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Custom Squarespace Design & Development
Custom design & development for a Squarespace site you’re not afraid to update. With strategic use of native Squarespace features elevated with custom CSS, we’ll craft you a smart, responsive & mobile friendly website that’s enjoyable to use.
WHAT IS INCLUDED:
-Comprehensive design strategy including: visual direction, user personas & experiences, proposed site map, proposed custom features
-Responsive design, mobile optimization & basic SEO
-Up to 3 revisions of design proposal: we’ll develop a wireframe for your custom homepage design, incorporating key features, elements & custom CSS that will have repeated use throughout the site
-5 custom pages: home, about, services, past work, & contact (more may be added for an additional fee)
-Your custom Squarespace site and a library of video tutorials walking you through how to make any needed changes or updates post-project hand-off
-A Canva file with any elements used on the site for any post hand-off updates
-30 days post hand-off support via email
Projects start at $2,500 (may increase with additional custom features)
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Squarespace Template Customization
Don’t want a website from scratch?
Browse our template shop to see which of our existing custom Squarespace templates will suit your needs, and book with us to customize it for your business!
WHAT IS INCLUDED:
-Responsive design, mobile optimization & basic SEO
-Your customized Squarespace site and a library of video tutorials walking you through how to make any needed changes or updates post-project hand-off
-A Canva file with any elements used on the site for any post hand-off updates
-30 days post hand-off support via email
Projects start at $800 (may increase with add-on custom features)
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Your branding details:
font files
color hex codes
logos (png files preferred)
Your website copy (unless you would like to add copywriting services to your package)
Branded photos (otherwise we’ll source free stock photos for your project)
custom development features:
custom design & development: the process
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Based on a short questionnaire regarding your business & website goals, we’ll develop a Strategy Proposal outlining the your custom website’s design strategy including: user personas, recommended site architecture & the key features included for your custom project.
Up to 3 revisions.
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To settle on a visual direction for the site, we’ll create a wireframe* of your website’s custom home page, with strategic, reusable sections for other pages of your custom site.
Up to 3 revisions.
*wireframe = mockup of a page
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When strategy and design have been settled on, we’ll begin the build out in Squarespace! Included in the development deliverables with be any Canva files used for your project, as well as a video tutorial library to guide you on updating & editing your website after hand-off.
template customization: the process
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Take a look at the templates available in our shop to see which one best fits your needs. Don’t purchase yet! You’ll be billed when you book with us :)
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Reach out via our contact form to let us you’d like to get on the schedule for template customization–and let us know which template you want for your project.
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Once your project is booked, you’ll fill out a questionnaire to give us any info & branding details we’ll need to complete your template customization. When the project is all set, we’ll transfer ownership to you, as well as share a library of tutorial videos for editing & updating your website.
frequently asked questions
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For custom Squarespace design & development, the process takes 4-6 weeks, provided we have all materials we need to get started.
The process requires consistent and timely communication by all parties, so we recommend scheduling your website project during a time when you’ll have a chance to answer questions as they come up to maximize efficiency during the design and development process.
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When you purchase a template from our shop, you’ll receive a copy of the template in your Squarespace account within 24-48 (business) hours of purchase. While you wait for your template to arrive, we suggest getting your materials ready for your website build so you’re ready to hit the ground running!
If you’re doing the customization yourself, it depends on how much time you’re willing to spend on the project. We generally estimate that it will take about 2 weeks of working on it a little bit each day to customize your template following the videos we provide. If you get stuck at any point while customizing, your purchase comes with support from our team, so you can send us an email and we’ll be happy to help you out!
If you’re hiring us to reskin your template purchase with your branding and copy, the process takes about a week if you have all of the materials ready to hand off so we can get started right away.
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Yes! The templates are fully customizable to your brand details, so you can convey your branding across your site. Our tutorials will walk you through customizing the site with your colors and fonts.
