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Take a break from DIY to get inspired, learn something new, and sharpen your website skills.
Allll the tips, tricks + tutorials
The Best Portfolio Squarespace Templates to Showcase Your Work
Explore top portfolio website templates to showcase your work. Find the perfect blend of style and functionality for a professional portfolio.
How to Add a Privacy Policy and Terms & Conditions to Your Squarespace Website
Discover why adding a Privacy Policy, Terms & Conditions to your website is crucial for legal compliance and building trust with users. Get your site ready and protected!
Your Complete Guide to Squarespace Member Sites
A membership is a great opportunity to boost passive income and build trust in your community by positioning yourself as an expert and sharing your hard-earned knowledge. Follow our step by step tutorial on how to host your membership directly on Squarespace and start selling fast!
How to Choose the Best DIY Website Builder for Your Business
Your dream website awaits! Find your perfect DIY website builder with our expert guide on top website building platforms, their pros and cons, and best fits.
How to Host a Course on Your Squarespace Website
Learn to host & sell online courses on Squarespace with the new Courses feature. Follow our easy guide for a seamless student experience and share your expertise!
How to Connect a Domain to Your Squarespace Website
Ready to set your site live? Remember to add your domain! Follow our easy guide and learn to connect your domain whether from Squarespace or a third-party provider.
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.
How to Create an Opt-in Freebie Quiz for your Website
Learn how to create engaging, on-brand quizzes that not only attract high-quality leads but also provide valuable insights about your audience using Interact, a user-friendly quiz maker.
How Much Will Building Your Website on Squarespace *Actually* Cost
Discover the true cost of building a website on Squarespace for your new business with our comprehensive website pricing guide. We explore options ranging from custom design to templates and DIY to help you decide which will be best for you and your business.
How to Move From Squarespace 7.0 to Squarespace 7.1
Follow our step by step guide and best practice tips to learn how to seamlessly move your website from Squarespace 7.0 to 7.1 with Squarespace's new upgrade feature.
How to Create a Scrolling Computer Mockup in Photoshop
Create an eye-catching scrolling computer or laptop animation mockup in Photoshop. Ideal for showcasing e-books, online courses, and websites. Create a video or GIF to share. Check out our easy-to-follow step-by-step guide.
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!
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.
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.