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Discounting Strategies for the Holidays and Beyond
Discover seven powerful discounting strategies to help your clients maximize sales this holiday season. Learn how to optimize sites for Black Friday, Cyber Monday, and beyond.
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.
SEO Tips to Get Found This Black Friday and Cyber Monday
As clients gear up for shopping events like Black Friday and Cyber Monday, it's essential to prioritize SEO. Ensure the website is fully prepared for the influx of holiday traffic.
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.
How to Earn Referral Commissions Using Squarespace
The Circle Referral Payments Benefit helps Squarespace web designers unlock extra earnings from every project. Learn how to earn commissions.
Behind the Build: How 6 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.
Marketing Fundamentals
Marketing is essential in any business, but it’s not always easy to know what type of marketing is right for your goals. Learn about the three branches of marketing that will grow your web design business.
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.
The 8 Things We’re Most Excited about at Circle Day 2024
Discover the top eight reasons why Circle Day 2024 is an unmissable event for professional web designers. From member-led sessions to inspiring keynotes and networking opportunities, get ready for a day filled with insights that will shape the future of web design.
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 Communicate the Value of Working With You to Clients
Learn effective strategies for communicating your value to clients as a professional Squarespace web designer. Discover tips on demonstrating web design benefits, building trust, and selling your services.
How to Create and Sell Website Templates
Template stores offer the chance to sell premium template options, and monetize your design skills. Learn more about creating and selling Squarespace website templates.
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.
Get Paid on Time: Invoicing and Payment Strategies for Web Designers
Learn how to ensure timely payments as a web designer with expert tips, professional invoicing tools, and effective client communication strategies. Discover how Squarespace’s Client Invoicing and Payments can streamline your payment process.
How Web Designers Can Harness impact.com for Squarespace Websites
Impact.com empowers Squarespace customers to set up an affiliate program and automatically track and compensate those affiliates. Learn how to set up an affiliate program to help drive traffic and conversions on your clients’ sites.
How to Overcome Client Objections as a Web Designer
As a web designer, you’ll encounter an array of objections from prospective clients. Learn tips for skillfully addressing and overcoming common client objections.
Squarespace 201 Part 1: Client Education
This guide will help you educate your clients about the benefits of Squarespace, pitch your services as a design professional, and address common questions and objections.
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.