Updated November 2026 · Written and maintained by the Progression Agency strategy team
Showit website design is building a site on Showit, a drag-and-drop website platform whose blog runs on WordPress, for photographers, wedding pros, coaches and other creative service businesses that want control over how their pages look. A Showit web designer can customize a template or build from nothing, set up the blog that sits behind it, and handle the SEO settings that are easy to miss. This page is for owners deciding whether Showit suits them and who should build it. It covers what Showit is, what a designer does, templates versus custom, SEO, moving from another platform and what it costs. Every engagement starts with a free proposal and a written scope.
On this page · 11 sections
- What a Showit web designer does
- What is Showit?
- Showit website: who it fits and who it does not
- Showit website design: templates or a custom build
- Showit website template: what to check before buying
- Showit SEO and page settings
- Moving to Showit from Squarespace, WordPress or Wix
- Hiring among Showit website designers
- Making changes yourself after launch
- What a good Showit site puts first
- How much does a Showit website cost?
The short answer Showit lets you place text and images wherever you like and connects a WordPress blog to the design. It suits a business that sells a service and wants pages that look like its own brand. It is a weaker fit for a large store, because Showit has no built-in shop and expects you to connect one. Decide the job of the site first, then choose a template or a custom build, then settle who owns the account and who edits after launch. Showit’s plans and prices come from its own pricing page, read in November 2026, and they can change. Our prices are in the cost section and every figure from other providers carries a market label.
Showit’s pricing page, its help articles on SEO and blogging, its home page and the home pages of Squarespace and Wix were each opened on the site that publishes them in November 2026, and all of them can change. No statement on this page reports a result for a particular site.
What a Showit web designer does
A Showit web designer is a person or studio that builds sites on Showit for other people. The job covers choosing a layout, placing the text and images, setting up the pages and the blog, filling in the SEO fields and handing the site over so the owner can run it. Some Showit designers only customize ready-made templates, and some design every page from a blank canvas. Showit designers also differ in what they do around the build, such as writing copy, setting up the blog or planning the move from an older site.
When should you hire a Showit designer?
Hire one when the site has to do a job that a template cannot do without changes: a layout that matches an existing brand, a booking path with its own questions, a blog styled to match the pages, or a move from another builder where old addresses must keep working. A template alone can be enough for a new business with a small budget, a few pages and time to learn the editor.
What you hand over and what you get back
Plan to hand over your photos or other images, your logo and colors, the words for the main pages, the domain details and any logins the work needs. In return, ask for a written scope that lists the pages, the blog setup, the SEO fields, the mobile check and who owns the Showit account when the work ends. Many problems after launch trace back to a scope that never said who would hold the login.
People searching for Showit designers often arrive with a template already in mind. If you have one, bring the link, because it shows the designer how much customizing you expect.
What is Showit?
Showit is a website platform with a drag-and-drop editor, hosting and a blog that runs on WordPress. Its own home page says “It’s all drag and drop here” and lists blogging powered by WordPress as a feature. You design pages in the Showit editor, and the blog posts are written in WordPress and styled to match the design. Showit hosts the site and, on a blog plan, hosts and manages the blog too. The platform is aimed at owners who want to shape each page themselves rather than choose from fixed blocks.
Is Showit a website builder or a website host?
It is both. The Showit plans list web hosting with 20 GB of media storage and a secure certificate (HTTPS) next to the Showit website builder, so a single subscription covers the editor and the hosting. You can point a domain you already own to Showit by changing its DNS records. Showit does not allow connecting a domain during the 14-day free trial, which needs no credit card.
How does Showit work with WordPress?
Showit says every Showit blog runs on WordPress, and that Showit hosts and manages it, so you do not need a separate WordPress hosting account. The blog lives on your main domain at the /blog address. You design the blog’s look in Showit and write posts in the WordPress dashboard. Showit does not support third-party WordPress themes, because its own theme connects the posts to your Showit design.
Who is Showit for?
Showit is for people who sell a service and want the pages to look like their own brand: photographers, wedding vendors, coaches, stylists, planners and similar creative businesses. If your main need is a store with many products or a members’ area, read the fit section below before you commit.
Showit website: who it fits and who it does not
A Showit website suits a business that needs a handful of well-designed pages, a blog and a clear inquiry path. It is a poorer match for a large store, a course platform or a site with many editors. The fit comes down to what the site has to sell, and the three profiles below show how to read it. Showit is also a website builder in the plain sense of the word, though a more design-led one than the template-first builders.
