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Biggest Business Lessons I Learned in 2024 (& tips on how to avoid my mistakes!)
From hiring hiccups to embracing imperfection, these business lessons will help you learn and avoid common small business mistakes!
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.
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!
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.
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!
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!).
The best Squarespace website templates for service businesses in 2023
Here are the very best Squarespace website templates for service-based entrepreneurs, from virtual assistant, marketing pros, course creators, coaches, and more. Learn why Squarespace is an ideal platform for service-based businesses and how you can leverage your new website to showcase your services, build credibility, and convert visitors into customers.
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 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.
Best Chrome extensions for Squarespace website designers
As website designers, we're always looking for new tools to speed up our workflow and improve our design process, so this week we're sharing our top five Google Chrome extensions that make designing in Squarespace just so much easier.