With the AI overview era here to stay, today’s web designers must adapt to make sites that show up in AI search and chat responses. Discover how to optimize for discovery with InsideTheSquare's (https://insidethesquare.co/) Becca Harpain (https://pros.squarespace.com/blog/becca-harpain), a Circle Community Leader and expert in AI optimization (AIO - https://pros.squarespace.com/blog/aio), in this episode of Circle Live focused on all things search.

Listen to hear Becca chat with hosts Sam Z. and Sarah G. about this sea change in search. In this episode, we discuss: 
-Her journey to AI aptitude
-The differences between AIO and traditional SEO
-Tried-and-true tricks for surfacing sites in platforms like Gemini, Perplexity, and ChatGPT

Watch the extended version of our interview with Becca, featuring over double the amount of insights on search and Becca's business: https://youtu.be/lb1JHU7ZC0E

You can also watch the video version of this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/Z8LKK11AOys

Listen to last month's episode featuring Hayley Fedders of Studio Seaside: https://circlelive.buzzsprout.com/2299108/episodes/17595217-circle-live-elevate-your-design-process-with-hayley-fedders

Hear more about the new styling options for the product block's quantity selector and other Squarespace updates at the News & Announcements board: https://forum.squarespace.com/news-announcements/ And, connect with fellow Circle members at the Circle Forum: https://forum.squarespace.com/circle

Learn to design differently with Squarespace’s most innovative website designers and agencies at Circle Day 2025: Design Differently, airing live on September 17–18. Register now at https://circleday.squarespace.com

Also, be sure to register for Circle Day: World Loop, two distinct live streams that kick off on Thursday, September 18, at 9:00 AM AEST and 9:00 AM BST. Both experiences are open to everyone and offer content not shown in the other or the initial Americas experience, including sessions in French and German. Register now: https://events.ringcentral.com/events/circle-day-2025-world-loop/registration

If you use a podcast player (like Overcast), use this link to subscribe to Circle Live: https://feeds.buzzsprout.com/2299108.rss

Already a Circle member? Check out the events calendar to see what’s coming soon! ➡️➡️➡️ https://forum.squarespace.com/events

To learn more about Circle, check out some resources below:

• Circle overview: https://www.squarespace.com/circle
• Getting started with Circle: https://support.squarespace.com/hc/en-us/articles/218890098
• Circle member benefits: https://support.squarespace.com/hc/en-us/articles/218890098#toc-circle-member-benefits
• Circle blog: https://pros.squarespace.com/

Landing bigger projects doesn’t have to mean bigger headaches. Learn how to start charging more for design projects with less stress in this episode of Circle Live featuring Hayley Fedders, web design educator and founder of Studio Seaside (https://www.studioseaside.com/), an agency specializing in health, wellness, and lifestyle brands.

In this episode, we chatted with Hayley about:

-Developing Square Sprints, her design process designed to save time and avoid burnout
-The importance of frontloading your work 
-Determining how much of a design process to reveal to clients 
-Effective ways to integrate client feedback
-Preventing scope creep

You can also watch the video version of this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/oAatZ6HyQPI

Register for the next episode of Circle Live featuring Becca Harpain of InsideTheSquare (https://insidethesquare.co/): https://events.ringcentral.com/events/circle-live-032

Listen to last month's episode featuring brand stylist Fiona Humberstone: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2299108/episodes/17411347

Learn more about the Circle dashboard and other Squarespace updates at the News & Announcements board: https://forum.squarespace.com/news-announcements/

Plus, don't forget to register for Circle Day 2025: Design Differently, airing live online on Wednesday, September 17: https://circleday.squarespace.com/

Not based in the Americas, or just want to get in on even more Circle Day excitement? Join us for Circle Day 2025: World Loop, airing live online on Thursday, September 18. This live stream from Squarespace HQ will be replayed at times that are more convenient for international audiences to watch sessions and connect with one another in a real-time chat. Each encore replay will also include live presentations from local Circle members and the Squarespace team: https://events.ringcentral.com/events/circle-day-2025-world-loop/registration
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To learn more about Circle, check out some resources below:

• Circle overview: https://www.squarespace.com/circle
• Getting started with Circle: https://support.squarespace.com/hc/en-us/articles/218890098
• Circle member benefits: https://support.squarespace.com/hc/en-us/articles/218890098#toc-circle-member-benefits
• Circle blog: https://pros.squarespace.com/

Learn to use color and design elements to create deeply resonant work your clients will say "yes" to in this episode of Circle Live, featuring brand stylist Fiona Humberstone.

Listen to hear how Fiona, author of How to Style Your Brand, creates brands and sites that get accepted by clients on the first try. In this episode, we discuss:

• Strategies to align with your client's brand vision
• The importance of color, emotion, and other visual elements in connecting to an audience
• Communicating ideas visually in a way your clients will understand
• Branding tips, tricks, and clichés to avoid

You can also watch the video version of this episode on YouTube.

Learn more about Portfolio Drafts and other Squarespace updates at the News & Announcements board.

