Montreal, We're Taking This Offline — I'm Now a Circle Community Lead
Squarespace Circle just went local — and Montreal is in the first cohort. Here's what it means, and how to join us IRL on May 2.
Okay, I have news. The kind you lead with.
Squarespace just named me the Lead Community Partner for Circle Montreal — which means I'm now officially the person responsible for bringing the Circle community to life here in MTL. And this time, in person. With coffee. And snacks. On us (don't skip that part).
If you've been in my corner for a while, you know Circle has been part of my world for years. It's where I've learned, shared, and have occasionally been saved by a colleague when almost breaking down asking myself "why is this code not working?!". Getting to lead a piece of it in my own city is a genuinely fun new chapter — and I'm here for all of it.
So: bonjour, hi, welcome. There's a meetup on May 2 and I'd love to see you there. ☕
Puno and Mindy, from ilovecreatives, and me!
What is Squarespace Circle, anyway?
Squarespace Circle is Squarespace's official community for designers, developers, and creatives who build on the platform.
Members get early access to new Squarespace features, dedicated support, client discounts, and a forum full of people who've all dealt with the same weird spacing issues and unannounced changes and bugs. There are three tiers — Member, Silver, and Gold/Platinum — based on how many client sites you've launched. The more you build, the more you unlock.
If you're in Squarespace but not in Circle yet, go sign up. It's free and it's full of fun sutff and cool people.
And what's a Circle Club?
Here's what's new — and what I'm really excited about. Squarespace just launched the first cohort of official local Circle communities, with dedicated forum groups and in-person meetups in five cities: NYC, London, Los Angeles, Paris, and Montreal.
Each city has a Lead Community Partner who serves as the local point person — organizing events, running the forum group, and keeping the community connected between meetups. That's me for Montreal.
The idea is simple: the Circle forum is great, but some things just don't translate through a screen. You can't grab coffee with a forum thread. Local communities are the bridge between the digital space and actual, face-to-face connection.
What a lineup! Genuinely honoured and excited to bring Circle to life here in MTL. 🥹
What Circle Montreal actually looks like
Here's what being part of Circle Montreal gets you.
Squarespace forum club: Our dedicated home base inside the Circle platform — where we get to know each other, share more about our work, and get official info on upcoming events. All that fun stuff. It's already open. Join Circle Montreal here.
In-person meetups: Where things get (even more) fun. Events around the city, starting with the one on May 2 (more on that in approximately twelve seconds).
WhatsApp group. Questions about Squarespace, design, and sometimes life. We share resources, thoughts, and complaints. Because why not.
And me — your local lead, the one who will show up to meetups asking too many questions about your current project and giving Squarespace fan-girl. If something Circle-related is happening in Montreal, you'll hear it in our Club first.
This is open to all Circle members in the Montreal area. Not in Circle yet? Signing up is free and this is a pretty good reason to do it.
Come Hang With Us on May 2
Here's the part I really want you to say yes to.
Saturday, May 2 at 12:00 PM ET — Circle Montreal's first meetup.
We're meeting at Bah! Café, a Brazilian coffee shop in the Plateau that feels more like someone's kitchen than a café — in the best way. Pão de queijo (delicious Brazilian cheese bread), strong coffee, amazing decor, and the kind of warm energy that makes you want to stay way longer than you planned. It's a 4-minute walk from Mont-Royal station (orange line), exit via Rue Berri.
Did I mention coffee and snacks are on us? ☕🍪
Come ready to talk Squarespace, share what you're working on, ask the questions you've been sitting on, and just meet the people in your city who get exactly what you do. No agenda, no slides, no awkward icebreaker games. Just good conversation and Brazilian cheese bread.
Why Getting Off the Screen Actually Matters
I mean, you already know this.
A lot of what we do as web designers is mostly solo work. You're in your admin work, in your client's backend, in a Squarespace forum thread. The online community helps a lot, but it has limits.
What Squarespace is building with these local clubs is the missing layer: real professional relationships with people in your own city, who you can actually call when you need a second opinion, a referral, or just someone who laughs at CSS jokes.
Montreal has a strong creative scene. We know it. We just haven't had a dedicated space for the Squarespace corner of it — but now we do!
If you've been meaning to get more involved with Circle, or to meet other designers in the city, May 2 is the move. Come for the cheese bread, stay for the network. (That's the best pun I could come up with. Sorry.)
See you there!
