Whether you’re building your own site or working with a web designer, great images will boost your design and help make a site your own. 

Let’s start with why it’s important to get organized before starting your website project.

To kick it off with the obvious, it saves time to have everything together from the start of the project. But probably more importantly, if you’ve taken some time to gather up all the elements I’m going to share with you today, you’ll have a much easier time creating a cohesive website design. 

This website is the one and only place on the internet that you have full control over what people see and how they interact with your expertise. So you definitely need to think through what you share through your website pretty carefully.

Considering a new website or a big overhaul? Get answers to some of your questions about working with a copywriter.

Squarespace is incredible for giving the power of website design to the average business owner. That said, the platform has a few limitations and a few things that consistently don’t look quite right without a little code.

I don’t really want to be a part of the system that tracks our every move online with the aim to sell us more and more stuff.

This is what’s often referred to as “surveillance capitalism” and it doesn’t fit with my minimalist, shop local, try not to buy from Amazon values.

That said, it’s pretty damn important for me to have some data on how my website is performing to help me improve it and to make sure I'm providing the best content and information I can for my audience.

A much better way to drive your social media traffic to your own website instead than LinkTree, Canva or another provider. You’ll be able to see your analytics and it’s free!

A video going over my top 8 integrations and my favorite 7 extensions for Squarespace.

Every so often it’s important to go through your website to make sure it is working for you in the best way possible! That it’s communicating your brand values, SEO friendly and showcasing your most important products and services.

So here’s a quick list of 12 things you can update on your website:

Here's how to create a custom 404 page for your Squarespace site, giving your users a better experience.

We all know I love Squarespace because it’s just so damn user-friendly! That said, there are a few settings that need shifted for nearly everyone I work with. The reasons I make these changes range from usability to design to search engine optimization, but ultimately they each help take your site up a notch.

The more I talk about websites and how important they are, I get a lot of questions from women looking to learn more about how to create a beautiful website that helps them serve their clients or customers!

Here are 6 of my most frequently asked questions and the answers.

The first three things I do when I begin a new Squarespace website is adjust the colors, fonts and upload a logo.

When everything is set to match the brand of the business from the start, it makes envisioning where you’ll place the content and how things will all look together way easier.

There’s been some big and exciting changes with the update, but there’s also some frustrating drawbacks. If you don’t have a website yet and are looking at Squarespace, I would still highly recommend it. Or if you already host your website and are thinking about rebuilding it on 7.1 - here’s a list to help you make sure it’s a good fit for you!