I’m delighted to share my talk from Squarespace Circle Day 2024; The Process Behind Ecommerce Success.

On 14 November 2024, I’ll be hosting a workshop with Cambridge Network, diving into all the essential things you need to know about visual branding and how to use it to grow your business.

Squarespace Circle Day 2024 was an absolute highlight! Not only did I have the honour of speaking on the main stage, but the event was packed with game-changing insights for designers, developers, and entrepreneurs.

On 15 October 2024 I’ll be speaking at the next CamCreatives event, sharing my KSD business adventure and all the knowledge and experience that has come with it.

One of the most frustrating things about business owners is their potential ignorance about branding. Not all business owners are like this of course, but there is a large majority that doesn’t understand the repercussions of poor branding.
Remember, branding is not just a logo or the visual aspect of your business, it’s so much more.
Today I wanted to share some tips on how to build a successful brand for your business, in just 8 steps.

Whether you are a new business owner or a seasoned one, it’s fair to say branding is probably one of the most important aspects of your business.

It’s one of those things that no matter what stage of business you are in, you want to get right.

Yet so many businesses get it wrong, that’s why I’m sharing 11 branding mistakes to avoid so that you can learn what not to do!

When it comes to creating an online store, Squarespace stands out as a robust and versatile platform!

In this article I’m sharing five key facts about Squarespace E-commerce that highlight its capabilities and why you need to consider it for your business.

Incredibly excited to share that I am one of the amazing speakers who will be taking to the main stage, in NYC, at the 2024 Squarespace Circle Day event!

Delivering exceptional quality and value to clients is incredibly important to us at Krishna Solanki Designs, I believe that encouraging strong, long-lasting relationships with our clients is crucial. By going over and beyond client expectations, maintaining transparency and excellent communication, and providing support, all whilst continuously improving our services, we ensure that our clients not only receive top-notch work but also feel valued and supported throughout the project. In this blog post, I’m sharing our secrets and key strategies that we use to attract, and keep, good clients

User experience refers to a persons emotion and attitude towards your website.
It’s how they feel, react, and respond to your website.
It’s important to note, we are not talking about UI design - User Interface Design - UI Design is more to do with how the website looks and feels (it’s a little bit more complicated than that, but that’s a topic for a different day!).

Both UX design and UI design are super important and work closely together.

So, how do you create a great user experience for your website?…

Over the moon to announce that KSD is a finalist in two categories at the SME Cambridgeshire Business Awards Final 2024.

If you have a business, you more than likely understand the need for branding and how important it is.   When done correctly branding can play a significant role in your business's success (more about that here - How To Build A Successful Brand In 8 Steps For Your Small Business.)

But what do you do if you simply don't have the finance to brand your business, or have a small budget?

Worry not my friend, I’m here to help you, guide you and share some of my insights as a brand identity designer so keep reading about the different ways you can brand your business with a small budget.

Over the moon to share I’ll be joining the guest speaker panel at Indie Cambridge’s event where we’ll be discussing the topic ‘Good Customers.’

Having a beautiful, functional, Squarespace website is just the beginning. To ensure your Squarespace website gets visibility by ranking higher on Google, and helps you attract your target audience, you also need to pay attention to your SEO.

In this article, we’re sharing 10 essential Squarespace SEO tips to help you with just that!

User experience refers to a persons emotion and attitude towards your website.
It’s how they feel, react, and respond to your website.
It’s important to note, we are not talking about UI design - User Interface Design - UI Design is more to do with how the website looks and feels (it’s a little bit more complicated than that, but that’s a topic for a different day!).

Both UX design and UI design are super important and work closely together.

So, how do you create a great user experience for your website?…

Recently, I visited Legoland Windsor for some much-needed time away from the desk, but my branding instincts tagged along. Turns out, Legoland offers a masterclass in branding at every turn, from the vibrant exterior to the smallest details like adding a Lego-themed sticker to the toilet roll. In this article, we'll unravel the secrets of Legoland's branding success and share invaluable tips for your business success!

I realised something quite significant…I've been running my own small but mighty Squarespace website and visual brand identity design business, Krishna Solanki Designs, for just over five whole years now!
Here’s a quick run down of the last 5 years in action!

Most businesses have an online presence. As you know it's one of the best ways for you to attract clients and customers, but is your website up to date? You may think to yourself "I've only just updated my website a few months ago so I don't need to" but is that true?

Today I wanted to share 10 tweaks you need to make to your website today.

Recently Squarespace released an update tool within the platform, which helps website owners to update their website from version 7.0 to 7.1 without affecting their data.

What's important here is that things like the website structure and information like SEO, orders, sales, customer data, members, domains, and subscriptions all remain intact.

Since its release, we’ve upgraded a fair few websites here at KSD, and we’ve learnt it’s not as easy as it seems, so today I’m sharing the top 11 things to keep in mind when upgrading your Squarespace website from version 7.0 to 7.1.

I am pleased to share that later this week, on Friday 16th February, I will join a brilliant line-up of speakers to participate in The Website Designer Summit, featuring a superstar selection of Squarespace pros!