Web Design
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.
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 you need a custom favicon on your website, and how to easily create and add a branded favicon to your Squarespace site.
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.
A step-by-step guide to setting up membership-protected content with the new Squarespace Member Areas.
Introducing Squarespace’s new membership protection feature, Member Areas, and what to know about its functionality for creating members-only content on your Squarespace website.
Why quality website traffic is so important for your business, and my top tips for growing (meaningful, quality) traffic to your website.
All the details on MemberSpace, the tool I use to build membership programs on Squarespace—plus insider tips for using it to create your own online course, resource library or other online membership program.
Step-by-step instructions to design and add custom bullet points to your Squarespace website.
Five key things to understand about the structure and function of Squarespace websites—so you can work with them for simpler, easier web design!
A compilation of my favorite tutorials for customizing the design and functionality of your Squarespace website.
All about Squarespace 7.1, how it’s different from the previous version of the Squarespace platform (7.0), and how to determine which is best for your needs.
How to use MemberSpace to build membership programs and password-protected content on Squarespace, and four of the best ways to set up a membership program to grow your business.
The importance of keeping your website clean and up-to-date, and a web designer’s top tips for “spring cleaning” to optimize performance on your website and ensure it’s meeting your business goals.
Five useful ways to use anchor links, plus step-by-step instructions to add them on your Squarespace website.
All about cookies, cookie banners, whether you need one on your website (and, if so, how to make it GDPR-compliant)—plus, a few simple ways to customize your cookie banner to match your branding.
Simple ways to set up your Squarespace website and blog to improve your SEO (search engine optimization) and rank higher in search engine results.
I design exclusively on Squarespace and think it’s the best website platform for small businesses and entrepreneurs. Here are answers to the most common questions I get about using Squarespace as a platform for your business website or blog.
All about CSS custom code and how to use it on your Squarespace website—plus, five of my most-used CSS hacks for customizing Squarespace websites.
How to properly format and upload images to your Squarespace website so they’re optimized for display, page loading speed and SEO.
Five ways to make your Squarespace website load faster (to optimize user experience and SEO!), plus how to fix your website if it’s loading slowly.
The most important website analytics to monitor and understand to create content your audience loves, improve your SEO, grow your website traffic and grow your business!
Practical tips for mobile responsive web design, including how to increase page loading speed, improve mobile user experience, boost SEO, and ensure your website is mobile-friendly.
The key differences between Squarespace’s pricing plans (personal, business and commerce), and how to choose the best one for your website’s needs.
The little details I recommend every business owner customize on your DIY Squarespace website, to add to your website’s professionalism, functionality, branding and SEO.
If you’re DIY-ing your Squarespace website, here are five of my favorite (code-free!) Squarespace design hacks to make your website more beautiful, functional and professional-looking.
A step-by-step guide to create membership-protected pages or content (free or paid) on your Squarespace website.
The most common website mistakes (“oopsies” or omissions) that can hurt your business’ brand image, sales and conversion rates—plus, how to avoid them (or fix them if you’ve got them!).
You’re excited and ready to go… but first! Here are five essential things I recommend doing before building your website, to help *efficiently* create an effective site that works for your business and brand.
Blogging
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.
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.
Five ways to earn income from your Squarespace blog—and how to determine which are the best fit for your business.
Why it’s important to review and update old blog posts, and what specifically to look for and enhance as you do that.
Why most Squarespace templates don’t include a sidebar, plus two ways to add a sidebar to your Squarespace blog.
Why regular blogging is beneficial for your business, plus my top tips for overcoming writer’s block and efficiently producing high quality content for your blog.
The benefits of having a blog signature in each of your blog posts, plus how to add a blog signature to your website and the recommend info + elements to include in it.
The benefits of using a blog post template to structure and streamline blog posts, boost SEO and connect readers to other relevant content on your website—plus, how to create (and what to include in!) your own blog post template.
Why it’s a good idea to customize your blog archive page, and how to use summary blocks to set up a searchable blog archive on Squarespace.
