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Hello, I'm Ian and I'm the founder and Squarespace Expert of olio creative
I started olio creative in 2012, after years as an in-house creative manager at UK charities. I know what a trustee board does to a deadline, and how much difference a good website makes to a team with one comms person and no budget.
Matt joined Ian in 2017 and does a bit of everything! Our cat Finley joined us in 2020 and Moss followed in 2025. They mostly supurrrvise from the desk.
Fourteen years and 200+ sites later, we're still deliberately small. The people you meet on the discovery call are the people who design and build your site.
So, what is a Squarespace design expert then?
A Squarespace design expert is a designer recognised by Squarespace themselves, through the official Marketplace directory.
Olio Creative are Squarespace Experts and Circle Platinum Partners, with more than 150 websites delivered since 2012. We bring brand, website and ongoing search visibility together in one place, working with charities, schools, membership bodies, public sector teams and small to medium sized businesses in the UK and worldwide.
Three disciplines, one studio.
So the brand, the website and the search visibility do not drift apart six months after launch.
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Websites
Custom Squarespace builds, redesigns, migrations and one-day builds. From £1,200.
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Search + AI visibility
Ranking in Google, and getting cited by ChatGPT and Perplexity. From £450.
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Brand + design
Logos, guidelines, print and social. From £250.
Sectors we know well
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Charities + non-profits
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Schools + education
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Membership bodies
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Therapists + counsellors
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Public sector + NHS
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Growing businesses
What our clients say.
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olio has been an absolute pleasure to work with, consistently demonstrating patience, professionalism and integrity.
Sean Hickey, award-winning composer
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Working with olio is not like working with typical freelancers. It is a real partnership and I trust them. Would highly recommend.
Susan Rogers, Head of Comms, Hestia
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I absolutely love the website. You truly have a gift + understood the vision. I reflect frequently on how glad I am that I chose to work with you.
Charlotte Beard, CEO @ OpenWorld Psychology
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Thank you for making complicated processes easy, for being patient, honest and doing exactly what you said you would do. I love my website.
Bibi Jamieson @ Restore to Love
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olio were responsive, patient and informative. I felt included and listened to at every step of the way. I would recommend them to anyone.
Patrick Bluett @ Bluett Counseling
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This is the second time I have worked with olio creative and it was yet again an absolute pleasure. I would wholeheartedly recommend them!
Charlotte Clark @ Happy Human Project
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What a brilliant team! This crew is so responsive and prompt and patient and creative. Would absolutely recommend!
Dr. Buehner @ Bring Light Psychology
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I've been phenomenally impressed with olio’s work. I can always depend on olio to assist in ways big & small – they’re a lot of fun to work with too!
Lauren Gard, Director of Marketing @ Macrae
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It's been a pleasure working with Ian . Nothing was too much trouble. Highly recommend, & will certainly use his services again.
Stuart Jones, CEO @ Agile Acoustics
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An amazing team to work with! They got things right immediately... it was so refreshing to actually be listened to + have the project go smoothly!
Susan Martin, Therapist
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It was pleasure working with Ian! He helped me talk through ideas and quickly set up my website. Lovely guy + incredibly easy to collaborate with.
Joanna Matthews @ Hooray for Design
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Ian was very thoughtful along the way, asking questions and being patient. A talented designer and just fun to work with. Highly recommend!
Bill Koch @ High Five Bakery
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I wanted to express my gratitude for the support + exceptional work of your team. The website exceeded our expectations.
Peter @ Gefion Group
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You transformed my Figma design into a stunning website. The process was fun + the work exceeded my expectations. Highly recommend!
Jackai @ Our Birthroom
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Working with Ian was fantastic - really great design, very easy to work with during the creation process + incredibly helpful and patient!
Isabela, Paloma Lagoon Sixty5
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Ian's been brilliant throughout the whole process and we couldn't recommend him enough. Absolutely delighted with the finished project.
Rob, LDN Apprenticeships
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