Squarespace websites that look custom-built, not templated.
Squarespace development services for brands, studios and service businesses in the US, UK, Canada and Australia. Custom Squarespace design, Fluid Engine layouts, code customisation, Squarespace Commerce, SEO and migrations, built so your team can still edit everything.
Illustrative Squarespace design for a fictional brand.
Beautiful templates, forgettable websites.
Squarespace makes it easy to launch. Our Squarespace development services make sure your site stands out and brings in enquiries.
Template look
Thousands of sites use the same template, so visitors cannot tell you apart from competitors.
Pretty but not working
Layouts look good on desktop but bury the call to action, load slowly on phones or confuse visitors.
Invisible on Google
Default page titles, missing descriptions and broken links after a redesign quietly cost search traffic.
Template vs. custom Squarespace design
Drag the slider to compare a default template with the result of our Squarespace development services.
Design, build and growth on Squarespace.
Custom Squarespace design
Brand-led page designs created for your audience and goals, then built in Squarespace 7.1 with Fluid Engine.
Code and CSS customisation
Custom CSS, code injection and JavaScript for layouts, animations and features the editor cannot do alone.
Squarespace Commerce
Products, variants, inventory, shipping, taxes, subscriptions and checkout set up and designed to sell.
Squarespace SEO setup
Page titles, descriptions, URL structure, image alt text, redirects and Google Search Console connected.
Migration to Squarespace
Pages, posts, images and products moved from Wix, WordPress or Weebly with 301 redirects in place.
Speed and accessibility
Optimised images, fewer heavy scripts and accessible contrast, headings and navigation.
Integrations
Booking tools, email marketing, CRM, payments and analytics connected to your site.
Member areas and scheduling
Squarespace Member Sites, Acuity Scheduling and gated content for courses and services.
Care and support
Monthly updates, new pages and quick fixes from a dedicated Squarespace developer.
Squarespace vs. WordPress vs. Shopify
We build on all three and, before you buy Squarespace development services, we will tell you honestly which suits your business.
| Squarespace | WordPress | Shopify | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best for | Portfolios, studios, service businesses | Content-heavy and highly custom sites | Stores selling many products |
| Ease of editing | Very easy, visual editor | Moderate, depends on theme | Easy for products |
| Maintenance | Handled by Squarespace | You manage updates and plugins | Handled by Shopify |
| Design freedom | High with custom CSS | Unlimited | High with custom themes |
| E-commerce | Good for small catalogues | Strong with WooCommerce | Best for scaling stores |
Hire a Squarespace developer your way.
Squarespace development services as fixed-price websites, hourly updates or a monthly care plan.
Fixed-price project
A clear scope, price and timeline agreed up front. Best for setups, migrations and one-off builds.
- Written scope and timeline
- Milestone-based payments
- Handover, training and documentation
Hourly support
Pay only for the hours you use. Best for fixes, small automations and ongoing tweaks.
- No minimum commitment
- Hourly Squarespace updates and fixes.
- Daily updates in your time zone
Monthly retainer
A dedicated specialist each month for improvements, reporting and new workflows.
- Priority response
- Monthly report and roadmap
- Cancel with 30 days' notice
Squarespace development services, from first call to launch.
Discovery and plan
Goals, audience, pages and content gathered into a simple sitemap and brief.
Design
Homepage and key page designs for your approval before anything is built.
Build and customise
The site built in Squarespace with custom CSS, integrations and SEO settings.
Test and train
Mobile, speed and form testing, launch, and a short training session for your team.
Why hire a Squarespace developer?
Squarespace is designed so anyone can launch a website, which is exactly why so many Squarespace sites look alike. Professional Squarespace development services take you further: a design built around your brand, layouts that guide visitors to enquire or buy, and technical setup that keeps the site fast and visible on Google, while you keep the easy editing that made you choose Squarespace.
What a Squarespace developer can customise
- Layouts: Fluid Engine sections arranged beyond the template defaults.
- Styling: custom fonts, colours, buttons, hover effects and animations with CSS.
- Functionality: code injection for booking widgets, chat, tracking and custom features.
