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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.

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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.

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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!

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How to Improve Your Google Lighthouse Score on Desktop

In the first piece of my three-part series on how to use Google Lighthouse's analytics feature to improve and better optimize your website, I'll be going through a few common tricks that can slow down Squarespace websites on desktop view. Keeping these design details out of the top of your home page can be a great way to keep Google from penalizing your site due to performance issues.

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How to Duplicate Pages and Content on Squarespace 7.1 (Fluid Engine)

Today, I'll be showing you how to duplicate pages and content on your Squarespace site, an easy way to streamline your website building process that I use on all sites that I work with. By breaking down how to duplicate different pieces of a Squarespace site, I'll show you how to maximize your building time and do it with confidence. This tutorial is specific to Squarespace 7.1, so be sure you're working on the most recent version before watching.

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