Resource Library

Just a few of my favorites that I use to run my business and website:

Squarespace*
Of course my absolute favorite website platform!
Try free for 14 days and then use code TARYNMERCEDES10 for a 10% discount on your first year of hosting.
And here are my 8 good reasons to choose Squarespace for your small business.

Notion*
The best project management tool for organizing everything in my business, including client portals!

Namecheap*
For domain names and domain hosting. Good customer service and domain names for cheap!
In case you need to know, What's the difference between a web host and a domain host?

Thrivecart*
Shopping cart for high-conversions, including upsell funnels, bump offers, trials, subscriptions, courses, and more. And it’s available as a lifetime offer for a limited time!

My favorite Google Chrome Extensions:

SEOSpace*
SEO plugin tool for Squarespace to completely uplevel your SEO game. Create a free account to give it a try.

OneTab
Magically takes all the open tabs and saves them in a list on only ONE TAB!

WhatFont?
For all the font info on any website.

Eye Dropper
For figuring out the color codes on any web page.

Color Contrast Checker
For checking the contrast between background and text colors against WCAG accessibility standards.

GoFullPage
So you can easily get a full page screenshot of your current browser window.

Loom
Perfect for recording videos at the touch of an extension.

Notion Web Clipper
For Notion users to save any favorite website page.

Squarespace ID Finder
This one is for the Squarespace coders to find ids for collections, sections, and blocks.

If you’d like to learn a little bit more about each of these extensions, see my blog post for Eight of my favorite Google Chrome extensions. This blog post is worth checking out for a fun tip if you use the Loom App. Just saying! 🎉

My favorite Color Palette resources:

Adobe Color
Explore and generate all the color possibilities.

Coolors
Limitless color palette generator.

Contrast Ratio
Accessibility contrast checker between background and text colors.

See this blog post for a little guidance on how to Style your Squarespace 7.1 color palette to match your brand.

My favorite assistant for copywriting :

CopySpark*
by Squarestylist
An AI-powered tool designed to streamline the creation of website content by generating placeholder text based on provided business details.

Copywriting can feel hard, but here’s how strategic website copywriting attracts your audience.

My favorite courses that I’ve taken or can highly recommend:

Make Money with your Blog*
by Christy Price
How to make money with your Squarespace blog by writing posts that generate affiliate income and convert readers to clients.

Grow with SEO*
by Kate Scott
Sustainable SEO strategies to grow your traffic and sales.
(I haven’t taken this course yet, but I have taken her template course and she is amazing! This is on my list!)

FOR DESIGNERS:

Squarestylist Squareone 7.1: CSS Basics free workshop
Learning to start from squareone with Squarespace and CSS.

Standout Squarespace free workshop
by Squarestylist
For a brief overview of the course that I fully believe is the best out there for Squarespace designers and coders.

Standout Squarespace Foundations*
by Squarestylist
The low-code, comprehensive program on Squarespace essentials and high-performance approach to web design business strategy.

Standout Squarespace*
by Squarestylist
Hands down the best and most extensive Squarespace design and coding course for creating unexpected and stand out websites!

Scale with Templates*
by Kate Scott
How to scale your business with a successful Squarespace template shop from template build to marketing!

My favorite Font resources:

Jen Wagner Co.*
A few of my favorites are Editor’s Note and Essential Sans
(Use code TARYNMERCEDES for 15% off)

Nicky Laatz
Seriously Nostalgic and Superfreak are my personal favorites.

HarmonaisVisual.com
Elegant and minimalistic device and product mockups.

Tropical Type*
Unique and fun fonts for any project.

CreativeMarket.com
Where you can find almost every font!

100 Days of Fonts
A fun creative project by Do-Hee Kim that combines and showcases free Google Font pairings.

Colllettttivo
Free open-source fonts for all projects with credit given to the original designer and the foundry.

CUSTOM FONTS

Custom FONTwiz* by Squarestylist
Easily add your favorite custom font to your Squarespace website using this fabulous free tool!

If you need to know how to upload your favorite font, see this blog post on How to add custom brand fonts to your Squarespace website.

My favorite Stock Photography resources:

For free stock images, my favorites are …

Pexels.com
Gorgeous photos and videos as well.

Unsplash.com
Unsplash images are also available through the Stock Images library in Squarespace.

kaboompics.com
A variety of styles, including color palettes, with entire photoshoots.

For paidstock images, a few of my favorites are …

Moyo-Studio.com*
Especially for creatives to showcase print and web designs.

CreativeMarket.com
A budget friendly option with just about everything.

HarmonaisVisual.com

Elegant and minimalistic device and product mockups.

Optimizing Images

To reduce the file size of your .jpg and .png files, a good online go to is tinypng.com or tinyjpg.com (it’s actually the same site so you don’t have to choose based on your file format).

For bulk resizing and optimizing images, use the Pixresize* tool by Squarestylist.

If you need to know more about website images, see this blog post for Tips for beautiful website images and how to format them.

My favorite Legal resources:

spotlegal.io
/EU Compliant
Legal templates by qualified attorneys tailored for global online businesses.
(Use code tarynmercedes10 for 10% off)

Termageddon*
/US + Canada Compliant
Updated legal content for your legal pages.

The following article is a good resource for information regarding EU legal policies:
10 legal pages you need on your website

For further information regarding US + Canada legal policies:
Legal Policies for Websites and Make Your Website Legal

My favorite resources for SEO:

SEOSpace*
The one and only Squarespace SEO plugin tool to boost your SEO.

Grow with SEO* course by Kate Scott
Sustainable SEO strategies to grow your traffic and sales.
(I haven’t taken this course yet, but I have taken her template course and she is amazing! This is on my list!)

As part of your SEO strategy, learn How to use your website headings to boost SEO.

My favorite resources for just about everything you need to know Squarespace:

Squarestylist YouTube channel
A creative resource library for learning website design, coding, and the business of coding so you can stand out with skills and create the unexpected.

Christy Price Squarespace Tutorials YouTube channel
Tips, tricks, and walkthroughs for Squarespace websites.

Inside the Square with Becca Harpain YouTube channel
For easy tech learning and making websites fun! New tutorials are shared every Tuesday.

Inside the Square
Education on everything you need to make Squarespace uniquely yours.