Squarespace Author Websites
A Home for Your Books Online.
Professional Squarespace websites built around your books and author brand—from an indie author who designs and runs her own author sites.
Built Around Your Books
Covers, descriptions, and buy links presented clearly, so readers can find your books and purchase them in a click.
Ready for Readers
Newsletter signup, an author bio, and a contact page—everything a reader, reviewer, or podcast host looks for.
Easy to Keep Updated
Built in Squarespace, so you can add new books and make simple changes yourself after launch.
Squarespace Website Packages
Choose the Site Your Books Need.
Start with a single book page, refresh the site you already have, or launch a complete author website.
Book Landing Page
One polished page dedicated to a single book.
$249
Turnaround: 5–7 business days
- One custom Squarespace page
- Cover, description, and book details
- Purchase links for each retailer
- Newsletter signup section
- Mobile-friendly layout
- 1 revision round
Website Refresh
A cleaner, more professional look for your existing Squarespace site.
Starting at
$399
Turnaround: 7–10 business days
- Review of your current Squarespace site
- Redesign of up to 3 standard existing pages
- Updated colors, fonts, and layout
- Book and purchase-link cleanup
- Mobile layout check
- 1 revision round
Author Website
A complete Squarespace site for your books and author brand.
Starting at
$749
Turnaround: 2–3 weeks
- Up to 5 standard custom pages
- Book content for up to 3 titles
- Purchase and newsletter links
- Brand colors and fonts applied sitewide
- Domain connection + basic on-page SEO setup
- 2 revision rounds + handoff guide
- You provide the content. Final copy, book covers, photos, images, and links.
- I design and build the site. I prepare your supplied visual assets for the layout, including sizing, cropping, and placement.
- Custom imagery is not included. Photography, illustration, and original image creation can be quoted separately.
Additional pages, large book catalogs, ecommerce, blogs or content migration, events or calendars, advanced forms, custom integrations, extensive custom code, newsletter setup or migration, and other specialized functionality are quoted separately.
Basic on-page SEO includes page titles, meta descriptions, image alt text, and standard Squarespace SEO settings. It does not include keyword research, SEO strategy, ongoing optimization, backlink building, or search-ranking guarantees.
What I Need From You
A Few Details to
Get Started.
- Contributor access to your Squarespace site
- Your final website copy
- Your book covers and purchase links
- Your author photo and bio
- Photos or images you want used
- Your newsletter signup link, if any
- Your domain name, if you have one
- Your logo and brand assets, if any
- Author sites you admire
How It Works
Simple, Straightforward, and Entirely Online.
Everything is handled through written communication, and your site stays in your own Squarespace account from start to finish.
Send Your Details
Choose your package and send your website content, visual assets, and examples of author sites you like.
Site Plan
I review your current site or materials and outline the pages, sections, and functionality your site needs.
Confirm & Begin
I confirm the project scope and final price, then send the payment link before work begins.
Review & Revise
You review the pages and send one consolidated set of feedback for each included revision round.
Launch & Handoff
Once you approve, the site goes live and you receive a guide to making simple updates yourself.
Important Expectations
Your Site, Your Account, Your Brand.
A professional website gives readers a trustworthy place to learn about you and buy your books. It can’t guarantee traffic, search rankings, newsletter signups, or sales.
Packages include design and setup using the final text and visual assets you provide. Custom photography, illustration, original image creation, copywriting, advanced functionality, and ongoing maintenance aren’t included unless specifically quoted.
You Own the Account
Your site lives in your own Squarespace account. Your subscription, domain, and any email or newsletter service are billed to you directly.
No Password Needed
You invite me as a contributor, and you can remove my access at any time. After handoff, updates and maintenance are yours.
Third-Party Platforms
Squarespace, domains, retailers, and newsletter services control their own features and may change them. Those changes are outside my control.
Independent Service
Claire Hoyt Publishing is an independent service provider and is not affiliated with or endorsed by Squarespace. Projects are subject to the Terms of Service.
Ready When You Are
Give Your Books a Professional Home Online.
Choose the package that fits your books, and send the details when you’re ready.
Choose Your Website Package