Get help from a top Squarespace Expert

Squarespace is a leader in website design. They help you stand out with their award-winning templates and easy to use page editor. But building your own website can be a false economy. Where do you turn when you get stuck? It’s time to book a Squarespace Expert.

TL;DR: I’m one of the most experienced Squarespace Experts you’ll find and, as I know what I’m doing, you’ll get a better outcome in less time, at lower overall cost** and without any heartache or pain.

I’m Paul, founder of SF.DIGITAL, and I’ve been using Squarespace for more than 17 years, building stores and websites as a ‘white label’ service for larger web design agencies (who charge their clients considerably more). I now build websites under my own brand. I don’t sub-contract or freelance for anyone else and I don’t take on small customisation tasks (my minimum engagement fee is $375 USD).

If you would like an online store or a professional website that your visitors will love, please get in touch. I can customise almost any aspect of a Squarespace website to your specifications. I can add features and improve the typical user experience (UX), improving every visitor journey and improving your conversion rates. In a nutshell, I solve complex problems in simple, elegant ways. If you’ve tried working with random part-timers who called themselves ‘experts’ on sites like Upwork, you’ll appreciate the difference working with a full-time professional designer/developer.

My industry experience is second to none. I’ve been an App Developer, a User Experience (UX) Consultant, an Internet Engineer and I’m the author of many widely read articles explaining how to add custom features to Squarespace. I have more than 20 years practical experience in design, usability and code development, working on literally hundreds of websites.

• I practice ‘Experience Design’ (XD), thinking about things from the perspective of how they will be understood and used by your user, rather than making your users adapt their behaviours to use your website.

• I build solutions that improve User Experience (UX) to help your users navigate your site and complete their goal in the most efficient manner. For example, tapping a date on a calendar instead of mistyping it.

• I do this by designing and building websites and ecommerce solutions.

• I specialise in websites for the Education sector, including schools, colleges and universities.

• I build new websites on the Squarespace platform.

• I build online stores on the Squarespace and Shopify platforms.

• I build “extensions” (also known as “apps” or “plugins”) that can be added to an existing website to improve user experience and increase conversion rates.

• My work is guaranteed.

Please note that I only work directly with clients, to build new solutions, as this ensures clearer communication and faster turnaround times.

• I don’t adapt existing websites; I build new ones.

• I am not a freelancer; I cannot be hired by other designers. I only work directly with clients.

• I am not available to hire by the hour.

• I do not subcontract bookings to lower cost designers or developers. If you hire me, you get me.

Experience matters. I was hand-selected by the Squarespace Marketplace team to be a Squarespace Expert. Squarespace Experts are among the most experienced and active members of the Squarespace community, and have their work showcased on the Squarespace Marketplace.

There are currently 306 certified Squarespace Experts worldwide but there are three experience levels of Squarespace Expert available. I’m reassuringly in the highest category and known as a “Top Level” Expert (also known as a Platinum Designer on 99designs).

Squarespace only admits a limited number of experienced designers into the marketplace each year, based on their demonstrated expertise in Squarespace, the quality of their design and technical work, as well as their workflow, process, and communication style. There are currently 231* English-speaking designers worldwide with this title.

You may have heard of the Squarespace Circle, and seen many members proudly displaying a Squarespace Circle Member logo, but what is the Squarespace Circle, and who can join?

The Circle is open to anyone who has built or contributes to three or more active Squarespace websites. There are around 19,000 Circle members worldwide and it is important to remember that they aren’t endorsed or accredited by Squarespace.

However, I've been an active member of the Squarespace Circle since it started and I'm recognised as a Community Expert - one of only nine worldwide* with the top title of Squarespace Circle Leader.

The Squarespace Forum is an online community for Squarespace users and professionals to discuss best practices, seek advice, and share coding solutions for advanced customisation of the platform. Every day, hundreds of people visit the forum to seek help with their Squarespace website.

I currently hold the highest reputation worldwide. You can confirm this by viewing the Squarespace Reputation Leaderboard (I’m “Paul2009”). You can see how I support, inspire and engage with the vibrant community of creatives, developers, and designers who use Squarespace to build websites for themselves and their clients. No-one is offered any payment, benefits or incentives to help users on the forum, but everyday I give up a proportion of my time to help the Squarespace community. I like to think of it as giving back and I hope the rest of the community will pay it forward to others.