Art Storefronts vs Squarespace: Which is best? Ultimately, it all depends on the type of business you want to run. Squarespace is a straightforward website builder, with beautiful templates, and plenty of handy tools if you want to sell things like courses, memberships, and subscriptions. However, while Squarespace advertises itself as a website builder intended for creators it’s not focused exclusively on artists.
It’s also not the most robust ecommerce platform I’ve ever used. In fact, when you dive in and actually set up an account with Squarespace, you’ll find a lot of missing ecommerce capabilities. There’s no “wish list” feature, the inventory management tools are very basic, and Squarespace doesn’t even have its own dedicated payment processor (though it integrates with others).
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