Website platform
Squarespace development
Squarespace is the platform many studios, creators, and small brands choose when the look of the site matters. We design and build Squarespace sites that feel considered, load quickly, and show up in search, and we help you see where the platform stops.
- 1,200+ clients helped
- Building since 2010
- 15 services, one team
- 50+ technologies
At a glance
What it is
Squarespace is an all-in-one website platform known for polished templates. Design, hosting, and features such as scheduling, memberships, and a simple store come together in one subscription.
Problems it solves
Creators, studios, and small brands want a site that looks excellent without a development project, but find that custom needs and integrations are hard to add.
Who it suits
Designers, studios, consultants, small brands, and service businesses who care about how the site looks and want low upkeep.
How to choose
Choose Squarespace when design quality and simplicity matter most and your needs are standard. Choose another platform when the site needs custom logic, large catalogs, or deep integrations.
What it means
Design quality as the starting point
Squarespace began with a belief that a website should look good by default. Its templates carry strong typography, spacing, and image handling, so even a first draft looks professional. That is why it is popular with photographers, studios, restaurants, and consultants.
Behind the design is a single subscription that covers hosting, security, a store, scheduling, newsletters, and member areas. There is little to assemble and nothing to patch.
The matching limit is flexibility. You work within the structure the templates give you. Unusual layouts and custom behavior take effort, and some things cannot be done.
Fit
Is Squarespace the right choice?
The answer depends on what the site must do, more than on how it should look.
Which describes your site?
Choose this when
Visual work or a clear offer is the point, and the content changes occasionally.
- What you get
- A refined site that you can edit, with strong image handling and clean typography.
- Keep in mind
- Plan the structure before the design, so pages are easy to find.
Choose this when
Clients book calls or sessions, and you send invoices and reminders.
- What you get
- Scheduling, payments, and email in one place.
- Keep in mind
- Check that the scheduling rules match how you really work.
Choose this when
A modest catalog with simple shipping and tax.
- What you get
- A tidy store with the basics handled.
- Keep in mind
- Larger catalogs and complex rules strain it, so compare with Shopify.
Choose this when
Accounts, pricing rules, or data that other systems must read.
- What you get
- An honest comparison with platforms that allow more.
- Keep in mind
- Squarespace can be extended, but not without limits.
What DECHY can do
Working with Squarespace
Design and build
- Sites shaped around your brand, not left in a default template.
- Content structure planned before pages are built.
Improve
- Speed, mobile layout, and search visibility.
- Clean-up of sites that have grown messy.
Connect
- Forms, bookings, and orders sent to your other tools.
- Newsletters and analytics set up correctly.
Move
- Moving content to or from Squarespace, with address redirects.
- A plan for when the site needs a different platform.
How we build it
A Squarespace project from first sketch to launch
Set the structure
We list the pages, what each must achieve, and how visitors will find them, before touching a template.
What it produces
- Page map
Shape the design
We adapt the template to your brand: type, color, spacing, and image style, kept consistent across pages.
What it produces
- Styled template
Add the features
Scheduling, a store, forms, and email are configured and tested end to end, including the confirmation messages.
What it produces
- Working features
- Test log
Prepare for search and launch
Titles, descriptions, image text, and redirects are set. The site is checked on phones and common browsers, then launched.
What it produces
- Launch checklist
Technical depth
How we build with Squarespace
The detail a technical reviewer will ask about: extending the platform, performance, search and analytics, and leaving.
- Custom styles and small scripts can be added to refine layout and behavior, and are kept in one documented place.
- Heavier needs are met by connecting outside services through automation, not by bending the template.
- Images are sized before upload, and large galleries are loaded as people scroll.
- Third-party scripts are limited to those that earn their cost.
- Page titles, descriptions, and headings are written per page, and structure is kept simple and consistent.
- Analytics and tag settings are set up once and checked for consent handling.
Content can be exported in a limited form, but the design cannot. A move means rebuilding the layout and carrying the content across.
Common questions
Questions about Squarespace
Is Squarespace good for search visibility?
It can be. The platform handles the basics, and the results depend on structure, content, and speed, which is where the work lies.
Can Squarespace run a serious online store?
A small one, yes. For larger catalogs, complex shipping, or custom rules, a store platform such as Shopify is usually a better fit.
Can we add custom features?
Some, through added styles, small scripts, and connected services. Anything that needs custom logic or a database of your own points to another platform.
Squarespace or Wix?
Squarespace leads on design polish and simplicity. Wix offers more built-in features and flexibility in the editor. We compare them against your site.
Have a different question?
Tell us what you are weighing up and we will answer it plainly.
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Tell us about the brand and what the site must do
Describe the brand, the pages, and what you want to connect. We will say whether Squarespace fits and how to set it up well.