In this video, you’ll learn how to use Squarespace Site Styles to change the aesthetics of your website, including the look of the fonts, colors, backgrounds, and spacing. This tutorial will help you take the colors and fonts of your brand and set them up inside of your Squarespace website. Different Squarespace templates have varying amounts…

In this video, you’ll learn how to change the height of a banner image inside a Squarespace Brine family template. For a lot of the index pages within Brine, they all have the similar setting for how to change the height of the banner image. I have an index page right here, but also I know within Rally, regular pages will also have a section where you…

The area at the top of the homepage, what people see when they land on your site, is known as “above the fold.” This is the most important area of your homepage because you only have a few seconds to inform people about what you do. But unfortunately, many business owners who DIY their website miss out on this opportunity by not including...

Starting a website can be an overwhelming task. That’s why I love recommending Squarespace for solopreneurs. It’s ease of use, drag and drop features and amazing support team make it an amazing platform. This post is going to give you a step-by-step guide of getting started with Squarespace if you’re a beginner. Choose your Squarespace…

One of my favorite things about my work is collaborating with other creative entrepreneurs who are doing amazing things in this world. My client, Zoe, is no exception. Zoe is a therapist and wilderness retreat guide, and when she came to me for a website overhaul, she had two different websites for each of these services. Many of her…

Lauren Hopkins of Laurilyn Farms came to me as a referral from a past client. She designs THE most beautiful wedding florals (no, seriously) I’ve ever seen. She is one incredibly talented lady! She had done a few weddings but still felt new to the wedding industry and wanted her website to speak directly to newly engaged couples while...

Harjot Mann is a doctor turned self-mastery and leadership coach, and consultant. She helps ambitious entrepreneurs, businesses, and organizations tap into their unrealized potential to maximize on it through inspired and intentional actions that lead to success. Through a unique approach of bringing​ spirituality and science…

I first met Lucy from NoVenture on PeoplePerHour, where I helped her with her new company’s branding and social media design. Then we decided to continue working together and the second time around, I designed the website. This was such a fun project for me because I love seeing a company with no branding or social media presence…

I’m sure I say this for every blog post surrounding launches, but I’m SO excited to talk about my most recent project! I teamed up with Michelle at Rakoteet Photography to bring her dream website to life. Michelle is an amazing wedding photographer who had DIY-ed her site. She knew that in order to increase the investment of her packages, she needed a website that was going to attract the right clients.

Taking the leap from my 9-5 to run my business full time was the biggest decision of my life. I’m sure that many other people face the same fears of not being ready. When I was preparing to leave my job, there were many aspects of running a business that I realized were much different than just applying for small projects on a freelancing platform like People Per Hour or Upwork.

When it comes to designing a website, there are many moving parts. It’s not a one-way street where either the designer does everything how he/she wants or the client gives strict instructions for every tiny detail of how the website will look. From my experience, it’s a partnership. There are various items that a designer needs from

When many business owners think of branding, they just think of their logo. But branding is so much more. With many different meanings put behind the word branding, it can be easy to become confused. Personally I think that there are three main components of branding: your brand design - your logo, color palette, and other design elements that make up your brand…

When it comes to designing websites, there are many options to choose from. The most common platforms are WordPress, Squarespace, and Wix. Having had experience with all three, I find Squarespace to be the best option for a small business or solopreneur.

If you're a DIY website designer, there are many aspects you need to take into account before you get started. You only have about 8 seconds to make a first impression, so you need to make them count. This blog post includes the most common mistakes I see DIY website designers making. Read below for tips to help you cut through the clutter to create a streamlined website.

Between your website, social media profiles, marketing materials and online programs you create, there's a lot of opportunities for your branding to either be on point or be a complete disaster. The key is consistency. That's basically the point of branding. You want people to be able to recognize pieces of your brand whenever they see it.

I'm so excited to share this branding package on the blog. My former coworker, Christine, came to me because she was ready to invest in the branding for her blog and personal training business. She's commonly known as Stodds, a shortened version of her maiden name, hence the name Sweat With Stodds. She wanted a logo and branding that was…

Are you constantly sending emails back and forth with your clients? The project typically starts off great and then goes south real quick? You're scrolling through email after email and can't seem to find what you're looking for? That's where a project management system comes in.

I never knew that I would fall in love with podcasts. I kept hearing more and more about podcasts in the freelancing world and it seemed like I was missing out on so much free value, so I decided to give them a listen. This was about a couple months before I left my 9-5 and now, I have no idea why I didn't start listening sooner…