Squarespace designer, NZ
A Squarespace designer who makes it look nothing like Squarespace.
Squarespace is a solid platform if you use it properly. The problem is most Squarespace sites look like Squarespace sites, use a template with the demo photos still in place, and never get set up to rank on Google. I fix all three.
What you actually get.
- Custom Squarespace design, not a template with your logo swapped in.
- Set up properly for Google, on-page SEO sorted from day one.
- Fast, mobile-first, no third-party bloat slowing it down.
- You can update pages, photos and prices yourself, easily.
- Fixed price, live in a week, most sites $1.5k to $3k.
Squarespace done well beats a bad custom site every day of the week. The platform is fast, secure and easy for you to update. When people say 'Squarespace is limited', they usually mean the designer didn't push it past the template. That's the whole gap I fill.
Every Squarespace site I build starts with your actual brand, your actual photos, your actual customers. Then it's designed section by section, not dropped into a preset. The result looks and feels custom, but you still get the easy Squarespace back-end to manage it.
The SEO piece is where most Squarespace sites fall over. Missing meta descriptions, images not optimised, no schema markup, no local business setup. I sort all of that at build time so you actually show up in NZ search, not just have a pretty site nobody finds.
If Squarespace isn't the right platform for you, I'll tell you straight. Sometimes a custom build makes more sense. But for most NZ small businesses, Squarespace done properly is the sweet spot of price, speed and ownership.
Recent work
Real NZ businesses. Real results.
How I compare
Weighing up your options? Here's the short version.
Most NZ small businesses on Squarespace end up choosing between an agency, a DIY builder, or a cheap freelancer. Here's where I sit.
| MeRecommended | Agency$8k–$30k+ | DIYSquarespace, Wix | Cheap freelancerFiverr, Upwork | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cost | $ | $$$$ | $ | $$ |
| See it before you pay | ||||
| Set up properly for Google | ||||
| You talk to the builder | ||||
| Custom design | ||||
| Days, not months | Depends | |||
| NZ-based | Usually | Rarely |
Me
Recommended- Cost$
- See it before you pay
- Set up properly for Google
- You talk to the builder
- Custom design
- Days, not months
- NZ-based
Agency
$8k–$30k+- Cost$$$$
- See it before you pay
- Set up properly for Google
- You talk to the builder
- Custom design
- Days, not months
- NZ-basedUsually
DIY
Squarespace, Wix- Cost$
- See it before you pay
- Set up properly for Google
- You talk to the builder
- Custom design
- Days, not months
- NZ-based
Cheap freelancer
Fiverr, Upwork- Cost$$
- See it before you pay
- Set up properly for Google
- You talk to the builder
- Custom design
- Days, not monthsDepends
- NZ-basedRarely
Common questions
The bits people ask first. Answered straight.
A few quick answers for this kind of build. For the full list, see the homepage FAQ.
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