- Commerce: product page layouts, upsells and checkout improvements.
Squarespace SEO essentials
Give every page a unique title and description, use one H1 per page, add descriptive alt text to images, keep URLs short and set 301 redirects whenever you change a URL. Connect Google Search Console to monitor indexing. Squarespace's Help Center documents each setting; our Squarespace SEO setup applies them consistently across your site. For bigger SEO goals, see our SEO services.
Squarespace 7.1 and Fluid Engine
Squarespace 7.1 uses one shared set of site styles, and Fluid Engine lets blocks be placed freely on a grid with separate desktop and mobile layouts. That freedom is powerful, but it is also why many DIY sites break on phones: blocks overlap, text becomes too small, or important buttons drop below the fold. Our Squarespace developers design the mobile layout deliberately rather than leaving it to automatic stacking, and we test every key page on real phone sizes before launch.
Selling with Squarespace Commerce
Squarespace Commerce works well for small and mid-sized catalogues, digital products, services and subscriptions. To sell more, we focus on product photography layout, clear pricing, trust signals near the add-to-cart button, simple shipping rules and abandoned cart emails. If your catalogue or sales volume outgrows Squarespace, we will tell you honestly and can plan a move to Shopify through our Shopify development team.
Common Squarespace mistakes we fix
- Several pages sharing the same title or description, which confuses Google.
- Huge uploaded images that slow pages down on mobile.
- Changed URLs with no 301 redirect, which loses rankings and creates broken links.
- Contact forms that send enquiries to an old or unchecked inbox.
- Too many fonts and colours, which make a site feel less premium.
- No analytics or conversion tracking, so nobody knows which pages bring enquiries.
Redesigning an existing Squarespace site
Many requests for Squarespace development services are redesigns rather than new builds. We keep what already ranks and converts, redesign the pages that underperform, and protect your search traffic with redirects and a pre-launch SEO check.
What do Squarespace development services cost?
Hourly Squarespace work starts from $25 per hour, and new websites or redesigns are quoted as a fixed price after a free call. Your Squarespace plan and domain are billed separately by Squarespace.
Who we work with
We build Squarespace websites for creative studios, consultants, coaches, restaurants, wellness brands, architects and small online shops in the United States, United Kingdom, Canada and Australia. If you need a different platform, our website development team builds on WordPress, Shopify and Webflow too.
Squarespace development services, answered.
Straight answers about scope, timelines and what to expect.
What are Squarespace development services?
Squarespace development services cover designing and building a Squarespace website, customising it with CSS and code injection, setting up Squarespace Commerce, connecting third-party tools, optimising SEO and speed, and migrating content from another platform.
Can you customise Squarespace beyond the templates?
Yes. Using Squarespace's Fluid Engine editor, custom CSS and code injection, we create layouts, animations and features that look custom-built, while keeping the site editable for your team.
Do you build Squarespace online stores?
Yes. We set up Squarespace Commerce with products, variants, inventory, shipping, taxes, payments, subscriptions and product pages designed to convert.
Can you move my website to Squarespace?
Yes. We migrate pages, blog posts, images and products from Wix, WordPress, Weebly and other platforms, and set up 301 redirects so you keep your search rankings.
Is Squarespace good for SEO?
Squarespace handles the basics well: clean URLs, sitemaps, SSL and editable page titles and descriptions. Good results still need the right page structure, content, speed and redirects, which our Squarespace SEO setup covers.
Should I use Squarespace, WordPress or Shopify?
Squarespace suits portfolios, service businesses and small shops that want a beautiful site that is easy to edit. WordPress suits content-heavy or highly custom sites. Shopify suits stores focused on selling many products. We help you choose before you build.
How much do Squarespace development services cost?
Hourly Squarespace work starts from $25 per hour. New websites and redesigns are quoted as a fixed price after a free call. Your Squarespace subscription is billed separately by Squarespace.
How long does a Squarespace website take?
A small business website usually takes 2 to 4 weeks from design approval to launch. Larger sites, online stores and migrations typically take 4 to 8 weeks.