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4 Post-Sale Emails Every eCommerce Site Needs
Email marketing isn’t just about asking people to buy something -- it’s also a great way to interact with people after the purchase! Adding these 4 types of post-sale emails will help you take things from basic and automated to personal and engaging.
How a Flash Sale or Strategic Product Drop Can Help You Increase Engagement & Boost Sales
Break out of the traditional sales rut and plan a promotion that puts you in control. Strategic product drops and flash sales can help control demand, increase engagement and boost sales. Here are tips on how to make this a successful part of your eCommerce strategy.
3 Live Chat Tips For Your Ecommerce Website
Adding a live chat widget can be a quick win for your business when it comes to customer service and making a great impression with customers. It’s easy to add one and becoming the norm for quick convos with online visitors!
How to Create a FAQ Page on Squarespace
In this quick post, get four tips for making your FAQ page customer-friendly and informative plus two options for how to quickly create a FAQ page on your Squarespace site.
How to Optimize Your Squarespace Product Pages
Say goodbye to boring product pages that don’t convert with some simple strategies and tips that will help you sell without being salesy and easily convert interested visitors into paying customers.
How to Create a Seamless Checkout Experience
Creating a seamless checkout experience is pretty easy on Squarespace because it’s simple, streamlined and pretty well-designed as a default. You don’t have to do a ton of work to improve on things but there are a few simple tweaks to make sure that checking out on your site is as fast, easy and painless as possible.
The Squarespace Plugins for eCommerce Sites a Pro Uses
Plugins are a great way to take your Squarespace site to the next level, especially if you’re an eCommerce business! If you can copy and paste, you can achieve some really cool things that will make the shopping experience more engaging, easier to manage and just a little bit cooler than the norm.
A Minimalist’s Guide to Squarespace Inventory & Product Extensions
If you’re checking out some of the inventory management and product extensions on Squarespace, read this post first! I review all of the extensions available to help you manage everything from stock levels to print-on-demand services so that you can add just the right tools for your business.
How To Set Up a Privacy Policy & Terms of Service On Your Website
There are options available for setting up the legal things required on your website (like a privacy policy and terms of service) at a range of price points. Here are my recommendations from free to high cost so that you can decide which is best for you.
How To Set Up a Profitable Shipping Strategy on Squarespace
The secret to not losing your shirt (and your mind!) when it comes to shipping is to take care of both sides of the shipping equation - what your customers see and what you do behind-the-scenes. Check out this post to also find out which shipping method and shipping extension combo I recommend most!
Website Tips From an eCommerce Pro
Part actionable list, part pep talk - this post has 7 tips on eCommerce, web design and websites in general from me, an eCommerce pro! These are the things that I think would make every website more engaging, more successful and just more fun to use!
Which Squarespace Plan is Right for You?
Which Squarespace plan is best for eCommerce? It depends! But in this quick read, I break down exactly which one to go with based on your exact needs.
When NOT to Integrate Shopify and Squarespace
Taking a look at the reasons not to integrate Shopify into Squarespace by asking some tough questions and getting really real! Learn about the 5 worst reasons to integrate these two eCommerce platforms, plus some disadvantages and alternatives to this idea.
Using Squarespace as Your CRM, Part 2: Crash Course on Updated Member Profiles
Learn how to view, understand and manage your relationships with your website visitors and customers using Squarespace Profiles. Armed with the right information and some key strategies, you’ll be able to more effectively grow your business and communicate more effectively.
What eCommerce Platform am I Recommending Most These Days?
A behind-the-scenes look at which eCommerce website platform I am endorsing most these days and what factors cause my recommendations to change from time to time.
How to Choose an eCommerce Merchant Processor
Taking a look at what factors to consider when choosing a payment processor, including what options are available on both Squarespace and Shopify. Not sure which way to go? Check out my recommendations for either platform!
How to Connect Squarespace to ANYTHING
Learn how to connect Squarespace to pretty much any other app you use for your ecommerce business - without needing to pay for or manage a bunch of random third-party apps!
15 Things to Update on Your eCommerce Website
This post features 15 actionable tips and tools to make sure you’re getting the most out of your eCommerce website. Updated from my previous series with tools & strategies to help small businesses cope with COVID, these are strategies you can use now and in the future.
3 Features of a High Functioning eCommerce Website
The key to a successful eCommerce business? Building on a platform that does more than just manage a storefront. Learn more about my favorite Squarespace features that turn your average website into an eCommerce powerhouse.
The Best eCommerce Templates for Squarespace
Selecting a Squarespace template is easy if you know what to look for and how things work. In this post, I’m also shouting out my favorite free and paid Squarespace template for eCommerce!