Hi Reader If you are a website designer, aspiring to be, or just want some new Squarespace design or marketing insights, my mentor Kate Scott is hosting the Square Design Summit in a few weeks. I’ll be watching and I’d love you to join us! 30 of the top Squarespace design and business experts are coming together to share everything they’ve learned about design, business, and marketing. You can look forward to 3 days dedicated to helping you fall back in love with your design business. Here’s...
6 months ago • 1 min read
Hi Reader Yesterday was Squarespace's annual Circle Day conference for web designers. It was a great day with so many inspiring sessions. My biggest takeaway, they are thoughtfully investing in AI and platform improvements to enhance the user experience and make building websites faster and more intuitive. They also gave everyone a first glimpse at their new finish level tools that will allow for numerous animations with tons of granular control and layers and stacks which allow you to fix...
7 months ago • 1 min read
Hi Reader As my kids' schedules and routines start to take shape, I now have the opportunity to sort out where my daily habits and routines fit within the broader family schedule. One thing I’ve experimented with over the years is what time of day is the best to fit in my daily exercise. I’ve learned that I need to prioritize it in the morning or it may just not happen, no matter how strong my intention is. Bonus: if I get it done early in the day, I have one or more quick wins and I don’t...
7 months ago • 3 min read
Hi Reader Ahhhh! In my attempt to begin sending emails again, I forgot one important lesson–one I’ve learned several times already–it even crossed my mind twice while typing today. DON’T TYPE DIRECTLY IN KIT! You may accidentally move your hand over your “magic” mouse just the wrong way and lose everything you’d been working on. Guilty. So here I am starting over. In a Google Doc. I really prefer not to have to start over, but I’ve gotten so much practice at it over the years with so many...
7 months ago • 2 min read
Hi Reader If you've ever moved more than once before, you know some can be more challenging than others. This last move has been an especially challenging one for me. We've had numerous unplanned physical and emotional setbacks to getting unpacked and settled. It's taken me much longer than I hoped to start crafting my new routines. This week finally feels lighter, so I started with getting my body moving: yoga, walking, light weight lifting, and mobility work. I love that I'm feeling less...
9 months ago • 1 min read
Hi Reader Tomorrow’s the day my talk will be featured in the BossMom’s Virtual Retreat. It's called: Building a Business With Your Kids, Not Just Around Them. I’ll be popping in the comments to continue the conversation and answer questions all day. Hope to see you there!! bossmom.com/retreat Dubsado News As many of you know, I’m in the process of testing Moxie CRM and it's going great so far. There are a few features that I haven’t set up yet that are on my summer to-do list before I make my...
11 months ago • 1 min read
Hi Reader Setting up MemberVault finally made it to the top of my to do list. It’s been a long time coming… Like 2 years+. I bought the lifetime plan back then because it was my favorite platform to be a student in. But for a number of reasons including: Moving 4 times, Unexpected deadlines for other programs I was in, Migrating my email from Flodesk to Kit (because of the direct integration), Starting a website update and not feeling it about halfway through, Finally getting inspiration and...
11 months ago • 2 min read
Hi Reader, I've been head down working on this first speaking opportunity all last week. Thursday, I turned in my video. Friday I finished my new guide and started connecting it all with MemberVault. And got my test to work this morning! I’m so excited to tell you more about the event—I’ll be speaking at the upcoming BossMom Virtual Retreat, happening May 12–22, 2025. And I’d really love for you to be there with me. This retreat was built for moms like us—the ones building businesses during...
11 months ago • 1 min read
Hi Reader There comes a point with an upcoming move that my priorities start to shift. My energy goes from planning and preparing to very actively doing. This happened a few weeks ago and the reason I’ve been in your inbox a bit less. It means my energy is going toward sorting, packing, selling, and donating. It means that my house feels like a disaster as we thoughtfully purge. Every move has challenges, so far this one for me is making myself mentally and physically available to help all...
12 months ago • 2 min read