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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 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 remove related videos on embedded Youtube videos in Squarespace
Keep your audience engaged and on your site with this simple hack to remove related videos from other accounts on embedded Youtube videos in Squarespace.
How to share Canva templates
Follow our step by step tutorial to learn how to easily share your Canva designs as Templates with your coworkers or customers on desktop and mobile!
How to embed course videos in Squarespace from YouTube (free!)
Get around Squarespace's limited video hosting by learning how to embed private course videos from Youtube directly into your Squarespace site, for free!
How to add a chatbox to your Squarespace site for FREE (2022 Facebook Messenger update!)
Learn how to add a live chat box to your Squarespace site. Live chat boxes allow your website visitors to ask questions and connect with you in real-time, making their purchase decisions faster and easier.
How to monetize your Squarespace site with Google AdSense
Follow our step by step tutorial to monetize your Squarespace site with Google AdSense and generate additional passive income!
3 website pages that will increase your revenue (and you should add today!)
Streamline your site, increase conversion rates AND your income, with three essential website pages you didn't know you needed. Learn all about how (and why) to create a custom 404 error page, an Instagram landing page hosted on your own website, and a resources page to bring in more customers and passive income.
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.
3 free tools to research keywords and boost your SEO
Grow your biz with powerful SEO keywords. We show you three of our favorite FREE tools to research keywords, boost your SEO, and increase your site’s visibility. Learn all about Google Keyword Planner, Answer the Public, and Keywords Everywhere.
Why URL redirects are so important and how to create them in Squarespace
Learn all about using URL redirects to avoid broken links and 404 error pages, while optimizing your SEO ranking. Follow our step by step instructions to create 301 URL redirects and 302 URL redirects on your Squarespace site.
How to manage multiple social media accounts (with less stress!)
Grow your biz with our top tips for managing multiple social media accounts as a small business owner. Learn how to develop a clear social media marketing strategy and effectively use technology to your advantage to keep track of what's going on with all your social media accounts in an effortless way.
Creating an "as featured in" logo bar on Squarespace
"As featured in" logo bars, proof bars, or social proof, are an essential part of any business strategy to showcase your business' impact and the clients you have worked with. Learn how to create a logo bar on your Squarespace 7.0 and 7.1 website in two easy steps to build trust and credibility for your biz.
Social media metrics: The basics! What is the bare minimum you should be tracking and why
How can social media analytics help your business? We discuss how and why you should be tracking basic social media metrics for your biz. Learn all about reach, impressions, engagement, optimal posting times, follower growth rate, and how to track these metrics to give your socials the boost they need.
How to create an organic Pinterest marketing strategy for your biz
Learn why you should use Pinterest marketing for your business and follow our six steps to create an organic Pinterest marketing strategy that pays off.