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A unique web design process that works, even if you have a 9-5 job with Becca Wood
Wondering how to start a successful business designing Squarespace websites for clients, all while juggling the 9-5? Past Square Secrets & Squares Secrets Business Student is sharing her totally unique web design process that works! (Even if you still have your day job!)
8 tips for designing and marketing your subscriber-winning opt-in gift
Need help creating the ultimate subscriber-winning freebie opt-in gift? Check out my best tips for creating and marketing your lead magnet to quickly grow your email list!
Business BTS: Collaborations, quarantine, bookkeeping solutions, European photoshoot & more!
Wondering what I’ve been up to these past few months? I’m sharing all the super secret things that have gone on behind the scenes of my biz for Quarter 3 of 2020!
How to make sure your website actually appeals to your ideal client or customer
Wondering what to put on your site? What colors, fonts, images and copy (A.K.A website words) to use? Do this one thing to be sure your design appeals to the exact person you are trying to reach with your business’s website!
Take back your week: How to stop thinking about your business when you aren't working
Being a digital nomad and living that #LaptopLifestyle is def the dream…but since your “office” is literally whatever room you are sitting in that day, it can be hard to step away and take the breather your mind is begging for.
Wondering how to stop obsessively thinking about your biz when you’re not working? Head over to the blog!
Take back your week: How to kill it with productivity when you are working
You’ve honestly got some pretty sick ideas for growing your business, and it would be totally achievable…if you didn’t have 1,000,001 other tasks eating up your time.
It can feel like the only solution is to work more hours (read: bump up your caffeine intake). ☕️
But you only have so many hours in a day (some of which you’d prob like to spend enjoying life) and being in constant hustle mode can only last so long.
So you need to find ways to maximize your time and efforts when you do sit down to work so you can grow your biz without hitting burnout.
Head over to the blog to learn my tips for taking back your week, so you can kill it with productivity when you are working.
9 reasons people are bailing on your site before they buy or book!
Is your website not getting you the results you hoped it would? Still waiting for those dreamy client inquiries and sales notifications to start rolling in? Here are 9 reasons people are bailing on your site and returning to their search before they ever buy or book your thing!
Web designers speak out: What I wish I knew about working with clients
Welcome to the “What I wish I knew” Web Designer Roundup series where successful designers will be sharing their best tips, tricks and advice for running your web design biz. In this post, our featured designers are sharing everything they wish they knew about working with clients BEFORE they got started. (Don’t learn the hard way. Head over to the blog and take in all the awesome wisdom they’ve so generously shared!)
Business Behind-The-Scenes: Stopping the podcast, Corona, buying a house, affiliate program, SEO & more
A behind-the-scenes look at what the PB team has been up to since the start of 2020!
Web designers speak out: What I wish I knew about choosing a niche
Welcome to the “What I wish I knew” Web Designer Roundup series where successful designers will be sharing their best tips, tricks and advice for running your web design biz. In this post, our talented featured designers are sharing all the things they wish they knew about choosing a niche and narrowing the focus of who they serve and how!
Web designers speak out: What I wish I knew about onboarding & off-boarding clients
Welcome to the “What I wish I knew” Web Designer Roundup series where successful designers will be sharing their best tips, tricks and advice for running your web design biz. In this post, we are chatting all things onboarding & off-boarding to keep your client-journey running smoothly pre & post launch!
Web designers speak out: What I wish I knew about managing my business & finances
Welcome to the “What I wish I knew” Web Designer Roundup series where successful designers will be sharing their best tips, tricks and advice for running your web design biz. In this post, our talented featured designers are sharing all the things they wish they knew about managing their business & finances to set themselves up for success in the long-term!
Creating a high-converting landing page for your list-building freebie
Ever wondered what goes on your landing page to get people to actually opt-in? Set yourself up for email list-building success by totally nailing the gateway to all your paid offerings - your freebie’s landing page!
Web designers speak out: What I wish I knew about building my portfolio
Welcome to the “What I wish I knew” Web Designer Roundup series where successful designers will be sharing their best tips, tricks and advice for running your web design biz. In this second post, we are chatting about how to be strategic with building your portfolio, so you can attract only your dreamiest clients (and at the dreamiest prices!)
Web designers speak out: What I wish I knew about landing clients
Welcome to the “What I wish I knew” Web Designer Roundup series where successful designers will be sharing their best tips, tricks and advice for running your web design biz. In this post, we are talking all about how to land clients as a new designer!
How I exploded my business using organic SEO (without spending a cent on ad campaigns)
Want to know the best way to grow your business on a budget? (Read: without expensive ad campaigns). I’m sharing how I used organic SEO to explode my business (and sales) and continue to get long term results from free marketing efforts I made 3+ years ago.
Web designers speak out: What I wish I knew about pricing & packaging my services
Welcome to the “What I wish I knew” Web Designer Roundup series where successful designers will be sharing their best tips, tricks and advice for running your web design biz. In this first post, we are tackling the #1 question I get from Square Secrets Business Course Students: “How do I set my prices and build my web design packages?”
The top 3 lead magnets I used to quickly grow my email list for free
So you want to build your list, but you need to do it on the cheap (read: for free). Wondering which lead magnets will work best to grow your email list? Take a peek behind the scenes at my best converting freebies and opt-in gifts that have subscribers lining up around the block. (Plus my best tips for creating and marketing your lead magnet!)
My complete blog post writing process & checklist
All the steps I take to ensure each blog post I publish is on point, legit useful, and ready to reach it’s fullest potential on the interwebs!

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