So, providing search engines a SEO description optimized for what your clients is searching for is best! If you don’t customize your SEO descriptions, search engines will use your page description or other relevant content they may find on your page. Your homepage SEO description is found under Marketing > SEO > SEO Site Description. Notice, that mine is not just “Directly Jen”, but is “Directly Jen - Squarespace Designer”.
You can also customize your SEO Title (perhaps you’d like a page’s title to be a bit longer or more keyword-rich in search engines than you’d like in your navigation bar).
Upload a custom Social Sharing Logo under Design > Logo & Title > Social Sharing Logo.įor example, this is Directly Jen’s Social Sharing Logo and how it appears when our homepage is shared on Facebook:Ī few tips as you’re adding your SEO descriptions:īe descriptive yet concise-aim for 50-300 characters. Note that collection items like blog posts and products use their own thumbnail images, not the Social Sharing Logo. Your website’s Social Sharing Logo is the image that will be used when your website is shared on social networks (like Facebook). This makes your site legal, so don’t skip this step.
(Helpful tip: © is option + G on a Mac keyboard.)Īdd a Privacy Policy & Website Terms: If you collect any personal information on your website (such as email addresses on your opt-in form), you’ll need to have a privacy policy posted in a visible location (we suggest the footer), letting your website visitors know how you collect and use their information. There’s nothing wrong with leaving it, but removing Squarespace’s branding adds to the professionalism your site, and helps focus on your business’ branding.Īdd your copyright:Protect the content and intellectual property on your website by adding the copyright symbol ©, the year your site was updated (generally the current year) and your business name. Remove “Built on Squarespace”: This is the default setting on all Squarespace templates.
Your footer is valuable real estate, so make these quick changes to maximize that space, look professional and brand your site and business. Once uploaded you’re all set for your favicon! Refresh your site or the Squarespace workspace and it will appear. In Squarespace, this is found under Design > Logo & Title > Browser Icon (Favicon).
To customize your favicon, you’ll need to create a 32x32 pixel image ( Canva is a free design tool you can use) and upload it to your website’s favicon settings. (It helps me navigate my workspace while I’m working on projects.) It’s super easy to do and is one of the FIRST things I do when starting a new site. SO HOW DO YOU SET UP your favicon ON SQUARESPACE? In the screenshot below you can see the favicons for Facebook, Google and Directy Jen: Not only do they help your visitor navigate all those browser tabs, but they also provide visual branding. What’s a favicon you ask? It’s the little icon that you see in the tab of your browser when you’re on a website. In today’s post I’m going to share the five things that make DIY Squarespace sites stand out (and not in a good way) and what you can do to avoid these common pitfalls.ĥ Quick and Easy “Upgrades” for Your Squarespace Website And, if you do these simple things, your site will look super professional and be on of those beautiful sites that cause envy to all. Don’t get me wrong, here are many amazing DIY sites out there because Squarespace makes it totally possible to have a great DIY site. But, before you do, make sure you do these super quick things to uplevel your site to get a professional end result.Īs a Squarespace designer, I tend to be able to spot the tell-tale signs of a DIY site.
So, you’ve been working on your website and are really excited to get it out there.