The Musician's Mini-Site: Quick Start Launch Guide

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Written By foubography
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Welcome to the family! You’re just a few steps away from having a professional, automated digital home for your teaching studio. This guide is your roadmap. Instead of wondering where to start, follow these steps in order, and you can have your site live and ready to take bookings by sunset.

Note: You’ll find the deep-dive guides below. Take them one at a time, and remember: perfect is the enemy of 'done'. You can always tweak your bio later. Let’s get you online first!

 

Step 1 | The Handover

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How To Accept a Site Transfer and Set Permissions
Squarespace Tutorials, Squarespace Basics
How To Accept a Site Transfer and Set Permissions
Squarespace Tutorials, Squarespace Basics

Just bought a template? This is step one. Learn how to accept your invitation, log in, and move your new website into your own Squarespace dashboard.

Squarespace Tutorials, Squarespace Basics

Step 2 | The Look

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How to Customise your Site Styles, Colours and Fonts
Squarespace Tutorials, Squarespace Basics
How to Customise your Site Styles, Colours and Fonts
Squarespace Tutorials, Squarespace Basics

Make the template your own. Learn how to change the global fonts and colours across your entire site in just a few clicks.

Squarespace Tutorials, Squarespace Basics

Step 3 | The Strategy

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How to Optimise your Content for Local Search (SEO)
Squarespace Tutorials, Squarespace Basics
How to Optimise your Content for Local Search (SEO)
Squarespace Tutorials, Squarespace Basics

Get found on Google. A simple guide to "Digital Signposting" so local students can find your studio easily.

Squarespace Tutorials, Squarespace Basics

Step 4 | The Engine Room

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Setting Up ‘Sync With Other Calendars’
Acuity Scheduling
Setting Up ‘Sync With Other Calendars’
Acuity Scheduling

This tutorial walks you through connecting Acuity with your other calendars — like Google, Apple, or Outlook — so your availability stays up to date automatically.

Acuity Scheduling
Setting Up Calendar Availability | Regular Hours
Acuity Scheduling
Setting Up Calendar Availability | Regular Hours
Acuity Scheduling

In this tutorial, you’ll learn how to set up your regular weekly availability in Acuity. Choose the exact hours you want to offer appointments — and block out the rest.

Acuity Scheduling
Creating and Customising Appointment Types
Acuity Scheduling
Creating and Customising Appointment Types
Acuity Scheduling

This step-by-step tutorial shows you how to create and tailor appointment types in Acuity — from service names and durations to prices and descriptions.

Acuity Scheduling

Want to go beyond the basics? Once your site is live, check out my guides on How to Edit Existing Text or How to Add a Mailing List to start building your student newsletter.

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foubography

I’m a photographer and Squarespace web designer based in Altrincham, South Manchester. I specialise in portrait, landscape and opera photography and also offer a “complete website package” where I can offer headshots, photos of your business and design your new website so you can manage it yourself afterwards.

Over the years I’ve built a portfolio career as a professional photographer, opera singer, wardrobe assistant and singing teacher. I have a MMus from the RNCM, a Bachelor in Theatre Sciences and Musicology from Ghent University and I’m a qualified teacher. When my son was born in 2021 I quickly realised that an opera career wasn’t as compatible with being a mum as much as I would like, so I decided to change my focus completely to photography and web design.

I prefer working with daylight in casual surroundings while having a chat making sure you’re at ease and relaxed. It’s the little moments in between that make the best shots!

Feel free to get in touch if you’d like to work with me!

http://www.foubography.com
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