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How to Attract Clients and Grow your Business on Instagram: A Guide for 2025
Discover 6 key elements for your Instagram strategy as you head into 2025! Focus on engagement, authentic connection, and quality branded content to turn followers into clients through seamless Instagram and Squarespace integration.
Top 5 Challenges New Web Designers Face & How to Overcome Them
Dive into some of the top challenges web designers face, from managing multiple clients to handling the business side of web design and more.
How to Stand Out as a Web Designer in a Crowded Market
Learn how to stand out in the web design market with tips on fresh designs, memorable client experiences, and building an impressive portfolio.
The Reality of Starting a Template Shop: What to Expect with Expert Paige Brunton
The reality of starting a template shop—success, setbacks, startup costs, and strategies. Find out whether it’s worth it with tips from Paige Brunton.
Where to Sell Squarespace Templates to Reach More Customers and Make More Sales
Learn how you can add passive income to your website design business by selling templates and where to sell them to reach more customers and make more sales!
Crafting the Perfect Sales Page on Squarespace
Learn how to create an engaging sales page that will be sure to boost your conversions and sales with out full run down of the exact elements you need to include.
How Long Does it Take to Build a Website?
Learn all about how long a website really takes to build, from key considerations to tips to speed up the process so that you can plan your website-building journey to a tee!
Squarespace VS Shopify — Which Platform is Better for an Online Store?
Squarespace or Shopify, which is better for an e-commerce store? Read the blog post for the pros and cons of each platform and to learn which platform is best for you and your business.
Should I buy a Squarespace Template or Invest in Custom Website Design?
Learn the pros and cons of using Squarespace templates versus having a custom website design created for you to help you decide which is the best option for your business!
Should you Host Your Course on Squarespace? (Pros, Cons & Alternatives)
Is Squarespace right for hosting your online course? Find out everything you need to know about Squarespace Courses to make the right decision for your biz.
How to Choose the Best DIY Website Builder for Your Business
Your dream website awaits! Find your perfect DIY website builder with our expert guide on top website building platforms, their pros and cons, and best fits.
8 Pages you Should Have on Your Website as a Small Business Owner
Small business website design tips and tricks for Squarespace small business owners. What pages are important to have on your website? Check out this post for the 8 must have pages!
How to use ChatGPT for your small business
Curious about how you can make ChatGPT work for your business? This week, we're letting you in on everything you need to know about ChatGPT and seven ways that you can use it to save you a ton of time and boost your productivity. Find out how to use it for content creation, SEO, and even freebie ideas.
How to Make More Money as a Web Designer (Passive Income Ideas!)
Discover four methods that you can start implementing today to start making more money and recurring income in your website design business. Read through our tips, and pros and cons to find which method will work best for you and your business, from charging more per project, to adopting an agency model, or even creating a course or selling website templates to help you generate passive income while you work (or are on holiday!).
How to create freebies that *actually* grow your email list
Discover how to create irresistible freebies that will attract the right audience and grow your email list. Learn how to choose the perfect topic, offer a quick solution, package your freebies, and where to share them for maximum reach and engagement.
How to get more website design clients - with industry expert Paige Brunton
This week, we chatted all about ready-to-implement strategies and the best tips for finding clients for your web design business with Squarespace guru Paige Brunton. Learn all about how to define your ideal client, where to find your first clients, and marketing and design strategies for attracting and converting dream clients and keeping your calendars filled with projects.
How we sold over 5000 Squarespace Templates: Our best Template selling tips
Want to sell more Squarespace Website Templates? Read all about how we got to selling 5000 templates (and counting!) and our best template-selling tips. We're discussing marketing strategies, optimization, and time-saving techniques to boost your template shop once and for all.
How to price custom website design and website templates
Do the maths to figure out how much you should be charging for custom website design or how much you should be selling your website templates for. Use our fool-proof equation and handy tips to choose your pricing model, check your competitors' pricing, and find a rate that works for your clients' budget AND meets your yearly income goals.