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Squarespace Payments Tutorial (2026)
In just one year, so much has changed with the Squarespace Payments process that I needed a refresher. Today we'll cover how to set up Squarespace Payments for your website, the benefits of the program, and any questions that my commenters were curious about.
Automate Website Footer Copyright Year (Squarespace Tutorial)
If you want to not have to worry about updating your copyright year every January 1st, you’ve come to the right place. With a simple section of code, I’ll show you how to put together an automation that will keep your website copyright information up to date and always available on your site.
Using Squarespace AI for Website Page Copy and SEO
I know you’re probably tired of hearing about new AI platforms and tools (or is that just me?), but if you have a Squarespace website, stick with me for just a few minutes to learn about how you can improve your Squarespace website with their built-in AI tools.
Album Release Website Design (Squarespace): Stephanie Sammons
Announcing an album is about more than releasing new music… it's about inviting listeners into the artist's story. For singer-songwriter Stephanie Sammons, the goal was to create a website that felt both personal and artistic, introducing visitors to her latest album while showcasing the songwriting, accolades, and artistic journey behind the music.
A custom one-page Squarespace website for singer-songwriter, Clayton Nile Young
For singer-songwriter Clayton Nile Young, the goal wasn't to build a large website with dozens of pages—it was to create a clean, professional online home where visitors could quickly experience his music, learn his story, and find his merch store in one place.
How to Post to Your Instagram Directly From Canva
Gone are the days of downloading and uploading files between platforms, because now you can post your high-quality graphics you make in Canva directly to Instagram, streamlining your process and saving you a ton of time in busywork!
How to Update Your Squarespace Text Preview Image and Description
The text preview version of your site is often the first thing a new user will see of your business. Today we’ll go over how to customize it, personalize it for certain pages, and make sure it represents your site exactly how you want it to.
Remember: Website SEO Isn’t Magic. It’s Structure.
Website SEO isn't complicated, it's just misunderstood. With a few easy, consistent tips, you can optimize your website for search engines over times, building better website habits to get your business in front of the people who are looking for it.
How to use the Squarespace SEO Checker Tool [Live Client Walkthrough]
SEO failings are common and difficult to catch on many websites, but with Squarespace's SEO Checker Tool, you can get an overview of everything your website is missing along with suggestions on how to fix it quickly and easily so your website can start performing for your business.
Why Website Growth DOESN’T Start With Getting More Traffic
I've been asked so many times if I "Do SEO For Websites". What people actually want is website growth and more traffic, and that's about so much more than being SEO-optimized, it's about crafting your website to respond to traffic when it does come.
How To Make Squarespace Footers: Editing, Hiding, Strategizing, and Staging
Footers are a valuable way to add SEO and experience value to your site. Watch me use up-to-date web strategies to create an optimized Squarespace footer that does more than just sit there.
What To Do If Your Website No Longer Reflects Your Business
If you've looked at your website recently and felt like it's for a different, older business, here are some steps I've been taking with my clients to analyze, examine, and refresh their websites without needing to destroy what was already there and build something new. This website process is cheaper and quicker than a whole new build, and can prevent decision making paralysis with your website.
How to Create (& Style) the Scrolling Text Effect on Squarespace
Learn how to create the scrolling text effect in your Squarespace website. This is one of my favorite website effects with multiple uses, hopefully with this information you'll find how it can best fit your website plan!
How to Create a Squarespace Website Quiz using Interact
Cold email subscribe forms aren’t getting the results they used to. We all have multiple inboxes and so many emails coming in every day. Why invite more in? Enter: Interact. I've recently built out a Squarespace website quiz using Interact that not only helps me grow my email list but also helps me send website viewers to exactly where they need to go on the Designing the Row website.
Website Content Mistakes Keeping You From Growing Your Business
As a designer, I've seen a few frequent website content mistakes that trip up clients and keep their websites in development. Today, I'll go over some of these issues and what you need to do to prevent them from stalling your website progress.