[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":166},["ShallowReactive",2],{"zVsZxGPVRM":3},{"id":4,"slug":5,"title":6,"content":7,"meta_title":159,"meta_description":160,"published":20,"published_at":161,"is_home":162,"parent_id":163,"meta":164},"910f4558-e534-4d4e-905d-25e9221a4d8b","services/migration/squarespace","Squarespace Migration",{"meta":8,"blocks":11},{"ogTitle":9,"ogDescription":10},"Migrate from Squarespace: Own Your Site, Drop the Monthly Fees","Paying Squarespace every month for a template site you can't move? Talk to a senior developer who'll give you an honest view on moving to a faster site you actually own.",[12,24,49,55,86,93,121,127,148,153],{"id":13,"data":14,"type":23},"fc798b3f-958a-4188-b7b4-05b74fba45fd",{"ctaLink":15,"ctaText":16,"headline":17,"subtitle":18,"highlight":19,"useGradient":20,"secondaryCtaLink":21,"secondaryCtaText":22},"/book?topic=squarespace","Book a free Squarespace surgery","Outgrown Squarespace and its monthly fees?","A subscription every month, templates everyone else is using, and a site you can never really move off their platform. I'll give you an honest view on whether moving to your own site is worth it. 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He always made time for me, answered any questions quickly, and was great to bounce ideas off.\n\nI’m super happy with the final result, especially the new booking system. Highly recommend Adam if you’re looking to upgrade your website!",5,"2026-03-23","https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/a-/ALV-UjUv-1AnmkbpgTfIuCRp-haCPU0srtQZHaL4gjqLdXlz_SDCowI0=s128-c0x00000000-cc-rp-mo",{"author":37,"text":38,"rating":33,"date":39,"avatar":40},"Amy Tadman","Moved across my website to Adam @ headless and was a seamless move, Adam took care of everything and made it as easy as possible to work with. Really happy with my new website 5*","2026-03-14","https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/a/ACg8ocL7iPPO2v5_jMZNbplWImvcZrly-l4VFx6Y180gFXlm42gvFQ=s128-c0x00000000-cc-rp-mo",{"author":42,"text":43,"rating":33,"date":39,"avatar":44},"3 Ninjas Pizza","Couldn’t have created our new business without Adam, his skills and knowledge of websites and ecommerce have been priceless. Thank you Adam","https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/a-/ALV-UjUNT2lkc7AZR-DO_NZlxxLDlOimInhf5hDw-1ebUgKyMHq07CY=s128-c0x00000000-cc-rp-mo","",0,3,"google_reviews",{"id":50,"data":51,"type":54},"02bf1830-229b-46e3-8d6f-a5ce1fd0f5c8",{"title":52,"content":53},"The Problem with Squarespace","\u003Cp>Squarespace is a tidy way to get a site up quickly, but you're renting it. The subscription runs every month whether your business is busy or not, and on the lower commerce plans Squarespace takes a cut of every sale on top. The templates look clean, but they also look like thousands of other Squarespace sites, and the moment you want something the template can't do, you hit a wall.\u003C/p>\u003Cp>The bigger issue is ownership. Your site lives inside Squarespace's system. You can't lift it out cleanly, you're limited to what their editor allows, and your SEO and speed are only as good as their platform lets them be. Most small businesses don't need to be locked into that. They need a fast, bespoke site they actually own.\u003C/p>","content",{"id":56,"data":57,"type":85},"43ded7d8-1fe8-4348-88b9-b16388c4a346",{"title":58,"columns":47,"features":59,"subtitle":84},"What You're Actually Paying Squarespace For",[60,64,68,72,76,80],{"icon":61,"title":62,"description":63},"fa-solid fa-repeat","Monthly Subscription","£16 to £40+ a month, forever. Stop paying and the site goes down. You're renting, never owning.",{"icon":65,"title":66,"description":67},"fa-solid fa-percent","Commerce Fees","On lower commerce plans Squarespace takes a cut of every sale, on top of the card processing fee.",{"icon":69,"title":70,"description":71},"fa-solid fa-paint-roller","Template Lock-In","Clean templates, but ones thousands of others use. Step outside what the template allows and you're stuck.",{"icon":73,"title":74,"description":75},"fa-solid fa-lock","You Can't Take It With You","Your content lives in their system. There's no clean way to export a working site and move it elsewhere.",{"icon":77,"title":78,"description":79},"fa-solid fa-gauge-high","Limited Control","SEO settings, page speed and structure are only as good as Squarespace lets them be. You can't get under the bonnet.",{"icon":81,"title":82,"description":83},"fa-solid fa-handshake-slash","No Direct Developer","When you need something custom or something breaks, there's no one who knows your site. 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I'll tell you honestly which makes sense for you.\u003C/p>",{"id":154,"data":155,"type":158},"15f3ebfa-6d9d-40c0-a760-6d1dfd4c6433",{"title":156,"subtitle":157,"buttonLink":15,"buttonText":16,"useGradient":20},"Wondering if it's worth leaving Squarespace?","Book a free Squarespace surgery and we'll go through what you're paying now and whether moving is actually worth it for you. An honest view, no sales pitch. Or send a message if you'd rather.","cta","Leaving Squarespace? Honest Advice From a Senior Developer","Tired of Squarespace monthly fees, lookalike templates and being locked in? A senior developer in Hull and Yorkshire will tell you honestly whether moving to your own site is worth it.","2026-07-04T06:02:27.464195+00:00",false,"8b0edab4-ba0b-4c59-85e6-8de26dd57275",{"title":159,"description":160,"ogTitle":9,"ogDescription":10,"ogImage":165},null,1783152045187]