Squarespace 101
What is it?
Squarespace is an all in one website builder + hosting platform. It’s drag and drop builder allows for the ultimate DIY — making it the top choice for user-friendliness and my top choice for clients.
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Handiwork Design Studio is a proud member of Squarespace Marketplace. An invite-only community of expert designers, developers and creatives. As a member, I can offer my clients exclusive benefits and discounts.
Perks for me = perks for you!
+ 20% off annual plans
You'll receive 20% off your first year when you purchase an annual Squarespace subscription plan.
+ 6 month extended trial period
I have 6 months instead of the typical 14 days to complete the website build before having to pay. This saves you money in the case it takes me more than two weeks to get your site up and running!
+ 3 months free of Acuity Scheduling
This Squarespace feature allows you to incorporate appointment scheduling directly into your website. If you work through me, I can get 3-months free for you to try it out!
+ Community benefits
As a Circle member, I have access to member-only forums and exclusive content, early access to account features and first in line customer support. This means I can provide you with the best and latest updates on all things Squarespace.
Why Choose Squarespace?
Built in analytics
Know who your web visitors are, where they’re from, the top pages they visit, etc. Thanks to Squarespace built in analytics, you’ll be able to collect all of the information needed to improve website performance and target potential clients.
Any screen, any size
Yep, you heard that right. Nowadays most people visit websites via phone or tablet. Designed with the evolution of technology in mind, every Squarespace template has a responsive design that looks great across all devices.
DIY…literally
With a simple drag and drop design interface, you’ll easily be able to make updates/edits all on your own. Yep, no backend shenanigans. It’s all there in clearly labeled menus and panels — ready for you to take control.
Climb the Google ranks
Every Squarespace website is built to be indexed by search engines (SEO). That means the words (strategically) used in your website play the critical role in making their way into the top pages of search results.
Impressive performance
Squarespace templates are always designed with UX/UI best practices in mind. Your website is guaranteed to be functional, beautiful AND strategic. With performance like that, you’re sure to be on the track to success.
Always secure
Squarespace offers free SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) certificates for all Squarespace Domains and third-party domains connected to Squarespace. You can guarantee your website visitors a secure connection on every page.
24/7 support
When you purchase a Squarespace plan, you gain access to their outstanding customer support. Any questions? Can’t figure out an edit? Simply shoot Squarespace a message and someone will contact you.
Always growing
Whether you’re a chef, author, runner, blogger…Squarespace is always scaling. While your business grows, you can be confident knowing your website will always be right there with you.
Bye bye software updates
You don’t have time to wait for an 8 hour update. You get to focus on your business, Squarespace takes care of it’s own backend maintenance. Always updated, fully managed.