How to Create Service Products on Squarespace - Complete Setup Guide

How to Create Service Products on Squarespace - Complete Setup Guide

By Michael Thompson

January 18, 2025 at 06:46 AM

Service products offer a way to sell non-physical items like courses, consultations, and events without shipping requirements.

Types of Service Products:

  • One-time purchases or subscriptions
  • Courses and training materials
  • Events without physical tickets
  • Consultations and professional services

Choose the Right Format:

  1. Service Products: Best for classes/events without specific scheduling
  2. Appointments (Acuity): Ideal for scheduled services at specific times
  3. Projects: Perfect for custom services like photography or design work

Creating a Service Product:

  1. Add Product
  • Select "Service" as product type

Cart icon for online purchases

Cart icon for online purchases

  1. Basic Information
  • Add name, description, and images
  • Upload photos by clicking "Add images" or drag-and-drop

Add product: name, description, images

Add product: name, description, images

  1. Pricing & Inventory
  • Set regular and sale prices
  • Configure quantity limits
  • Enable selling by toggling availability
  • Add SKU if needed

Switch toggle selection

Switch toggle selection

  1. Product Variants (Optional)
  • Create different options (colors, sizes, styles)
  • Customize variant-specific:
    • Images
    • SKUs (20 character limit)
    • Unit quantities
    • Pricing
    • Sale prices
  1. Organization
  • Add categories (25 character limit)
  • Create tags (80 character limit)
  • Use for navigation and sorting

Cursor on Squarespace page

Cursor on Squarespace page

  1. Subscription Setup (Optional)
  • Enable recurring billing
  • Set renewal schedule
  • Configure subscription terms

Subscription page with yellow arrow

Subscription page with yellow arrow

  1. SEO Optimization
  • Add search descriptions
  • Optimize for search engines

SEO options menu and URL

SEO options menu and URL

  1. Publishing Options
  • Publish immediately
  • Schedule for later
  • Save as draft

Marketing Your Service:

  • Use email campaigns
  • Share on social media
  • Connect with Facebook/Instagram shops
  • Implement marketing tools
  • Create automated email sequences

Additional Features:

  • Custom forms
  • Multiple purchase options
  • Customer notifications
  • Digital delivery systems

Remember to configure your payment processor and set up email notifications for a smooth customer experience.

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