Although we can use Bootstrap to produce any variety of different sites, Bootstrap really comes into its own when used to mock up a site. It doesn't even matter if the colors aren't perfect from the start; it's enough to at least get a feel for what a page or site would look like in terms of layout. This isn't to say that color schemes should be discounted; they can come next, once we have a good idea of how the site will be laid out.

To illustrate how useful Bootstrap can be in order to create a mock-up, we're going to take a look at creating a sample page that would be perfect as a blog post or online article on a website. For the purposes of this example, we will need a copy of the code download that accompanies this book—it contains a copy of the HTML markup required; for reasons of space, we can't reproduce it in full within the text! Okay—now that we have a copy of the code download, let's make a start: