Leslie Surel

Leslie Surel the founder of Surelutions, a Michigan-based agency that helps nonprofits with website planning, design, and growth. Leslie has a background in psychology and 20+ years expertise in user-focused design, website technology, and big picture thinking. Her ultimate goal is to make websites easier and more useful for nonprofits so they can focus on their mission.

A few months ago, a colleague and I presented an introductory seminar titled, “So You Want a Website”. It was attended by new business owners, hobbyists and artists, board members from local nonprofits, independent consultants, and others. We covered the basics from buying a domain names to content planning to promoting your site. One of … Read more

If you are putting together a blog post, newsletter, or presentation, you probably know how tedious it can be to find good quality stock images for visual appeal. To break up the monotony, here is a fun game you can play. Give yourself 1 point every time you come across one of these images, and 2 … Read more

BuzzFeed published a list of First Things To Happen on the Internet — it’s a walk down memory lane for some of us who are old enough to remember a world with out smartphones. Inspired by this list, I decided to jot down a few of my own firsts, which could also be titled, “How I became … Read more

If you’re a new or small business, and getting a website has been on your “guilt list” for a while now, here is your chance to get started. Surelutions is offering a limited number of spots for people to sign up for a 1-page website, built on the WordPress platform (meaning it will have room to grow … Read more

You can, but the story usually goes like this…. Motivated, smart and creative small business owner has an innate do-it-yourself attitude when it comes to promoting her (or his) business. After all, that’s the stuff it takes to launch your own business in the first place, right? New website? Check. Get a Facebook page and post … Read more