Photographers and wedding businesses
Image-led businesses benefit from a layout where the photographs set the pace. Showit lets the designer place each picture and block of text exactly, and the WordPress blog gives session stories and guides a home on the same domain. Our photography website design page covers what a photographer’s site has to contain, whatever the platform.
Coaches, stylists and small service brands
A coach or a stylist usually needs five to eight pages: home, about, services, an offer or pricing page, a blog and a contact or booking page. That is well within what Showit does, and the editor lets the owner change a headline or swap a photo without a developer.
When a store, a membership or many editors point elsewhere
Showit has no built-in store. Its home page tells owners to choose a separate shopping cart platform, such as Shopify, WooCommerce or ThriveCart, and to connect a payment processor. A shop-first business should look at Shopify, a content-heavy site with several editors may suit WordPress website design, and bigger builds with custom features sit on our website design and development page.
Is Showit a good website builder?
That depends on the job. What it does well is give the designer control of each page and connect a WordPress blog to the layout. What it leaves to other tools is selling products, since the store comes from a separate platform. We do not rate platforms on this page. We compare what each one does and let the job decide.
Showit website design: templates or a custom build
Showit website design comes in three sizes. You can buy a template and fill it in yourself, hire a designer to customize a template, or have a designer build custom Showit website design from a blank canvas. The right size depends on how unusual your layout needs to be, how much time you have and how much the site has to do for the business.
| Option | What you get | What it asks of you | When it fits |
|---|---|---|---|
| Template as bought | A finished layout with placeholder text and images | Writing, photos, editing the layout and learning the editor | A new business with a small budget and time to learn |
| Customized template | A template changed to match your colors, type, pages and photos | Words, photos and decisions on what to keep | An owner who likes a template but wants it to look like their brand |
| Custom build | Pages designed from a blank canvas around your brand and goals | Clear goals, a brief, content and prompt feedback | A business whose layout, booking path or blog is unusual |
What custom Showit website services include
Showit website design services vary by studio, so ask for the list in writing. Custom Showit website services can cover the page designs, the blog setup, the SEO fields, a check of every page on a phone, the move from an older site and training for the person who will edit. We design and build on Showit, set up the blog, fill in the SEO settings, move sites across from other builders and train the owner to edit.
A fair test of a quote is whether it names the pages, the blog plan, the SEO work and the handoff. A price that says only “Showit website” leaves each of those open.
Showit website template: what to check before buying
A Showit website template is a ready-made design you can buy, load into your account and fill with your own words and pictures. Buying a template is quick, and the choice matters because every later change starts from it. Check the points in the cards below before you pay, and open the demo on a phone as well as on a computer.
When you open a demo, look for these:
- A home page that explains the offer within the first screen.
- A services or pricing page you could adapt without rebuilding it.
- A gallery or portfolio layout that suits the shape of your pictures.
- A contact or inquiry page with a form you can change.
- An about page that leaves room for your own story and photo.
- Blog pages that look finished, not only the home page.
Best Showit website templates: how to compare
Lists of the best Showit website templates change constantly and depend on taste, so this page names no winners. Compare the ones you like on layout fit, license terms, how the blog looks, how fast the demo loads and whether the template includes the pages you need. Template sellers publish their own license terms, and those terms are the ones that count.
Showit website template for photographers
A Showit website template for photographers usually leads with a large hero image, a gallery grid and an inquiry form. Check how the gallery behaves with your own pictures, whether the template has a page for pricing or investment, and how the blog archive looks with a long list of sessions. Our photography website design page explains what the site must hold whichever template you choose.
Choosing a designer for your Showit site?Tell us what you sell, show us two sites you like and say who will edit it. You get a free proposal for Showit website design with a written scope.
Showit SEO and page settings
Showit SEO starts with the page settings Showit gives you and with the way the designer builds the page. Showit’s help article on SEO tools describes a page title, a meta description and a share image for each page, and a title and description you can add to an image so it carries alt text. It also says Showit applies HTML heading tags automatically from the font design settings. Search itself is a wider job, and our photographer SEO page and AEO for photographers page cover it for photography businesses.
How do you add SEO to a Showit website?
Open each page’s settings and write a title and a meta description that say what the page offers, add a share image, and give important pictures a description for alt text. Then check the text styles, because they decide which tags become headings. Showit’s article says an h1 should mark the main heading, followed by h2 headings, so give each page one main heading and set the other styles to match.
