Growth hacks — advice and tutorials to help you build a business
Below you’ll find some recent articles we’ve written to help you start and grow your business. You’ll find these in our blog too, alongside our product reviews.
Blogging
Squarespace Blogging — How to Get Started
A step-by-step guide to Squarespace blogging. Learn how to create your blog, add posts and attract an audience.
February 6, 2025
How to Increase Blog Traffic — The Key Steps to Getting More Readers in 2025
In this article, we share 14 simple ways you can increase traffic to your blog posts — and fast!
January 21, 2025
What is Inbound Marketing?
What is inbound marketing? Find out in our in-depth guide to this important technique for growing a business.
July 5, 2023
Ecommerce
How to Sell an eBook on Shopify — Step-by-Step Guide
In this guide, we show you how to sell an eBook on Shopify in just a few simple steps.
September 16, 2026
Shopify Dropshipping — How To Do It Right!
In this in-depth guide to Shopify dropshipping, we explain how it works and how to do it right.
September 16, 2026
Squarespace SEO — Key Tips and Checklist
Squarespace SEO Checklist — 17 easy-to-follow steps you can take to make sure your Squarespace site ranks highly in search results.
September 14, 2026
How to Sell Music on Shopify — The Essential Guide
A step-by-step guide on how to sell music on Shopify — plus some key tips on how to promote your Shopify music store.
September 14, 2026
How Much Does it Cost to Create a Shopify Website?
How much does it cost to create a Shopify website? It’s actually a really tricky question, but in this post we do our best to answer it…
August 28, 2026
How to Start an Online Store — Step by Step
How to make an online store — and generate sales with it. A step-by-step guide to getting started with ecommerce.
August 23, 2026
Email marketing
How to Create a Newsletter (2026 Guide)
How to create a newsletter — a simple checklist you can follow to create beautiful HTML e-newsletters and effective email marketing campaigns.
May 3, 2026
How to Grow an Email List — Essential Checklist
In this guide, we share 10 key tips on how to grow an email mailing list effectively and discuss how to keep your subscribers engaged.
January 15, 2025
Autoresponders — What They Are and How To Use Them
Autoresponders — a simple explanation of what they are and how to send them in a way that saves time and generates income.
January 10, 2025
How to Automate Your Business — 8 Key Tips
Automate your business — tips on how to make running your organisation easier, by using a variety of free or paid-for apps to automate a wide range of tasks.
May 8, 2024
What is Split Testing?
A simple guide to split testing and how it can improve the effectiveness of your digital marketing campaigns.
January 24, 2024
Running an online business
How to Sell an eBook on Shopify — Step-by-Step Guide
In this guide, we show you how to sell an eBook on Shopify in just a few simple steps.
September 16, 2026
How to Make Your Site More Visible on Google Search
In this blog post, we share simple ways that you can improve your site’s search engine optimization and achieve better rankings in Google.
September 15, 2026
Checklist for Starting a Business in 2026
A guide to the key things you need to do when setting up a business.
August 24, 2026
How to Start an Online Store — Step by Step
How to make an online store — and generate sales with it. A step-by-step guide to getting started with ecommerce.
August 23, 2026
How to Build a Small Business Website
In this post, we’ll show you how to build a professional small business website with Squarespace — from choosing a template and creating your key pages to adding content, optimizing your site for SEO and getting it live.
August 19, 2026
What is Shopify? And How Does It Work? (2026 Guide)
What is Shopify? In this simple explainer, we take you through the key aspects of the platform.
August 17, 2026
SEO
How to Make Your Site More Visible on Google Search
In this blog post, we share simple ways that you can improve your site’s search engine optimization and achieve better rankings in Google.
September 15, 2026
Squarespace SEO — Key Tips and Checklist
Squarespace SEO Checklist — 17 easy-to-follow steps you can take to make sure your Squarespace site ranks highly in search results.
September 14, 2026
Semrush Free Trial (2026) — Exclusive Extended Version
Our guide to the Semrush free trial — and how to get an extended, 30-day version of it.
July 24, 2026
Semrush Guru Trial — How to Get 14 Days of Free Access
In this post, we show you how to access an exclusive 14 day free trial of Semrush Guru.
July 23, 2026
Ecommerce SEO — 12 Essential Tips
12 essential ecommerce SEO tips for improving your online store’s visibility in search results.
July 16, 2026
How to Recover from a Google Core Update (2026)
An in-depth look at what a Google core update is, why it might have negatively affected your rankings, and what you can do to recover.
April 27, 2026