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

Some of these links contain affiliate codes that a commercial kick back to us, e.g. discounts on the services we use.

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
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
Client management system Dubsado is our go-to tool for enquiries, invoicing, contracts and scheduling
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
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
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
Liz Mosley
Cardiff
Graphic designer Liz is our cross-severn buddy and host of our most-listened podcast, Building Your Brand
Lucy Lucraft
Brighton
Lucy is a podcast producing whizz, as well as helping to launch brand new podcasts.
Lucy Meek
Bristol
Lucy is an independent press, social & blogging wizard for small businesses
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
Simi Zeko
Bristol
We look forward to every project where we get to work with our long time collaborator and graphic design legend, Simi
The Ecommerce Assistant
Hampshire
Elle, founder of The Ecommerce Assistant, is one of our favourite small business experts. Shopify and Klaviyo users, check her out.
The Resilient Retail Club
London
Catherine Erdly of The Resilient Retail Club is THE go-to expert for ecommerce brands and IRL shops
The Small Business Collaborative
London
Founded by Therese Ørtendblad, The Small Business Collaborative is the go-to resource for taking your product to the wholesale market
A website design company for the loveliest small businesses (and now podcasts too)
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