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Last-Minute Holiday Website Design Ideas to Delight Visitors
The holidays are just around the corner, and some clients may have waited until the last minute to request your web design expertise. No need to stress—here are 13 festive tweaks you can quickly implement to get their sites holiday-ready.
Embracing Dark Mode: Design Considerations and Hacks
Transform your Squarespace site with a sleek dark mode aesthetic that enhances readability and adds a modern edge. This guide explores how to implement dark mode effectively, ensuring your design looks stunning while prioritizing user experience.
Every Website Is an Ecommerce Site: A Look at Digital Commerce with Squarespace
Discover why every website is technically an ecommerce and how Squarespace provides the best platform for service sellers and product sellers alike. Learn about key features to sell services and products seamlessly.
How Web Designers Can Prepare Sites for Giving Tuesday and Beyond
Uncover effective techniques for maximizing donations on your client's website. Gain practical knowledge to help your clients make the most of the Giving Tuesday opportunity.
From Clicks to Customers: Branding for Squarespace Ecommerce Sites
Learn how to seamlessly incorporate brand identity into web design, use Squarespace’s features to capture and retain customer attention, and apply ecommerce best practices to service-based sellers.
A New Era for Entrepreneurs: Squarespace Refresh with Chief Product Officer Paul Gubbay
Chief Product Officer Paul Gubbay took the Circle Day stage for an engaging keynote session that unveiled the most innovative and exciting tools and features coming to Squarespace in 2024. He gave Circle members an early preview of Squarespace Refresh, Squarespace’s annual product announcement.
Web Design Nightmares: Spine-Tingling Situations and How to Fix Them
Web designers are haunted by common website problems. Learn how to improve client websites by identifying and solving these spine-tingling issues.
Web Design Strategy Part 2: UX and UI Essentials
Explore the best practices and strategies for combining UX and UI in strategic web design. Learn how to create a user-centric web design plan that boosts engagement and drives success in 2024.
Web Design Strategy Part 3: Information Architecture
At its core, information architecture helps people know where they are and what they need to do next. Learn the basics of information architecture and how effective organization on a website can help achieve your clients’ goals.
Essential Ecommerce Features Every Site Should Have for Black Friday and Cyber Monday
For web designers, understanding and implementing certain features can sustain a successful Black Friday and Cyber Monday campaign. Explore the must-have ecommerce features that ensure websites perform optimally, convert visitors into buyers, and stand out in a competitive market during these key sales events.
How to Prepare Your Client’s Ecommerce Website for the Holidays
Helping prepare for the holidays is one of the most useful ways a professional web designer can assert their value to ecommerce clients. Learn how to update retail websites to capture and support customers during the holidays.
How to Implement Effective Pop-ups and Announcement Bars for Black Friday and Cyber Monday Sales
During Black Friday and Cyber Monday, consumers are inundated with offers and promotions from countless retailers. With competition so fierce, ecommerce websites must capture visitors’ attention. Learn how to use pop-ups and announcement bars effectively.
Behind the Build: How Six Web Designers Create Impactful Homepages
Take a behind-the-scenes tour of six impressive site showcases from top Squarespace web designers. See how they craft mock sites from concept to completion, sharing creative insights and design inspiration along the way.
How to Choose the Right Color Scheme for a Website
Learn how to select the perfect color scheme for your clients' websites. Gain insight into color theory, psychology, and the most effective color combinations to elevate your designs.
How to Optimize Product Descriptions for Ecommerce Sites
You offer your clients expertise beyond design and development—the copy on your clients’ websites keeps and converts their site visitors. This guide offers tips for creating effective product descriptions that will attract new customers through the power of SEO.
How to Use Squarespace for Free as a Web Designer
Discover how professional web designers can use Squarespace for free and create stunning websites with the Adri template. Learn best practices, tips, and strategies for maximizing the free Squarespace plan.
M-Commerce: Designing for Mobile Sites
When designing for mobile commerce, it’s important to make sure that your site’s content and architecture are built for speed. Read our in-depth guide on m-commerce and boosting mobile sales.
Squarespace 201 Part 2: The Buildout
This guide is designed to walk you through the process of building a custom Squarespace website. Learn how to create an outline, add content, and infuse your client’s branding.
Design for Any Industry with Squarespace
Web designers are instrumental in creating visually stunning, functional websites that reflect the essence of each industry they serve. Learn how Squarespace’s intuitive tools and versatile templates are tailored to various business needs.
How to Optimize Your Client's Restaurant Site for Takeout Orders with ChowNow
Having a strong online presence is crucial for restaurants to attract and engage customers. With Squarespace's integration with ChowNow, web designers now have a powerful tool at their disposal to enhance restaurant websites.