Megan | Purpose & Pixel

Hello, Reader - Happy August! For the sake of my sanity - if nothing else - I've been trying to get away from my desk more this summer. Concerts, comedy shows, dinners al fresco, actually enjoying this beautiful New England summer weather while it lasts. It's done wonders for my mood and stress levels. But I couldn't wait to get back to my desk for this issue! Someone finally fixed the problem with events in Squarespace that's driven hosts crazy for years, and a new design tool has me more...

Hello, Reader - I've been logging off on weekends lately and it's been so good for me. Since I last wrote we spent one Saturday out on Casco Bay in Maine, another back in Boston catching up with friends over dinner at an old favorite from my working-in-Boston days. Great weather, great food, great people, and zero laptop! This week I've got thoughts on the Squarespace price increase, a couple of SEO updates from Google giving me pause, and a look behind my recent rebrand. Let's get into it....

Hello, Reader - Happy July! If you're in the US, I hope your 4th was good, whatever that looked like for you. Mine mostly involved staying inside where the AC lives, watching fireworks from a safe, climate-controlled distance. This 100 degree heat in New England is not it! Lots going on in this issue, so I'll keep it short. We've got a Squarespace feature I've been loving since my redesign, an SEO debate I haven't fully picked a side on yet, and a short free workshop worth clearing your lunch...

Hello, Reader - Four years ago this week I started this business, and I don't think I could have predicted where it would take me. Not in a "manifesting my dream life" way, but in a genuinely surprising way. The incredible people I've met and worked with. The skills I've picked up, the things I've gotten unexpectedly good at, the stuff I thought I wanted to do that I've let go of to make room for what actually lights me up. It's been a lot of learning what to hold onto and what to release,...

Hello, Reader - Happy June! I'm keeping it short up top this week. You might notice there's no SEO or search news in this issue. I just needed a break from the all the noise and hoopla surrounding it in recent weeks. And I have a feeling you probably do too. It'll be back, don't worry. But I've got something better for you today. One of your fellow subscribers hired me for an AI photoshoot tied to a really exciting project, and I finally get to share the whole story. Scroll down to the client...

Hello, Reader - The Memorial Day holiday in the US is over and the unofficial start to summer here in New England looked a lot like November. So I did what any reasonable person does with a cold, rainy long weekend: created images of sunset wine sails and dreamed about doing it again. Someday. Anyhoo - this issue has Squarespace updates, a post I published about website presence, a quick SEO note on heading structure, and a Khara Wolf resource update. Anything exciting on the business horizon...

Hello, Reader - This time of year in New England is the kind of season that makes working all weekend feel like a genuine waste. Everything is finally green, the weekends are calling, and yet here I am with a to-do list that keeps growing. Genuinely excited about all of it, for the record. But excitement doesn't make you immune to burnout, and I've been pretty deliberate lately about actually closing the laptop on weekends and letting the work wait until Monday. Not always successfully. But...