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The Cultivators

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The Cultivators specialize in professional website design & brand development. With over 16 years of experience, our goal is to help startups & small businesses in the rural area stand out from their competition.

09/26/2026

September has been full.

Full of projects I’m really proud of, new clients, big ideas, long days and a lot of moments where my brain has been about 14 tabs past capacity.

This week I also pushed myself outside my comfort zone and went to Sunset Social, hosted by Tina Venturella.

As someone who would happily choose leggings and working quietly behind my computer over walking into a room full of people I don’t know, I’m really glad I went.

I met so many incredible women building businesses, taking risks and figuring things out as they go.

I also got to experience it with my friend Janine Janine Edwards (Hogg) | Ottawa Real Estate Agent the main sponsor of the evening, who was stepping back into the networking world too. And the beautiful Eleven Love Eleven Love | Wish Bracelets + Handmade Jewelry bracelet in the swag bag was such a thoughtful touch. 🤍

The whole evening had me thinking about something I’m trying to get better at:

Listening when my nervous system is telling me I need a little less.

Less rushing.
Less checking.
Less feeling like every spare hour needs to be productive.

When you run a business, there will always be something else you could be doing.

But I’m learning that growth isn’t just about how much I can fit in.

Sometimes it’s knowing when I’ve done enough.

So as September turns into October, I’m giving myself permission to slow down, be present and make a little more room for life outside of work.

Maybe you needed that reminder too. 🤍

Photos from Sunset Social Social 17 | Soul-Led Marketing Agency by Amy Zambonin | Ottawa Brand Photographer

09/16/2026

I’m not just designing your website.

I’m quietly in the background of your business more than you probably realize.

I’m on dozens of shared Canva accounts.
I have logins to websites, hosting dashboards, email tools, and booking systems.

I know which platforms stress you out and which ones you avoid touching altogether.

I’m often the person you message when something breaks five minutes before a launch.
Or when a button “just disappeared.”
Or when you’re not sure if it’s you or the website that’s the problem.

I see the behind-the-scenes mess.
The half-finished ideas.
The things you want to change but haven’t had time to think through yet.

And that’s kind of the point.

My role isn’t just to make things look good.
It’s to hold context, continuity, and calm while your business evolves.

To be someone who understands how everything connects.

And someone you don’t have to re-explain yourself to every time.

If you’ve worked with me, you know I’m not just there for the “launch.”

I’m there for the growth, the pivots, the updates, and the moments where you just need someone in your corner who gets it.

That’s the work I care about most.

09/14/2026

SEO, AEO, GEO... because apparently one acronym wasn’t enough.

If you’ve been hearing more about AEO and GEO lately and wondering whether SEO is suddenly old news, it isn’t.

What’s changing is how people search.

We still Google things, but we’re also asking full questions, using tools like ChatGPT, and expecting answers that are specific to exactly what we’re looking for.

The good news? You don’t need three completely separate strategies.

A website that clearly explains what you do, answers the questions your clients are actually asking, shares genuinely helpful content, and demonstrates your experience is building a strong foundation for SEO, AEO and GEO.

So while the acronyms might be getting more complicated, the goal is actually pretty simple:

Help the right people find you, understand what you do, and trust you enough to take the next step.

And yes, this is exactly why I’m always talking about having a website that does more than just look pretty.

09/11/2026

Coaches, therapists, and service providers: this is said with affection.

You do deeply personal, nuanced work...so of course it’s hard to reduce it to a few sentences on a website. But when your copy gets too broad, the people who need you most can’t always recognize themselves in it.

“I help people feel empowered” is true. It’s just not quite enough information for someone who is tired, overwhelmed, stuck, navigating a big change, or trying to decide whether to book.

Specific doesn’t make your work smaller. It makes it easier for the right person to find you.

What’s one phrase from your industry that sounds lovely, but doesn’t actually tell people what you do?

09/09/2026

A random reminder to look at your own website. 👀

I know. You have things to do.

But when was the last time you actually went through your website like a potential client would?

Not to redesign it. Not to decide you suddenly hate your fonts.

Just to make sure everything still makes sense.

A few things worth checking:
→ Is there a service listed that you don’t really offer anymore?
→ Did you change your pricing everywhere except your website?
→ Is your About photo from three haircuts ago?
→ Do all your buttons and links actually go where they’re supposed to?

And one people often forget…

When was the last time you actually tested your contact form?
Not just looked at it. Fill it out. Hit send. Make sure it lands in your inbox.

Because “huh, it’s been a little quiet lately…” is probably not how you want to discover there’s an issue. 😂

Then take a look at the bigger picture.

Can someone tell what you do within a few seconds?

→ Is it clear who you help?
→ Are your services still accurate?
→ Is there an obvious next step?

And maybe the most important one:

Does your website still represent the business you’re running today?
Businesses change. Offers evolve. Content gets outdated. Websites need a little check-in every now and then too.

You don’t necessarily need a new website.

Sometimes you just need to make sure the one you have hasn’t been quietly living in 2024 while the rest of your business moved on.

Consider this your reminder to go look at yours.

I apologize in advance for the 14 things you’re about to notice. 😂

09/03/2026

Back-to-school, but for business owners.

No new backpack. No freshly sharpened pencils. No indoor shoes.

Just me cleaning my desk, reopening the tabs I strategically ignored all summer and looking at my plans for the year like…

Oh. There are only four months left of 2026.

September always does this to me.

