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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.
How to add Google, Airbnb, and Facebook reviews to your Squarespace site
Boost your credibility and showcase your glowing reviews with our step-by-step walkthrough to adding Google, Airbnb, and Facebook customer reviews to your Squarespace site.
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 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 add a Background Color to a Text Block in Squarespace
Use this step by step tutorial to show you all the ways you can create a block of text with a background color in Squarespace 7.0 and 7.1!
How to add Parallax in Squarespace 7.1 (and other fun background animations!)
Learn how to add a creative element to your Squarespace website and improve your user experience with parallax scrolling in Squarespace 7.1. Our Squarespace-focused tutorial gives you step-by-step instructions on how to add this feature to your site.
Squarespace Template Customer Showcase: Money Hungry Freelancers with Cassidy Horton
See how Cassidy from Money Hungry Freelancers used our Ava Grand Squarespace Template and turned it into a bold, creative, and captivating custom website. Read all about Money Hungry Freelancer's experience with Big Cat Creative here.
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 screen record on your iPhone
Learn how to record your screen on your iPhone with this easy to follow step by step tutorial, perfect to help you create quick and easy content for your social media!
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.
How to create an image outline in Canva (easy!)
Canva is an amazing tool for any small business owner to DIY their own graphics. In this post, we walk you through one of our favorite Canva hacks: how to create an outline around any image in just a couple of clicks.
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 create GIF meme Instagram Reels in Canva
Add personality and humor to your Instagram grid with our easy to follow, step by step tutorial to creating funny GIF meme Reels using Canva.
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 use Squarespace's NEW shape block (Fluid Engine update)
Keep up with all of Squarespace's latest releases which make customizing your website easier and quicker without any custom code. Learn all about the new Shape Block and how to use it for a more dynamic and customized website design.
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!