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Sue Kearney

@suekearney.bsky.social

573 followers 610 following 1K posts

Maven marketing, webdesign, content, and customer journey for artists, coaches, teachers, healers and changemakers. Original art & the blog for everyone. 💜 suekearney.com

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Sue Kearney @suekearney.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

The I've Had It crew wants to hear from boomers. Jennifer has two categories of socks. I have FOUR. And a solution to dryers eating socks. This boomer has things to say. www.youtube.com/watch?v=XWul... #IveHadIt

Everything you need to know about socks

YouTube video by Sue Kearney

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Sue Kearney @suekearney.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Do you know how marketing syntax differs from ordinary writing? A beautiful website can still fail if the content doesn’t tell people what they need to know, in the order they need to know it. suekearney.com/website-cont...

A beautiful website can still fail without content strategy | Sue Kearney

A beautiful website isn’t enough. Website content strategy helps you decide what each page needs to say, what comes first, and how visitors move toward action.

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Sue Kearney @suekearney.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

You know what you do. That doesn’t mean a new visitor does. Open your homepage and ask: could someone who knows nothing about you tell what you’re selling in a few seconds? If not, that’s the problem to fix first. suekearney.com/maven-market...

Maven Marketing Session | Sue Kearney

A focused Maven Marketing session for creatives, healers, teachers, and changemakers who need clearer messaging, sharper content, & a more useful path forward.

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Sue Kearney @suekearney.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

I am Jane Doe To be initiated, I was told to run down to deep centerfield and back. At night. Got down to the tree line when all the boys ran out of the woods and gang rap*d me. I was 12. There were others after that. The truck driver who picked me up hitchhiking. I am Jane Doe

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Sue Kearney @suekearney.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

I said last time: don’t hide your first CTA below the fold. Here’s the other half: don’t make it a one-and-done. People become ready at different points on the page. Put the first CTA where they can see it, then repeat it where it makes sense. suekearney.com/maven-market...

Maven Marketing Session | Sue Kearney

A focused Maven Marketing session for creatives, healers, teachers, and changemakers who need clearer messaging, sharper content, & a more useful path forward.

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Sue Kearney @suekearney.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Brilliant. I laughed hard. While wincing. Loved it.

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Sue Kearney @suekearney.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

A beautifully designed landing page can still be a lousy sales page. Pull up your homepage on yourr phone. Can you see a button without scrolling? Not sure where people are getting stuck? That’s exactly the kind of thing I look at in a Maven Marketing session. suekearney.com/maven-market...

Maven Marketing Session | Sue Kearney

A focused Maven Marketing session for creatives, healers, teachers, and changemakers who need clearer messaging, sharper content, & a more useful path forward.

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Sue Kearney @suekearney.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

For nearly fifteen years, collagenous colitis was a “probably.” A clear diagnosis changed the frame—and how seriously I’m responding to what I know. The power of naming suekearney.com/the-power-of... #HealthyAging

The power of naming | Sue Kearney

After nearly fifteen years of “probably” having collagenous colitis, a clear diagnosis changed how I understood my body—and how seriously I responded.

Sue Kearney @suekearney.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

A friend asked me to write down what I actually do for my knee. After decades of rehabbing it, the answer includes ankle work, balance, gait, squats, lunges, attention—and lately, a lot of wobbling. suekearney.com/what-i-do-fo... #HealthyAging

What I do for my knee | Sue Kearney

What I do for my knee after decades of injury, rehab, compensation, and learning — from wobble-board work to ankle strength and knee extension.

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Sue Kearney @suekearney.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

For more than a year, Verizon promised to fix my bill. Nothing changed. Then I filed a formal dispute + FCC complaint. Suddenly Executive Relations found the buttons. The lesson: stop assuming customer service is your only route. suekearney.com/stop-calling... #Verizon

Stop calling customer service | Sue Kearney

Stop calling customer service when the promises go nowhere. My Verizon billing mess finally(!) moved after a formal dispute and FCC complaint.

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Sue Kearney @suekearney.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Customer service said yes. Billing said fuck you. After more than a year of Verizon billing errors and promises that went nowhere, a formal dispute + FCC complaint finally got somebody with authority to fix it. Don’t do what I did. Find the dispute process. suekearney.com/stop-calling...

Stop calling customer service | Sue Kearney

Stop calling customer service when the promises go nowhere. My Verizon billing mess finally(!) moved after a formal dispute and FCC complaint.

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Sue Kearney @suekearney.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

I launched the site. The copy wasn’t finished. Turns out a lot of what I thought was finished copy was really placeholder copy. I just couldn’t see it while I was busy building everything else. suekearney.com/placeholder-...

Placeholder copy: I launched before I saw it | Sue Kearney

After launch, I realized much of my website copy was still placeholder copy. Here’s what changed once I could finally see the customer journey clearly.

Sue Kearney @suekearney.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Nice tribute to Dolly. 💜

Sue Kearney @suekearney.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Being a jew & Zionism: braided together before we were old enough to decide what any of it meant. Chuck Schumer and I were formed by much of the same world. What interests me now is where we ended up. New on the blog: **Raised to be an American Zionist Jew.** suekearney.com/american-zio...

