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    Why you should start your shop on Squarespace 7.1

    If your business will primarily make money from product sales, Squarespace probably isn’t the best e-commerce platform for you. I’d recommend using Shopify, because it just works better for that level of product sales.

    If your business primarily makes money from services, but you have a shop on the side for passive income, then Squarespace should work just fine & will help you keep things organized, since you won’t need 2 platforms: 1 to sell products & 1 to sell your services. Yay!

    That being the case, let’s get into the nitty gritty of why I’m now recommending 7.1 over 7.0 shops.

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    Squarespace 7.0 vs 7.1: What's the difference?

    With all the fuss over Squarespace introducing a new version of their service (that’d be 7.1 in case you’re living under a rock), Squarespace website designers like myself are getting tons of questions like:

    • Which is better, 7.0 or 7.1?

    • Does 7.0/7.1 have X feature?

    • Can I move my site from 7.0 to 7.1?

    • Should I start my clients on 7.0 or 7.1?

    On and on and on. Most of the answers aren’t straightforward either, I’m afraid. So let’s dive in & see what we can tackle today.

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    The Brine family are still the best 7.0 Squarespace templates

    People always want to know how to pick a Squarespace template, or which is the best template.

    While it does depend on what features you actually want to have on your website (whether you want a side bar, pre-footer, full-width banners, buttons & content on your banner images, etc.), my go-to is still the 7.0 Brine family of templates.

    Want my thoughts on the new 7.1? Keep reading.

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