Item: Squarespace
Rating: 8
Author: Phoebe Little

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

Our nonprofit website is on Squarespace. The websites provides a simple way for multiple users within our organization to regularly update pages. The platform is simple enough for team members of varying tech abilities to create a good looking project. The website platform allowed us to overhaul our old design without outsourcing to a web designer.

Pros and Cons

ease of use
hyperlinking pages
built in youtube compatibility

layout freedom
easier to create drop down menus
allow for more buttons on the main menu

Return on Investment

professional landing page
member growth indirectly connected with more info published online
links to socials that encourage growth there as well

Alternatives Considered

Submittable

Submittable and Squarespace serve different functions but Squarespace is by far the easier and more user friendly platform.

Key Insights

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?

I wasn't involved with the selection/purchase process

Did implementation of Squarespace go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy Squarespace again?

Yes

Other Software Used

Submittable, Neon CCM, Mailchimp

Likelihood to Recommend

It’s a great platform if you want to have multiple users edit the site. You don’t need a web specific person because the platform is easy enough for people of limited tech abilities to use it. Squarespace is less useful if you need really precise item placement on pages. The way the platform uses blocks to hold items means that it’s hard to overlay those blocks or get a page to look how you want. Also mobile version of the site often looks bad and is hard to fix.

Squarespace is Great for Big Teams but Less Great for Precision

Overall Satisfaction with Squarespace