✨ Want to brush up your design or marketing skills? ✨


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 how it’s going down:

🎨 Day 1: Refine Your Design Skills

📈 Day 2: Build a Better Business

📣 Day 3: Master Your Marketing

📅 October 15–17th

Register for free with my affiliate link: Square Design Summit 2025

You can also upgrade to get lifetime access to all the presentations + the Design Business Bundle—a collection of incredible courses, workshops, templates, and resources from our speakers!

Hope to see you there!

Cheers,

When you are ready here’s three ways we can help:

  1. FREE Website Prep Checklist: This checklist will help you learn all the things you need to get started on your first or next website.
  2. Design VIP Days: With our 1 Day or more you get our undivided attention on your business brand and web design needs so that you get online selling and serving as quickly as possible!
  3. Signature Design EXP: Our Signature Brand & Web Service begins with strategy and ends with a truly elevated online presence. We partner with only 1 client per month to craft a brand & website you can’t wait to share! Reply “Design EXP” and I’ll get you the details.

Brenda Thorpe
Founder + Designer
Sisu Site Shop
sisusiteshop.com
brenda@sisusiteshop.com

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Sisu Site Shop

Hi! I'm Brenda. I'm the founder and designer of Sisu Site Shop a boutique brand, web, and course design studio where we help build calm and mission driven entrepreneurs start and grow their businesses. I'm a homeschooling mom of 4 with a passion for reading and hospitality. I'm also wife to an amazing executive chef and reliant on Jesus for grace along the way. Follow our journey with our sometimes daily email where I share business, homeschool, and life insights plus quick tech tips.

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