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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.
Answering Your Biggest Web Design Business Questions with Expert Paige Brunton
Expert web design business Q&A: Manage client expectations, handle difficult clients, streamline your web design process, and advance your web design career.
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!
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.
What it Takes to Build a Successful Website Template Shop
In this interview with web design guru Paige Brunton, we're sharing all about how we've successfully grown our website template business over the last 7 years and all of our best tips so that you can do it too!
How to Create a Website Template That *Actually* Sells: Our Secret to Best-Selling Templates!
Go beyond aesthetics and learn how to strategically design templates that resonate with your ideal customers.
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 Create a Sales Page or Landing Page in Squarespace and Save Money!
Learn how to save money by creating a high-converting sales page directly on your Squarespace website. We'll walk you through the process step-by-step, from building a sales page in both Squarespace 7.1 and 7.0, to removing headers and footers for a distraction-free customer experience.
5 Awesome Features you can add to ANY Squarespace Website to Give Your Business a Boost!
We've put together a list of some awesome features that are included within Squarespace. As in: no plugins necessary, no extra steps, no extra learning curves, just an amazing all in one solution that you can add to ANY Squarespace site!
Why you should sell website templates, even if you're booked with clients!
Tired of client projects taking over all your time? Discover how selling website templates in your website design business can make you more money and give you more time!
Boost your Web Designer Income Without Working More: Two Key Strategies
Learn two ready to implement strategies to increase your web designer income without increasing your workload, including how to streamline your systems and processes and start selling website templates!
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!).
My story: From 9-5 grind to a successful Squarespace templates business
This week, I'm telling you all about my story and how Big Cat Creative, my Squarespace Template shop, came to be! Get the full behind-the-scenes of what it takes to run a successful template shop and be inspired to start your own.
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.