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Squarespace or a managed website: what fits an insurance agency?

Squarespace is known for polished templates and is a good fit for a business that mostly needs to look good online. An insurance agency needs something slightly different: a page and a short form per line, town pages that match the Google Business Profile, a claims directory, and every request routed into the AMS. A managed site is built around that job, and someone else keeps it running.

01

Good looks are not the same as quote requests

A beautiful template does not tell a homeowner in your county that you write homeowners there, or give a contractor a BOP form that asks the right questions. The common complaint about a polished template site is that it looked great and nobody used it to ask for a quote. Design matters, but on an agency site it serves the form.

02

Forms that go somewhere useful

A template contact form typically emails someone. An agency needs each line's request in the AMS or CRM, tagged by line and page, with a text to the producer on duty. We build that routing into every form and test it before launch.

03

Keeping it current without logging in

Templates are easy to edit, but somebody still has to do it. On a managed site producer changes, carrier changes and new lines are revisions you send by email, and our own weekly pass catches the things nobody asked about.

Side by side

Squarespace compared with a GetInsurance site, point by point

The same twelve questions we would ask of any option for an insurance agency. Where the answer depends on who builds it, we say so rather than guess.

What mattersSquarespaceGetInsurance managed site
Speed and Core Web VitalsManaged by the platform; varies with template features and mediaStatic pages built for a 90+ PageSpeed score; if a page we control drops below it, we fix it at no charge
SEO controlBuilt-in SEO settings; planning line and town pages is yoursDone for you: titles, headings, internal links, a page per line and per town, redirects and a sitemap
Schema and JSON-LDWhatever the platform generates, plus anything you addOrganization or LocalBusiness, Service, FAQPage, BreadcrumbList and Article JSON-LD on every relevant page
AEO and GEO readinessDepends on how you write and structure your pagesAnswer-first sections, FAQ blocks on line and town pages, an llms.txt file and consistent agency names
Hosting and securityIncluded by the platformCloudflare hosting, SSL, daily backups, security headers and a firewall in front of forms, included
Maintenance burden on the agencyYou edit pages, forms and directories yourselfNone for you. 5 revisions a month included, then $20 each, within 2 to 5 working days
Who does the workYouWe design, write, build, host and update it; you approve
Content and blogBlog tools included; the writing is yours2 to 3 researched articles a week, 2,500 to 3,200 words, with cited sources
Design quality for a quote-led sitePolished templates you customizeDesigned around a quote request form per line of business, tested on a phone first
Accessibility and compliance pagesYou write policy pages and configure cookie settingsPrivacy, terms, cookie consent that holds scripts until the visitor agrees, an accessibility statement and your state disclaimer wording
Cost modelA builder subscription plus your time$127 a month, plus a $697 build fee invoiced only after launch
Lock-in and ownershipPages are built inside the platform; moving usually means rebuilding elsewhereDomain in your name, content export on cancellation, no contract term

Which is right for your agency?

An honest split. If the left column describes you, Squarespace is the better call.

Squarespace is the better fit when

  • Your agency mostly needs a polished online brochure and gets business by referral.
  • You enjoy editing the site yourself.
  • You do not need AMS routing or line-by-line forms.

A managed GetInsurance site wins when

  • You want a quote form per line wired into your AMS or CRM.
  • You want to rank for lines in the towns you serve.
  • You want the site kept current without anyone logging in.

See the site we would build for your agency next to what you have now. Plans from $127 a month, the $697 build fee invoiced only after launch.

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Switching, or using both

Moving from a template site

We keep the brand you like, rebuild the structure around your lines, and redirect every old URL.

How the build runs

  1. 01

    We carry over your logo, colors and the copy worth keeping.

  2. 02

    We add line, town and carrier pages and a form per line.

  3. 03

    We redirect every old page and point your domain when you approve.

  4. 04

    You cancel the builder plan once the new site is live.

What the plan includes

What you get beyond the pages themselves

Speed, search, AI answers, upkeep, and on Multi-Line and Agency Book the AI Engine and Content Engine. Every item, with the plan that carries it.

  • Single Line $127 / month
  • Multi-Line $267 / month + usage
  • Agency Book $647 / month

Speed, search and AI answers

  • 90+ PageSpeed on every page we build

    Static pages served from Cloudflare's edge with almost no script. If a page we control drops below 90+, we fix it at no charge.

