Getting started with Squarespace Circle

Learn about the program's advantages and how to become a member.

Squarespace Circle is a program designed to support, inspire, and engage the community of creatives, developers, and designers who use Squarespace to build beautiful websites, send engaging email campaigns, and set up online schedulers for themselves and their clients. Circle members get longer trial periods, prioritized customer support, and access to exclusive content.

Circle membership is free and open to all Squarespace customers. Visit Squarespace Circle to learn more. 

Circle member statuses 

Circle members are assigned to one of three statuses: Circle Silver Partner, Circle Gold Partner, or Circle Platinum Partner.

We use a point system to determine your Circle membership status. Your status reflects your current subscription activity with Squarespace and can change over time. As you take more actions, you earn points and unlock more benefits. Learn more about Circle member statuses. 

Member benefits

As a Circle member, you get select benefits and access to Circle member-specific programs. Visit the links below to learn more about Circle member perks:

• Squarespace Circle discounts and benefits overview - An overview of all of your benefits, including our members-only forum, a discount on annual website subscriptions, an extended trial period, priority support, special events, and exclusive content. 
• Squarespace Circle referral payment benefit - Learn how Circle Gold and Platinum Partners can earn commissions on subscriptions that you bring into Squarespace. 

How to join Circle

To join Circle:

1. Visit squarespace.com/circle, then click Join Circle Today.
2. Enter the email address and password you use to log into Squarespace.
3. Follow the prompts to fill out your profile and agree to the terms of participation. The more details you provide, the better we can curate content, events, and product testing opportunities that align with your interests. 
4. After you're registered, you'll receive an official welcome email.

Join the Circle Forum

The Circle Forum is a dedicated space for Circle members to connect and share their ideas. On the forum, you can get hands-on support from product experts, share your feedback with product teams, and collaborate with fellow designers on your website projects. To join the Circle forum, log in with your Squarespace account information, then set up your profile. Learn more about getting started with Circle.

Change your Circle Forum email address

Your Circle Forum account and your Squarespace account connect to the same email address, which you can change in your Squarespace account settings.

If you change your email address, going forward, you can log in to the Circle Forum with your updated credentials.

Squarespace Marketplace

Squarespace Marketplace is a program that connects people who need website design and development help with qualified web designers from Circle. It's powered by 99designs by Vista. We periodically invite eligible Circle members to participate in Marketplace as Experts. To learn more, visit Hiring a Squarespace Expert.

Sharing your Circle member status

Circle members have access to exclusive Squarespace benefits, but aren't endorsed or accredited by Squarespace. While you can mention Circle membership in marketing and client communications, you shouldn't misrepresent yourself as being affiliated with or endorsed by Squarespace. Review the Circle Terms for more details.

To help maintain consistency and accuracy when discussing the Squarespace brand, we ask that you follow the guidelines below.

Advertise Circle membership

You can advertise or externally market that you're part of Squarespace Circle on your website, marketing materials, social media profiles, and in conversations with prospective clients.

Visual assets

When using visual assets on your website, marketing materials, and social channels:

• You can use the official, unaltered Squarespace Circle badges.
• You may not publish Squarespace’s logo. 
• You may not publish any images or screenshots from squarespace.com or our products without the approval of Squarespace Circle.
• You may not include quotes from Squarespace executives or team members without specific approval from Squarespace Circle. 

Press releases

To distribute a press release about your status as a Squarespace Circle member, we encourage you to share it on your own channels, such as your website, blog, or social media profiles.

If you prefer to release the news using a wire service:

• Email the Circle team ([e-mail]) to at least 48 hours ahead of publication. You may share the draft copy if you have questions or concerns about approved language.
• The press release needs to be issued solely by you or your agency as an individual Circle member. It may not be framed as a co-promotion or joint release with Squarespace.
• Refer to Squarespace as “Squarespace, the design-driven platform helping brands and businesses get online and grow.”
• Approved messaging for Circle can be found in Getting started with Squarespace Circle. If you have questions about what is approved, please contact the Circle team ([e-mail]). 
• You can't refer to yourself as an exclusive Squarespace partner or state that Squarespace is in an exclusive partnership with your business. Terms like "certified by Squarespace," "official partner," or "approved by Squarespace" aren't allowed.

If you have any questions or concerns about our recommended brand guidelines, contact the Circle team at [e-mail] or Squarespace’s External Communications team at [e-mail].