You've been running your business on grit and Google.
i'm nicole. and i already know a little bit about where you are right now.
I know what it's like betting on yourself with no guarantee that it will ever pay off.
Soul's Core Studio didn't start with a business plan. it started with an unplanned pregnancy and a decision (well, no other option, really) to build something on my own terms instead of someone else's timeline.
I figured it out as i went just like you have. 12 years, countless projects, and more late nights than i'd like to admit later, i've built a business i'm genuinely proud of. one that works around my life, not the other way around. that's the whole point.
i'm based in atlanta, i've spent 11+ years in design and marketing, and i've worked with photographers, tattoo artists, aestheticians, creatives, and every kind of bold woman in between. i even spent almost a decade helping run a pit bull rescue (which, if you know anything about that work, tells you everything about how i show up for the things i care about.)
i care about this. i care about your business. and i'm not the kind of designer who disappears when the project's done.
You built this business by figuring it out as you went.
no blueprint. no mentor handing you the answers.
just you, your talent, and a whole lot of figuring it out at midnight.
you Canva'd the logo. you built the website. you wrote the copy, set up the booking link, answered every DM, and somehow made it work. and it worked. you built something real.
but somewhere along the way, the thing you built to give you freedom started to feel like another job. the DMs are the same questions on repeat. the website looks like the business you had two years ago, not the one you're running now. and every time someone asks for your link, there's that little cringe you can't quite shake.
And here's the kicker:
I've got opinions...
your website should work harder than you do. Especially when you're off the clock.
you should be able to update your own damn site without Having to text your designer. (But i'm fun so you might want to)
a 30-day timeline is not a compromise — it's a standard.
the right website doesn't just look good. it books clients, answers questions, and makes sales while you're off the clock.
You're business doesn't need a wordpress site. and i'll die on that hill.
gatekeeping is for people who are scared of competition. i'm not scared.
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I'm Nicole Foley
What started as an earlier than anticipated pregnancy turned into an empire of badassery. I've always been someone who cheers on others + definitely an acts of service kind of girly. Building this business has allows me to get off on helping other businesses grow their impact.