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128: New Website for Dog-Friendly Vacation Rental Listing on Squarespace 7.1
A few weeks ago, I got an opportunity to serve dogs through my web design service. Actually, I got to serve travelers who want to bring their dogs along wherever they go. I created a directory of vacation rentals that welcome dogs (and cats) along with their human companions.
127: Website In A Day - Video Production Company Website on Squarespace 7.1
In early September, I had the chance to create a website for a video production company run by Christopher Nuut of NYC. It included a Squarespace 7.1 walkthrough training (recorded) and moving the domain from his old 7.0 site to the new one. This project involved a lot of gifs, multiple video embeds for the portfolio as well as a full-bleed video on the home page banner.
126: On a personal note - Celebrating my mom
I don't usually share my personal life on social media, blog or here on the newsletter but today I am sharing on a personal note
125: Website In A Day - Foundation Website for Tim Howard Foundation on Squarespace 7.1
Recently, I had the chance to create a website for a foundation that serves youth development in our communities through soccer. This foundation has been started by US Soccer legend Tim Howard and aims at bring mini-soccer field into communities where there are no such resources.
124: Idaho = potatoes?
Whether or not you like potatoes, can we agree that Idaho sums up to more than that?
Maybe, maybe not. But why am I talking about Idaho today?
123: Website In A Day x 2 - Artist Website for Theodora Miller on Squarespace 7.1 (Using Fluid Engine)
This week I got to work in a completely new way. Most of my projects are done either via my Website in A Day workflow or my Two Week Website workflow. Theodora Miller, a fine artist in Richmond, Virginia suggested a third way: Website In Two Days! Wednesday and Thursday of this week, we collaborated on moving her 7.0 artist site to 7.1 and up-leveling the design and functionality in the process.
How I Found My Lost Wedding Ring Using Visualization
Creative Visualization is highly powerful for manifesting your dream life and this website is all about using this method for creating our future. But one area where visualization is very useful is in finding lost items.
In this other article, I share with you the one question I asked to find a lost nail.
In this post, I want to share with you another incident where I was able to retrieve a lost item using visualization and inner-guidance.
How Creative Visualization Can Be A Tool For Finding Lost Items
Creative Visualization is useful tool that I have begun using for everyday problems. An aspect of creative visualization is tapping into your intuition or your inner-voice or higher-self to get guidance on day-to-day issues. This is especially useful when we feel confused or two-minded when it comes to a decision or a choice. And it’s also useful for solving an immediate problem such as finding out things like “where is the nail?”
Let me expound on that.
122: Website In A Day - Squarespace Website for Actor and Voice Over Artist (Using Fluid Engine)
This week, I had a lovely opportunity to build a Website for an Actor/Voice Over Artist built in a day!
Jennifer purchased my Website In A Day package to get a lovely site that serves a digital business card for her acting and voice over work. We presented her voiceover demo on the Media page along with acting clips as well as a separate page for all her headshots. With everything in one place, she can send the link to this website to potential clients, agents and post it on her profile.
A New Chapter Begins: Reflection Pond is now Queen of Visualization
Many of you have followed my journey with Reflection Pond. Some as far back as 2010 when I first launched reflectionpond.com.
Now, as of July 2022, reflectionpond.com is queenofvisualization.com.
Below is a bit of the backstory of how this change has come to be.
121: New Squarespace Website for California's Regional Association LACFDA
Recently, I had the opportunity to create a website for a non-profit organization out in California. It's not very often that I get a request from an organization of this nature. So, when the President of the Los Angeles Count Funeral Directors' Association contacted me to rebrand their existing website, I was intrigued.
120: A beautiful new way of scheduling clients with DotCal
I love being a web designer. I have a design business which allows me to help people with an online presence that they love and that helps them grow their business or spread their message.
I started my self-employed work in 2016 when I was focussing mainly on email marketing with ConvertKit. Then in 2018 that I began building websites professionally. At that time, I tried a lot of different things to get booked. And it was not easy. I had the skills and I knew I could do excellent work. But I didn’t know how to convey that to my potential clients.
119: New Artist Website on Squarespace Brings Happy Tears to My Client
When a client sheds happy tears when they see the website you’ve created for them, then you know you’ve got a job well-done. Recently, I was fortunate to experience such a moment with my client, Debra Hille.
118: 7 Perks of Being A Successful Freelance Web Designer
I love being a web designer. I have a design business which allows me to help people with an online presence that they love and that helps them grow their business or spread their message.
I started my self-employed work in 2016 when I was focussing mainly on email marketing with ConvertKit. Then in 2018 that I began building websites professionally. At that time, I tried a lot of different things to get booked. And it was not easy. I had the skills and I knew I could do excellent work. But I didn’t know how to convey that to my potential clients.
117: 4 Ways to Create Interactive Maps for Squarespace
Recently, I had a prospective client ask me about an important feature they wanted to add on their website. Their business offers domestic and commercial cleaning services but only for postal codes within London.
In Squarespace, there’s no in-build way of doing that except of placing a map. So I did some research and there’s a ton of information out there. I sorted through it all and here are my three suggestions on how to add an interactive map to your Squarespace website.
116: Becoming Like A Tree - How I am working through my content creation block
I feel like I have been censoring myself. Recently, when I got inspired to write a blog post or make video, I told myself that I already talk about it in my coaching program, so why post about it. When I got an idea on how web designers can raise their pricing, the thought arose, “I teach that within MWD”. Or when I came up with a perspective to share on how to handle the workflow of a design project, again my mind said, “Don’t you share that in-depth in the coaching program curriculum? Why give it away for free?”.
115: What is Your Biggest Business Challenge Right Now?
Please help me by sharing what’s the biggest challenge you are facing in your business right now. Or think of this question: What one thing do you need to solve in your business that will make everything start working as you envisioned it.
114: How to Integrate Zoom with Squarespace Scheduling
Zoom is now a part of every day life! When you use Squarespace Scheduling for your online booking system, it’s really helpful that one can integrate with Zoom. This way, when a new client books an appointment with you, a zoom event is automatically generated. All you then have to do is go into your Zoom account and start the meeting at the appointed time!
Watch this quick step-by-step video where I show you how to integrated your Zoom account with your Squarespace Scheduling or Acuity Scheduling account.
113: Four Books from January 2022
This month, I wanted to read two books. I managed to read four. This was only possible because I scheduled 25 minutes for reading every day and entire Sunday mornings for reading. This month, I also read on a couple of Sunday afternoons and one Saturday evening.
This is all in an effort to get a lot more reading done this year. In the past, reading has fell through the cracks of my calendar as other urgent things have taken up my time. But I love reading books and feel a great sense of happiness and satisfaction when I can read a book without feeling that I “should be doing work in my business”. And so I have scheduled time in my calendar so I can “officially” read and not have a voice of guilt nagging my conscience!