If you started your business on Kajabi but feel limited by its design flexibility or pricing, moving to Squarespace can be a smart step. Squarespace gives you more creative control, beautiful templates, and lower monthly costs. The good news is that you can migrate without hiring a developer. In this guide, I’ll walk you through how to move from Kajabi to Squarespace, step by step.
Why Move from Kajabi to Squarespace?
Kajabi is excellent for building online courses and coaching programs. But for many small business owners, creators, or service providers, it can feel like overkill.
Squarespace is easier to design, offers more creative templates, and can save you money if you’re not using Kajabi’s advanced course tools. It also has built-in e-commerce, SEO tools, and integrations that make it a complete solution for portfolios, service-based sites, and even digital shops.
Step 1: Plan Your Migration
Before touching your Kajabi account, map out what you want to move.
- List your current pages: Home, About, Services, Blog, Contact, etc.
- Decide what you’re keeping: Some course-related funnels may not be needed if you’re focusing on services or content.
- Organize your content: Download copy, images, and branding files so you can re-upload them to Squarespace.
Tip: Use this migration as a chance to declutter. If a page hasn’t been serving you, don’t rebuild it.
Step 2: Export Content from Kajabi
Kajabi doesn’t have a one-click export to Squarespace, but you can still move everything with a manual process.
- Pages and Copy: Copy and paste text into a Google Doc or Word file.
- Images: Right-click and save them to a local folder.
- Blog Posts: If you have a blog on Kajabi, copy the content for each post.
- Emails and Funnels: Save key email sequences or landing page text separately.
This may feel tedious, but it also helps you rewrite and polish content before relaunching.
Step 3: Set Up Your Squarespace Account
1. Head to Squarespace and start a free trial.
Starting from $23/month
Use code MYFIRSTWEBSITE at checkout for 10% off
Key Features
Beautiful, award-winning design templates
Built-in SEO and analytics tools
Mobile-optimized right out of the box
Why We Recommend It
Storage and Bandwidth:
Unlimited storage and bandwidth, allowing for extensive product listings and high traffic volumes without additional charges
Extras and Inclusions:
Mobile-optimized checkout to ensure a seamless shopping experience on smartphones and tablets
Built-in analytics to track visitor behavior and sales trends
Inventory, orders, tax, and customer management are integrated into the platform
Pros & Cons
- Beautiful, design-focused templates
- Easy-to-use drag-and-drop interface
- There are no transaction fees on sales
- Limited e-commerce features compared to Shopify
- Fewer payment gateway options
2. Pick a template that fits your brand (portfolio, business, or service template recommended).
3. Customize the theme colors and fonts to match your branding.
Squarespace lets you drag and drop elements with no coding, so you can make your site look modern and unique.
Step 4: Rebuild Your Pages in Squarespace
- Home Page: Use a strong headline, your services, and a call-to-action.
- About Page: Share your story and why clients should trust you.
- Services Page: Highlight what you offer. Use sections for packages or pricing if relevant.
- Contact Page: Use Squarespace’s built-in form block to let clients reach you easily.
- Blog: Paste your Kajabi posts into Squarespace’s blog tool and reformat as needed.
Squarespace’s editor makes it easy to drag text, images, buttons, and videos onto any page.
Step 5: Transfer Your Domain
If you bought your domain through Kajabi:
- Unlock it and get the transfer code from your Kajabi dashboard.
- Start a transfer to Squarespace from Settings > Domains.
If your domain is hosted elsewhere (like GoDaddy), you can simply connect it to Squarespace instead of transferring.
Step 6: Recreate Lead Capture and Email
Kajabi is known for funnels and email automations. In Squarespace, you can set up simple alternatives:
- Newsletter Signups: Use a Squarespace form block linked to Mailchimp, Kit, or Squarespace Email Campaigns.
- Lead Magnets: Upload a PDF to your site and set it as an auto-download after form submission.
- Email Marketing: Move your Kajabi subscribers into your new tool using a CSV export and import.
If you still need advanced funnels, consider pairing Squarespace with ConvertKit or Flodesk.
Step 7: Test Before Launch
Before going live, test everything:
- Click all links and buttons.
- Fill out your contact form.
- Test the newsletter signup.
- Check mobile view.
Squarespace previews let you see exactly how your site will look across devices.
Step 8: Launch and Redirect Traffic
Once your new site is live:
- Redirect old Kajabi URLs to their new Squarespace versions.
- Update your social media bios and email signature with your new link.
- Announce the move to your audience.
Final Thoughts
Moving from Kajabi to Squarespace may take a little manual work, but the payoff is a clean, professional website that you can fully control at a lower cost. Kajabi is powerful, but if you don’t need its advanced course features, Squarespace is often the better fit. If you haven’t tried Squarespace yet, grab a free trial today and start rebuilding your brand on a platform designed for creative freedom.