Raised to be an American Zionist Jew - Sue Kearney | Maven. Artisan. Content shaper.

I was raised to be an American Zionist Jew. Chuck Schumer and I started in much the same place, in more ways than one. We did not end up there together.

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Sue Kearney @suekearney.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

I’ve got a piece in the Art for Life auction in Sebastopol, benefiting AIDS services. Online bidding ends Tues Aug 25, 8pm. The piece is *Dragon’s Ribbon*, fluid acrylic on canvas, and it’s avall for bidding here: f2f.org/product/sue-... Support a good cause and maybe bring home some tasty art.

Sue Kearney – Dragon’s Ribbon | Face to Face | Sonoma County

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Sue Kearney @suekearney.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Wow, these are some weird succulent flowers

Sue Kearney @suekearney.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

No tape. No glue. Paper, hemp cord, and apparently a burnishing tool now, because I’ve become that person. I am getting extremely good at wrapping paintings for transport. It is unpaid, ephemeral, and almost nobody ever notices it. And yet: look at those corners.

Sue Kearney @suekearney.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

That’s it. That’s the post.

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Sue Kearney @suekearney.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

My latest blog post: I keep seeing people looking for web designers and specifying “no AI.” Since I use AI in some parts of my workflow—and refuse it in others—I wanted to know what they actually mean. The answers? All over the place. suekearney.com/when-you-say...

When you say “No AI,” what do you mean?

What does “no AI” actually mean when hiring a web designer? I asked, got conflicting answers, and decided I need to ask better questions.

Sue Kearney @suekearney.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

I meant to paint. Instead, one storage problem became a studio reset involving a stubbornly glued bin, alcohol, Goo Gone, and a windowsill I may not have cleaned in years. Then I painted. Making room turned into making art again. suekearney.com/making-art-again/

Making room turned into making art again - Sue Kearney | Maven. Artisan. Content shaper.

Making art again started with one stubborn storage problem, a full studio reset, and three paintings now ready to find homes.

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Sue Kearney @suekearney.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

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Sue Kearney @suekearney.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Anyone do a wellness check on Carville and Maher since they called Michigan? Go @abdulelsayed.bsky.social

Sue Kearney @suekearney.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

@abdulelsayed.bsky.social Now all y'all Vote Blue No Matter Who folk gonna show up, right? When the Blue candidate is progressive you're gonna suck it up & support them just like we lefties did for years. For election after election. Right? Right? Votin' blue no matter who! Let's go!

Sue Kearney @suekearney.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Woot! Kornacki just called it! Go Abdul!! And bite me, AIPAC and your $60,000,000!

Sue Kearney @suekearney.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

I did researched, asked questions, got a note from my primary, and still wasn’t heard. The system expected me to complete the prep. I expected someone to read my note. New field note post up now: I asked for collab. I got same old, same old. suekearney.com/colonoscopy-prep-collaboration-fail/

I asked for collaboration. I got same old, same old.

I did the research, asked for a gentler colonoscopy prep, and brought my concerns to the appointment. Fourteen years of gut history became one word.

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Sue Kearney @suekearney.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

A free discovery call asks you to decide whether I’m worth hiring before you’ve experienced much of what I actually do. That’s why my first call is now a paid working session. The first call is the work. suekearney.com/why-i-stoppe...

Why I stopped offering free discovery calls - Sue Kearney | Maven. Artisan. Content shaper.

Why I replaced free discovery calls with a paid Maven Marketing Session that delivers clarity, direction, and actionable next steps.

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Sue Kearney @suekearney.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Pathetic. Pafuckingthetic.

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Sue Kearney @suekearney.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

More options do not necessarily produce a better decision. New post on why I show logo concepts in grayscale first, how color muddies the judgment, and what happens when the review committee keeps expanding. suekearney.com/why-i-show-l...

Why I show logo designs in grayscale first — suekearney.com

I show clients logo designs in grayscale before adding color so they can judge the form without color muddying the decision.

Sue Kearney @suekearney.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

Logo/brand designers: how do you help clients evaluate logo options? I show the concepts in grayscale — I’ve learned that color changes the assessment. Two phases: Concept THEN colors. So much better, clearer. What other tricks of the trade help you guide clients through branding decisions?

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Sue Kearney @suekearney.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

I just listened to Ben Crump tell us that Nolan Wells’ (say his name) throat & hyoid bone weren’t shipped to the independent 2nd autopsy. Plus (you’ll be surprised 🙄) the body wasn’t preserved well enough to prevent a whole lotta decomp. Accidental death, you say, Mississippi? FUUUUUUUCK THAT.

Sue Kearney @suekearney.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

The Before happened. The After didn’t. Instead, late July handed me giant mullein leaves, old knitting tools, seven hours of problem-solving, and a reminder that my creative life doesn’t move in a straight line. suekearney.com/the-painting...

The After painting is still waiting - Sue Kearney | Maven. Artisan. Content shaper.

I planned to remake a failed painting. Instead, late July, giant mullein leaves, old knitting tools, and my creative life took over.

