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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.
The Process Of Redesigning A Squarespace Site
Watch along with me as I do a Squarespace website refresh for a client of mine, and you can see how I take a DIY website into a professionally put together, consistent branded platform. If you want to get a professional Squarespace refresh for your Squarespace website, reach out!
How to Optimize Your Squarespace Mobile Design
Even a site with a perfectly designed desktop layout can suffer as soon as a visitor accesses their site on mobile. Today, we'll quickly give you some tips to have consistent, mobile-ready layouts on your site and how to add 'check mobile' into your workflow so you never forget it again.
How to Set Up a Squarespace Shop - Complete 7.1 Walkthrough (2025)
From step one to a finished site, we'll go over everything you need to know to bring your Squarespace online store to life so you can start making money by selling products and services through the website you've worked so hard to build, optimized for SEO and usability.
Learn The NEW & Easy Way to Create Anchor Links in Squarespace
It used to require custom code to add anchor links to your Squarespace navigation, but not anymore. We'll quickly go over what you need to know to easily add anchor tags to your site and use them to easily spruce up your website feel with no code required.
How To Customize Your Squarespace Sidebar
For a simple change that will greatly improve efficiency when building your Squarespace site, I'll show you how to customize your sidebar, keeping elements of your site that your business offers while removing any clutter or unnecessary pieces that you have to wade through. It's a simple step, but your website will thank you.
How to Add a Drop Down Menu in Squarespace (2025 Tutorial)
At the top of your website, it's important to have a clean, easily understandable navigation that funnels your clients to where they need to go. Today, we'll cover how to use drop down menus to enhance your site's navigation through additional pages, links, and categories.
How To Improve Your Squarespace SEO Score with AI | Squarespace Essentials 7.1 (2025)
Need to fix up your website's SEO but not sure the best place to start? Squarespace has launched a brand new AI tool to help you cross some important items off your SEO checklist, and I'll show you how to access and use this to help your website thrive!
How to Change Your Squarespace Website Domain Name (2025)
When your website is ready to be launched, you'll need to update your domain or URL information on the front and back ends of your website. We'll go over what to do to get a domain or use an existing domain so all your website records are in order.
How To Add Branding to Your Squarespace Website: 2025 Tutorial
Today, in the third video covering custom site copy and how to put it into a website framework, I'll show you how to add and customize branding assets to a new website to help your Squarespace site feel unique and tailored to your business. Doing this on the front end is a great way to get your website started on the right foot and build a strong foundation.
Build Your Website With This Squarespace Wireframe Tutorial For Beginners
Once you have your website copy taken care of, I'll walk you through how to see it in action with my easy-to-use free wireframe that can be accessed by going to designingtherow.com/free. This will give your website an optimized homepage built for conversations that can lead your site to work for you.
Learn The Perfect Homepage Structure For Your Website
To help clients overcome the roadblock of staring at a blank page and not knowing what to write, I'm going to show you the five questions my clients need to answer in order to get great, SEO-optimized website copy for their homepage. This is the website structure I and my clients rely on, and with this and next week's video, you'll know exactly how to get this first step of the website process finished.
So you want a new website? Watch this first.
When you're starting out with your website, the process can be scary and overwhelming. That's why today I'll be running down the process that every Designing The Row client goes through from the first agreement to the moment a website is live. This will help you budget your expectations for the process of building a website with a dedicated Squarespace expert.
How to Sell Digital Downloads on Squarespace (2025)
Setting up digital download purchases on your Squarespace website store is very similar to setting up physical products with only a few notable changes. In this video I'll be giving you the quick rundown on what you need to know to set up a digital download page quickly and successfully.