Service options & packages

Probably. Unless you already have all the work you can handle, you most likely do want more clients and these days most people tend to look online before pulling out the yellow pages. Even if you have a full workload, your current clients may wish they could find your hours or contact details online, and a website gives you an easy way to announce changes or specials.

You can, but you don’t own your content. Those hundreds of followers are gone if your platform changes or disappears. With your own website, you can build a mailing list with contacts that you can communicate with whenever you wish, not at the whim of a media magnate!

That depends on the purpose of your site. If you are a top-end web or graphic designer, for instance, then possibly yes. Your website is displaying your skills, so if your clients want highly customised, unique, attention-grabbing design, your site needs to demonstrate what you can do.

For most people, however, I would say that the usability of your site and depth of information given is of more importance than a wow-rated design. In fact, over-customisation and jaw-droppingly unique features can actually reduce the usability of the site. What good is a navigation menu if you can’t find it easily or it’s not obvious how to use it? Good tried-and-true design features are comfortable to look at and easy to use. Comfortable simplicity is often better than unfamiliar complexity!

Of course! Platforms like Squarespace make it fairly easy to get yourself online in a hurry. If you have a very low budget (like many start-ups!) or are still unsure that your idea will fly, I would suggest that starting with a Squarespace template and plugging in your own content could be a viable option. This is provided you have the skills to research and implement things like image optimisation, good SEO practices, or connecting your domain name, payment gateways or Google Search Console.

If techie stuff or SEO is all mumbo jumbo to you, I can help!

No, not unless you need major design changes. You can easily edit your content, update images, add images to galleries, add or update shop products and publish blog posts yourself. Squarespace is one of the most user-friendly and intuitive website builders out there, and depending on how much you want to learn, you can also easily change colours, fonts, add pages or sections and take over the whole look of the site yourself. I’m always available on an hourly rate for advice or design and technical help.