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In a local market like Lake Zurich, your brand’s look is your digital handshake. While Squarespace is famous for its beautiful templates, they allow you freedom to do a bit more of some custom web design.
I specialize in moving beyond the "stock" feel to create a custom, high-end experience that reflects the unique quality of your business.
By professionally styling your site, I replace the "DIY" appearance with a polished, sophisticated design that builds instant trust with your local clientele, paving a smooth path that matches your marketing goals, so your video ads match your brand message.
A common fear for Squarespace users is that their site won't rank as well as a custom-coded one. I bridge this gap by performing a deep-dive SEO audit, optimizing your site’s headers, meta-descriptions, and local schema markup to ensure you show up when customers in the Lake Zurich area search for your services.
I don’t just make your site look good; I make sure it’s set properly so that Google’s local algorithm can easily find and reward your business...
Which will not happen any other way. Another site I run used all the SEO know-how I learned in 2018. It was online for 1.5 years, but it never showed up. Then when I added it the way it's supposed to be done today: it was up in about 2 weeks, and I did the bare minimum just as a test.
With over 60% of local searches happening on mobile devices, often by users on the go: your site must be flawless on every screen. SquareSpace can create pixel-perfect mobile layouts that don't just "shrink", but are strategically designed for the mobile user's thumb.
This eliminates the frustration of cut-off text or broken buttons, ensuring a smooth path to purchase for every visitor.
This is especially important when people zoom the font on their small phones so much that it crowds out everything else. That way, each things still remains distinct, and in it's own box.
One of the greatest benefits of my professional Squarespace development is the total peace of mind regarding your site's health. You will never have to worry about "broken" plugin updates or server-side security breaches, as Squarespace handles these automatically in a secure, closed ecosystem. Tools like Wix and Webflow are also the same, but there are pros and cons to that.
Long story short, if you already have a SquareSpace site, or you want it to be re-designed: you’re likely better to just stick with it. Otherwise I’d suggest a new WordPress site due to the extra freedom it allows you when compared to the others. Since WP allows you to ”take your ball and play somewhere else”, while the others will take your ball for whatever reason, even though you paid for it.
Whatever you choose: I’ll make everything so you can just focus on running your business instead of playing tech support for your own website.
IMPORTANT: everything below is subject to payments being made on time, and prompt communication. We will establish those details once we come to an agreement. Also, here is a recent video of me, for a site where I sell kefir grains, in case we meet in person for any of this.
Contract vs. Email: everything is subject to your project requirements, but HUGE projects usually require a small contract in plain English. A typical contract for a large project is about 2-5 pages, but small projects like a basic website can be done through an agreement by email (no fancy contract). It all depends on what you want, but you must pay in milestones as I describe below. Also, if something is NOT in our agreement (via contract or email), then it isn't included in my services. So be clear with what you need, because I only charge based on the specific services you ask for. Anything beyond that may increase the price (though if it's super small and within the scope anyway, I'm probably okay without increasing the price).
Payment milestones: there are usually 2-3 milestones where you pay. They're usually done in 1/2's or 1/3's of the total project price: first to start, second on first draft, and third upon completing everything in our agreement.
Payment types: I accept Cash in USD, Zelle, Credit, Debit, Check, Money Order, Cryptocurrency, Gold, and Silver.
Discounts: you get 5% off if you pay with Cash, Gold, or Silver. All others are 5% more. If you want the discount, we'll meet at a local library room or something similar, and I'll give you a receipt as proof of payment. Although if you do Gold or Silver, I will want to test them first in front of you via sound, weight, and shape.
Time to start: physical payment methods also get me to start the project immediately. Anything else may have a hold until the payment clears (usually 3-7 days).
Time to complete: subject to your project requirements. You will get this in our agreement.