  • Technical and on-page SEO

    Clean URLs, one clear heading per page, unique titles and descriptions, internal links between line, town and carrier pages, an XML sitemap and correct redirects.

  • Structured data (JSON-LD) on every page

    The agency as an organization or local business, each line as a service, each FAQ as a question and answer, breadcrumbs, and each article with its author.

  • Answer-first pages and FAQ blocks (AEO)

    Every section opens with a direct answer, and line and town pages carry real questions with full answers, marked up so they can be lifted into featured snippets and voice answers.

  • Ready to be cited by AI assistants (GEO)

    An llms.txt file, consistent agency and service names everywhere, dated pages and plainly stated facts, so assistants such as ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity and Google AI Overviews can understand and cite the site. No one can guarantee a mention; we make it more likely.

  • Researched articles every week

    2 a week on Single Line and Multi-Line, 3 a week on Agency Book, each 2,500 to 3,200 words, with cited sources, written as general information.

The AI Engine

  • AI receptionist that answers when your team cannot

    Answers the agency line when nobody is free, takes the caller's name, the line and the details a producer needs, answers plain questions about hours and lines, and books a callback. After each call you get a call-analysis PDF with a summary of who called and what they wanted.

  • AI chat widget on your website

    A chat window on every page that asks the same questions as the matching quote form, in conversation, and writes the answers into your CRM or AMS.

  • AI agents on SMS, Facebook Messenger and Instagram DMs

    The same agent replies to texts, Messenger and Instagram messages, takes quote details and books a call with a producer, with every transcript kept on the contact record.

  • A2P 10DLC texting registration filed for you

    We file the carrier registration every business needs to send texts through an application, using the agency's legal name and EIN, and pass the carrier fee through at cost.

  • Agents configured never to quote or advise

    The agents never quote coverage, state a rate, say who qualifies or recommend what to buy. Anything that would be advice goes to a licensed producer, and every conversation is logged.

  • AI usage billed at cost, with a cap if you want one

    Phone minutes and messages are billed monthly in arrears at cost, broken out on the invoice, and we can set a cap so the agents stop before it is passed.

The Content Engine

  • 3 social image posts a week

    Posts for Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn in your colors, each linking to the article or quote form it was made for.

  • 2 short reels a week

    Short, captioned reels written to be read with the sound off, drawn from the same topic list as the articles.

  • Your Google Business Profile, managed

    Weekly posts, photo updates, hours and holiday changes, service lists that match your line pages, answers to questions, and review replies drafted for your approval.

  • 3 researched articles a week instead of 2

    The article count steps up so a bigger book, or a commercial book with more lines, has the content to rank.

What agency owners say after switching

  • The starting point was our own sent mail, not a template, and it shows. Nothing went live until the person responsible for that subject had signed off the answer. The phone calls about basic personal coverage inquiries details have noticeably thinned out.
    Matilda UnderhillClient onboarding coordinator, young driver insurance specialistBurlington, VT · FAQ research and editorial review for personal coverage inquiries
  • Converting our personal coverage inquiries attachment into proper pages was overdue. Each section has its own link, so answering a question no longer means attaching the whole file. A printable copy still exists for those who ask.
    Rashid Al-RashidFront office coordinator, pet and specialist personal insurer brokerKnoxville, TN · Structured reference pages for personal coverage inquiries

Questions about Squarespace and a managed agency website

Is Squarespace a good choice for an insurance agency?

It is a good choice for a polished brochure site. Agencies that want quote requests from search usually need more structure: a page and form per line, town pages and requests routed into the AMS.

Can you keep the look of my Squarespace site?

Yes. We start from your logo, colors and any copy worth keeping, then rebuild the site around your lines and towns.

Will my rankings survive the move?

We set a 301 redirect from every old URL to its new equivalent and keep your domain, so search engines follow the move.

How do quote requests reach my producers?

Each form posts into your AMS or CRM by API, Zapier or Make, tagged by line and page, and the producer on duty gets an email and a text.

Can I still make edits myself?

You send the change and we make it. That is the point of a managed site: nobody at the agency has to log in.

Is a managed site worth the extra cost?

If quote requests from your own site matter, usually yes. Plans start at $127 a month with hosting, updates and researched articles included, and the $697 build fee is invoiced only after launch.

What happens to my domain?

It stays in the agency's name. We point it at the new site or transfer it, whichever you prefer.

Are you affiliated with Squarespace?

No. Squarespace is a trademark of its owner and GetInsuranceWebsite is not affiliated with it.

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