Biggest wastes of time for Squarespace SEO & growing your website

Buckle up hunni because we’re going to cover a juicy topic in today’s blog post - the biggest wastes of time when it comes to Squarespace SEO and growing your website!

Everyone wants to grow their website - increased site traffic, reaching more of the right people online (who represent your ideal audience/clients/customers), bigger and better business opportunities, etc.

Like, duhhh that’s what we all want!

SEO is an essentially fool-proof way to get all of those results. It’s all about ensuring that your website shows up in higher rankings in online search results - this improved positioning is what’s going to skyrocket your site visits and help you grow your site’s audience like wow.

That being said, there’s a right and wrong way to do Squarespace SEO :)

As a Squarespace SEO expert, I’ve truly seen it all - people often come to me for help because whatever they’ve been doing in the past just isn’t working. Over the years I’ve noticed that some SEO efforts aren’t moving things forward at all - in fact, these missteps often do more harm then good!

So what’s a website owner to do? Where do you start? How do you know that you’re spending your time and energy wisely?

My friend, if you want to skip over all the Squarespace SEO wastes of time, you’re in the right place. I’m telling you exactly what to avoid, what to focus on at different stages of your Squarespace SEO strategy, and how to get the biggest impact from the very start.

I’ve included a live video replay which you can watch below, otherwise just skip down to the main blog post content if you prefer to read :)

Ready to dive in? Let’s go!

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How much does GOOD Squarespace SEO cost?

Buckle up because we're going to talk real dollar amounts and actual NUMBERS today!

As a Squarespace SEO expert, I get asked allllll the time : how much does good SEO cost?

My clients, subscribers on my email list and my blog/Youtube "audience" come to me with this question pretty much every dang day because honestly, there's a lot of conflicting information online and pricing can vary enormously.

People are looking for a straight answer. A single figure. Something that they can work with when budgeting business expenses.

Ugh if only it were that simple!!!

The truth is, there's no easy answer because it's not a black and white answer.

Pricing for GOOD SEO varies, depending on many different factors.

Not exactly the answer you were looking for but DON’T WORRY, I’m still going to point you in the right direction! ;)

I know what you're here for afterall, and I want to give you as much industry insight as I can which is why I'm going to go through several of those factors with you today.

This is me pulling back the curtain on the often mysterious world of Squarespace SEO!

So get comfy, grab a drink and let's take a quick look!

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Roundup of this week's daily Instagram Live Squarespace SEO video training replays (May 18 - May 22, 2020)

Hi there and welcome back to another weekly roundup post where I share all the replays of my daily Instagram Live Squarespace SEO training videos!

Recently, we switched up the format and are now doing deeper-dive training videos (as opposed to more general Q&A like before). Each day we pick a topic about Squarespace websites, SEO and online marketing and get much more in-depth than before. These training videos are extremely actionable and filled with tips that you can use starting TODAY on your own website and digital strategy plan.

If you’re new around here or just catching up, you can read about why I'm starting daily Instagram Live Q&A video trainings to support my audience and web design & SEO clients during the COVID-19 global pandemic.

Make sure you also check out the pas Instagram Live replay videos right here!

Here’s what you need to know about these daily Instagram Live training videos:

WHERE: on my Instagram profile, @lottieohara
WHEN: Monday-Friday @ 9am PST
WHAT: daily trainings all about Squarespace websites, SEO and online marketing
REPLAYS: uploaded onto Youtube channel and also shared here in a weekly roundup blog post

If you have a question that you’d like me to answer during these daily Instagram Lives, you can:

  • send me an email

  • send me a DM on Instagram

  • comment on a Youtube replay video

  • comment on this blog post!

Alright, I’ve included the replay videos for this week’s Instagram Live training videos and I hope you find them helpful. Enjoy :)

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Here's what my typical day looks like as a Squarespace SEO expert during the global pandemic

Let’s start off this post by stating the obvious: we’re in the middle of a global pandemic, thanks to COVID-19!

Life as we know it is no longer the same and it’s impacting every aspect of our daily lives: work & business, personal finances, health & fitness, social interactions, staying at home vs going out in public, emotions and mental health, screen time… you name it, it’s different from a few months ago!

I’m writing this post in the middle of May 2020 at by now, we’ve all settled into some sort of “new normal” routine. It’s kind of whack to think about but humans are adaptable and we are all just doing our best and making the most out of this insane situation.

Earlier this week, I published a blog post where I talked about how I’m making the most of Lockdown 2020. Looking at the numbers, I can tell that people like this type of blog post because it’s a post that has received a crazy amount of traffic & visits lately! I decided to give you more of what you want and write a “day in my life” blog post so that you can see a more detailed breakdown of how I’m spending my time during this global pandemic.

Way back in May 2017, I published “Here’s what my typical day looks like as a web designer/developer” and it’s really fun and interesting to reflect on what has changed since then and how in other ways the foundation of my daily schedule looks so similar, even though years have passed and the situation is completely different.

I hope that you enjoy seeing this “behind the scenes” look at what a fairly typical day looks like for me right now, how I’m still running my business during the pandemic, what projects and products/services I’m working on, and how I’m spending my time. Personally, I really enjoy seeing how my peers (and other creatives) run their businesses and schedule their time and I love playing the comparison game to my own schedule. I usually find myself picking up pointers or suggestions along the way so hopefully there are things here that resonate with you!

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