Register now for the next episode of Circle Live, airing live on Wednesday, July 30 at 1:00 PM ET. And, in the meantime, you can listen to last month's episode featuring Cody Juhnke from Ghost Plugins.

Plus, don't forget to register for Circle Day 2025: Design Differently, airing live online September 17–18, 2025.

If you use a podcast player (like Overcast), use this link to subscribe to Circle Live: https://feeds.buzzsprout.com/2299108.rss

Already a Circle member? Check out the events calendar to see what’s coming soon! ➡️➡️➡️ https://forum.squarespace.com/events

To learn more about Circle, check out some resources below:

• Circle overview: https://www.squarespace.com/circle
• Getting started with Circle: https://support.squarespace.com/hc/en-us/articles/218890098
• Circle member benefits: https://support.squarespace.com/hc/en-us/articles/218890098#toc-circle-member-benefits
• Circle blog: https://pros.squarespace.com/

On this episode of Circle Live, Cody Juhnke from Ghost Plugins joined us to discuss building a web design business that’s equal parts successful and personal.

Listen to hear Cody’s journey from his early beginnings in web design to managing Ghost Plugins, a thriving online resource offering hundreds of plugins and templates used on over 100,000 Squarespace sites.

Resources and links: 

• Watch this episode on Vimeo
• The News & Announcements board
• Ghost Plugins
• Google AdSense
• Sign up for next month's episode of Circle Live
• Squarespace Circle, the partner program for freelancers and agencies

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Already a Circle member? Check out the events calendar to see what’s coming soon! ➡️➡️➡️ https://forum.squarespace.com/events

To learn more about Circle, check out some resources below:

• Circle overview: https://www.squarespace.com/circle
• Getting started with Circle: https://support.squarespace.com/hc/en-us/articles/218890098
• Circle member benefits: https://support.squarespace.com/hc/en-us/articles/218890098#toc-circle-member-benefits
• Circle blog: https://pros.squarespace.com/

On this episode of Circle Live, learn how to boost your clients’ ecommerce sales on Squarespace on this episode of Circle Live with Bree and Stephen from Studio La Terre. The couple and business partners discuss their journeys as content and Squarespace template creators, the importance of product research, how to build more sales-friendly sites, and more.

Resources and links: 

• Watch this episode on Vimeo
• Carrier Calculated Shipping info
• Bree and Stephen's websites: Studio La Terre and Passive PLR
• Google Adsense
• Sign up for next month's episode of Circle Live
• Tips for Designing an SEO-Friendly Website
• Squarespace Circle, the partner program for freelancers and agencies

If you use a podcast player (like Overcast), use this link to subscribe to Circle Live: https://feeds.buzzsprout.com/2299108.rss

Already a Circle member? Check out the events calendar to see what’s coming soon! ➡️➡️➡️ https://forum.squarespace.com/events

To learn more about Circle, check out some resources below:

• Circle overview: https://www.squarespace.com/circle
• Getting started with Circle: https://support.squarespace.com/hc/en-us/articles/218890098
• Circle member benefits: https://support.squarespace.com/hc/en-us/articles/218890098#toc-circle-member-benefits
• Circle blog: https://pros.squarespace.com/

On this episode of Circle Live, we’re taking a look at ways to elevate client acquisition, retention, and satisfaction with Circle member, Squarespace educator, and author of Love is the Business Plan, Tanya Moushi.

Listen or watch to hear Tanya discuss her sales process, adding empathy and character into your client acquisition, creating engagement-driving websites, and more.

Discover key selling strategies like:

• Making client interactions more human
• Building trust that leads to more business
• Asking the right questions during client consultations
• Optimizing websites for engagement

Register now for the next episode of Circle Live, and in the meantime, watch or listen to last month's episode featuring Christy Price.

If you use a podcast player (like Overcast), use this link to subscribe to Circle Live: https://feeds.buzzsprout.com/2299108.rss

Already a Circle member? Check out the events calendar to see what’s coming soon! ➡️➡️➡️ https://forum.squarespace.com/events

To learn more about Circle, check out some resources below:

• Circle overview: https://www.squarespace.com/circle
• Getting started with Circle: https://support.squarespace.com/hc/en-us/articles/218890098
• Circle member benefits: https://support.squarespace.com/hc/en-us/articles/218890098#toc-circle-member-benefits
• Circle blog: https://pros.squarespace.com/

In this episode of Circle Live, we took a look at the past, present, and future of Circle with longtime Circle member, Squarespace educator, and cohost of the Somewhat Useful podcast, Christy Price.

Listen or watch to hear Christy and Squarespace’s Jeremy Schwartz discuss Christy’s career journey and the strategic choices she’s made to grow her career while partnering with Circle. We also shared some exciting news about how the Circle program is evolving to support and reward designers, agencies, and entrepreneurs at every stage of their careers.

Discover:

• Strategic decisions Christy made that grew her business
• What distinguishes web design professionals from amateurs
• Upcoming releases announced in our product preview, This Is Squarespace, on February 19 
• The advantages and benefits of Circle membership 
• Brand-new Circle perks and program updates

Then, check out Christy’s Web Designer’s Playbook, a step-by-step system for running successful custom website projects, watch her Circle Day 2023 discussion about crafting smooth client offboarding strategies, and listen to Jeremy's March 2025 appearance on Somewhat Useful discussing Squarespace and Circle's evolutions over time.

