Josh Stott
Josh Stott
Founder of Square Studio, Plugins for Squarespace
Bristol, United Kingdom
http://squarestud.io
Instagram @squarestud.io
WHAT DO YOU DO?
“Supercharging SquareSpace websites with beautiful code & easy-to-use plugins.”
WHAT STEPS DID YOU TAKE TO GET TO WHERE YOU ARE NOW?
Using ambition and drive. We are a start up company and have come very far in just over a year.
FOR OTHER PEOPLE IN YOUR FIELD, WHAT DO THEY USUALLY LACK?
A positive attitude, you need to stay optimistic and believe in your greatness.
WHAT ARE YOU WORKING ON RIGHT NOW?
We have launched our Awards site and have many exciting projects in the pipeline as well as working towards launching some exciting new plugins. Watch this space!
WHAT'S YOUR STYLE/PERSPECTIVE/TASTE? DO YOU HAVE A PROJECT THAT REPRESENTS THIS?
We follow three key words in our overall image focus which are; Style, Collaboration and Innovation.
WE ARE ALL SLASHIES WITH MULTIPLE SKILLS, WHICH ONE DO YOU WISH YOU COULD DO MORE OFTEN?
We would like to put more time aside for social media, having a big following online is more essential now then ever before.
WHAT IS FRUSTRATING YOU RIGHT NOW?
Instagram, we would like to increase of following on there and grasp more of an overall style for it. Plug- follow us
IF YOU COULD HIRE SOMEONE FOR $20/HR, WHAT WOULD YOU HAVE THEM DO TO MAKE YOUR DAY EASIER?
We have hired a new developer and we are very excited about this, it means we can now take on more and more projects.
LET'S BRING OUT THE TIME MACHINE. WHAT DO YOU WISH YOU COULD HAVE TOLD YOURSELF, WHEN, AND WHY?
We're happy with what we've done so far and how far we've come, so we'd do nothing differently.
IF YOU COULD TALK TO AN EXPERT TO GAIN MORE INSIGHT ON SOMETHING, WHAT WOULD IT BE ABOUT?
We are always on the look out for inspiration from other developers and the new design trends that come out.
Development
WHAT KIND OF OPPORTUNITIES/PROJECTS ARE YOU LOOKING FOR?
We love working with clients who are honest and clear about what they would like and give detailed feedback. Creating a solid relationship with a client is key!
DESCRIBE YOUR IDEAL JOB/CLIENT/COLLABORATION.
Collaborating with someone like Apple would be amazing, we love companies with websites that have the simplistic Scandinavian design similar to ourselves and SquareSpace.
WHAT IS YOUR HOURLY RATE, RETAINER, OR SALARY RANGE?
For custom SquareSpace development we charge $75 per hour.
HOW SHOULD SOMEONE APPROACH YOU ABOUT WORKING TOGETHER?
Fill out a form here or send our coding team an email to code@squarestud.io
HOW DO YOU STAY CREATIVE?
Organic coffee, fast broadband and constant team support.
This member profile was originally published in November 2016.