How to Become a Web Designer
Discover how to build and scale a successful web design business. Whether you're refining your brand, expanding your client base, or streamlining your workflow, you'll gain expert insights on every stage of the design process—from project kickoff to offboarding with confidence. Plus, explore advanced strategies for leveraging Squarespace tools and features to enhance your efficiency and elevate your work.
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Advanced Web Design Strategies
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Finding and Pitching Clients
Recognizing your ideal client is the first step to building a successful web design business. Week of the Website founder Kelsey Gilbert-Kreiling teaches you how to identify the kinds of businesses that thrive on Squarespace.
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Designing a Luxury Client Site
Designing for high-end clients requires a thoughtful, strategic approach. Follow Nerdville founder and Squarespace educator Jen Maher as she builds a site for luxury wellness and travel retreats.
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Building a Service Seller’s Site
Creating websites for clients who offer both products and services requires a smart, flexible approach. Kristine Neil, Squarespace ecommerce expert, shows how to design a site for a luxury floral designer who offers both services and products.
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Getting Started
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Choosing a Platform
Inside the Square’s founder and Squarespace Expert Becca Harpain discusses the critical decision of choosing a web design platform. She also introduces you to Squarespace, the premier platform for building websites that professionals and agencies swear by.
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Get Your Business Going
Preparing to take on your first web design client is an exciting yet daunting milestone. Web designer, Circle member, and founder of the agency Launch Happy, David Alex explains the essential steps you need to take before landing your first client.
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Working with Clients
Learn the next big step in kicking off your web design career: getting your first client and managing the entire process effectively. Christy Price is a web designer, Squarespace Expert, and dedicated Circle member who will share her expertise on securing your first client and ensuring a smooth experience from start to finish.
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What you’ll learn
Master the platform
Identify ideal clients
Streamline your workflow
Meet your instructors
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Meet your instructors ✳
BECCA HARPAIN
Becca is on a mission to help you create a website that's uniquely yours. Tune in to her YouTube channel, InsideTheSquare, to discover new ways to customize Squarespace.
DAVID ALEX
David started building Squarespace sites in 2016. He founded Launch Happy, where he and his team have worked on 1,000+ sites. He helps people turn passions into profitable online businesses, and educates freelancers on YouTube.
CHRISTY PRICE
Christy has worked in web design for 15+ years. She builds custom websites, sells Squarespace templates, and enjoys sharing what she’s learning with new and aspiring designers on the Somewhat Useful podcast.
JEN MAHER
Jen is the founder of Nerdville. She’s been in the industry since 2004, launched 500+ Squarespace websites, and worked on 1,000+ sites through her one-on-one virtual sessions and training.
KELSEY GILBERT-KREILING
Kelsey is the founder of web design studio Week of the Website. She’s also the author of Squarespace from Signup to Launch and creative educator behind Better Than Launched: Advanced Squarespace Tools.
KRISTINE NEIL
Kristine built her first commercial site in the early 2000s and has built hundreds since. She focuses on custom site builds for ecommerce brands, service-based businesses, and nonprofits.
Course FAQ
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Circle is Squarespace’s partner program for professional web designers, developers, SEO experts, and digital marketers of all skill levels from around the world. Whether you’re just starting out or have been in the game for years, Circle provides a community of experts, exclusive content, and resources to help you elevate your craft, grow your business, and support your clients. View additional perks of membership here.
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Apply to join Circle here.
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This course offers both foundational knowledge for beginners and advanced techniques for experienced web designers and agencies. Take it lesson by lesson or jump to the topics that best fit your needs. For even more in-depth insights, explore the Circle blog at pros.squarespace.com.
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Each episode is under 20 minutes long. You can watch them at your own pace, pausing as you go. Or, you can watch each video in its entirety. We recommend watching one video a day.