Designing the Row Blog
Practical advice for building a better online presence.
Squarespace tutorials, website design insights, and real client projects to help you make informed decisions about your website.
How to automate ChatGPT to keep you updated on the latest in your industry
In today's tech tip, I'll cover how I'm using a recurring ChatGPT automation to build a personalized digest for my industry interests (Squarespace, web design, web security, AI) to stay on top of new announcements, breakthroughs, and updates.
Comparing Squarespace Payment Processor Options
Curious how to get different payment options going on your Squarespace website? While Squarespace will push their proprietary system, there are multiple integrations that business owners can use to tailor their eCommerce experience to their needs.
How to Connect ChatGPT with Instacart
If you use both ChatGPT and Instacart in your daily life, you can connect the two tools to automate and optimize grocery planning and purchasing for your week with just a few steps. Here is my weekly process for how I use these platforms to get more time in my day!
6 Squarespace Payment details I wish I knew before getting started
I love Squarespace websites. Squarespace Payments? Not always. Here are six details about Squarespace’s internal payment processor that I wished I knew before starting so I could manage them or use them to make a more informed choice about payment processors moving forward.
Americana Music Website Design (Squarespace): Amanda Pearcy
With Amanda preparing to release her first album in more than ten years, her online presence was due for a new beginning, too. The result is a cinematic, image-driven website that reintroduces Amanda and her music while giving this next chapter of her career a modern digital home.
Before You Build a Personal Brand Website, Read This Blog First
Ending the first part of my AI Visibility series, today I’m going to go over what I’ve learned with getting ChatGPT searches and how to analyze the data to build a plan for what my website needs. Follow along as I use these actionable skills to get my site in front of AI search!
Real Estate Investment Website Design (Squarespace): JSM Property Group
JSM Property Group came to the project with a logo, defined colors, written website content, and a description of the visual direction they wanted. Those pieces gave us a strong foundation, but website design requires determining how all of them actually work together on a screen.
ChatGPT Isn't Recommending Me. Now What?
Now that I know what results I’m getting from Squarespace’s AI Visibility tool, I need to figure out what to do about it. Today we’ll go through my initial steps to refine my AI search results and build a plan to keep my search visibility growing in the future.
Singer-Songwriter Squarespace Website Redesign: Mary Gauthier
Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter, author, speaker, and songwriting teacher Mary Gauthier has been a Designing the Row client since the beginning. I originally designed Mary's website during my first year in business, and over the years we've updated it alongside new albums, tours, books, workshops, and other chapters of her career.
Squarespace AI Visibility: What You Actually Need to Know
Using Squarespace’s new AI Visibility tool helps you see how AI engines are understanding your website. The first step to optimizing your business for AI search comes from this data, and I’ll show you how to get the most out of the features that come bundled with most Squarespace website plans.
Nonprofit Event Website Design (Squarespace): Southwest Regional Folk Alliance
Designing a website for a nonprofit event requires a balance between storytelling, organization, and clear calls to action. The Southwest Regional Folk Alliance website was designed to support an annual folk music conference while also serving as a digital hub for the organization’s community, events, and member communication.
AI Is Sending Me Clients. I Want to Know Why.
Recently, my business has changed because of AI...I've been getting more leads than ever through ChatGPT! At the start of this series, I want to break down what I've done to be visible to AI and what I'm going to start doing to test how to get even more AI leads.
Squarespace Jewelry Store Website Design: Mai Lani Designs
Mai Lani Designs already had a functioning Squarespace website and online store when founder and designer Lani came to Designing the Row. The foundation was there, but she wanted help elevating the design, better communicating the meaning behind her jewelry, and creating a more intentional shopping experience for her customers.
Country Music Website Design (Squarespace): Dustin Lynch
For country artist Dustin Lynch, a new album announcement created the perfect opportunity to refresh his existing Squarespace website, introducing the imagery, colors, and visual identity surrounding the new music while maintaining the functionality an established touring artist needs.
Album Release Website Design (Squarespace): Daniel Donato
For Daniel Donato's Cosmic Country, the website needed to support an artist with a growing national fanbase, an active touring schedule, new music releases, merchandise, and a visual identity that's every bit as distinctive as the sound.