If you use a podcast player (like Overcast), use this link to subscribe to Circle Live: https://feeds.buzzsprout.com/2299108.rss

Already a Circle member? Check out the events calendar to see what’s coming soon! ➡️➡️➡️ https://forum.squarespace.com/events

To learn more about Circle, check out some resources below:

• Circle overview: https://www.squarespace.com/circle
• Getting started with Circle: https://support.squarespace.com/hc/en-us/articles/218890098
• Circle member benefits: https://support.squarespace.com/hc/en-us/articles/218890098#toc-circle-member-benefits
• Circle blog: https://pros.squarespace.com/

Get inspired to refresh your business by seeing how today’s top web designers get things done. For our first episode of 2025, we were joined by the co-founders of SquareKicker, Nick and Hannah Ippolito, to discuss web design in 2025 and Squarespace’s latest State of the Web Design Industry report. 

Based on a survey of Circle members from around the globe, the State of the Web Design Industry Report details how today’s web designers operate their businesses and the projects, milestones, and achievements they’re most proud of. 

Discover: 

• How the web design industry has evolved over the past year
• New trends, tools, and strategies to elevate your craft and achieve your goals 
• Inspiring Circle member stories 
• Motivating ideas to help you plan your next big project

Watch Nick and Hannah discuss which of the report’s findings were most helpful and surprising as well as how they plan on leveling up their business in the year ahead.

If you use a podcast player (like Overcast), use this link to subscribe to Circle Live: https://feeds.buzzsprout.com/2299108.rss

Already a Circle member? Check out the events calendar to see what’s coming soon! ➡️➡️➡️ https://forum.squarespace.com/events

To learn more about Circle, check out some resources below:

• Circle overview: https://www.squarespace.com/circle
• Getting started with Circle: https://support.squarespace.com/hc/en-us/articles/218890098
• Circle member benefits: https://support.squarespace.com/hc/en-us/articles/218890098#toc-circle-member-benefits
• Circle blog: https://pros.squarespace.com/

Circle Live is the monthly series featuring conversations with guests from the Squarespace Circle community on how to build a business, enhance your design skills, and create unique experiences for clients using Squarespace.

In this episode featuring Dorian Dreyfuss, Squarespace’s Senior Brand Designer, and Squarespace Experts Jen Maher and Dreyah Bohlen Harrington, we discussed the most-anticipated designs your clients will ask for in 2025:

• Typefaces and web design: a love story 
• Incorporating the human touch into your designs
• Bringing inspiration from nature into the digital sphere
• How to design joyful online experiences
• Creating impact with a chaotic clash of vibrant colors

Take the quiz to discover which 2025 design trend best defines you!

If you use a podcast player (like Overcast), use this link to subscribe to Circle Live: https://feeds.buzzsprout.com/2299108.rss

Already a Circle member? Check out the events calendar to see what’s coming soon! ➡️➡️➡️ https://forum.squarespace.com/events

To learn more about Circle, check out some resources below:

• Circle overview: https://www.squarespace.com/circle
• Getting started with Circle: https://support.squarespace.com/hc/en-us/articles/218890098
• Circle member benefits: https://support.squarespace.com/hc/en-us/articles/218890098#toc-circle-member-benefits
• Circle blog: https://pros.squarespace.com/

“Digital alchemy follows a very simple formula: turning problems into content, then turning the solutions that you come up with into products. It’s a compounding thing that makes up a very simple but no less impactful content flywheel.”

While each web designer’s journey looks different, there comes a time in every career when it’s necessary to change destinations or forge a new path forward.

Discover how to recognize when it’s time for a career pivot at October’s Circle Live with one of Circle Day’s most popular speakers, Omari Harebin. We discussed Omari’s journey to becoming a Squarespace web designer and the decisions he made along the way to work toward a more flexible, fulfilling, and profitable career.

Omari Harebin is a Squarespace mentor, marketing expert, and self-described digital alchemist. In his new book, The Corporate Dropout, Omari tells his story of his experience embracing discomfort to drive forward toward success.

During our October episode, we discussed:

• Omari's new book, The Corporate Dropout
• The journey toward Squarespace web design
• Benefits of working for yourself
• Benefits of working on yourself
• What's digital alchemy? 

If you use a podcast player (like Overcast), use this link to subscribe to Circle Live: https://feeds.buzzsprout.com/2299108.rss

Already a Circle member? Check out the events calendar to see what’s coming soon! ➡️➡️➡️ https://forum.squarespace.com/events

To learn more about Circle, check out some resources below:

• Circle overview: https://www.squarespace.com/circle
• Getting started with Circle: https://support.squarespace.com/hc/en-us/articles/218890098
• Circle member benefits: https://support.squarespace.com/hc/en-us/articles/218890098#toc-circle-member-benefits
• Circle blog: https://pros.squarespace.com/