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Squarespace vs WordPress: Why Business Owners Are Choosing Simple and Strategic
Thoughts & Feelings, Website Tips Sheridan Burns Thoughts & Feelings, Website Tips Sheridan Burns

Squarespace vs WordPress: Why Business Owners Are Choosing Simple and Strategic

If you’ve ever felt a little awkward saying your site isn’t on WordPress, or wondered if you’re somehow less legitimate because your backend doesn’t look wildly technical, you’re not alone. I hear this all the time, and it usually comes from very capable business owners who’ve been told that harder equals better.

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The Power of Intention — In the Arena and in Business
Thoughts & Feelings Sheridan Burns Thoughts & Feelings Sheridan Burns

The Power of Intention — In the Arena and in Business

Those who are going to win next year are already putting in the effort now. That might sound a bit woo woo, but stay with me. There are 50 days left in 2025. If you just became 1% better every day for the next 50 days, you’d already be 50% ahead of everyone else rolling into 2026. That’s not manifesting, that’s math. And it’s powerful. Saying I will be 50% better this time next year sounds impossible. However, saying I can be 1% better everyday is a lot less intimating! 

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Where to start? Planning for a new year as a small business owner
Thoughts & Feelings Sheridan Burns Thoughts & Feelings Sheridan Burns

Where to start? Planning for a new year as a small business owner

in classic Sheridan fashion, I’m kicking off the new year with a slight realignment. Taking time off over the Christmas/New Year break allowed me to reflect on the future of my business. In 2025, you’ll see a subtle visual shift for SB Studio—refining the brand and how I present myself as a business owner, designer, and service provider. Watch this space! (P.S. Designing for yourself is so stressful.)

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