Easy Peasy Get Up to Speed within Minutes!
May 23, 2021
Easy Peasy Get Up to Speed within Minutes!
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Overall Satisfaction with Squarespace
A client of mine purchased Squarespace as their website for their business. Even though a custom design website would have cost more, she elected to pursue Squarespace for the ease of drag and drop and the ideas of a future blog.
Except they found it more confusing. The learning curve wasn't confusing. They didn't have a comprehensive flair for good design, usage of typography and colors for the website. That's where I come in, and I designed a site using the Squarespace interface with ease. It's likely one of the most accessible third-party platforms I have used!
Pros
- Blogging feature - easy to set up
- A variety of templates and designs for the clients to from
- Mobile apps
Cons
- Couldn't see anything wrong. Almost makes me want to stop creating custom sites because of Squarespace!
- The cost is reasonably decent. My client says they spent about $20 a month or $240 a year. I asked her if she could add Google AdSense to her blog one day, and they believe they can. They said a custom site would cost them $3000-10,000 depending on who does it. And I agreed, but I found the website they created was on the lower end of that range.
Overall, as a designer, it makes perfect sense for small to large businesses to use a site such as SquareSpace. Costs are relatively reasonable with the ability to go in and do custom code.
The issue is certain aspects of it, depending on the plan, you can't do. So, if you want to do API to the site, you need to use the top-tier program to do so. Even at custom code, you won't have access to the API section.
As well, like all templates and themes, everybody is using the same style too.
Do you think Squarespace delivers good value for the price?
Yes
Are you happy with Squarespace's feature set?
Yes
Did Squarespace live up to sales and marketing promises?
Yes
Did implementation of Squarespace go as expected?
Yes
Would you buy Squarespace again?
Yes
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