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Squarespace Tips & Client Systems for Web Designers & Service Providers
Detailed tutorials, shared client systems, pricing tips, and tool reviews for solo service providers and web designers who want less hustle &/or overwhelm.
If you’ve been at this Squarespace thing long enough to feel pretty comfortable using the platform, then you might be at the point where you want to be able to do some things a little different than the template allows.
Or, maybe you’re just a “think outside the bun” kinda girl and you want to jazz it up a bit. Get it further away from the template than you otherwise could if you knew some code.
Yeah, me too. Been there, done that & I’m not a developer; I’m a designer.
And if you’re here reading this, I’m guessing you are too.
Plugins (mostly CSS) will be your new best friend, just don’t use too many at one time… it can become confusing.
I’m sharing my trusted resources for these here, so keep reading!
10 Common Mistakes New Web Designers Make, with Paige Brunton
How I Start Designing a Website & Handle First Draft Feedback
3 ways to edit a LIVE website
STOP saying “Imposter Syndrome” –say this instead
Mindset Matters: dealing with your fears & excuses
Excuses are the WORST. Many times we don’t even realize that’s what they are.
We use them to defend ourselves.
To play victim to our situations.
To keep from having to take a risk.
To keep from getting hurt, and many other reasons.
To keep from playing big, so we won’t fail.
But if you look back on those previous 5 sentences… what’s the common thread there?
FEAR.
Are you using fear & excuses to stay stuck?
How do we overcome our fears & how do we keep fear from ruining our lives, and our businesses?
Afraid to fail? Don’t let it stop you from getting started!
Today my advice is a little more personal. Today I want you to decide to stop letting your fear of failure get in the way of your success.
Look, I know. If you're reading this, you're probably thinking, "But I'm not afraid? I have real, legitimate struggles to overcome before I can do anything at all."
I wholeheartedly disagree, and here's why!
CHEATSHEET & TEMPLATES
File & format terminologies & size ranges, resource lists, and pre-sized blank Canva templates for various image ratios.
Katelyn, here!
I’m the Founder, Owner, CEO, Designer & Educator at Launch the Damn Thing® and I love coffee, cursing & carefully laid plans. 😂 (Also reading, blaring loud music, and teaching, –but those didn’t fit into my nice alliteration!)
Did I just totally make your day? #goals

