1. Ask your Grandma to read it

If your grandma is anything like mine, she will be brutally honest. Have someone above 65 read the font. I love a good cursive/ script font for my Squaresapce or Showit website as much as the next person, but if it is illegible it is ineffective.

2. Add a web-safe alternative

Did you know every device comes with pre-installed font selection? What does this mean? If you purchased your font from Creative Marketplace and didn’t install the font on the website and it’s not pulling from a web-friendly place, it will default to a basic font.

3. Choose a web-safe font

If you want to be sure you’re good to go on the font front, choose a basic font like one of the below:

Courier (Sans-serif/ Serif mix)

Ariel (Sans-serif)

Georgia (Serif)

Times New Roman (Serif)

Garamond (Serif and one of my faves for an elegant look!

Verdana (Sans-serif)

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