How to hide or disable a product in your Squarespace online shop

Welcome back to another glorious blog post about Squarespace SEO… we’re at it again and this time we’re talking all about e-commerce!

I know many of you have a online shop/store that’s hosted by Squarespace so this might be particularly interesting to you as we move into the busiest shopping month of the year. Literally everyone and their cat is at home right now, shopping their brains out so you want to make sure your Squarespace shop is all set to pop off!

Whether you use Squarespace’s e-commerce platform to sell digital products, physical products, services, event tickets or something else, there’s A LOT to consider. Between the design, layout and content of your product descriptions and also SEO factors for how your product will be found online, this info could truly help you get in front of your ideal clients/customers AND make more sales! $$$

In this blog post, I’m going to give you a (short & sweet) tech video tutorial that shows you how to hide or disable a product in Squarespace. We’re also going to talk what that means from an SEO point of view. Double whammy :)

Alright without further ado, let’s jump straight in!

How to change a Squarespace blog post's publication date - video tutorial

Blogging and creating content for your website is rarely a “publish and never touch it again” situation.

It’s quite common to go back to old blog posts that you published a long time ago and update their content, improve the information, make it more current and increase the value to both search engines and visitors.

This is actually something i’ve been doing on my own website, and even though it takes a lot of time and effort to improve all of these previously published blog posts, I can already see some major SEO benefits! We’re talking an increase in website traffic, higher conversion rates, more opt-ins to my newsletter and higher rankings for my desired keywords and keyphrases. Yassss queen!

Once you decide to go back to these blog posts and pump them up with a second life, you probably want to update the blog post’s publication date while you’re at it since this can be an SEO factor.

I’ve already answered the question “Does changing a blog post’s publication date affect SEO?” so if you haven’t already, be sure to read that post for more information and a better understanding of what’s going on in Google’s mind.

But in this post specifically, I’m going to show you exactly how to change/update a Squarespace blog post’s publication date with clear, easy to follow instructions.

We’re looking at changing the publication date for blog posts that you’ve already published, as well as draft blog posts that are scheduled to go live in the future.

Click play to watch the video tutorial below or read on for written instructions!

How to add related products to your Squarespace website or online shop

Squarespace’s e-commerce platform is quickly becoming a powerhouse in the online space, and as a web designer/developer and digital product creator, this is great news!

It’s super easy to set up an online store or e-commerce shop on any Squarespace website - seriously, you can start selling products/services on your website in just a few clicks. The ease and functionality of Squarespace’s e-commerce platform has helped thousands of brands and businesses launch successfully, in all sorts of industries and niches.

As robust as Squarespace’s commerce platform is, however, there are still a few features that aren’t built in…yet. Certain features or display settings must be set up manually.

Adding related products is probably the the most common Squarespace commerce “hack” and it’s definitely the one I set up most often on my clients’ websites.

Whenever a brand or business sells products on their Squarespace website, I always recommend that they add related products to each product through the product description/summary field.

There are a few reasons for this but it comes down to two main benefits:

Improved user experience for the online shopper
Facilitating up-sells or cross-sales of other (related) products

Think about it: if someone is browsing your online shop for the first time and they’re interested in a particular item, don’t you want to make it dead simple for them to shop more related/relevant items? Heck yeah you do!

If you put the right items in front of them, stats show that you will increase the value of each order placed - meaning they’re more likely to purchase multiple items via your related item prompts than if they only saw the original product item. Not only does this improve the conversion rate of your website, it also brings in extra revenue.

Watch the video tutorial or read the blog post now, let’s take a look!

Using color as a branding element on your Squarespace website - video collab with Mariah Althoff

Pull up a chair and pour yourself a drink because I’ve got a TREAT for you today!

I’m got a really fun collaboration to share with you and I’m so excited for you to check it out!

As a custom web designer who also offers branding packages, I naturally get asked a lot of branding questions. I’ve received a lot of questions about color and branding lately so I decided to answer that here today. But to make it a bit more interesting, I invited my friend Mariah Althoff to join in me and we’re talking all about how to use color effectively on your Squarespace website!

Mariah Althoff is a visual branding expert and web & graphic designer who has worked with a seriously impressive roster of clients. From solopreneurs to small businesses all the way up to Walmart (!), Mariah knows her stuff!

In this video, we’re chatting all about how to use color effectively on your Squarespace website. It’s basically a conversation between friends (#onlinebizbesties) but we’re sharing lots of practical information and lessons you can apply to your own Squarespace website. I know you’ll get a lot out of our tips & recommendations!

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