Custom Squarespace website design

A Custom Website Built Around Your Business

Our Custom Web Design service gives you a fully tailored Squarespace website shaped around your brand, content, goals, and vision. We create original layouts, establish a custom design direction, and give you more input throughout the process.

Starting at $4,500, your project includes up to 10 custom pages and typically takes about four weeks once we have the content and materials needed to begin.

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Whats Included

Website strategy and fully tailored design direction
Up to 10 custom pages
Website copywriting or copy editing
Mobile optimization
Foundational SEO, AEO, and GEO setup
Two revision rounds
Accessibility review and client training
Full ownership after final payment

Our process

A Four-Phase Custom Website Process

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Content Acquisition
We gather the content and brand materials needed for your website. Once everything is received, the four-week project timeline begins.
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Website Build
We plan the website structure, create the original layouts, establish the visual direction, and write or edit the copy for up to 10 custom pages.
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Review & Revisions
You review the website and leave feedback through our website review tool. Two revision rounds are included, with feedback and approvals due within two business days.
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Launch & Ongoing Support
After final approval, we prepare and launch your website. Your $199/month Managed Website Service begins at launch and provides continued support and updates.

A GOOD FIT FOR

New businesses that want a website developed around their brand and vision
Established businesses that have outgrown their current website
Organizations whose content does not fit one of our specialized designs
Businesses that want original layouts and more input during the design process
Service-based businesses with unusual content or page requirements
Informational websites that do not require e-commerce

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Pricing & add-ons

A Custom Website Investment With Ongoing Support Built In

Initial Investment

Starting at $4,500

Your investment includes the strategy, design, copy, setup, and launch of a custom Squarespace website with up to 10 pages.

Original layouts and tailored design direction
Website copywriting or copy editing
Mobile optimization and launch preparation
Two revision rounds and client training

Optional Add-ons

Quoted by project

Invoicing and payments: $30
Donations & fundraising: $30
Memberships: $75
Blog setup: $100
Email campaign setup: $100
Scheduling or rental setup: $150
Search-Optimized Blog Management is also available for $250/month.

Any third-party tool fees are separate and will be discussed before setup.

Managed Website Service

$199/month

Beginning at launch, your managed service keeps your website supported and current:

Website hosting and standard domain renewal included
Unlimited updates to the existing website
Ongoing website support
Update requests through our website collaboration tool

Customers frequently ask

Questions About Custom
Web Design

A custom website involves more choices than one of our specialized designs. These answers explain the investment, timeline, design process, ownership, and ongoing support before you apply.

Unlike our Out-of-the-Box service, Custom Web Design does not begin with one of our specialized designs. We create original page layouts and a tailored visual direction around your brand, content, goals, and vision. You also have more input throughout the design and revision process.
Custom Web Design starts at $4,500 and includes website strategy, tailored design direction, up to 10 custom pages, copywriting or copy editing, mobile optimization, foundational SEO, AEO, and GEO setup, standard forms and integrations, two revision rounds, domain connection, accessibility review, client training, and launch preparation.
Yes. HDS builds custom websites on Squarespace. We use the platform to create original layouts and a tailored website while giving clients a reliable system for hosting and ongoing management.
Yes. We write or edit the copy for up to 10 pages based on the information you provide about your business, services, customers, and goals. You review the copy and confirm that all business information is accurate.
Most custom websites take approximately four weeks once we have received the required content and materials. The schedule may change if the project scope expands or feedback is delayed.
You will provide the business information, brand assets, photography, service details, and other materials needed for your website. We will identify what is required during onboarding before the four-week timeline begins.
You will review the website and leave organized feedback through our website review tool. We will complete the requested changes within the approved project scope, then provide a second round for final refinements.
Feedback and approvals are due within two business days. If they are delayed, the project schedule pauses and the expected launch date moves accordingly.

We prepare page titles, meta descriptions, image compression, alt text, page content, Google Search Console connection, and sitemap submission. We also organize the website so search engines and AI platforms can understand the business, services, and page topics. Rankings, traffic, leads, and inclusion in AI-generated answers cannot be guaranteed.
The $199/month service begins when the website launches. It includes the Squarespace plan, standard domain renewal, unlimited updates to the existing website, and ongoing support.
Yes. If you cancel, you keep the completed website and assume responsibility for its Squarespace plan, domain renewal, maintenance, support, and future updates.
You receive full ownership of the completed custom website after final payment. You also retain ownership of the domain, photographs, copy, logos, and other materials you provide.
Unlimited updates cover changes to the existing website, such as replacing text or images and keeping current information accurate. New pages, redesigns, advanced functionality, and other major additions require a separate quote.
Additional costs may apply to projects with more than 10 pages, memberships, directories, booking systems, advanced integrations, custom databases, or other work outside the approved scope. Third-party software fees are also separate.
No. Websites that sell products or require online store functionality are handled through our E-commerce Web Design service.
We review your business, website needs, goals, and requested functionality to confirm that Custom Web Design fits the project. We will then contact you to discuss the scope, answer questions, and explain the next steps.