It's funny but true when they say “Time flies when you’re having fun”.

At the start of February (1st Feb 2025), I marked six years of running Krishna Solanki Designs full-time. Six years of building, learning, and growing - both as a designer and as a business owner.

On 1 March 2025 I joined an incredible lineup of industry leaders and speakers at the Crash Course into Creatives panel on Women in Design, Marketing & PR, hosted by the Cambridge University Women In Business!

Building strong relationships with clients is key to the success of any business. A heartfelt thank you can go a long way in showing your appreciation, fostering loyalty, and even encouraging referrals. In this article, I’m sharing some effective strategies on how to thank clients for their business and make them feel valued.

Back in June I asked my amazing network for the best pieces of advice they’d received or discovered when it came to public speaking… and the responses were brilliant, insightful and full of knowledge that were too good to not share.

In this article I’m sharing the responses that have helped me to prepare for my speaking events this year.

As a brand designer, I see it A LOT in facebook groups….“I only need a logo”... “I don’t need a brand”... “Branding is for large organisations”...So many branding myths and misconceptions!
So today I wanted to burst the bubble on 7 branding misconceptions!

I’m delighted to share my talk from Squarespace Circle Day 2024; The Process Behind Ecommerce Success.

On 14 November 2024, I’ll be hosting a workshop with Cambridge Network, diving into all the essential things you need to know about visual branding and how to use it to grow your business.

Squarespace Circle Day 2024 was an absolute highlight! Not only did I have the honour of speaking on the main stage, but the event was packed with game-changing insights for designers, developers, and entrepreneurs.

On 15 October 2024 I’ll be speaking at the next CamCreatives event, sharing my KSD business adventure and all the knowledge and experience that has come with it.

One of the most frustrating things about business owners is their potential ignorance about branding. Not all business owners are like this of course, but there is a large majority that doesn’t understand the repercussions of poor branding.
Remember, branding is not just a logo or the visual aspect of your business, it’s so much more.
Today I wanted to share some tips on how to build a successful brand for your business, in just 8 steps.

Whether you are a new business owner or a seasoned one, it’s fair to say branding is probably one of the most important aspects of your business.

It’s one of those things that no matter what stage of business you are in, you want to get right.

Yet so many businesses get it wrong, that’s why I’m sharing 11 branding mistakes to avoid so that you can learn what not to do!

When it comes to creating an online store, Squarespace stands out as a robust and versatile platform!

In this article I’m sharing five key facts about Squarespace E-commerce that highlight its capabilities and why you need to consider it for your business.

Incredibly excited to share that I am one of the amazing speakers who will be taking to the main stage, in NYC, at the 2024 Squarespace Circle Day event!

Delivering exceptional quality and value to clients is incredibly important to us at Krishna Solanki Designs, I believe that encouraging strong, long-lasting relationships with our clients is crucial. By going over and beyond client expectations, maintaining transparency and excellent communication, and providing support, all whilst continuously improving our services, we ensure that our clients not only receive top-notch work but also feel valued and supported throughout the project. In this blog post, I’m sharing our secrets and key strategies that we use to attract, and keep, good clients

User experience refers to a persons emotion and attitude towards your website.
It’s how they feel, react, and respond to your website.
It’s important to note, we are not talking about UI design - User Interface Design - UI Design is more to do with how the website looks and feels (it’s a little bit more complicated than that, but that’s a topic for a different day!).

Both UX design and UI design are super important and work closely together.

So, how do you create a great user experience for your website?…

Over the moon to announce that KSD is a finalist in two categories at the SME Cambridgeshire Business Awards Final 2024.

If you have a business, you more than likely understand the need for branding and how important it is.   When done correctly branding can play a significant role in your business's success (more about that here - How To Build A Successful Brand In 8 Steps For Your Small Business.)

But what do you do if you simply don't have the finance to brand your business, or have a small budget?

Worry not my friend, I’m here to help you, guide you and share some of my insights as a brand identity designer so keep reading about the different ways you can brand your business with a small budget.

Over the moon to share I’ll be joining the guest speaker panel at Indie Cambridge’s event where we’ll be discussing the topic ‘Good Customers.’

Having a beautiful, functional, Squarespace website is just the beginning. To ensure your Squarespace website gets visibility by ranking higher on Google, and helps you attract your target audience, you also need to pay attention to your SEO.

In this article, we’re sharing 10 essential Squarespace SEO tips to help you with just that!

User experience refers to a persons emotion and attitude towards your website.
It’s how they feel, react, and respond to your website.
It’s important to note, we are not talking about UI design - User Interface Design - UI Design is more to do with how the website looks and feels (it’s a little bit more complicated than that, but that’s a topic for a different day!).

Both UX design and UI design are super important and work closely together.

So, how do you create a great user experience for your website?…