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Building Business Websites with Squarespace 7: RAW

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Building Business Websites with Squarespace 7: RAW
Apr, 2015 | 392 pages
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Table of Contents (22 chapters)
Building Business Websites with Squarespace 7
Building Business Websites with Squarespace 7
Credits
Credits
About the Author
About the Author
Acknowledgments
Acknowledgments
About the Reviewers
About the Reviewers
www.PacktPub.com
www.PacktPub.com
Preface
Preface
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1
Setting Up for Success – Your Website Toolkit
Setting Up for Success – Your Website Toolkit
Understanding the process of making a website
Understanding website concepts
Writing a website plan
Gathering materials, ideas, and inspiration
Creating a sitemap
Gathering raw materials
Summary
2
Getting Started with Squarespace
Getting Started with Squarespace
Signing up for a Squarespace account
Finding your way around Squarespace
Logging in and out of Squarespace
Adjusting basic site settings
Summary
3
Working with Squarespace Templates
Working with Squarespace Templates
Understanding Squarespace templates
Choosing the right Squarespace template for your site
Summary
4
Creating Your Site Framework: Pages, Items, Collections, and Navigation
Creating Your Site Framework: Pages, Items, Collections, and Navigation
Understanding Squarespace pages
Adding pages to your site
Organizing your site's navigation
Summary
5
Adding, Editing, and Arranging Content in Your Web Pages
Adding, Editing, and Arranging Content in Your Web Pages
Understanding Blocks
Adding and removing blocks
Adding basic content to your pages
Arranging blocks on the page
Adjusting images in Squarespace
Adding content to sidebars or footers
Adding links that point to web pages or files
Summary
6
Using Blocks to Add Functionality, Rich Media, and Special Features
Using Blocks to Add Functionality, Rich Media, and Special Features
Adding images – beyond the standard Image Block
Embedding video into your pages
Adding a Google Map to your site
Capturing data and handling enquiries on your website
Using content blocks to improve internal navigation and highlight content
Inserting sales or donation blocks to make transactions fast and easy
Displaying a price list
Adding audio to your website
Adding a Twitter feed
Other types of blocks
Summary
7
Selling Online or Taking Donations with Squarespace Commerce
Selling Online or Taking Donations with Squarespace Commerce
Setting up your Squarespace Commerce store
Creating and managing products
Testing your store
Handling orders
Promoting products and offering discounts
Setting up and managing donations
Handling transactions without Squarespace Commerce
Summary
8
Tailoring Your Site's Look and Feel
Tailoring Your Site's Look and Feel
Understanding Squarespace template customization
Working with fonts and typography
Adding or creating a logo in Squarespace
Adjusting your website's color scheme
Using background or header images
Adjusting an element's size, position, visibility, or other options
Adjusting Cover Page styles
Summary
9
Going Live with Your Website and Driving Traffic to It
Going Live with Your Website and Driving Traffic to It
Connecting to social media accounts
Enabling social sharing on your website
Adjusting the final details in your site settings
Testing your site before launch
Making your website live to the public
Driving traffic to your website
Summary
10
Managing Your Squarespace Website
Managing Your Squarespace Website
Monitoring visitors and activity on your website
Managing comments on your blog
Giving other people access to edit, monitor, or administer your website
Using floating bars on your website
Using Squarespace mobile apps
Summary
11
Moving beyond Standard Squarespace Tools
Moving beyond Standard Squarespace Tools
Understanding advanced customization options
Finding Squarespace designers and developers
Summary
Getting Help with Squarespace
Getting Help with Squarespace
Knowledge Base
Community Answers
Open a support ticket for 24/7 e-mail support
Live Chat
Squarespace Templates in a Nutshell
Squarespace Templates in a Nutshell
List of Online Resources Used in This Book
List of Online Resources Used in This Book
Index
Index

Appendix B. Squarespace Templates in a Nutshell

These charts compare the key features of all of the Squarespace templates:

+ means the item is adjustable

* means the item has something special about it

+ means the item is adjustable

* means the item has something special about it

+ means the item is adjustable

* means the item has something special about it

+ means the item is adjustable

* means the item has something special about it

Note

These charts are correct at the time of printing. The available templates and their functions can change over time.

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