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080: How to Remove Background from Photos using Canva
In this video tutorial, I take just over 5 minutes to show you how to remove background from your photos using an app called Canva. Also get the complimentary link to try Canva Pro for 30 days!
061: How to Add Video Clip in the Banner?
Demonstrating a message with moving images rather than just text is a powerful way to set the tone for your site. Adding a video clip to your website’s banner is one way to do that. It creates a certain mood for that specific page and it is easy to set up as you will see in this 3 min video.
060: Why is the Cart Icon Not Showing up in My Top Navigation?
After I design a website, my clients can still work with me by hiring me on an hourly basis. This blog+video is a direct result of a request my client had after I completed her site. I had created an e-commerce site for her that had a shop with multiple products. My client wanted to have the cart icon show up for her. But she found that to be not a simple click and activate situation. There was one more step to take care of.
If you are using any of the Brine Family of templates and have a product page but your cart icon is not showing up in Design and then Site Styles, then follow the simple step in this video to resolve it.
059: How to Activate Cart Icon in Your Top Navigation in Squarespace
One of the benefits of a Squarespace site is the ease of the shop functionality. You can have your digital or physical products on sale or you can sell your 1 to 1 services, online workshops (like I do) or coaching sessions.
Now if you want to have a cart icon enabled in your navigation, this blog + video is for you. In this example, I am working with the Rally template but it applies to any template within Brine.
058: How to Create Double Top Navigation Layout in Squarespace
A double top navigation layout is a great way to separate out your links on the top of your site. This way you can create a visual distinction among your links and space out the links reducing navigation clutter. Watch the video below or follow the steps in the blog to create that look for your site on Squarespace.
057: How to Change the Background Color of an Index Section
Are you ready for a little CSS fun? There’s a lot you can do with Squarespace websites and one of them is tweaking the design to create your own customized look - a look away from the templates that Squarespace offers. Today, I am showing you how you can change up the background color of a page or section in your Index collection of pages.