Squarespace tutorial 🖥️ Blogging complete step by step guide 2023

In this Squarespace tutorial for beginners updated for 2023, I walk you through step by step how to create a blog in version 7.1 of Squarespace, including adding a blog to your Squarespace website, adding content to your blog post, customizing your blog post settings, and a few SEO tips and best practices to consider when starting a blog on Squarespace!

FULL SHOWNOTES
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CHAPTERS
00:00 Introduction
00:15 Does Squarespace SEO Suck?
00:57 Is WordPress better?
01:24 Which platform is easier?
01:56 Step by step blogging
01:59 Create a blog page
02:45 Custom blog page design
03:02 Blog post editor
03:16 Add a title
03:26 Add text content
03:48 Styling your text
04:05 Changing text color
04:19 Other types of content
04:45 Add products to a blog
05:26 Blog post settings
05:31 Featured image
05:53 Add an excerpt
06:00 Edit url slug
06:21 Publishing stages
07:03 SEO settings
07:10 Social sharing image
07:24 Yoast plugin on Squarespace?
08:40 Blogging SEO checklist
08:58 Full Squarespace tutorial