business owner, an artist, or just looking to create a personal blog, Wix has something to offer for everyone.

First and foremost we have to talk about Wix's comprehensive Activity dashboard that every user sees each time they log on to the interface. At a glance, you can quickly see some key analytics on your website and business's performance that can tell you where you need to focus your energy each day.

Another one of the key benefits of Wix is that it offers a wide range of pre-made templates and design elements that users can customize to create their own website. Wix is user-friendly and intuitive, with a simple drag-and-drop interface that makes it easy to create and customize a website. This means that small business owners can get started creating their website right away, without having to spend a lot of time learning how to use the platform.

Another benefit of Wix is that it offers a wide range of features and tools that can help small businesses create a website that is tailored to their specific needs and goals. For example, Wix offers a range of professional-quality fonts, images, and graphics that users can use to create a website that is visually appealing and effective at communicating their message. Wix allows you to choose your own unique brand colors and fonts and really tailor the vibe of your site to the vibe of your business. We hope when you land at BlanketandBoard.com that you feel warm, welcome, and intrigued.

Overall, Wix is a helpful tool for small businesses because it provides an easy-to-use, affordable, and powerful platform for creating professional-looking websites, without requiring any specialized web design skills or knowledge. We are not ashamed to admit they we may not use this platform forever. As a business grows it's needs change and our business's needs seem to be changing every day. Wix continues to be where we call home for now. We will keep you all in the loop if/when we make a change and I'll definitely try to do a follow-up blog post on which platform we chose. If you have any experience with website building platforms please feel free to share in the comments! Any and all opinions are welcome.

Tech That Helps Us Succeed - QuickBooks

"Capital for your future"

QuickBooks is a popular accounting and financial management software that is designed to help small businesses manage their finances more efficiently. It offers a range of features and tools that can help small business owners keep track of their income and expenses, create and manage invoices, and prepare financial reports. This makes it a very helpful tool for small businesses, which often struggle with the complexities of managing their finances. In this blog post, we'll take a closer look at QuickBooks and its key features.

One of the key benefits of QuickBooks is that it is easy to use, even for small business owners who have little or no experience with accounting software. The software includes step-by-step guides and tutorials that can help users get started quickly and easily, and the user-friendly interface makes it simple to navigate and use the various features and tools. Here at Blanket & Board we worked closely with our accountant Simone Quinerly from Quinerly Financial Group to understand the features of QuickBooks that our most beneficial to us. Simone has been crucial to our financial wellness as a company. Although QuickBooks does a lot for us, we cannot emphasize enough the importance of having a strong accountant on your team.

Another benefit of QuickBooks is that it is highly scalable, which means that small businesses can easily add more users and access more features as their needs grow and evolve. This is important for small businesses, which often need to be able to adapt quickly and easily to changing market conditions and customer demands. As some of you may have heard, Blanket & Board is expanding to include a mobile event space this summer. We are so thankful that QuickBooks will continue to scale with us!

Additionally, QuickBooks integrates seamlessly with a range of other tools and platforms, such as payment processors, online marketplaces, and e-commerce platforms. This allows small businesses to easily and efficiently manage their finances across all of their operations, from sales and invoicing to inventory management and payment processing. We have not tapped into these features yet, but we hope to dig deeper into them as we grow.

Overall, QuickBooks is a helpful tool for small businesses because it provides an easy-to-use, scalable, and flexible solution for managing their finances and accounting operations.

Tech That Helps Us Succeed - Canva

A creative hub for businesses big and small

In today's fast-paced and highly competitive business world, technology has become an indispensable tool for driving success. From project management to customer relationship management, there seems to be an app for every business need. In our new blog series, we'll be exploring some of the top apps that Blanket & Board uses to achieve our goals, streamline our processes, and maximize our success.

We'll be examining a range of different app categories, including productivity tools, financial management apps, social media management apps, and more. So whether you're looking to manage your team more effectively, automate your bookkeeping, or expand your reach on social media, be sure to follow this blog series for valuable insights and recommendations on the apps that can help you take your business to the next level.

First on our list is Canva. Canva is a graphic design platform that makes it easy for users to create professional-looking graphics and designs without requiring any specialized design skills or knowledge. This makes it an extremely helpful tool for small businesses, which often lack the resources or expertise to create high-quality designs in-house. Let's be honest, most small businesses don't have the money to hire a marketing professional right out the gate. Canva gives you the platform to develop your brand in those early days so that you're sending a cohesive message right from the start.

One of the key benefits of Canva is that it offers a wide range of pre-made templates and design elements that users can customize to create their own designs. This means that small business owners can quickly and easily create professional-looking graphics and designs, even if they have no design experience.

Additionally, Canva is user-friendly and intuitive, with a simple drag-and-drop interface that makes it easy to create designs. This means that small business owners can get started creating designs right away, without having to spend a lot of time learning how to use the platform.

Another benefit of Canva is that it offers a wide range of features and tools that can help small businesses create designs that are tailored to their specific needs and goals. For example, Canva offers a range of professional-quality fonts, images, and graphics that users can use to create designs that are visually appealing and effective at communicating their message. At Blanket & Board we have found it so helpful that we are able to create Brand Kits that contain our preferred fonts and colors so that we can quickly apply our unique branded look to every project we create.

Overall, Canva is a helpful tool for small businesses because it provides an easy-to-use, affordable, and powerful platform for creating professional-looking designs, without requiring any specialized design skills or knowledge. Check out our social media platforms to see some of the fun posts we've created with Canva.