5 Reasons You Should Build Your Website On Squarespace

Web Design

Nov 18

Elise is a Squarespace web designer & Circle member from Baltimore, MD.

As a Squarespace Circle Member, it’s exciting to talk about the reasons to build a website on this platform. The benefits and features offered by Squarespace make it a top contender for clients who are looking for a user-friendly, performance-focused, and design-driven solution in a website platform.

Here are 5 reasons to build your website on Squarespace

1. Easy to Learn and Maintain

Designed with the user in mind, Squarespace makes it easy to maintain, update, and monitor your website. If you have an eye for design and want to take a stab at building a page, you’re in luck. The drag-and-drop blocks in the page editor allow for accessible building without knowing any code. You can also easily take care of things on the backend, thanks to clearly labeled menus and panels. When you’re finished designing, use the Squarespace app to monitor your site’s analytics. Take comfort in knowing your website is housed on a self-contained platform that works seamlessly.

2. Beautiful + Responsive Design

Squarespace designs are not only beautiful, but they are also responsive. Templates are carefully designed with user needs in mind. This is a great way to design a beautiful website without putting much thought into the actual design. However, if you work with a professional, they can provide more design options you may not know. For instance, designing for mobile traffic is a must since it accounts for more than half of all website traffic. Each Squarespace template is equipped with a mobile view to help you ensure that your design will be consistent across devices.

3. SEO + Secure Connections

Get your site up and running fast with built-in search engine capabilities. Every Squarespace website provides all of the elements needed for a strong SEO strategy. Don’t have time for an intense course on SEO? Brush up on articles provided by the Squarespace help center like this, Increasing your site’s visibility to search engines. Besides that, each site also generates a sitemap automatically that helps Google crawl, understand, and rank a website.

Another important feature that offers peace of mind is secure connections. Squarespace offers free SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) certificates for all Squarespace Domains and third-party domains connected and pointing to a Squarespace site. SSL is critical in keeping your website safe from hackers.

4. Room to Grow

Whether you have a shop online or just need a space to share your digital portfolio, Squarespace offers an extensive list of features on its platform that will help you level up your site every step of the way. Start off with a custom domain registered through Squarespace. Already have a domain? No problem, connect a third-party domain from another provider or transfer one with ease.

Get a jumpstart on sharing your new website with tools like built-in email campaigns and social media integrations to expand your business and marketing capabilities. Keep an eye on who visits your site, where they’re visiting from, and any purchases made if you sell products with the analytics overview. Schedule appointments, take payments, and more using Squarespace scheduling. These are just some of the things you can do on your website, but there is so much more! Look at this list of third-party extensions available to Squarespace users to get an idea of how you can manage, optimize, and expand your site.

5. Award Winning Support

One thing you will never be without as a Squarespace customer is help. Experience this award-winning support whenever you need it. Available 24-7, the customer support is unparalleled. The only thing that’s even better than the live support is the thousands of help articles in the Help Center. These articles are very detailed and often offer a descriptive video. I encourage you to look through these articles before you contact customer support. More than likely, you will not need to contact them. However, you can be sure you are in great hands if you do.