What is Squarespace - and is it right for me?
Squarespace is an intuitive, hosted content management system (CMS). What that means:
Intuitive
Squarespace is very easy to use. It's the easiest product of its type out there, in my opinion - and no, they aren't paying me to say that. I have been working with similar products for the last 14 years, and I think this is the most user-friendly one out there. My clients love it.
Hosted
Squarespace is a product that you don't need to install - so you don't need web hosting in order to use it. You pay a subscription fee to Squarespace, and that covers your hosting as well as your access to the content management system. The good news is that a Squarespace subscription costs about the same as regular web hosting.
Content Management System
Simply put, a content management system (CMS) is a tool that allows people to edit text, photos and other files on a website, without having any technical/HTML knowledge. Because Squarespace is a hosted product, it means you can access the CMS from any web browser. All you do is log into your website, and you can edit to your heart's content.
Is Squarespace right for you?
If you need some or all of the following:
- The ability to edit your own web pages, photos and other files (downloadable PDFs, etc)
- A professional website, delivered quickly and/or at low cost
- A blog, photo gallery, contact forms and/or private pages on your site
- The reassurance of having one company for hosting and content management, with a support team behind it
- Everything all in one place: website statistics, blogs, photos, website, hosting, CMS all accessed through a single login
- Something that's not going to take ages to learn, and something that even the most non-technical people can use without fear of messing things up
then Squarespace is probably a good match for you. It's not the only product out there that does all of this, but it's the one I recommend most often to clients. Why? Because it does pretty much everything you need, pretty darn well.
If you still aren't sure, then why not get in touch. I'd be happy to talk through some of the other options out there, such as WordPress or other tools. I am not tied to Squarespace, and I'm happy to use other tools if they fit the job better.
You might also want to check out my blog posting: Squarespace and Wordpress comparison. It's over here on my web consulting website.