Sue Kearney @suekearney.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

Server-side. Client-side. Who knew? Light bulb moment. Today, I asked ChatGPT to help me suss out why my spam filter is no longer keeping Omaha Steaks and its ilk from reaching my inbox. 1/2

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Sue Kearney @suekearney.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

When will it be enough?? Basta. Dayenu. Enough!

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Sue Kearney @suekearney.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

I’ve stopped offering free discovery calls. The first call is the work: a paid Maven Marketing Session designed to leave you clearer about what’s getting in the way and what to do next. suekearney.com/why-i-stoppe...

Why I stopped offering free discovery calls - Sue Kearney | Maven. Artisan. Content shaper.

Why I replaced free discovery calls with a paid Maven Marketing Session that delivers clarity, direction, and actionable next steps.

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Sue Kearney @suekearney.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

When the doctor’s notes are wrong, they still become the record. When the patient remembers differently, memory becomes suspect. So who gets to own the official memory of a medical visit? Asking for a friend. suekearney.com/who-gets-to-...

Who gets to own the official memory of a medical visit? - Sue Kearney | Maven. Artisan. Content shaper.

Who gets to own the official memory of a medical visit? Asking for a friend. Why is the system’s record accepted as fact, while the patient’s memory is suspect?

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Sue Kearney @suekearney.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

How was your July 4th weekend?

Sue Kearney @suekearney.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

I’ve been practicing tai chi for nearly 52 years, and lately I keep circling this: what can aging bodies teach when the form stops looking picture perfect (if mine ever did)? Root is root, at any age. The practice is way more than how it appears. suekearney.com/when-tai-chi...

When tai chi stops looking picture perfect — if mine ever did - Sue Kearney | Maven. Artisan. Content shaper.

Aging bodies can help us uncover, embody, and pass on tai chi principles, even when the form no longer looks picture perfect.

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Sue Kearney @suekearney.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

suekearney.com/how-i-get-te... New post...

How I get testimonials now - Sue Kearney | Maven. Artisan. Content shaper.

How I get testimonials now: I ask by text, invite quick voice memos, and distill the raw material into landing-page-worthy social proof.

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Sue Kearney @suekearney.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

I just heard a statistic that I could believe. (and of course I haven’t researched this so…) Every single country in the World Cup this year has universal healthcare except guess which country? Yep, America. That’s disgustingly appalling.

Sue Kearney @suekearney.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

When he realizes the Treaty of Versailles prank Macron pulled, will Trump declare war on France? Maybe don't tell him?

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Sue Kearney @suekearney.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

Why is social media so maddening? I wrote an article from the middle of a very specific modern publishing mess: the link preview that flashes, disappears, and turns one finished post into another fucking task. suekearney.com/the-link-pre...

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Sue Kearney @suekearney.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

Wondering what happens when an artist, writer, and marketing maven all live in the same person? That’s what I write about. Art, maven marketing, creative work, websites, and the strange business of being a person making things in public. Subscribe here. suekearney.com/subscribe/

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Sue Kearney @suekearney.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

Doctor shopping is not refusing care. Sometimes it’s looking for someone who can see the whole equation: age, recovery, risk, mobility, actual life. And in this case, actual toe. New post: Doctor shopping for the win.  suekearney.com/doctor-shopp...

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Sue Kearney @suekearney.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

My progressive friends: You afraid of Hasan Piker? Watch this... www.youtube.com/watch?v=LbNR...

IHIP News: All HELL BREAKS LOOSE At WH as Hasan Piker SPEAKS OUT Against 'TERRORIST' Republicans!

YouTube video by I've Had It

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Sue Kearney @suekearney.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

I added to my collection. And no, I haven’t been in a fandom since I was a routine and the Beatles happen.

Sue Kearney @suekearney.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

Hey my East Bay peeps! I've got four pieces in this amazing auction and the live event is tomorrow with @W. Kamau Bell kehillasynagogue.org/strength-in-...

kehillasynagogue.org

Strength In Community – Kehilla Community Synagogue

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Sue Kearney @suekearney.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

The site is live, and the blog is back! A bunch of readiness ripened in January, and I ended up building the whole thing from scratch — brand, offers, structure, shape, look, and flow. This welcome post is the beginning of that story. suekearney.com/welcome-to-t...

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Sue Kearney @suekearney.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

Who’s gonna talk about the advertisers money? @joyannreid.bsky.social @jimacosta.bsky.social @donlemonofficial.bsky.social @ivehaditpodcast.bsky.social I just watched today’s IHIP ep and Stripe CCs for teenagers ad followed the bit on corporations fucking with humans. Yo! We ignoring this?

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Sue Kearney @suekearney.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

I don’t like bird netting. I couldn’t find pinwheels at the dollar tree or anywhere else. But I do have CDs in my stash (a gift from a fellow artist who thought I might use them for pouring paint.) Let’s see if this keeps the birds away from my berries. #makingitupasigoalong

Sue Kearney @suekearney.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

Oh, I have a new idea of what the wisdom of old age might mean: I realized I’m outliving many of my stupid ideas.