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In addition to your website template or custom design, you’ll need to purchase:
A Squarespace Core plan, which is billed either monthly or annually
You will get 10% off your first annual subscription through our Squarespace Silver Circle membership
The domain name you plan to use for your website (this can be done through Squarespace if you don’t already own one)
Any custom fonts you’ll be using for your website (though many free fonts are available through Squarespace & Google fonts)
Branding photography or headshots
Copywriting for the content of your website (if needed, this can be added on to your package with us, just let us know) if you’re not writing the copy yourself
A Canva account to edit graphics (we suggest a paid plan for ease of use, but you can get away with a free plan)
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Squarespace is designed to be intuitive to use and easy to learn. In our opinion, it’s the easiest website builder out there to get the hang of and feel confident using. Combined with the extensive Squarespace knowledge base and our detailed tutorials explaining the ins and outs of our templates, we’re confident that you’ll be able to build the website of your dreams, even if you’re not the most technologically savvy person out there.
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Yes! All of our templates are designed to be responsive on mobile devices. We can’t guarantee exactly what they’ll look like on every screen size in the world, simply due to the variations in screen sizes out there, but your users should have a seamless experience whether they’re using your website on desktop or on their phone or tablet.
As for SEO, we design our templates and custom websites according to SEO best practices and provide you with a checklist to follow before you launch your website so you can make sure you’re in good shape for search engines to find you once your site is live.
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We offer ongoing Squarespace support and maintenance plans so we can make changes for you. We provide comprehensive tutorial videos so you can feel confident updating your website on your own if you need to make changes or if you have content to add.
If you aren’t interested in updating your website yourself, we offer an ongoing website support package, where we can handle maintaining and updating your website for you.
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For custom Squarespace design & development projects, yes! When you book your project, let us know what pages you’d like to have on your website, and we can come up with a custom proposal for your project.
For templates, also yes. You’ll just need to make the pages yourself from the pages already in the template and customize them to the pages you need.
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Yes! When you purchase a template, we offer email support to help you troubleshoot any issues that arise as you customize your website.
If you’d like ongoing support after your template or custom website is complete, we offer an ongoing website support package, where we can handle maintaining and updating your website for you.
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We often use custom CSS to supplement many of our templates and custom websites, which helps us add features that make your website stand out from other Squarespace templates. When there is coding involved in your website, it will often be in such a way that it doesn’t require you to do anything on your end when updating and maintaining your website. On the rare occasion that you will need to use a snippet of code, we will provide detailed instructions for you, or you can submit a support ticket and we will take care of it for you.
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For custom design & development projects, we work in stages. We require a 50% deposit to secure a spot on our calendar and so we can begin to work on your project. The other 50% is due before we transfer ownership of the website over to you once it’s approved and built out. Payment plans can be arranged upon request.
Templates are purchased up front in our shop. After you purchase your template, you’ll receive your copy within 24 to 48 (business) hours. Immediately after purchase, you’ll get access to the guide and the tutorial videos so you can begin gathering your materials.
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Due to the digital nature of the products, we do not offer refunds on our templates or custom websites. We do offer support included with your purchase, as well as ongoing website maintenance packages, so for any questions send us an email.
ongoing website support
Need more than the 30 day post project support? We offer ongoing Squarespace support!
general Squarespace support
basic SEO maintenance
mobile optimization
managing your CSS panel
ongoing tweaks & updates
connecting a domain
design adjustments
Squarespace + email marketing
content updates (blogs, products, etc.)
3rd party integration
full site audit & optimization
adding a new sections & pages
needed adjustments as business grows & evolves
OFFERED AT 2 TIERS:
3 hours: $450/month | 6 hours: $900/month
general Squarespace support
mobile optimization
connecting a domain
Squarespace + email marketing
template help: your CSS panel
design adjustments
basic SEO
content updates (blogs, products, etc.)
full site audit & optimization
3rd party integration
ongoing tweaks & updates
adding a new sections & pages
PROCESS & COST:
You book a call with us to go over what support you need
We’ll get your project on our schedule, and handle the updates ourselves while recording tutorial videos for you to reference back to later for similar updates
You can book an optional follow up call to go over any questions
COST: $600

