Share Your Squarespace Tips for New Business and Profit

Squarespace designers and developers: how would you like to get paid to share your knowledge while advertising your services? Turns out, my readers want to see more Squarespace design and code-related tips, but it's not something I can provide at scale. As a result, today I'm calling for guest authors within the Squarespace design community, and I'm willing to pay.

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Tracking Clicks on Your Squarespace Website with Google Analytics Events

Squarespace's anayltics reporting are nice for high-level stats, but often you'll need Google Analytics to answer deeper questions about what people do on your website. For example, have you ever wondered how many people have clicked on a link on your web page or within your blog posts? Using Google Analytics event tracking, you can track clicks on your Squarespace website.

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Squarespace and SOPA: What You Need to Know

SOPA could mean the end of this blog. The Stop Online Piracy Act is meant to do just that, but instead creates a legal framework to shut down much of the Internet, including Squarespace websites everywhere... potentially even yours. Learn a few frightening facts about Squarespace and SOPA before this bill passes and it's too late.

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Getting Paid to Hand-Pick Your Co-Workers: A LinkedIn Ads Experiment

What if you could hand-pick your co-workers, and make money in the process? The idea isn't original. Many great companies offer referral bonuses because they know that talent attracts more talent. And yet referrals only account for about a third of new hires at many companies. Recently I tried an experiment to see whether I could use LinkedIn Ads to turn myself into a de facto paid recruiter for my company.

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28 Marketing and Business Books to Read in 2012

At the beginning of 2011, my friend and digital PR expert Arik Hanson posed a challenge on his blog: read a book every other week all year long. I took Arik up on his challenge, and discovered nearly thirty amazing marketing and business books this year in the process.

And now that I've gotten into the habit of regular reading, 2012 will be no different. Will you join me next year? Here's a few tips and 28 marketing and business books to encourage you to join me in the 2012 26 Book Challenge.

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