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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!
How to make a site inactive in your SquareKicker Dashboard, on the Designer Plan
How to customize your Summary Block design with SquareKicker
How to embed a popup Calendly scheduler inside a Squarespace form
How to embed a GIF on your website
How to create a smooth scroll effect for same-page navigation links
How to create slideshow banners in 7.1 (with no code or plugins)
SquareKicker has 2 new (free) keyboard shortcuts to speed up editing productivity!
Save your brand’s color swatches & find fonts faster with SquareKicker
Is your Squarespace account secure? Maybe not…
How to create a low highlight text link with a hover animation
How to filter Summary Block content with multiple tags &/or categories
How to remove the link underline (again) in Squarespace 7.1
The actual cost of building a DIY website –is it really “free?”
10 dos + don’ts that can make or break your website
When to DIY your site, buy a template or hire a web designer
SquareWebsites Tools Pro Extension: an overview
3 ways to preview your site on other devices and screen sizes
How to install custom fonts on Squarespace
How to style individual sections on 7.1 with SquareKicker
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

