StretchLearn Course

Launch a bookable Squarespace website for your creative or service business

Master Fluid Engine, SEO, Acuity Scheduling, and selling services by building a real, client-ready site step by step.

Beginner9 hrSelf PacedRegistered

Course Overview

What this course is designed to develop

Learn to design and launch a professional Squarespace website for a creative or service business without writing code, using the 7.1 platform and the Fluid Engine editor. You will configure on-page SEO, connect Acuity Scheduling so clients book and pay for appointments, and sell services, packages, and digital downloads through Squarespace Payments, Stripe, and PayPal. By the end you publish a live site on a custom domain and know exactly which settings affect bookings, search ranking, and conversion.

Learning Outcomes

What the learner should be able to understand, build, or execute.

Choose a Squarespace 7.1 template by structure and set up a site that fits a portfolio or service goal

Design pages in Fluid Engine using sections, the grid, and a saved brand kit of fonts and colors

Configure on-page SEO with the SEO panel, URL slugs, meta descriptions, alt text, and a submitted sitemap

Set up Acuity Scheduling with appointment types, availability, intake forms, and automated reminders

Sell services, packages, gift cards, and digital downloads using Squarespace Payments and Stripe checkout

Connect a custom domain, run a pre-launch checklist, and publish a fast, mobile-ready live site

Curriculum Preview

Inside the curriculum: a structured path from fundamentals to execution.

Preview the course structure, see how the modules build on one another, and understand the path this program is designed to take you through.

Module 1

Module 1: Plan and Set Up Your Squarespace Site

Choose the right version and template, learn the 7.1 editing model, and build a clean page and navigation structure before you design a single section.

3 lessons

Squarespace 7.1, Templates, and the Fluid Engine ModelContent · 45 min

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Map Your Pages and Build NavigationContent · 45 min

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Set Up Your Account, Trial, and PlanContent · 45 min

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Module 2

Module 2: Design Pages with Fluid Engine and a Brand Kit

Lock in a consistent brand, build clean sections, present a portfolio that sells, and prepare a flawless mobile layout.

3 lessons

Set Your Brand: Fonts, Colors, and ButtonsContent · 45 min

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Build Sections and Present a PortfolioContent · 45 min

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Mobile Layout and AccessibilityContent · 45 min

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Module 3

Module 3: SEO and Site Findability

Make the site rank for the right local and service searches by configuring on-page SEO, connecting Google tools, and adding the elements that drive local discovery.

3 lessons

On-Page SEO with the Squarespace SEO PanelContent · 45 min

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Sitemaps, Search Console, and AnalyticsContent · 45 min

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Local Discovery: Reviews, Profiles, and SpeedContent · 45 min

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Module 4

Module 4: Bookings, Selling Services, and Going Live

Turn the site into a revenue engine with Acuity Scheduling and Squarespace Payments, then run the full pre-launch checklist and publish on a custom domain.

3 lessons

Acuity Scheduling: Appointments, Availability, and RemindersContent · 45 min

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Sell Services, Packages, and Digital ProductsContent · 45 min

LMS Access

Custom Domain, Pre-Launch Checklist, and PublishContent · 45 min

LMS Access

Built for Application

A complete learning path, not a one-off inspiration hit.

This program is designed around progression: focused lessons, structured modules, applied resources, assessments, and a course rhythm that turns information into usable capability.

SquarespaceFluid EngineAcuity Schedulingportfolio websiteservice businessonline bookingSEOno-code