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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.
056: Squarespace Pricing Comparison: Which plan is right for your business?
Hopefully, you are convinced that Squarespace is the right platform for you and now you want to figure out which plan is right for you. Or may be you are still undecided and understanding the Squarespace pricing plans is the last bit you need to make an informed decision. In either case, this blog article is exactly what you need as I walk you through the different plans and show you how they differ from each other so you can make your decision quickly and easily.
055: My top navigation links became un-clickable and this is how I solved it
I hope that you never run into the problem that recently rendered my top navigation links of my website un-clickable. It was a glitch that completely took me by surprise and even the Squarespace support could not solve it.
But after looking throughly at how I had things set up, I figured it out and fixed it. And today, I want to share it with you. I want to share it with you so that you can learn from this mishap and even if you never experience this particular problem, you will know how to think about solving your website problems on Squarespace.
054: Ten tools (free) for choosing your website color scheme
Did you know that 90% of an assessment for trying out a product is based on color alone? This data is according to Buffer and it’s one more reason why the color palette of your website holds über-importance.
That’s also one of the toughest decisions for me when building a website. Selecting the right combination of colors that will go on a website is essential for attracting the target audience of my client’s business.
This is what you can expect from me in 2019!
This new year is potent with new possibilities. Know that as each week goes by, I will be creating new opportunities for you to learn, grow and take your business to the next level.
I recommit to my goal of helping you transform your Squarespace Website into a revenue-generating business asset. Here's a glance at what's in store for you this year from me at sophiaojha.com.
053: How to build a landing page on Squarespace for a "survey"
Last week, I talked about the one thing you absolutely must do to understand your audience. And that’s asking them what their challenges are. In blog post 052, I outlined the six things I did to make it easier for my audience to respond to my One question aka “survey” that includs creating a landing page and setting up a form on that landing page on my Squarespace website. Today, I will show you the step-by-step on how to technically set all that up on your Squarespace website.
052: Do this One thing to get to know the real needs of your audience
Do this one thing to get to know the real needs of your audience: Ask them!
For the longest time, I thought that understanding my audience meant researching the type of questions my target audience is asking on online forums, in Facebook groups and on blog comments of other businesses. But I didn’t look at the golden opportunity that lay right at my finger tips - my own email list.
Mar Startari-Stegall - Poet & Performing Artist
When it comes to technology, I am a frightened deer at the edge of the meadow. Sophia’s patience, understanding, compassion and, most important of all, her knowledge and speed with web design, have turned me into a lion. She will thoroughly prepare you beforehand and give comprehensive support the week afterward. With our co-creation of my website, I feel like I am finally a member of the 21st century cyber-society. I highly recommend her services for anyone of any age or computer skill level.
Almaz Wilson - Visual Installation Artist
Taking the online workshop with Sophia was excellent. Step-by-step, she showed me how to create the best possible platform for my work & helped me make a plan for the site I envisioned. If you are looking to work with someone who can articulate clearly and direct you through the web building process, work with Sophia!
051: Asana Vs. Trello: Which productivity app I use in my business.
Recently, I took my annual three week break to rest and rejuvenate and c oming back from the break was a challenge on top of dealing with a massive jet lag from a 25 hour flight around the world. So I jumped into my Google Calendar and my handy-dandy paper notebook/calendar to start jotting down my upcoming projects and tasks. But I yearned for a unified system, a mothership of sorts for all my tasks, goals and projects. What I found from my afternoon of playing around with two apps on my shortlist is that I totally love Asana. But not so fast. You will see the reason why Asana is my preferred productivity app.
Kathleen Kramberg - Non-Profit Organization
I am completely new to building websites and Sophia’s workshop was exactly what I was looking for to help get me started. I really liked the interactive parts and the resources she provides after the training have already been invaluable. She’s also available to answer any questions that may come up later. I highly recommend her workshop.
Chelsea Carbary - Coach
This workshop was excellent! Sophia provided great foundational training and answered all my questions in an easily digestible way. She also includes 20% off your Squarespace purchase, email and video support following the workshop, and super helpful resources that make building your own website much easier.
Create Your Happy New Year!
Here’s something more important than resolutions, action plans and goals - create your happy new year using my suggestions to make your dreams come true.
Katia Herman - Health Coach & Personal Trainer
Before I met with Sophia, I was overwhelmed with the ins and outs of Squarespace ad didn't feel like I would be able to put together my website. After only two hours with an interactive, live format, I felt like I was well on my way to being able to figure it all out. Sophia was able to answer all of my questions, had a depth of knowledge and tools to teach me, and I recommend to anyone that this is an investment 100% worth it. Sophia was an absolute pleasure and I plan to work with her again on my projects!