Squarespace
Squarespace is a relatively new commercially hosted CMS that takes a non-technical approach to creating and editing sites. With plans starting at $8 a month, it is reasonably priced and doesn’t put any artificial page limitations on your site.
You can sign up for free to test out the system
Cost: $8/month - $50/month
Development: Commercial
Specialization: Blog, Gallery
Source: Closed Source
Hosting: Subscription
License: Custom License
Our Impressions:
Squarespace is impressive when you first start using it, it’s elegant to use and simple to change content around. With their custom templates, its easy to put in your own content, move it around and change up the page. They have a lot of “blocks” which let you add functionality to your website like a photo gallery, forum, forms, maps, etc. The controls for editing and designing templates were good enough that anyone could make themselves a unique site, however it may requires knowledge of CSS for complex things.
This is a solid offering as a CMS that few would be dissapointed with. It may be limiting for advanced users in some ways, but we haven’t experimented with the system enough to really give it a run for its money. The only disadvantage we can point out is the recurring monthly cost.
Helpful Links:
- Squarespace The home of squarespace, the home of “Smarter Publishing”
- Squarespace Blog The official blog, a great resource.
- Squarespace on Twitter Yep, you can follow them too.
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Voting has been open for this CMS since Wednesday, June 3rd, 2009. There is 1 Review for this CMS. You can follow future reviews through the RSS feed if you'd like.
Review by M Daniel Tays June 26th, 2010 9:49 pm
Strengths: Very Easy to set up a site and even easier to use on a day to day basis.
Weaknesses: Impossible to extend (vender lockin)