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A list of people, organisations and technology for small businesses that are recommended by Studio Cotton.

We’ve also included any affiliate codes & deals so you can get a discount on our go-to services, and we will also receive a kickback.

Alex Campbell

Bristol

Brand, graphic & packaging designer Alex is a favourite freelancer of Studio Cotton and our clients

Article Studio

Stroud

A still life & product photography studio that nails the blend between creativity and simplicity

Chloe Upton Studio

Devon

We love collaborating with Chloe on lifestyle photography projects for our small business clients

ClickUp

Our favourite system for organising our team, workload, and web design projects. This is an affiliate link.

de Lotz

Bristol

de Lotz specialise in lifestyle brand photography and social media for small businesses, and we’ve been working together since 2017

Diana Stainton

London

Photographer Diana Stainton brings playful colour to lifestyle product photography for creative businesses

Dubsado

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Client management system Dubsado is our go-to tool for enquiries, invoicing, contracts and scheduling. This is an affiliate link.

Eleanor Mollie

London

Ellie is a mega talented copywriter who ruddy nails the detail, enthusiasm, and commerciality that small businesses need

Elementor & Elementor Pro

Our go-to technology for adding a visual page builder to a WordPress website. This is an affiliate link.

Faye Hedges

Bristol

Friendly Faye is obsessed with capturing the stories and processes behind indepedent businesses with photography and videography.

Finding Design

Birmingham

Danielle creates Shopify & Squarespace websites for founders, fashion, lifestyle & beauty brands – a top recommendation from our Clubhouse.

Future Leap

Bristol

A venue & co-working space that features it’s very own podcasting studio with two locations: Gloucester Road and Clifton

Jodie Curley

Bristol

Business mentor Jodie was part of our team for over 4 years. She is our go-to lady for unstitching processes and seeing the big picture.

Later

We’ve been scheduling all of our social media content using Later foreeeevvvveeerrrr. This is an affiliate link.

Lemon & Birch

Pembrokeshire

Welsh design studio Lemon & Birch creates ridiculously beautiful brand identities for small businesses and indie shops

Linode

Wonderful hosting for WordPress websites. This is an affiliate link.

Liz Mosley

Cardiff

Graphic designer Liz is our cross-severn buddy and host of our most-listened podcast, Building Your Brand

LRB Media

Bristol

Award-winning videographers & podcast production company

Meg Lovell

Bristol

Meg works with brands and creatives to capture naturally beautiful portraits and brand stories

Megan Gisborne

The Cotswolds

Photographer Megan has an impeccable portfolio of personal brand photography for creative businesses

PR Dispatch

London

A game-changing membership for small and independent businesses who want help getting in the press

RankMath

A must must must WordPress plugin that’ll train you on creating and optimising SEO-friendly content for your website. Affiliate link.

Real Life Social

Bristol

Hosted by Lou Chudley of Spark Social, we love this event for an unstructured catch-up with business bezzies and building a network

Rules of Engagement

Bristol

Aime’s favourite bi-monthly marketing meetup with the latest trends, expert talks, and thought-provoking panels. And pizza.

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