Squarespace
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Pros
- He uses something like Squarespace (different Service) but requires WordPress as a lean bootstrap base. He as designer can work visually in this tool and in the end the result is very okay and would be enough for 99.9% customers.
- I'd even consider if something like Squarespace could cover their needs.
- See that's what sites like Squarespace are for lol. Set up an account, put the customer's name in the page heading, and send them the bill and the login.
- Mine is basically a grid of every project I’ve done embedded on a Squarespace website and categorized (corporate, live event, music video, etc). Could probably be more in-depth. Every client I get is through word of mouth these days, but...
Cons
- It is tough to justify the value of a website built from scratch when a site from Squarespace or Wix can be built in a fraction of the time and look exactly the same, if not better.
- Over that time I’ve watched Squarespace, Wix, Shopify, etc. basically wipe out most of my small business clients. People I used to work with now just pay for a SaaS site and feel like it is “good enough” and cheaper, even if the quality...
- Or just make a Squarespace billboard site and hope it does something
- You could get some IT certifications with that budget, but I wouldn't suggest that unless you are passionate about IT and would want to move to it full time. the certs only get you so far and the market is super competitive. as a side gi...
- We’re also flirting with drupal and squarespace, but Ive only heard bad things about the latter from people who’ve used it.
Sentiment
4 positive (40%) · 3 mixed (30%) · 3 negative (30%)
Trust + time weighted score: +10% · raw score 10%
What redditors said (10 of 10)
It is tough to justify the value of a website built from scratch when a site from Squarespace or Wix can be built in a fraction of the time and look exactly the same, if not better.
Over that time I’ve watched Squarespace, Wix, Shopify, etc. basically wipe out most of my small business clients. People I used to work with now just pay for a SaaS site and feel like it is “good enough” and cheaper, even if the quality is worse.
He uses something like Squarespace (different Service) but requires WordPress as a lean bootstrap base. He as designer can work visually in this tool and in the end the result is very okay and would be enough for 99.9% customers.
I'd even consider if something like Squarespace could cover their needs.
See that's what sites like Squarespace are for lol. Set up an account, put the customer's name in the page heading, and send them the bill and the login.
Mine is basically a grid of every project I’ve done embedded on a Squarespace website and categorized (corporate, live event, music video, etc). Could probably be more in-depth. Every client I get is through word of mouth these days, but every single one of them has mentioned looking at that website page.
Or just make a Squarespace billboard site and hope it does something
You could get some IT certifications with that budget, but I wouldn't suggest that unless you are passionate about IT and would want to move to it full time. the certs only get you so far and the market is super competitive. as a side gig, you maybe could look into a course on website building using drag and drop sites like Squarespace and basic marketing to try and assist small businesses in your area - but also a competitive market that many people are interested in.
We’re also flirting with drupal and squarespace, but Ive only heard bad things about the latter from people who’ve used it.
the developer was using is own operating system for the emails so its not something that could just be migrated over to shopify or squarespace easily or at all.
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