The settings people forget
Page titles that repeat the same wording on every page, share images left on the default, pictures without descriptions and headings chosen for looks rather than order are the usual gaps. Showit’s SEO tools article does not describe redirect or page address settings, so if you are moving from another site, confirm how old addresses will be handled before you launch.
The blog: WordPress behind the design
On the blog plans the blog sits at yourdomain.com/blog, and Showit’s article says the Yoast SEO plugin comes installed when its team sets up the blog, though you need to activate it on the Basic plan and install it on the Advanced plan. Yoast then gives each post its own SEO options. A blog on the same domain means its posts add to one site rather than a second one.
Moving to Showit from Squarespace, WordPress or Wix
Owners move to Showit for control over layout, and moving is mostly a matter of keeping what already earns inquiries. List the pages that bring visitors and bookings, carry their words across, and map every old address to its new one so nothing breaks. Showit’s Advanced Blog plan includes free blog migration from WordPress or Squarespace, with a four-day turnaround, covering posts, images, comments and WordPress plugins. Our Squarespace design services and WordPress website design pages cover the platforms you may be leaving or choosing instead.
| Builder | How you design | Blog | Selling products |
|---|---|---|---|
| Showit | Drag and drop; its home page calls it “drag and drop with complete freedom” in a customer’s words | Blogging powered by WordPress, on plans that include a blog | No built-in store; connect Shopify, WooCommerce, ThriveCart or another cart |
| Squarespace | A “drag-and-drop editor” that lets you customize every design detail | Launch a blog and add paywalls | Merchandise products, accept payments and manage orders and shipping |
| Wix | A drag-and-drop website editor with full design control, its page says | A built-in blog | Start selling immediately, its page says |
Showit website vs Squarespace
The difference that matters to most owners is the store. Squarespace lists commerce among its built-in features, while Showit expects a separate cart platform. On the design side both describe a drag-and-drop editor, so the call comes down to the look you want and the selling you need.
Showit vs Wix, and Showit vs WordPress
Showit vs Wix comes down to the same split: Wix describes a built-in store and blog, and Showit pairs a design editor with a WordPress blog. Showit vs WordPress is a different question, because Showit’s blog is WordPress. The choice is whether to design pages in Showit or in a WordPress theme, which our WordPress page discusses.
Redirects and the order of a move
Before a move, export or copy the words you want, list every address that earns visits and decide where each will point. Launch the new site, then check that the old addresses forward to the new ones. Our brochure and business site scopes include a redirect map, and a move is quoted after a written scope.
Hiring among Showit website designers
Showit web design is a crowded field of solo designers, small studios and agencies, and Showit website designers publish their work in different ways. Start with the portfolio, then ask the questions below. A Showit designer who is a good match for a wedding photographer may not be the right one for a coach with a membership, so look for sites in your own field.
- Can they show finished Showit sites, and can you click through them on a phone?
- Will the mobile layout be designed as carefully as the desktop one?
- Who holds the Showit account while the work is under way, and who holds it afterward?
- Does the quote name the pages, the blog setup, the SEO fields and the handoff training?
- How are changes handled after launch, and what do they cost?
- Will they write or edit copy, or do you supply every word?
Who owns the Showit account and design?
The owner of the business should hold the Showit account and the domain, with the designer added as a collaborator where the platform allows it. Put that in the scope in writing. If a designer holds the account, you depend on them for every later change and for moving away.
A designer, an agency or a template alone
A solo designer can give personal attention and a distinctive look. An agency adds a team for copy, search and ads. A template alone costs least and takes the most of your time. Our website redesign services page describes how we approach a redesign when a site already exists.
Making changes yourself after launch
A good Showit site lets the owner change what changes often: a headline, a photo, a price or a blog post. Ask the designer to point out which parts are safe to edit and which are best left alone, and to record a short walkthrough.
- Headlines, short paragraphs and button text on the pages you update often.
- Photos in a gallery, as long as the new ones are prepared at the sizes the designer recommends.
- Prices, dates and availability notes.
- New blog posts and their titles and descriptions.
- Share images for pages you promote.
- Anything the designer marked as locked: ask first before changing the layout.
How do you edit and publish a Showit website?
Log in to Showit, open the page in the editor, change the text or image and publish the change. Blog posts are written in the WordPress dashboard that Showit connects to your design.
Showit tutorials and training
Showit publishes help articles in its learning center, and your designer should walk you through the pages you will edit most. Showit tutorials are most useful once you know which parts of your own site you will touch, so ask for training on those first.
