- Squarespace launched Pay Links, allowing freelancers and small businesses to share secure payment URLs anywhere
- The feature is free on all plans and supports advances, reservations, tips, and final payments.
- You can use the tool even if you don’t have a store
Website building platform Squarespace just introduced a new feature that allows freelancers, solopreneurs, and small businesses to get paid more easily, even if they don’t have an online store.
The tool, called Pay Links, allows users to create dedicated URLs for payment, which can then be shared on a variety of different platforms: via text, social media, QR codes or even embedded as links on websites.
“For small businesses and solopreneurs juggling seasonal demands, getting paid should be simple,” Squarespace said in a press release. “Pay Links offers a fast way to collect payments with professional branding, built-in security, and built-in tools for tracking and analysis.”
The company hopes the new feature will be especially useful for entrepreneurs and small business owners who sell their time and expertise, such as consultants, trainers, interior designers and photographers. With Pay Links, they can receive everything from advances to reservations, final payments and tips.
Numerous updates this year
All Squarespace users can use Pay Links for free, without limitations, the company confirmed.
The feature can be accessed through the Squarespace merchant dashboard, once connected to a payment processor. Squarespace’s financial toolset also includes invoicing, tap to pay on mobile devices, access to equity financing, and instant payments.
Pay Links is just a small drop in a sea of updates Squarespace delivered this year. In early October, the company announced a host of new tools and features (63 to be exact), including several essential improvements that bring Squarespace in line with its major competitors.
As is customary in 2025, AI is front and center in these updates, with features like Blueprint AI (Squarespace’s AI website builder) and Beacon AI (“your new business partner across the Squarespace platform”). There are also new capabilities to animate and transform blocks, create different layouts for mobile devices, and import external font styles.
More updates have been made to marketing tools, domains, and donation features. You can find all the details in Squarespace’s Refresh 2025 overview.
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