Squarespace FAQ

Squarespace’s AI-powered software and professionally-designed website templates make it easy to create a premier website that stands out in a crowd. Squarespace’s built-in hosting, security and other support services provide a full-service offering and its integrated business management functionality allows businesses to simplify operations and facilitate growth.

Squarespace’s all-in-one offering provides everything needed to start a business and build your website. Professional identities are created instantly through AI functionality for finding a name and logo, registering a custom domain and business email, and building a professional-grade website with drag-and-drop editing tools. Easy-to-use, AI-based marketing tools and built-in search and AI engine discoverability assistance help early businesses get recognized and connect with customers.

Squarespace also combines the core tools and business management software you need to manage your brand, all in one platform. In addition to building your website and selling products or services, you can use Squarespace to accept payments, send invoices, run email marketing campaigns, and analyze traffic and sales performance.

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Squarespace can be used for almost any purpose and to build nearly any website you can think of: personal sites, portfolios, business websites, blogs, online stores, and many more. Whether you’re taking your salon online, starting a design agency, or offering consulting services on the side, Squarespace has the tools you need to get your business off the ground.

Whatever your business, Squarespace takes care of hosting, maintenance, and upkeep. Our AI-driven platform also includes tools for payments, SEO, and invoicing, so you can start with a beautiful site and easily add features as your needs grow.

Squarespace is a hosted platform, which means your website, hosting, and security are managed for you. You don’t need to know how to code to use Squarespace—you design your site using customizable templates and visual editing tools with no coding required. However, if you have development experience, you can optionally add custom code to your site.

Squarespace is designed for full customization: you can adjust layouts, spacing, animations, color palettes, and fonts without touching code. If you want deeper control, you can add custom CSS and other code-based customizations depending on your plan, or pursue custom builds and integrations with the Squarespace Developer Platform.

Squarespace Domains is the domain registration service offered by Squarespace. Squarespace is an ICANN-accredited domain registrar with domain management, DNS settings, and privacy protection built in. You can search, purchase, transfer, and manage domains directly from your Squarespace account.

Yes. You can connect a domain you already own, buy a new domain through Squarespace, or transfer an existing domain to your Squarespace account. Managing your domain and website in one place simplifies renewals, DNS settings, and security.

Yes. Every Squarespace plan includes fully managed hosting, so you don’t need a separate hosting provider for your site. Your subscription covers site performance and security, SSL certificates, and infrastructure automatically.

Squarespace offers professional email through Google Workspace, so you can create an email address that matches your domain (like hello@yourdomain.com). Billing and setup are streamlined from your Squarespace account, so you can manage your website and email together.

You can also use Squarespace for email marketing and newsletters. Squarespace Email Campaigns is an add-on feature that you can use to send branded marketing email campaigns that match the branding and design of your website.

Yes. Squarespace lets you sell physical products, digital downloads, subscriptions, and print-on-demand items on your website depending on your current plan. You can manage inventory, shipping, taxes, and customer orders from your dashboard, along with other ecommerce and store management tools.

Yes. You can embed appointment scheduling directly on your site, manage availability, automate confirmations and reminders, and take payments based on your plan and connected payment processor.

Yes. Squarespace helps service businesses sell packages, collect payments, send invoices, and manage bookings. You can create service pages to promote your offering, add scheduling, and integrate payment processing to streamline your workflow.

Beyond products and services, you can sell memberships, gated content, online courses, event tickets, gift cards, and recurring subscriptions on Squarespace. Our platform also supports invoicing and in-person payments with integrated tools, adding flexibility for a number of different business models.