Squarespace Web Design & Business Tips

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Images & Videos for Websites

CHEATSHEET & TEMPLATES

File & format terminologies & size ranges, resource lists, and pre-sized blank Canva templates for various image ratios.

Tips for Working with Clients

3 MarkUp Alternatives for Web Designers: The Good, Bad & Buggy

Markup’s Free Plan Is Dead: What It Means for Website Designers

Why I Switched My Web Designer Client Portal from Notion (And What I Moved To)

CRM vs Client Portal: Why Freelancers Need BOTH in 2025

Transferring vs. Connecting a Domain: What You Need to Know

Web Designers AMA: Client Processes & Boundaries with Katelyn Dekle & Diane Whiddon

How to handle bad or unhelpful design feedback

How & why to turn down ‘bad-fit’ clients or projects

Do web designers create wireframes for custom Squarespace websites?

Should web designers be experts in more than one web builder?

Client Gifts: How, What, When, Where & Why to Send Them

How I Start Designing a Website & Handle First Draft Feedback

How I Create & Apply Color Palettes for Custom Websites on Squarespace

Get 4TB of space FREE for artists, creators & designers on Playbook

Plan your 2024 client project availability with me in Notion

How web designers transfer ownership to clients in Squarespace websites

Starting client websites in your Squarespace account (+ why!)

How to schedule client projects & plan to achieve your annual income goals

Unpacking Design Days: Inside my VIP Day Process

Inside My 2-Week Squarespace Website Design Process

3 ways to edit a LIVE website

Everything you need to know about lead inquiry forms & easier Discovery Calls

All things Inquiry forms & how to use ONE in multiple places!

Bulk rename & resize images EASILY without Photoshop

How to get quick & easy feedback from clients with Markup

Does Google know your Squarespace website even exists yet?

Bulletproof contract templates for Freelancers & Small Business owners

How to use a Pricing Calculator to price your services like a pro

Inside my Client Portal template + how I run my 2-week web design projects

How to customize Termageddon policies on Squarespace + use it with our clients

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9 things to update on your website, at least once a year

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5 Tips to Master Responsive Design on Fluid Engine

Katelyn Dekle 5/23/23 Katelyn Dekle 5/23/23

3 best practices for easy mobile responsive designs in Fluid Engine

Katelyn Dekle 3/28/23 Katelyn Dekle 3/28/23

The Importance of Mobile Optimization on Squarespace Websites, guest post by Henry Purchase

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3 ways to preview your site on other devices and screen sizes

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How to optimize your Squarespace website for mobile screens

Unlike Showit and Wix, Squarespace doesn’t let you separately alter your design for mobile size screens. That’s both a great thing and an irritation, tbh.

Great because: you’re not designing anything twice; it’s all automatic.
Not great because: it’s all automatic & you have no specific control how the design reacts on mobile without custom code.

So how do Squarespace designers deal with this problem?

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!)

Learn more over here!