A Squarespace designer builds or reworks your site on Squarespace: layout, pages, text, images and forms. You share your content and examples, review a draft on your phone and approve the launch. You pay by the hour, and a team lead reviews the work.
A Squarespace designer builds your site on the Squarespace platform, so it looks clean and is easy for you to edit. You give the content and the goal. The designer does the layout, the setup and the checks.
What a Squarespace designer does
- Template setup. Picks a layout that fits your business.
- Pages. Builds home, services, about, contact and any special pages.
- Content. Places your text and images, and tidies the spacing.
- Forms and domain. Connects contact forms and your web address.
- Checks. Tests phone layout, links and speed before launch.
Squarespace website design: what to prepare
- Your goal: enquiries, bookings or sales.
- Your page list and a line on what each page is for.
- Your logo, colours and photos.
- Three sites you like, and what you like about each.
Clear preparation saves hours, and hours are what you pay for.
Squarespace template customization
Squarespace template customization means changing fonts, colours, spacing and sections so the site feels like your brand. Small changes go a long way. Ask your designer to keep the structure simple, so you can edit text and images yourself later.
Squarespace developer or designer?
A designer handles layout and content. A Squarespace developer adds custom code for special features. Most small business sites need only a designer. If you need something unusual, ask early, because it adds hours.
Questions to ask before you hire
- Which Squarespace sites have you built that are live?
- How many hours will my page list take?
- Will I be able to edit the site myself?
- Who checks your work before I see it?
Where AI helps
Your designer is a real person. AI helps with first drafts of page text and routine checks. A person reviews everything, and a team lead checks the result.
What it costs
Pay-as-you-go is $12 an hour, and hours never expire. A dedicated designer starts from $5.62 an hour. See the website design and development service, the pricing page, or read how to hire a web developer.
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Frequently asked questions
What does a Squarespace designer do?
Sets up the template, builds your pages, adds text and images, connects forms and your domain, and checks the site on phones before launch.
Do I need a designer for Squarespace?
You can build a simple site yourself. A designer helps when you want a polished layout, custom sections or you do not have time.
How much does a Squarespace designer cost?
Pay-as-you-go is $12 an hour. A dedicated designer starts from $5.62 an hour. Ask for an hour estimate for your page list first.
What is doing this yourself costing you?
Doing it yourself: $2,165 a month of your time.
The same hours at our $12/hr pay-as-you-go rate: $520. Dedicated plans start at $5.62/hr.
Simple maths from the numbers you enter. It assumes a VA can take on those hours.
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