Squarespace

Squarespace is a content management system which allows users to build a website, they offer e-commerce, website and blogging tools. You can use Squarespace to build websites and online stores. The platform is popular for its extensive range of beautiful professionally-designed templates, ideal for those businesses where good design matters. 

No coding knowledge is needed to build a website with Squarespace, they have tools that make this a relatively easy process, including drag-and-drop tools to add content text and images. 

Squarespace makes it easy to sell both products and services (e.g consultation services etc.) 

A Squarespace subscription includes content hosting, template and 24/7 support. Domain name registration is included for free the first year. They offer a free 14-day trial, with no credit card required.

• Inventory management – manage your inventory with an easy-to-use interface and quick views into your variants and stock levels.
• Reviews – Squarespace makes it easy to build customer trust through product reviews.
• Gift cards – enable customers to share products with others
• Social integrations – Easily share your products to Facebook, Twitter, and Pinterest, and tag products in your Instagram posts.
• Subscriptions – Generate recurring revenue and build customer loyalty by selling subscriptions
• Maps – Easily embed maps to help customers find your business.
• Customer management – collect customer emails and build mailing lists.
• Rich product displays – Give shoppers the best browsing experience with rich product descriptions – Related products – help them find what they’re looking for by suggesting relevant products. 
• Mobile optimized – Our template designs are created with modern browsers and mobile devices. 
• Search engine optimization.
• Squarespace Analytics – traffic patterns, referral sources, and other key metrics. Connect with Google Analytics.
• Responsive design – for mobile viewing.

Squarespace offers monthly or yearly plans, and they do offer a discount for an annual subscription. There are no Squarespace transaction fees for Squarespace Commerce plans (Basic and Advanced). They charge a transaction fee of 3% on sales in the Business plan.

• Personal – $14 – Great intro package including unlimited number of pages, unlimited bandwidth and storage, built-in mobile responsive design, an easy-to-use editing interface, access to customer support, and basic website metrics. 
• Business – $23 – Adds marketing features like Pop-Ups and the Announcement Bar. Online store with a transaction fee of 3%
• Online Store (Basic) – $27 – All features that allow you to sell online without transaction fees.
• Online Store (Advanced) – $49 – Everything included as well as some advanced ecommerce features