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Squarespace · Los Angeles · custom build

Squarespace Web Designer in Los Angeles

A local designer who hand-builds Squarespace sites that look nothing like the template they started from. Custom design, honest pricing, and a site your team can actually run once I hand it over.

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Why Squarespace for a Los Angeles small business

Most LA businesses I meet do not need a marketing department in their website. They need a fast, good-looking site that books the appointment, sells the class, or gets the phone to ring, and that they can update themselves between clients. Squarespace does exactly that. Hosting, security, forms and scheduling come in one bill, so there is no plugin roulette and no surprise maintenance invoice six months in.

The catch is that a Squarespace template out of the box looks like a Squarespace template out of the box, and in a city this crowded that is a real problem. My whole job is making sure yours does not. I start from your brand and hand-code the CSS so the type, spacing and layout are yours alone, while the editing stays as simple as Squarespace always is.

Being in Los Angeles helps in the small ways that add up: I know the local landscape, I write your copy and metadata for the searches your actual neighbors type, and I am in your time zone when something needs a quick answer. You get a custom site without the agency retainer, from one person who picks up the phone.

Recent Squarespace work

Squarespace · studio site
Creative Breed

A studio site built to hold a filmmaker's full range without feeling scattered. Custom layout, calm structure, easy to keep current.

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Squarespace · tourism board
Explore Park County

A tourism site built around one search bar, so visitors find the thing they came for fast. Proof that Squarespace scales past a brochure when it is built with intent.

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What you get

A fully custom design, hand-coded on Squarespace 7.1, that starts from your brand rather than a stock template.
Copy that speaks to Los Angeles clients, plus the technical SEO foundations so Google and AI assistants can place you locally.
Fast loading and clean mobile layouts checked on real devices, because most of your traffic is on a phone.
A handoff walkthrough video so you and your team can update the site yourselves, no retainer required.

What it costs

from $1,800
Custom Squarespace site
from $5,400
Custom Shopify or WordPress
$1,500–$2,500
from $3,200
Brand & visual identity
Every project is fixed-price and written up front. You approve the number before we start, and it does not change.

How it runs

01
A real conversation
We talk through your business, your goals and whether Squarespace is even the right call.
02
Design
I design the layout and structure around your brand and the pages that matter most.
03
Build
Hand-coded CSS, real content, mobile and speed passes, and the SEO groundwork.
04
Launch & handoff
We go live, and you get a walkthrough video so you own the site from day one.

Questions, answered

How much does a Squarespace web designer in Los Angeles cost?

A custom Squarespace build starts at $1,800, fixed. The quote is written up front and it does not change. If your current site mostly works and just needs sharpening, a one-week tune-up runs $1,500 to $2,500 instead.

Do I need to meet in person in Los Angeles?

No. I am based in Los Angeles and happy to meet local clients for coffee, but the whole process runs comfortably over a call and a shared doc. Plenty of LA businesses I work with I have only ever seen on Zoom.

Will my Squarespace site actually look custom, or like a template?

Custom. I start from your brand, not a stock template, and hand-code the CSS so the layout, type and details are yours. The platform is Squarespace so you can edit it easily, but the design does not look like anyone else's.

Can you help my Squarespace site show up in Los Angeles searches?

Yes. Every build includes the technical SEO foundations: clean page titles, metadata, fast loading and local signals so Google and AI assistants can place you in Los Angeles results. It is part of the price, not an upsell.

Ready for a Squarespace site that looks like your business?

Tell me about your LA business and what your site needs to do. Worst case, I tell you honestly whether Squarespace is the right fit or whether something else would serve you better.

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