I tried out Linktree for my Instagram account and it was so ugly. You can upgrade to the paid account and make styling changes, but I’m frugal. I can’t justify shelling out $6 a month for something I could do myself. So I figured out how to make my own alternative to Linktree and I’ll share those steps with you here.

There are two pieces of custom CSS I add to every Squarespace website I build. To add these code snippets, navigate to Design > Custom CSS, paste the code…

In some Squarespace templates (like the Brine family), it’s super easy to add your Social Media icons to the header navigation since it’s a built-in function of the template. But in other template families like York, Avenue, Bedford, and Pacific, it requires a bit of a workaround.

My site uses the Bedford Squarespace template which is a great fit for my style and content. But there are a few features that don't work for me. Chief among these is the banner image on individual blog posts. For Bedford, and a few other themes, when you view a blog post at its direct URL, its post thumbnail image displays as a banner.

How to style an embedded PayPal button on Squarespace.