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Our Squarespace & Small Biz Blog
Take a break from DIY to get inspired, learn something new, and sharpen your website skills.
Allll the tips, tricks + tutorials
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!
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 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.
How to send Squarespace Templates to customers after they purchase
Want to sell Squarespace Templates? This week we walk you through our streamlined process of delivering Squarespace website templates to your customers after they purchase.
How to create a live demo Squarespace Template (and what to do when the trial expires!)
Follow our step by step guide to create a live demo preview site for your Squarespace Website Templates and learn all about free trials and how to extend them.