Meet Hot Lizard Designs -

Squarespace Experts

Profile picture of Kati McKeon, Owner Hot Lizard Designs,  wearing light purple button-up shirt against a plain white background.

Kati McKeon

Founder & Principal Consultant

Squarespace Expertise You Can Trust

Hi, I’m Kati, founder of Hot Lizard Designs – a Squarespace specialist based in Perth, working with businesses across Australia and beyond.

My business journey started with the family’s training business, wearing every hat from teaching to operations, marketing, and strategy. Later, I worked with a London finance firm, launched a portable cocktail bar business, and helped grow sales for a benchtop company in New Zealand. Each experience sharpened the skills I still use today: simplifying complex ideas, analysing what works, managing lean budgets, and delivering results.

When the family’s training business needed a more professional online presence with e-commerce, I discovered Squarespace. Within days I had built a clean, functional site that outperformed years of expensive redesigns. Word spread, referrals followed, and within months I’d founded Hot Lizard Designs.

Fast forward to today: I’ve designed 500+ Squarespace websites for businesses of all sizes. Backed by 20+ years of business and marketing experience plus an MBA, I combine strategic business thinking with Squarespace expertise to deliver websites that are professional, mobile-responsive, and designed for real growth.

Squarespace gives you control, flexibility, and freedom from overpriced, cookie-cutter solutions. My role is to make sure your site is crafted around your goals — so it not only looks great, but works hard for your business.

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“Kati went above and beyond. She demonstrated a high level of commitment and professionalism while working on my website. The service level and the speed getting things done was absolutely fantastic!”

Federico Hencker

Green Road Recording Studio

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“Absolutely stellar experience with Hot Lizard Designs. Kati helped me redesign my website for mobile responsibility and change a page to a different layout. I couldn't be happier with how it all turned out, my website looks 10x more professional with the redesign!”

JD Pevateaux

SherpAS

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“Our website was re-designed by Hot Lizard Designs and looks stunning. Kati had the patience to listen attentively to our requests and made sure all our needs were covered. I would happily recommend her to someone in need of a new, modern website.”

Martha Felix

Sarria UK

Our Commitment to Excellence

Since day one, Hot Lizard Designs has been committed to empowering small businesses with web design that makes a real difference. This work has been recognized by Squarespace, respected colleagues in the design community, and local business associations - validation that keeps us motivated to serve you with the same care and expertise.


Squarespace Circle logo with a stylized 'S' inside, accompanied by the text 'Circle Member' and 'Squarespace'.

Circle Member

Squarespace 2018

Squarespace Marketplace Expert logo with a stylized 'S' inside, accompanied by the text 'Marketplace Expert' and 'Squarespace'.

Expert Status

Squarespace 2019

Squarespace Marketplace Expert logo with a stylized 'S' inside, accompanied by the text 'Marketplace Expert' and 'Squarespace'.

Top Level Designer

Squarespace 2021

Squarespace Circle Gold Partner logo with a stylized 'S' inside, accompanied by the text 'Circle Gold Partner' and 'Squarespace'.

Circle Gold Partner

Squarespace 2025


Award certificate for the City of Wanneroo Business Awards 2021, Runner Up, Best Business: Owner - Operator, sponsored by Perth Now, with a purple background and gold and white accents.

Best Business Owner/Operator Runner Up

City of Wanneroo Business Awards 2021

Stirling Small Business Awards 2021 finalist badge with circular design, teal and black colors, featuring the words 'Finalist' on a ribbon, and text indicating 'Stirling Small Business Awards 2021'.

Digital Pioneer Finalist

City of Stirling Business Awards 2021

A dark blue laurel wreath with text inside that reads 'Premier Squarespace Web Designer Award'.

Premier Squarespace Web Designer Award

Be Aligned Web Design 2021


Qualifications

MBA (Merit)

University of Liverpool, UK

BA (Hons) European Business Management with Languages

University of Abertay, Dundee, UK

Publications

Attitudes and behaviours of small business owners towards website adoption

ResearchGate (4,800+ reads)

Six tips for thriving in a one-person business

www.smallbusiness.co.uk

Understanding what customers really want

ResearchGate (1,200+ reads)

Achieving performance targets and reducing staff turnover in a not-for-profit organisation

ResearchGate (750+ reads) & Asian Journal of Social Sciences and Management Studies

Ready for a Website That Works as Hard as You Do?

Every business deserves a website that not only looks great but helps drive growth.

Hot Lizard Designs combines Squarespace expertise with real-world business insight to deliver custom websites that are both beautiful and practical - websites business owners are proud to own and manage.