Develop Your Skills
Expert-curated guides to help you hone your web design skills and increase your service offering.
Fluid Engine has come a long way since 2022. Here’s how to introduce clients to Finish Layer’s newest design tools, from block animations to mobile overrides, and use platform updates to open the door to more billable work.
Four designers turned Squarespace’s newest Finish Layer tools into award-winning websites for the Contra x Squarespace Make It Real Challenge. See what they built, and the techniques you can borrow for your own client work.
Handing off a finished site is just the start. This SEO checklist is built for web designers to share with clients at offboarding, so their site stays discoverable long after launch, even as AI search reshapes how people find businesses.
Stay ahead of the trends with 2026 web design predictions from Squarespace Circle and ilovecreatives, including Motion Narrative, Glassmorphism, and Archival Index.
Responsive web design is built into every Squarespace site—but how deliberately you design for each screen is up to you. Learn how to use Fluid Engine’s independent mobile canvas, Block Hiding, and more to build client sites that hold up on any device.
Finish Layer is Squarespace’s suite of no-code expressibility features, including Block Animations, Font Uploads, Stacks, and more. Discover which pro feature fits your brand and vibe with this personality quiz.
When you build a website for a client, the data doesn’t stop at handoff. This guide breaks down Squarespace analytics and shows you how to turn traffic, conversion, and ecommerce metrics into concrete recommendations.
Code blocks are an essential tool for experienced professional users looking to add custom code to a website. Learn how to creatively use code blocks on Squarespace.
Finish Layer is a new suite of professional-grade design and editing tools built into Squarespace, including Block Animations, Block Transforms, Font Uploads, and more. With these new tools, professional designers can create elevated, bespoke designs with no custom code required.
Learn the three signals that tell you a client's site has outgrown its navigation, from complex dropdowns to invisible long-tail content and declining mobile engagement.
Designing an SEO friendly website is essential. Learn how to make a website more SEO and AEO friendly, and start designing websites with high visibility.
In this guide, you’ll learn specific tactics that will increase your SEO and positively impact your client’s bottom line. These simple tweaks will have you climbing the ranks in search results in no time.
Web designers are instrumental in creating visually stunning, functional websites that reflect the essence of each industry they serve. Learn how Squarespace’s intuitive tools and versatile templates are tailored to various business needs.
Help event stylists and creative directors win high-value clients. Learn how to build a site that works as both a visual portfolio and a business manager.
Selfnamed, a private label clean beauty platform, shares a practical guide to designing beauty websites that do more than look good. Learn how to craft hero sections that convert, build trust through design, and structure product pages that move visitors from browsing to buying.
Get a look at how professional web designers use Squarespace website templates as a starting point, not a shortcut. From choosing the right templates for service-based clients to scaling your designs with saved sections and Blueprint AI, this guide covers the tools that give your workflow a real edge.
Vibe coding, the practice of building websites and apps through natural language AI prompts, is going mainstream and your clients are starting to ask questions. Learn how to validate their excitement, explain where AI falls short, and position your expertise as the irreplaceable piece of the puzzle.
Squarespace continues to evolve for professional web designers and agencies. Learn about the updates to come in Spring 2026.
Squarespace has announced four new website plans designed to better align with its ever-expanding suite of professional tools and features. Learn how to discuss these plans with web design clients.
For financial advisors, accountants, and consultants, a website is a primary validation tool. Learn how to build sites that project stability and security while modernizing the client experience on Squarespace.
A law firm's website must convey immediate authority and trust through high-end design. Learn how to build sites for your clients that look professional and convert visitors on Squarespace.
Learn how to select the most suitable Squarespace plan for your client’s needs. Explore Squarespace plans, including features, bandwidth, storage, and ecommerce considerations.
Websites are an important marketing resource for real estate firms and agents, giving them a platform to showcase their business to buyers and sellers. Learn how to create a beautiful and impactful website for your real estate client.
Squarespace Email Campaigns improves your client’s online presence through beautifully branded email layouts. Learn more about the tool and how you can sell email marketing services to your clients.
Member Sites is a feature that you and your clients can use to create and monetize members-only content for site visitors. Learn which clients will benefit from the tool and how to sell it as an add-on.
Acuity Scheduling simplifies online booking and payments, saving service providers time. Learn how it works and how to sell it to clients as an add-on service.
As part of Squarespace’s all-in-one platform, Digital Products are a suite of features that help customers build their brand and monetize their audience. Learn how Digital Products can benefit you and your clients.
Squarespace’s all-in-one platform empowers creators to monetize their expertise. Learn how you and your clients can use Courses to design and sell beautiful, multimedia online courses on Squarespace.
A website serves as a convenient resource for a medical professional to disseminate information and acquire new patients. Learn how to thoughtfully design medical websites that will engage and resonate with consumers.
For pet sitters, dog walkers, trainers, groomers, farriers, and other animal wellness professionals, trust is the number one factor to earning new business. Learn how to build a great website for your pet care client.