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DIY your dream Squarespace website. Build and launch a successful blog. Expand your audience with better SEO, or boost your income with membership-protected content. Here you’ll find simple resources to build & grow your online business.
The best scheduling integration to use with your Squarespace website to allow customers to view your calendar and book appointments, workshops, group sessions and more.
My favorite Squarespace web design resources for starting and growing your Squarespace web design business.
What to know about the difference between free and paid Squarespace templates (and how to know which is best for your website!)—plus, my favorite sources of beautiful + professional Squarespace templates.
Why it’s a great idea to include an SEO-rich “blog signature” in your blog posts, and the best (easiest to create and update!) way to do that in Squarespace.
Tips for finding your voice as you write content for your website and blog—and how to know if it’s best to write from “me” or “we.”
A full review of Squarespace Member Areas and MemberSpace, how they compare in their functionality, pricing and interface, and how to know which would be the best fit for setting up your online membership.
Why you need a custom favicon on your website, and how to easily create and add a branded favicon to your Squarespace site.
Why you need a related posts reel on your blog (hint: SEO!), and two simple ways to create a related posts reel that highlights your relevant blog content.
Answering the most common questions I get regarding Squarespace websites, blogging, email marketing, SEO and other online business topics.
Answers to frequently asked questions about setting up Flodesk to send beautiful emails for your business.
What to know about web fonts (and what’s legal to use on your website), step-by-step instructions to add custom fonts to your Squarespace website, and our favorite sources of quality custom fonts for web design.
Here are my most-used Squarespace web designer resources, and the top tips I learned from building and growing my own Squarespace web design business.
Hi, I’m Mel!
I’m a Squarespace web designer + founder of Five Design Co.
After years of designing custom websites for small business owners and entrepreneurs, I’m now Head of Design at MemberSpace (my favorite membership-protection software, and the tool I used to build membership content for my clients!).
Here you’ll find tips and resources to DIY your Squarespace website and grow your online business.
Best practices for boosting email marketing conversions by improving your email open and clickthrough rates.