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5 Tips & Tricks for Smashing Your Squarespace SEO
SEO, Squarespace Naomi Bowden SEO, Squarespace Naomi Bowden

5 Tips & Tricks for Smashing Your Squarespace SEO

Squarespace is a fantastic platform for building a beautiful, personality-packed website, but let’s not forget one of the most important parts of any site - getting people to actually find it. Yep, I’m talking about SEO (Search Engine Optimisation)! But don’t worry, this isn’t about cramming random keywords everywhere. Great Squarespace SEO is about working smarter, not harder (or spammier). Let’s dive into five tips to help your site climb those search rankings!

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case study: Joyful Branding & Squarespace Website Design for a brand New Wellness Business
Case Study, Squarespace Naomi Bowden Case Study, Squarespace Naomi Bowden

case study: Joyful Branding & Squarespace Website Design for a brand New Wellness Business

With Jess’s busy schedule, we decided to tackle her brand and website through two Design Party Days—a whirlwind of creativity, collaboration, and results. The plan was, during the first intensive day we would tackle her branding, and during the second intensive day we would tackle her website.

These days are all about maximum output without exhausting back-and-forths, and they’re perfect for bold entrepreneurs like Jess who want stunning results quickly.

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Create a Home Page Your Clients Love to Visit: 5 Simple Website Design Tips for a Magnetic User Experience
Website Design Naomi Bowden Website Design Naomi Bowden

Create a Home Page Your Clients Love to Visit: 5 Simple Website Design Tips for a Magnetic User Experience

Have you ever clicked onto a website, only to bounce off within seconds? Maybe it felt cluttered, unclear, or maybe it just didn’t speak your language. Here’s the thing: your website is so much more than a digital business card—it’s your storefront, first date, and pitch meeting all rolled into one.

As a creative businesswoman, your homepage should work for you, not against you. It needs to connect with your dream clients and guide them effortlessly to a place where they’re excited to work with you. And what’s the secret? Designing a site that’s not just pretty but also easy and enjoyable to use.

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5 Things All of My Most Successful brand & website design Clients Do to See Results
Small Business Naomi Bowden Small Business Naomi Bowden

5 Things All of My Most Successful brand & website design Clients Do to See Results

Wouldn’t it be lush if there were some magic business button that did all the hard work for us? Just one tap, and we’d be swimming in sales, leads, and perfect clients. Sadly, that’s just the stuff of lazy-day dreams. In reality, getting results takes showing up and doing the things—but the big question is: what things?

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10 Ways to Drive More Traffic to Your Website
Website Design, SEO Naomi Bowden Website Design, SEO Naomi Bowden

10 Ways to Drive More Traffic to Your Website

Let’s talk about one of the biggest disappointments every website owner has felt at some point.

You’ve spent weeks, maybe even months, crafting every detail of your website. You’ve picked the colors, curated images, written up pages of content, and made sure everything’s just right. You hit publish, excited to share it with the world, and… tumbleweeds.

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Logo design vs brand identity - what’s the difference?
Branding Naomi Bowden Branding Naomi Bowden

Logo design vs brand identity - what’s the difference?

First off, your brand is like your business’s personality—it’s how people feel when they think about you. It’s that overall vibe and reputation that sets you apart from your competitors. Brand identity, though, is all about the visuals, like colours, fonts, and the aesthetic look of your site and social media. And finally, logo is just one piece—a memorable mark that identifies your small business fast. Together, these elements create the unforgettable brand experience that makes clients remember and adore you.

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Small Business PSA: It’s Okay That You’ve Designed Your Own Website!
SEO, Small Business Naomi Bowden SEO, Small Business Naomi Bowden

Small Business PSA: It’s Okay That You’ve Designed Your Own Website!

Let’s settle this once and for all—if you’ve designed your own website, this is your permission slip to stop apologising! In my 11 years as a brand & website designer, I’ve heard countless women in business say, “Oh, don’t look at my website, it’s just something I threw together.” But here’s the truth: DIY websites are nothing to be ashamed of. In fact, in the early stages of your business, they can be a brilliant move! You’re still figuring out your offerings, audience, and overall direction.

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3 Branding & Website Design Trends I Want to See More of in 2025
Branding, Website Design Naomi Bowden Branding, Website Design Naomi Bowden

3 Branding & Website Design Trends I Want to See More of in 2025

In this post, I’d like to share some design styles that I think help to infuse some serious personality into our online spaces and make the world of websites a more exciting and interesting place. So, let’s dive into the three big brand and web design trends I’m rooting for as we step into a new year of creative possibilities!

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How to Write Blog Posts Your Audience Actually Want to Read
Small Business, SEO Naomi Bowden Small Business, SEO Naomi Bowden

How to Write Blog Posts Your Audience Actually Want to Read

Small business owners, let’s get one thing straight: blogging is the tits. Not only does it show off your hard-earned expertise, but it also boosts your website’s search engine ranking, making you infinitely more searchable to potential new customers. Sounds like a win-win, right? But if blogging is so awesome, why do so few small business owners actually do it? Simple. Most have no idea what to write about or where to start.

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5 unmistakeable signs that it’s Time to rebrand Your Small Business
Branding, Small Business Naomi Bowden Branding, Small Business Naomi Bowden

5 unmistakeable signs that it’s Time to rebrand Your Small Business

Rebranding - a topic that can send a mix of excitement and panic through any small business owner. It can be a very exciting time for a small business, a sign that things are growing and evolving and succeeding. But a rebrand is also a lot of work, and can cause serious upset to your small brand if not handled correctly.

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5 Things That Won't Ruin Your business Website (And 5 Things That actually might)
Branding Naomi Bowden Branding Naomi Bowden

5 Things That Won't Ruin Your business Website (And 5 Things That actually might)

Let’s be real for a second - getting started with building a website for your business can feel like an insurmountable task. You’re bombarded left, right and centre with advice, tips, and must-dos, and suddenly, that exciting project turns into a stress-inducing nightmare.

But hold up cowgirl - before you give up, I’m here to simplify things and reassure you that some of the stuff you’re worried about? It won’t actually ruin your Squarespace website. Promise.

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Discovering Your Brand Personality: The Secret recipe for a Stand Out brand
Branding Naomi Bowden Branding Naomi Bowden

Discovering Your Brand Personality: The Secret recipe for a Stand Out brand

Your brand personality is the unique mix of human traits your brand embodies, making it relatable and memorable to your audience. Knowing exactly how you want your brand to present itself in the online space can help you create branding and marketing that connects deeply with your target audience; and deeper connections mean greater brand trust and loyalty!

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5 Reasons I Love Using Squarespace to create websites for small business
Small Business, Squarespace Naomi Bowden Small Business, Squarespace Naomi Bowden

5 Reasons I Love Using Squarespace to create websites for small business

Standing out online is a non-negotiable, particularly for online service businesses, and Squarespace is my go-to tool for crafting stand-out sites. Squarespace allows me to craft eye-catching, colourful designs for my clients that not only work seamlessly but are also easy to manage, even for the most tech-shy business owners.

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10 Essential SEO Tips for Your Squarespace Website
Squarespace Naomi Bowden Squarespace Naomi Bowden

10 Essential SEO Tips for Your Squarespace Website

Howdy! If you’re a small business owner with an online presence, there’s no doubt you’ve heard the term SEO flying around. But what is SEO and why should you care?

SEO is all about building your online visibility so that you can be easily discovered by as many potential dream clients as possible.

Here are my 10 essential SEO tips to ensure your business Squarespace website hits that all-important front page.

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