Video Tutorials
Note that Squarespace is always updating and improving so some things may not look exactly as they are in these videos. Click on the links to see the latest help videos from Squarespace.
NEW! Squarespace has a YouTube channel with short how-to videos. Check it out here.
OVERVIEW ARTICLES:
Logging into Squarespace
https://support.squarespace.com/hc/en-us/articles/206537307
Getting Started
https://support.squarespace.com/hc/en-us/articles/205809798
Squarespace Help
https://support.squarespace.com/hc/en-us/categories/
Squarespace Video Series
https://support.squarespace.com/hc/en-us/categories/200204575
PAGES + CONTENT ARTICLES:
Understanding the pages panel
https://support.squarespace.com/hc/en-us/articles/217644727
Pages + Content Overview
https://support.squarespace.com/hc/en-us/articles/206795137
ADMIN ARTICLES:
Understanding Billings + Account
https://support.squarespace.com/hc/en-us/articles/206757857
Contributors Overview
https://support.squarespace.com/hc/en-us/articles/115010355107
Analytics Overview
https://support.squarespace.com/hc/en-us/articles/206544167
Connecting Social Media Accounts
https://support.squarespace.com/hc/en-us/articles/206543537-Connecting-social-accounts
TEXT + IMAGES ARTICLES:
Formatting + Styling Text
https://support.squarespace.com/hc/en-us/articles/115012080887
Video Series: All About Images
https://support.squarespace.com/hc/en-us/articles/206733028
Formatting Images for Web
https://support.squarespace.com/hc/en-us/articles/206542517
Stock Image Best Practices
https://support.squarespace.com/hc/en-us/articles/360001994087
Before you add a new image to your site, first you have to reduce it to a max of 1500 pixels (1500 for banner images, 1000 for smaller photos like doula bio pics). To keep your pages loading quickly, it’s best to then optimize the image so it’s smaller and it loads faster:
Image Compressing
https://tinypng.com/ + https://compressor.io/
Image Resize + Compress
https://squoosh.app/
Your Website
BLOGGING + SEO ARTICLES:
Blogging with Squarespace
https://support.squarespace.com/hc/en-us/articles/206543727
Squarespace SEO
https://support.squarespace.com/hc/en-us/articles/205814568-Increasing-your-site-s-visibility-to-search-engines
SEO Checklist
https://support.squarespace.com/hc/en-us/articles/360002090267?flash_digest=82f6784a4bd9de6303b96bedf505b4af9124993d
MARKETING ARTICLES:
Adding an Announcement Bar:
https://support.squarespace.com/hc/en-us/articles/205815318
Adding a Mobile Information Bar:
https://support.squarespace.com/hc/en-us/articles/206545547
Adding a Promotional Pop-up:
https://support.squarespace.com/hc/en-us/articles/115008375848
Understanding Social Sharing with Squarespace:
https://support.squarespace.com/hc/en-us/articles/206798327
MORE RESOURCES
Still confused? Let me know and I'll add a video for you! I'm also available at an hourly rate to make edits and updates to your website. You can email me for help with updates, adding more pages, or for marketing material here.
If I’m not available, here’s another resource for when you need a Squarespace expert to work on your site for more complicated fixes or coding: https://www.usesixty.com/
Want to learn more? For Squarespace courses, look at Skillshare here and get 2 months free by using this link.
IMAGE RESOURCES
Create your own blog and social media graphics: https://www.canva.com/ + https://snappa.com/
Beautiful free photos:
https://unsplash.com/
Your Style Guide
Keep your branding strong by being consistent with your visuals and voice: see your style guide page here
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