How to set up a food blog recipe index on a Squarespace website, plus other food blogging tips and tricks, including creating searchable recipe archives.
How to create and manage a content calendar to organize your blog content, plan your blog posts and promotions, and grow your website traffic and audience!
All about the business benefits of blogging, and how having a blog on your website can help to improve your website’s SEO, grow your audience, enhance your brand and support your business goals!
The best, most cost-effective strategies to promote your blog content to grow your audience, business and brand.
My top tips for strategically using your website’s blog to craft regular blog content supporting your overall business goals and branding.
For small businesses and entrepreneurs, blogging is a powerful way to engage your audience, establish yourself as an expert in your field, and boost your entire website’s SEO! Here are five things I recommend every blog post should include.
So you set up your Squarespace blog! (Woohoo!) Here are my top tips for blogging with Squarespace—how to improve your SEO, streamline posting, and customize your blog for your readers.
Entrepreneurship
My favorite Squarespace web design resources for starting and growing your Squarespace web design business.
Best practices for boosting email marketing conversions by improving your email open and clickthrough rates.
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.”
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.
The benefits of adding an affiliate program to your business, and how to set one up using my favorite tool for affiliate and referral program management.
We recently switched our email marketing from Mailchimp to Flodesk—here’s why, plus what to know about the difference between the two platforms, and how to choose which is best for you.
Whether you’re a brand new business owner or looking to grow your side hustle into your full-time gig, here are five of my top tips to super-charge your business growth in the new year.
Best practices for properly tagging and segmenting your email list to target specific subscribers with the relevant content they’d like to receive.
The importance of creating cohesively branded materials for your business—plus the top things I recommend creating, and the (free!) tool I use to make them.
Five mistakes I made in starting and growing my businesses—and what I learned from them along the way.
Six ways to increase conversions and grow an engaged audience of email subscribers—faster!
Tips for researching and choosing a web designer for your website project, plus recommendations for where to find a web designer who meets your needs.
The importance of using opt-in gifts to grow your mailing list, plus my top “freebie”/“lead magnet” ideas and helpful tips for developing an opt-in that turns your website visitors into subscribers.
Businesses both large and small are having to assess (or reassess): What is our role in issues of social justice? How do we engage? How do we build diversity, equity and inclusion into our business practices? How do we use our platform to advocate for change?
Why passive income is so beneficial for business growth, plus three different ways to add passive income streams to your business (& how to choose which is best for you).
The easy (and free!) design software I recommend for creating branded visuals for your website, social media and other business needs.
Top recommendations for protecting your website and business to keep everything running smoothly, legally and securely.
The top questions I recommend asking before hiring a web designer to create a custom website (or work on your existing site), plus tips for choosing a web designer who meets your needs.
The top business lessons I learned from starting two online businesses—and the tips I now share with new business owners and entrepreneurs.
Why it’s important to build an email list for your business, plus my top tips and best practices to grow an email list from your Squarespace website.
How to develop branding guidelines for your website design and marketing materials, by creating a comprehensive brand style guide for your business.
Why you should set up an email welcome sequence for your new mailing list subscribers, and how to set up and design a branded welcome automation in Mailchimp.
How to set up and design your Mailchimp email newsletter template to engage your email list with relevant, branded content and special offers.
Why it’s so important to narrow and define your target audience to grow your business, plus step-by-step strategies to clarify your ideal client and audience, whether you’re an existing business owner or just starting out.
All about the three major policies your website needs to be legally compliant and protective—and how to draft them for your own business needs.
Productivity tips + tricks for busy entrepreneurs and business owners. Learn how to accomplish more in your business with productivity hacks like time blocking, batch scheduling, productivity apps and more.
The exact content marketing and promotion strategy we use and recommend to grow your website traffic, audience and business—all on just a few hours per week!
How to set up and maintain a healthy work environment when you work from home. Workplace wellness tips for entrepreneurs and freelancers.
My favorite (tried and true!) business tools I actually use in Squarespace web design, marketing and business operations.
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My favorite business tools
The business tools I use for web design, email marketing, productivity, organization + more!
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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.