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Americana Music Website Design (Squarespace): Amanda Pearcy
With Amanda preparing to release her first album in more than ten years, her online presence was due for a new beginning, too. The result is a cinematic, image-driven website that reintroduces Amanda and her music while giving this next chapter of her career a modern digital home.
Before You Build a Personal Brand Website, Read This Blog First
Ending the first part of my AI Visibility series, today I’m going to go over what I’ve learned with getting ChatGPT searches and how to analyze the data to build a plan for what my website needs. Follow along as I use these actionable skills to get my site in front of AI search!
Real Estate Investment Website Design (Squarespace): JSM Property Group
JSM Property Group came to the project with a logo, defined colors, written website content, and a description of the visual direction they wanted. Those pieces gave us a strong foundation, but website design requires determining how all of them actually work together on a screen.
ChatGPT Isn't Recommending Me. Now What?
Now that I know what results I’m getting from Squarespace’s AI Visibility tool, I need to figure out what to do about it. Today we’ll go through my initial steps to refine my AI search results and build a plan to keep my search visibility growing in the future.
Singer-Songwriter Squarespace Website Redesign: Mary Gauthier
Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter, author, speaker, and songwriting teacher Mary Gauthier has been a Designing the Row client since the beginning. I originally designed Mary's website during my first year in business, and over the years we've updated it alongside new albums, tours, books, workshops, and other chapters of her career.
Squarespace AI Visibility: What You Actually Need to Know
Using Squarespace’s new AI Visibility tool helps you see how AI engines are understanding your website. The first step to optimizing your business for AI search comes from this data, and I’ll show you how to get the most out of the features that come bundled with most Squarespace website plans.
Nonprofit Event Website Design (Squarespace): Southwest Regional Folk Alliance
Designing a website for a nonprofit event requires a balance between storytelling, organization, and clear calls to action. The Southwest Regional Folk Alliance website was designed to support an annual folk music conference while also serving as a digital hub for the organization’s community, events, and member communication.
AI Is Sending Me Clients. I Want to Know Why.
Recently, my business has changed because of AI...I've been getting more leads than ever through ChatGPT! At the start of this series, I want to break down what I've done to be visible to AI and what I'm going to start doing to test how to get even more AI leads.
Squarespace Jewelry Store Website Design: Mai Lani Designs
Mai Lani Designs already had a functioning Squarespace website and online store when founder and designer Lani came to Designing the Row. The foundation was there, but she wanted help elevating the design, better communicating the meaning behind her jewelry, and creating a more intentional shopping experience for her customers.
Country Music Website Design (Squarespace): Dustin Lynch
For country artist Dustin Lynch, a new album announcement created the perfect opportunity to refresh his existing Squarespace website, introducing the imagery, colors, and visual identity surrounding the new music while maintaining the functionality an established touring artist needs.
Album Release Website Design (Squarespace): Daniel Donato
For Daniel Donato's Cosmic Country, the website needed to support an artist with a growing national fanbase, an active touring schedule, new music releases, merchandise, and a visual identity that's every bit as distinctive as the sound.
Squarespace Payments Tutorial (2026)
In just one year, so much has changed with the Squarespace Payments process that I needed a refresher. Today we'll cover how to set up Squarespace Payments for your website, the benefits of the program, and any questions that my commenters were curious about.
Automate Website Footer Copyright Year (Squarespace Tutorial)
If you want to not have to worry about updating your copyright year every January 1st, you’ve come to the right place. With a simple section of code, I’ll show you how to put together an automation that will keep your website copyright information up to date and always available on your site.
Using Squarespace AI for Website Page Copy and SEO
I know you’re probably tired of hearing about new AI platforms and tools (or is that just me?), but if you have a Squarespace website, stick with me for just a few minutes to learn about how you can improve your Squarespace website with their built-in AI tools.
Album Release Website Design (Squarespace): Stephanie Sammons
Announcing an album is about more than releasing new music… it's about inviting listeners into the artist's story. For singer-songwriter Stephanie Sammons, the goal was to create a website that felt both personal and artistic, introducing visitors to her latest album while showcasing the songwriting, accolades, and artistic journey behind the music.