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How to Improve Rank on Google
The websites that appear on the first page of results when you search a term on Google (and therefore get exponentially more clicks than websites that don’t) aren’t random—and, despite what you may think, it is possible to get your website to appear there for popular search terms. The magic (AKA technical engineering) behind this is…
How to Add a Contributor to Squarespace Websites
If you have a team you are working with to manage your website, they will need access to the backend of your website—enabling them to post blog posts, update important pages, and add links, and more. However, many business owners end up giving their team their website password in order to accomplish this—which isn’t always…
Squarespace for Designers—Is It a Good Platform to Use With Clients?
I have been a website designer (specifically, a Squarespace website designer) for more than 4 years now—and one of my most-asked questions is why I specialize in Squarespace websites (as opposed to WordPress, Shopify, etc…) The short answer? Because both I and my clients love it. The long answer is going to be much longer than a sentence…
What You Need to Know About Squarespace Scheduling
Scheduling appointments and bookings as an entrepreneur can be a nightmare—so it’s no surprise that many platforms have come out easing the process for business owners. Squarespace now has its own calendar booking system, which adds to the already all-in-one platform this website builder has become recently. Acuity was one of…
How to Customize Squarespace Website Templates
Listen—I LOVE Squarespace and all the templates it has to offer, but there is also something major to be said for the importance of making sure your website encompasses your unique brand. The good news? You can customize Squarespace templates in order to give them your brand’s unique touch without building a website from scratch…
Squarespace Mobile View FAQs
As you build your website, one of the most important things you will want to take into consideration is how your interface will appear on a mobile device. If your website looks stunning and professional on a desktop, but disgruntled and disorganized on a mobile device, you will likely be making a poor impression on a good portion of…
8 Elements to Include in a Website Footer
Your website footer is more important than you think. Though it isn’t the first thing your website visitors will see, it very well might be the part of your site which leads them to navigate away after reading one full page or continue exploring your website. For this reason, putting ample time and energy into the elements of your footer is essential…
Why Your Website Photos are Just as Important as Your Design
One of the most frustrating things to see as a Squarespace and Showit website designer is a website with stunning design—and crappy photos. I decided to write an entire blog post on this topic because, though professional stock photos are relatively easy to find on the web, it is much more difficult to get a professional photoshoot for your…
SEO Elements I Implement on Every Website and Why They’re Important
When I design websites for my clients, it’s extremely important for me that they will drive passive engagement—making SEO (search engine optimization) a top priority. I like to say that I’m not only a Squarespace and Showit website designer, but also an SEO strategist. As someone who worked in the SEO industry for 2 years, I first hand…
What to Know About Squarespace Member Areas
Squarespace member areas are a fantastic way to add exclusivity + income to your website in a completely digital way. While some business owners use Squarespace member areas to offer customers/clients extra information or downloads for an additional price, other business owners use member areas as their entire business model (think…
9 Essential Website Pages for Coaches and Service Providers
As an online business owner, your website presence is essential to attracting, informing, and keeping clients and customers. For this reason, ensuring that your website has all the information necessary to encourage clients to book with you should be a top priority. As a Squarespace and Showit website designer, I work with coaches and service…
Setting Up Redirects in Squarespace
Redirects: They’re often forgotten about in the world of website design, with topics like design and copy taking precedence, but they’re actually very important to maintaining a professional, easy-to-navigate online presence. As a Squarespace and Showit website designer, I tell my clients to be mindful of any external links to their website that…
Which Squarespace Plan is Best?
I’m a Squarespace and Showit website designer, which means the majority of my time is spent building websites, talking with clients, and helping them make decisions regarding the many options that come with both Squarespace and Showit. One of my most commonly asked questions is, “Which Squarespace plan is best?” Of course, there is…
6 Best Websites for Squarespace CSS
As a Squarespace and Showit website designer, I am often advising Squarespace users on how to use custom CSS on their websites. This is necessary when someone wants to use a feature or style that doesn’t automatically come with their Squarespace template, and wants to ensure that their website stands out from the rest in their industry…
Are Squarespace Templates Free?
A commonly asked question I see about Squarespace and its many template options is, “Are Squarespace templates free,” or “do I have to pay for them?” As you might have guessed, the answer to this is more complicated than a simple yes or no! While Squarespace does offer free template options, there are also a plethora of paid template…
Squarespace Forms: How to Set Them Up + Important Features
If you currently use Squarespace to host your website (regardless of what type of business you run,) Squarespace forms are a fantastic option for connecting with potential clients and customers easily and securely. My favorite things about using forms over simply providing an email address to which info can be sent are: 1. You can control…
Blog Post Writing Hack: How to Improve SEO and Easily Expand Your Content
Want to know how you can easily expand your blog post content so you have a bunch of topic ideas at your fingertips? Well keep on reading because you’re in luck! First off, let’s chat about the relationship between SEO and blog posts. SEO, or search engine optimization, is about making your website more Google-friendly so that you can…
Why I Now Design Showit Websites for Coaches and Creatives
If you’re an OG reader on this blog and have been following me since mid 2018, you’d know that I live and breathe Squarespace. But in May 2020, I decided to get serious about branching outside of my “Squarespace website designer shell.” An influencer reached out to me about doing a Showit website, and I happily accepted! It was…