Squarespace News | Sep 06, 2024
Squarespace now includes certain features only with Digital Product Add-On plans instead of all plans...
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Company name: Squarespace
Company website: squarespace.com
Company overview: Squarespace is a design-driven platform that empowers entrepreneurs to build brands and businesses online. It offers a comprehensive suite of products including website creation, domains, ecommerce, and marketing tools, catering to millions of customers across more than 200 countries. The company is headquartered in New York City and has a global presence with offices in various countries.
Latest Updates
- Squarespace now includes certain features only with Digital Product Add-On plans instead of all plans.
- Squarespace's client intake forms now allow clients to upload various file types, and the platform has enhanced project management features including invoices, proposals, and contracts.
- Squarespace added SEOSpace, an all-in-one SEO tool, to its extensions.
- Squarespace now offers AI-guided custom website building with Squarespace Blueprint AI.
- SEOSpace, an SEO plugin, has been added to Squarespace's Extension Marketplace.
- Squarespace has increased their prices by 15% for the next annual renewal.
- Kahn Swick & Foti, LLC, led by former Attorney General of Louisiana Charles C. Foti, Jr., is investigating the adequacy of the price and process in the proposed sale of Squarespace to Permira for $44.00 per share.
- Squarespace stock hit a 52-week high of $45.34, reflecting a 49.93% increase over the past year.
- SEAC accused Squarespace of hosting spammers on their servers.
- Squarespace's acquisition of Google Domains has caused disruptions, including a school website going down, with users reporting unprofessional automated support.
- Squarespace is currently hiring for the position of Staff Product Manager, Domains Growth in the United States.
- Squarespace is currently hiring for the position of Marketing Lead, Japan in Australia.
- Squarespace has been named one of the 2024 Global Top 100 Inspiring Workplaces.
- Squarespace no longer supports Wistia links, causing user dissatisfaction.
- A significant security breach at Squarespace caused domains to disappear, affecting thousands of customers.
- Squarespace has officially deprecated the Node-Squarespace-Server, a local development server in Node.js, and encourages developers to use the new local development server.
- Alex Cohen has joined Squarespace as Media Director in the New York City Metropolitan Area, previously serving as Media Director at another company.
- Squarespace won the Women's Choice Awards for Best Companies in all three categories: Best Companies for Women, Best Companies for Diversity, and Best Companies for Millennials.
- Squarespace will host Circle Day 2024 on 18-19 September at their NYC headquarters and online, featuring workshops and networking for web designers and creators.
- Squarespace sponsors the Tetragrammaton podcast with Rick Rubin.
- Squarespace launched a new website for author and speaker Mike Foster, designed by GO LIVE HQ.
- As of Q2 2024, there are 312,919 live stores on the Squarespace platform, marking a 54% year-over-year increase.
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