Blacksmith vs Squarespace

Beautiful templates still need someone to do the work.

Squarespace makes elegant DIY websites — if you supply the hours, the copy, and the design judgement. Blacksmith reads your existing site and delivers a finished, modern homepage you just review.

Free preview Enter your domain — we read your existing site. No signup.

Private previewNo setup feeLive site untouched

Sound familiar?

Three problems a modern site fixes.

Elegance takes effort

Squarespace templates look great in the demo — filled with professional photography and polished copy you are expected to supply.

Your trade is not a portfolio site

Many design-led templates suit photographers and studios. A service business needs services, trust, and calls-to-action, not just whitespace.

The blank page is still yours

Writing homepage copy about your own business is harder than it looks. We draft it from what your site already says.

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Blacksmith vs Squarespace

Squarespace is a polished DIY platform; Blacksmith is a done-for-you rebuild of the site you already have. The trade-off is control versus time.

Squarespace

Blacksmith

Who does the work

You, customising a template

Blacksmith — generated from your existing site

Copywriting

You write it

Drafted from your current site; you refine after previewing

Best for

Design-conscious DIYers with time to invest

Busy service businesses that want it handled

Time to live

Days to weeks of your own work

Preview in under a minute; live in days after activation

Ongoing changes

Self-serve editor

Basic edits included — just ask

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What you get

Built for businesses where enquiries matter.

Finished, not figure-it-out

A complete homepage generated from your existing site — design, structure, and copy together.

Built for service businesses

Layouts engineered for calls and quote requests, not gallery aesthetics.

Launch and upkeep included

Hosting, SSL, domain connection, and basic edits handled after you activate.

How it works

Three steps to a site that wins work.

Step 01

Enter your domain

We read your existing site — services, location, voice.

Step 02

Preview in under a minute

A private, modern homepage on desktop and mobile. Free.

Step 03

Activate when ready

Hosting, SSL, and your domain handled. From $39/month.

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FAQ

Questions, answered.

Yes. Enter your domain and we read your existing site — whatever platform it is on — and rebuild it into a modern homepage. Nothing changes on your live site unless you activate.

Yes. Enter your domain and preview a modern version of your website free, in under a minute, with no signup required. Plans from $39/month only start if you activate.

No. We read your existing site automatically, and when you activate we handle hosting, SSL, and connecting your domain.

No. Your live site stays untouched until you activate and approve the new version.

Get the polish without the project.

Enter your domain and preview your rebuilt site in under a minute. Free to preview, no setup fee.

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