July and August feel like we have tons of time.

Then September hits and suddenly we’re entering the four-month period where we’re apparently supposed to:

Finish everything we said we’d do this year.
Get back into a routine.
Plan for next year.
Run our businesses.
Prepare for the holidays.
Have a social life.
Remember spirit days.
And somehow figure out what’s for dinner every single night.

Personally, I’d like to speak to whoever decided September through December should contain approximately 14 months worth of activities.

😂

That being said, I kind of love it.

My brain feels like it’s back online. I’m excited about the projects I’m working on, I’m ready for a little more routine, and there’s something about September that makes everything feel like a fresh start.

So... back to school we go.

Do business owners get indoor shoes? Because I feel like we should.

09/01/2026

A new brand + website for MW Music 🎹

When Meganne first reached out, she knew she wanted her brand and website to better reflect who she is and the experience she creates for her clients.

But there were two very different sides of her business to bring together.

Meganne is an Ottawa piano teacher with a PhD in Piano Pedagogy, working with children, teens and adults to build confidence and a meaningful relationship with music.

She’s also a wedding pianist, helping couples choose the songs that will become part of some of their most important memories.

The challenge was creating something that could hold both.

We wanted the brand to reflect her expertise without feeling overly academic. To feel elegant enough for weddings without feeling too formal for piano students and families.

Warm. Artistic. Approachable. A little dreamy. And unmistakably hers.

We started with a new visual identity built around her MW initials, a rich burgundy palette and a balance of timeless and expressive typography.

Then we brought it all into the website.

The website was originally planned as a one-page site, but as I worked through the strategy and content, I knew squeezing these two sides of her business onto one page wasn’t the best solution.

So we changed course.

Her new site has dedicated spaces for Piano Lessons and Wedding Music, making it easier for each audience to find exactly what they’re looking for while giving the website a much stronger foundation for search.

And one of my favourite parts of the entire project was receiving this message from Meganne when we wrapped up:

“I was really overwhelmed at the thought of making my website and branding by myself, but with your support, the process was smooth and fun.”

That right there is what I want the process to feel like.

You don’t need to come to me knowing what your website should look like, how many pages you need, or exactly how to position everything.

That’s part of my job.

Welcome to the new MW Music. 🤍

Brand strategy, identity + website design by The Cultivators.

I have just a few project spots left for 2026. If a new website or brand has been on your list, now’s a good time to get in touch.

08/26/2026

9 years married. 15 years together. 🤍
Which means we’ve been through a lot of versions of ourselves together.

Careers. Houses. Big decisions. Hard seasons. Really good ones.

We became parents and somehow our little girl is almost 7. ❤️

And somewhere along the way, there was a version of me who desperately wanted to leave the security of my career and build something of my own... but was terrified to actually do it.

You believed I could before I fully believed it myself.

There are so many things we’ve built together over the last 15 years.

But the life we’ve built is still my favourite.

Happy 9th anniversary to the person I still want beside me for all of it.

The big stuff.

The ordinary stuff.

And whatever version of us comes next. 🤍

08/25/2026

Spend enough time listening to business influencers and you can convince yourself you’re doing absolutely everything wrong.

You should be posting every day.
Actually, posting every day is hurting your reach.

You need a personal brand.
No, stop making your business about you.

Raise your prices.
Create a lower-ticket offer.

Niche down.
Wait... not THAT far.

You need passive income.
A podcast.
A newsletter.
A funnel.
A course.
A community.

And apparently you’re supposed to do all of this while working four hours a week. 😂

It’s a lot.

You can be perfectly happy with your business, open Instagram for 20 minutes, and suddenly feel like you need to rethink your pricing, your services, your marketing strategy and possibly your entire personality.

I’ve fallen into it too.

But the longer I run my own business, the more I’ve realized:

Not every piece of good business advice is good advice for YOUR business.

You don’t have to scale.
You don’t need a huge team.
You don’t have to sell a course.
You don’t have to post every day.
You don’t need to turn every idea into another revenue stream.

And you definitely don’t need to change something that’s working just because someone on the internet told you there’s a better way.

Learn from people. Try things. Change what’s not working.

But don’t let someone else’s version of success convince you that yours is wrong.

Maybe we all need to spend a little less time listening to what we’re “supposed” to be doing and a little more time trusting ourselves. 🤍

08/21/2026

You can build your own website.

And I genuinely mean that.

There are incredible tools available now. Templates, tutorials, drag-and-drop builders and a YouTube video for almost every problem you could run into.

And I have a lot of respect for business owners who tackle it themselves and come out the other side with a website they’re proud of.

But there’s another side of DIY websites that doesn’t get talked about enough.

The time.

It’s not just the hours spent building.

It’s figuring out what pages you need. What should go on the homepage. How to explain what you do. What potential clients are actually looking for. How it should work on mobile. What SEO settings you need.

Then there’s figuring out why the form isn’t sending, why something looks different on mobile, or why something that should be simple has you 47 tabs deep trying to fix it.

Could you figure all of that out?

Probably.

But do you want to?

That’s a different question.

Part of what my clients are paying me for isn’t just a website.

They’re buying back the hours, evenings and weekends they could have spent trying to become a web designer, strategist and tech support person on top of running their actual business.

Instead, they hand that problem to someone who already knows how to solve it.

DIY absolutely has its place.

But so does deciding your time is better spent doing the thing you’re really good at.

I’ll handle the website.

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