Switched to Squarespace

I recently decided to switch to a different hosting company. I know I blog pretty heavily and have a ton of sponsors, so it's really important that I have a fast loading page and a blogging platform that is really easy to use and supports a lot of traffic. LOL, ok not really...at least not yet anyway.

I was really just looking to try something new. I previously used WordPress on a hosting service where I registered my domain. The page loads seemed to be slow not only on my account but on friends' websites as well. I did some research on the hosting service and found many other people to be unsatisfied with them. WordPress was fairly easy and I enjoyed searching for cool plugins to use but that quickly got old for me as I began having problems with the plugins either slowing my site or crashing it. After some consideration and a trial Squarespace account, I decided to make the switch.

I like Squarespace because I find it really easy to use and the plugins I'd be looking for elsewhere are already built into the site. I can drag and drop elements on my site around to any location I want without having to go into different modules, adjust CSS templates or work on separate front-end and back-end interfaces. I also like the built-in web analytics so I can see all of those important stats about my website and satisfy my inner techno-geekiness. I also like the app they created for iPad and iPhone.  It's a simple interface that allows you to quickly post new blogs or view your stats.  When I last checked there wasn't a version available for Android yet, but hopefully they are working on it. There certainly have been plenty of requests for one.

As with any product, it has its limitations but it's obvious the company has put a lot of hard work into providing a great website building platform. One thing I would like to see in the near future is the ability to host a video gallery similar to the photo gallery option they already have. They have some great free templates available that are pretty customizable and I hope they continue to expand this library as well. As time goes on and if I decide to expand my website further, I may run into some of these limitations and will share my experience with them, but I'm happy with the move and available features I have for now.

Just as a disclaimer, Squarespace has not paid me in any way to write this review on their behalf. I just wanted to share my experience and find out about yours as well. Are you happy with your hosting provider and blogging platform? If so why, or why not?