Our website maintenance page covers ongoing care for sites where the owner would rather not edit alone.
What a good Showit site puts first
A site on any platform earns its keep by getting a visitor to act. A good Showit site puts a clear way to ask or book where a visitor looks first, then proves it with work and words that are real.
- An inquiry or booking path above the fold on the home page and on each service page.
- Galleries and images that load quickly on a phone, with sizes prepared before upload.
- A pricing or investment page that tells a visitor what working with you costs, or how it is quoted.
- Testimonials from real clients only, with permission to use them.
- Pages for each real market you serve, if you serve more than one.
- A way to collect and show reviews; see our review management service page.
A site that does these things is easier to improve, because you can see which page leads to the inquiry and which one loses the visitor.
How much does a Showit website cost?
A Showit website has two costs: the Showit subscription and the work of building the site. The subscription is Showit’s own price. The build is a design fee, which depends on whether you buy a template, customize one or commission a custom layout. That is why a Showit website cost and a Showit website design cost are two different numbers, and why a quote should keep them apart.
Showit’s own plans
These are the plans and prices on Showit’s pricing page, read in November 2026. They are Showit’s prices, not ours and not market bands. The page lists a 14-day free trial with no credit card, and it says you can cancel or change a plan at any time. Showit pricing plans change, so check the page before you buy.
| Plan | Billed annually | Billed monthly | Blog and plugins |
|---|---|---|---|
| Showit | $22 a month ($259 a year) | $27 a month | Hosting and the Showit builder; no blog is part of the base plan |
| Showit and Basic Starter Blog | $27 a month ($326 a year) | $34 a month | Blog with pre-installed plugins only; up to 10K blog visits a month |
| Showit and Advanced Blog | $39 a month ($470 a year) | $49 a month | Free blog migration from WordPress or Squarespace; unlimited WordPress users; up to 25K blog visits a month |
Showit also lists higher-traffic blog plans for sites with more than 25K blog visits a month. Showit website pricing for the base plan is the lowest number in the table, and showit pricing plans that add a blog cost more.
Our prices
A Showit build is quoted after a written scope. For reference, our fixed-scope website prices on the website design and development page are shown below.
| Build type | Price from | What it includes |
|---|---|---|
| Single landing page | $1,400 | One template, copy, form and tracking |
| Brochure site, 5 to 8 pages | $9,500 | 2 to 3 templates, content plan, structured data and a redirect map |
| Business site, 10 to 16 pages | $18,000 | 4 to 6 templates, service pages and the full technical standard |
| Restyle in place | $4,800 | New type, color and imagery on your existing structure |
Published market price bands
The bands below come from other providers’ published pages and run from the typical low to the published high. None of them is a Progression quote, and no band exists for Showit alone, so we do not give one:
| Work | Published US range | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Small business website | $3,000 to $25,000 | A brochure style site of about 5 to 15 pages; templates sit at the low end |
| Landing page | $1,000 to $15,000 | One conversion page; copy is sometimes extra |
| Logo | $400 to $10,000 | The logo alone; a full identity costs more |
| Website maintenance | $100 to $2,500 a month | Care plans for small and mid-size sites; read in October 2026 from FatLab Web Support |
Get a free proposal
Tell us what you sell, show us two sites you like and say who will edit it. You get a free proposal for Showit website design with a written scope.
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- Squarespace design services
- WordPress website design
- Photographer SEO
- Website redesign services
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Frequently asked questions
In practice, what is included when you hire someone for Showit website design?
Do I need a Showit web designer, or can I use a template?
Who is Showit meant for, and what does the platform do?
Does a Showit website host my domain and blog?
Does Showit give a site what it needs for SEO?
Should you buy a Showit website template or hire someone?
How does Showit work with WordPress?
Is Showit free?
What does each Showit plan charge every month?
What should you budget for a custom Showit website build?
Is it possible to switch a site from Squarespace over to Showit?
Showit or Squarespace: what is the difference?
Does a Showit website have a store built in?
Are Showit websites ADA compliant?
Can I edit a Showit site myself after it launches?
Who owns the Showit account and design?
Does Showit include hosting?
Can I cancel Showit at any time?
How is Showit different from a WordPress theme?
How long does moving a blog to Showit take?
Choosing a designer for your Showit site?Tell us what you sell, show us two sites you like and say who will edit it. You get a free proposal for Showit website design with a written scope.
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