A website is the first step toward growing an online presence for your business or passion project, whether you’re looking to sell online or create a portfolio. With Squarespace, you can get started with a best-in-class website template for nearly any use case and customize it to fit your brand. Our all-in-one platform also makes it easy to add a blog, an online store, or appointment scheduling to your website and leverage marketing tools to reach your audience.

Squarespace is an all-in-one content management system, or CMS. With a single subscription, you can make a website, host your content, register your own custom domain name, sell products, track your site’s analytics, and much more.

Start with any template to create pages and organize your site, then customize it to match your own style with our industry-leading website builder.

For a full list of features, visit our feature index and explore the Help Center for guides on Squarespace's many features.

Everyone has unique needs for their website, so there’s one way to know if Squarespace is right for you: try it!

We offer a free 14-day website trial so you can explore our platform, begin building a website, and decide if you're ready to subscribe to Squarespace. If you're still not sure or if you need more time, you can extend it or start again later. Learn more about Squarespace website trials or get started on your own website here.

Squarespace makes starting a beautifully-designed website easy. Choose from our library of website templates to find a starting point, then secure a custom domain that fits your brand or idea. As you build out your website pages, customize your template with colors, fonts, images, and content. When you’re ready, publish your site and start spreading the word.

Squarespace is designed so users don’t need any coding experience to build a beautiful website. Our website platform offers a simple drag-and-drop interface, customizable templates, and built-in features that allow you to design and manage your website without writing any code.

However, users with coding knowledge have the options to add custom CSS, HTML, and JavaScript for more advanced customization.

Squarespace offers a variety of supporting resources to help you build and manage your website:

1. Watch a few short Help videos.

2. Sign up for a live expert-led webinar.

3. Explore at your own pace using the guides in this Help Center.

4. Learn how to build your online presence with Help Center.

Yes. While Squarespace is a great website builder for a DIY approach, many web designers specialize in building Squarespace sites for clients. To hire a Squarespace Expert, visit Squarespace Marketplace.

Finding a domain with Squarespace is simple and straightforward with our Domain Name Search tool. When choosing an annual website plan, you can register your first domain through Squarespace for free for its first year. You can also transfer your domain to Squarespace if you already registered a domain with another provider.

Yes. Squarespace offers easy-to-customize templates to get your ecommerce website off the ground. Set up and customize your online store with rich product merchandising tools, designed to showcase your products at their absolute best. Once you connect a payment processor to enable online transactions, you’re ready to take orders with shipping tools and built-in inventory management for your products. To help you promote your business, Squarespace also offers email marketing tools and promotional discounts to keep your customers coming back for more.

Yes, Squarespace has integrated AI tools to help you to build and publish your website. From generating product descriptions and website copy to creating a brand identity, our AI-powered website building features are designed to simplify tasks, enhance user experience, and provide personalized suggestions to create a professional-looking website.

Squarespace is a global company that respects the laws of the jurisdictions it operates within. With data servers located in the US, Squarespace treats personal data from around the world in a secure and privacy-friendly manner and complies with the Data Privacy Frameworks (pursuant to the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework, the Swiss-U.S. Data Privacy Framework and the UK Extension to the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Frameworks) to provide a legal basis for transfers of personal data to the US from, as applicable, the EEA, Switzerland and the UK. Squarespace, has certified its compliance to the Data Privacy Frameworks. You can find our certification here and you can learn more about the Data Privacy Frameworks (as determined based upon the country from which the personal data was received) and DPF Principles by visiting https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov.

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