Squarespace Web Design
Beautiful, easy-to-manage Squarespace websites professionally designed for small businesses, creatives, nonprofits, and service providers throughout Humboldt County and beyond.
Squarespace Website Design
Of all the platforms and ways you can build a website Squarespace is one of the most user friendly, especially for the not-so-into-tech crowd. We like it as a solution for solopreneurs and the type-A small business owner who wants to have control over their site without wanting to spend hours learning a new piece of software. It can also be expanded with e-commerce, memberships, and paid content, making it surprisingly versatile even for users who don’t love computers.
If you’re looking for a Squarespace web designer in Humboldt County, chances are you’ve already narrowed down your platform. But before we talk about creating a Squarespace site, let’s first make sure it’s the right fit for you. And if it is the question becomes whether you want to spend weeks figuring everything out yourself or have an experienced designer build the foundation so you can focus on running your business.
Let’s dive in.
Is Squarespace the Right Website Platform for Your Business?
Not every business needs WordPress. Not every business needs a custom-built website. And despite what some agencies might tell you, not everyone needs the most powerful platform available.
Squarespace shines because it’s approachable. It allows business owners to update text, swap photos, publish blog posts, and manage their website without needing to call a developer every time something changes. As strategic web designers our job is to recommend the platform that’s going to serve your business best over the next several years. Here in Humboldt County, we’ve found Squarespace works especially well for…
- Artists & Makers: Especially if you want to sell your work online but don’t have enough volume to justify a platform like Shopify.
- Wellness Professionals: So many talented Yoga Instructors, Pilates Instructors, and Massage Therapists here! Squarespace can be a great platform if you need to easily update your services, class schedule, or 1-on-1 availability regularly.
- Nonprofits & Businesses with Smaller Margins: Squarespace tends to be more budget friendly than other options. (Side note: we offer a 15% nonprofit discount on all of our services).
- Air B&Bs & Retreats: If you’re using a third party software to handle your bookings and your website isn’t your first touchpoint, like maybe your leads mainly come from Instagram or TikTok content, Squarespace is a great and affordable option for your online hub.
- Mediators, Therapists, Life Coaches, & Doulas: Anyone in the solopreneuer category who wants an online presence they have control over, this is a great option.
When We Don't Recommend Squarespace
We’ve talked potential clients out of Squarespace before. Squarespace can be a wonderful tool but if you need:
- Complex memberships
- Advanced SEO campaigns
- Custom software like Humboldt Builders Exchange
- Enterprise integrations
- Thousands of articles and pages like SevenPonds
- Multiple sophisticated marketing funnels
We’ll probably recommend WordPress or a fully custom website instead. We’d rather lose a project than put you on the wrong platform because we aren’t loyal to platforms. We’re loyal to building the right solution for your business.
Why Hire a Squarespace Web Designer Instead of DIY?
Your website should be working for you not sitting on your to-do list.
Could you build your own Squarespace website? Absolutely. That’s one of the platform’s biggest strengths. But just because it’s possible doesn’t mean it’s the best use of your time. Instead of spending dozens of hours learning a new platform, troubleshooting layouts, resizing images, connecting domains, and wondering why your contact form suddenly stopped working, you can stay focused on what you do best: running your business.
When we build your Squarespace website, we don’t just make it look pretty. Every site is thoughtfully designed to support your business goals from day one. That includes responsive layouts that work beautifully on desktop and mobile, foundational SEO best practices, ADA-conscious design choices that improve accessibility, analytics so you can understand how people are finding and using your website, and a smooth launch with your domain, forms, and integrations configured correctly.
Most importantly, we don’t disappear after launch. Once your website is live, we’ll walk you through everything during a personalized training session so you feel comfortable making updates yourself. Need to swap out photos? Add a new service? Publish a blog post? You’ll know exactly how to do it. And if you ever decide you’d rather hand it back over, we’re just an email away.
How much does a Squarespace website cost?
Every project is a little different, but our custom Squarespace websites start at $2,000. That includes a professionally designed website built around your business, foundational SEO setup, mobile optimization, ADA-conscious design, domain configuration, analytics setup, launch support, and personalized training so you can confidently manage your site after handoff. If you already have a Squarespace website that just needs a refresh, redesigns start at $1,000.
Is Squarespace good for SEO?
Yes and no. It includes the SEO essentials like custom page titles, meta descriptions, clean URLs, image alt text, SSL, blogging, and mobile-friendly templates. But it isn’t as flexible as WordPress or a custom site for larger or highly technical SEO campaigns.
That said, the biggest factor in your rankings isn’t the platform. It’s having a well-structured website, helpful content, and a thoughtful SEO strategy. So it works well enough for small businesses.
Can I edit my own Squarespace site?
Absolutely! That’s one of the biggest reasons we recommend Squarespace to certain clients. You’ll be able to update text, swap photos, publish blog posts, add pages, and make routine edits without needing to call a developer every time. We’ll walk you through everything in a personalized training session at handoff.
Will Salient Service work on my mobile device?
Yes…ish. We can help migrate your existing WordPress website to Squarespace while preserving as much of your content as possible. But this is an extremely rare recommendation. Before making such a move we’ll make sure Squarespace is actually the right long-term fit for your business. Sometimes it is. Sometimes WordPress or a custom-built website is the better choice.
We’ll always recommend the platform that best supports your goals.
Do you offer Squarespace training?
We do! Every custom Squarespace website includes a 1-on-1 training session after launch so you know how to confidently manage your website. If you already have a Squarespace site and just need help learning the platform, we also offer one-hour coaching sessions where we can answer questions, troubleshoot issues, or work through updates together. (We can meet virtually or in person. Chai on me!)
Do you work with businesses outside of Humboldt?
Absolutely. While we’re proudly based in Humboldt County and love working with local businesses in Arcata, Eureka, McKinleyville, Fortuna, and the surrounding North Coast, we’ve partnered with organizations throughout California and across the country. Whether we’d meet over coffee or over Zoom, the goal is the same: creating a website that’s beautiful, strategic, and built to grow with your business.
Looking for a Squarespace Web Designer in Humboldt County?
Whether you're starting from scratch or giving your current site a fresh start, we'd love to help. Let's build something that's beautiful today and still easy to manage five years from now.
