Squarespace User Review

The Best Website Builder for Simple Sites

I genuinely love this tool for creating websites. It is easy to use, cost efficient, and turns out a great end product. I have used it to make websites for photographers, restaurants, and sales businesses alike. It is so versatile and every site visitor thinks it's professionally done.

Pros

This software is easy to use, intuitive, and when you can't figure something out Support is right there for you. They have tons of how to videos and instructions that make everything pretty easy to figure out.

Cons

I dislike the spacer feature - it gets pretty annoying to use those instead of being able to snap an object to a grid and align that way. It works much like Microsoft Word in the sense that if you try to resize or adjust something, sometimes everything on the page moves.

Best way to accept online payments

I use Squarespace in the majority of my web design projects. I find the it much more user friendly than other online payment platforms. The support is head and shoulders above other payment gateways.

Pros

I found Squarespace the simplest and most effective way to start accepting online payments.

Cons

Integration with Wordpress and Woocommerce.

Not a fan of Squarespace's site builder

I've used plenty of other website builders through the years and Squarespace has to be one of my least favorites. Limited features and user customization. Updating pages with their drag and drop is a pain, blocks have to be added in a certain order or the whole page's formatting gets messed up, no way to adjust blocks to all to be uniform size.

Pros

Organization of sites, ability to make password protected drafts.

Cons

Hate hate hate the way websites are designed with its user interface. Not very customizable and using the blocks can be a headache. Limited features. Not much SEO guidance.

I use Squarespace for my Portfolio Website

I started using Squarespace to create a dedicated portfolio website and blog for my work; something professional that I could include on a business card or show to potential clients/ employers. I had very little coding knowledge, which made Squarespace a lot more desirable than many of its competitors. I was able to make a website to my liking without too much pain or trouble. While certain aspects took more time to implement and I had to compromise on certain features (ex: I wanted the site in both French and English, but could only have one landing page), It was overall much simpler and better than the alternatives I could have gone with. Additionally, since I made the website and its content myself, I could also manage it myself.

Pros

It is easy to pick up and start customizing, even with limited coding abilities. The templates and add-ons are set up to bring your website to life.

Cons

For an individual using Squarespace to display a portfolio and not much more, it's rather expensive compared to its competitors.