It is easy to feel overwhelmed by the options for creating your website. With a search online, you will find Squarespace and ShowIt as two choices for entrepreneurs and creatives. Here are some things you should know when making the decision of where to launch!
Website creation can feel intimidating! ShowIt prides themselves on being known for their “Drag and Drop” style, where customization is easy with overlapping, sticky features, transitions, personalized fonts and more. Within the editor, you can edit the mobile and the desktop versions, unlike many other platforms.
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There are many templates in ShowIt to choose from. If there is a feature that is not in your chosen template, you can add them in. If you would like to create your own template, you can start with a blank slate simple design. They offer a database of ShowIt web designers and logo designers for you to hire, if needed.
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The editing platform helps keep SEO in mind. An SEO menu pops out for each page and image you are working on. This is important as a business to have as many places as possible for great SEO
There are many integrations available like Dubsado and WordPress. Blog through your simple wordpress interface and your posts will fit the website design. Embed your Dubsado Lead forms so that your client does not have to click out of your website.
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There is a great support team to help you with anything you may need. They have a large video tutorial database and a facebook community page to be able to ask others for help.
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Unlike ShowIt, with your membership, all templates are included. There are a variety of templates for different types of businesses, so it is simple to choose one that meets your needs. If you would like to develop your own template or hire a designer to design one for you, this is supported.
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Squarespace has a sleek editing platform. They are known for their “click and add” interface that allows you to make your template unique, adding features wherever you see fit. Simply add your shop page, blog, contact forms, video, podcasts and whatever you may need for your brand, no matter which template you chose. When you are finished editing, you click publish and launch immediately.
SEO is included in the interface for all pages, as well as images.
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Squarespace takes care of a lot. You can get your domain, have your Gmail business suite setup with your custom email address, check analytics, create email newsletters, manage your blog and more! This reduces the amount of different interfaces you need to login to in order to manage all of these items.
Squarespace has 24/7 chat and email support that are ready to help you with anything you may need. They are well known for their customer service!
These are some things to keep in mind when making your website platform decisions. We suggest using the 14 day trial for both platforms to figure out what fits your needs best. If you’re interested in creating a website that converts your visitors into paying clients, check out or work or fill out an interest form!