Custom Squarespace Web Design
Estimated time, 2-8 weeks
Ballpark $1,200 – $5,000+
Mini sites — Full Sites with E-commerce
Get a beautiful, well-integrated site that functions well, responds on any device, captures attention, and gets your viewers the information they need, quick.
This is a great package for clients who want to own their site without much hassle, and are ready to have a shining, functional web presence, either building from scratch or relaunching an old site.
Timeline for our Web DESIGN
WEB DESIGN ESTIMATED TIMELINE
WEEK 1
Design and web questionnaire
Pinterest board of inspiration
Define web goals
Content creation documents complete
Invitation as contributor to your platform
Images gathered for creative assets
Coming soon page if desired
WEEK 2-3
Mockup of homepage (if budget allows)
Type, color, and photo suggestions
Live build of homepage for approval
Live build of interior pages for approval
Connection to Mailchimp, Social Media
Any promo banners or marketing popups designed
WEEK 4
Copy and navigation review
Client punch list to go-live
QA with link testing and form submission
SEO overview
Pre-launch edits
Finishing touches
Domain mapping if needed
*LAUNCH*
Resolving any Post-Launch Issues
Connecting to Google Analytics
Files electronically delivered
Here's a general outline of creating your site. According to each clients needs, some of these may be omitted or have additional steps to resolve further merchandising or marketing collateral.
STEP ONE
Creative questionnaire & consult
Defined web design goals
Content creation documents
Suggested web fonts for your brand
Theme or template suggestions
Pinterest board of inspiration & research
STEP TWO
Coming soon page
Homepage mockup
Build w/copy & images as supplied
CSS setup for typography, colors,& logo images
Mailchimp or other setup
Favicon created
Blog header or side bar widget
Blog starter post
Social media channels linked
Up to 3 Revision Rounds
E-commerce on Squarespace includes all of the above, plus:
Editing photos for product pages
Theme-specific cart customizations
Setting up shipping (rates and regions)
Customer notifications adjusted as needed
An e-commerce checklist
*You'll need to make sure your inventory is set up and reports are generating correctly.
*Please note, custom tech/development work is $75 an hour.
*I don't specialize in SEO or Google Analytics, but your site will be built to suit the modern SEO recommendations for web content, and I am happy to set you up with a Google Analytics account. I do have recommendations for SEO experts.
STEP THREE (optional)
A quick document of your online brand
Typeface suggestions and pairings
Suggested fonts & colors
Select patterns, icons, images, or illustrations
Color palette and value codes
Blog post template, page layout example
STEP FOUR
Pre-launch site edits
Domain mapping if needed
Post-launch issues resolved
Any QA issues resolved
Testing image pulls from social networks
SEO Overview & adjustments as needed
WRAPPING UP
SIMPLY PUT, YOUR PROJECTS’ ASSETS WILL BE ORGANIZED IN YOUR ONLINE STORAGE OF CHOICE.
WE'LL USE GOOGLE DRIVE FOR PROJECT FLOW AND MANAGEMENT.
BONUS - Trainings, Videos, Meetings along the way: I will happily record quick screen videos to quickly show you how to handle your new site, if any questions come up. You also get a free <30 minute phone call to discuss your site build for the active life of your project. And at anytime after launch, if you need a quick fix here or there, anything under 5 minutes is on the house! Lengthier projects will be added to my client list at any time.