Hi Reader,

I was honestly going to skip this newsletter because –omg, where does all my time go these days– but right now, I'm twiddling my thumbs a bit this morning while waiting out an ice storm up here in New England, and I'm just caffeinated enough to get some stuff done. 🤷‍♀️

So I know it's not my usual weekday newsletter timing, but who the hell cares –and anyway, I have a lot of updates & fun things to share! 😂

Tomorrow (March 31st), Paige's free Profitable & Productive Web Designer bootcamp trainings start! I'm always genuinely so excited to hang out in there & see fresh new questions coming in from bootcampers, because honestly it helps me understand my audience better & what they're *actually* struggling with in the early stages. By now, I've heard the trainings 2x a year for years, so my favorite parts are always the Q&A after the trainings. This year, the 3 standout students Paige is inviting for Q&A are Hope, Shannon, and Kacey –and I can't wait to e-meet them with y'all/whoever comes live, tomorrow @ ~3:45p ET!

Tomorrow is also my husband's birthday & the last year he'll be in his 30s! 😳 I can't believe I've known him since he introduced himself to me one day during our high school band practice, in 2003. 🤯 We're both homebodies, so nothing big on the agenda today, because –ice storm 🧊 🫤 –but as long as the power stays on, I'll be happy!

Tuesday (April 1st) @ ~3:45pm ET, I'll go live for Q&A with Paige in her bootcamp after her Day 2's free training. I always really love those, so that'll be really fun!

My co-host, Diane, & I are also mid rebrand for our Squarely Speaking podcast – more on that later! 😍

This weekend, I wrapped up Module 6: Content Collection & Client Setup in my NEW CLIENT PORTAL course. EVERYTHING is available NOW to anyone that has purchased or received my Client Portal template as a bonus in the past. #yourewelcome

Special thanks to a couple of my Club members for helping me beta test some of the form templates & stuff to make sure it was ready to share with everyone else! Really appreciate your time and feedback!!

Module 6 includes:

• Step-by-step Kitchen Portal Setup Guide with copy/paste project tasks, messages, etc
• NEW Content Guide - Form Template
• NEW AI Prompts to use with your client's submitted content from the guide form
• NEW way to make a free project availability calendar with Google Calendar (free)
• NEW Lead Inquiry - Form Template
• NEW Client Reviews - 2 Form Templates
• NEW Updates to the Client Resource Hub (guides for Mobile Responsive Tips & Anchor Links)

Bonuses include:

• Canva templates for Kitchen's Task card covers, and Banners in folder pages
• Support Process Cheatsheet & Ticketing System template

Log in & start binging now!

Last week, I shared a deep dive on Webvizio –yet another Markup alternative that you might like better than Pastel or Workflow. They're currently accepting all Markup escapees with a special 40% off forever discount code: DAMN40 –through April 15, 2025– making it the same price as Workflow at just $17/mo annually.

​Webvizio: The Markup Alternative That Actually Works​ How does it work & what's different between it & Pastel or Workflow? Find Out Now →

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Some recent gems:

📊 ​Web Designer Survey​ Our financial trends survey is still running & I have to say I wish it was getting better traction than it is. So please do us a favor & take a few minutes to fill it out if you haven't already, then share it with whomever you can! We'll issue the report in early May & can't wait to share the results with everyone!

🖼️ ​Gigapixel Image Upscaler​ Have low resolution images you can't use? Yeah, don't we all! This cool little app is a 1x purchase of less than $100 USD, and it makes upscaling your photos EASY. I've been using it a lot to clean up webcam screenshots for video thumbnails lately!

🧐 Add Alt Text with AI Christy Price just shared this quick video showing you how to use AI inside Squarespace to generate Alt text and check metadata for your website, free! Here's Squarespace Help docs: ​Use AI to generate Alt text​ ​Use AI to generate SEO metadata​

That's all for now! Hopefully I'll see ya in the free bootcamp tomorrow with Paige for live Q&A! 😁

Katelyn Web Designer & Educator ​Thrivin' on coffee, community, cursing & carefully laid plans!