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Building Business Websites with Squarespace 7: RAW

Building Business Websites with Squarespace 7: RAW

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Building Business Websites with Squarespace 7: RAW

Building Business Websites with Squarespace 7: RAW

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Overview of this book

This book is ideal for anyone who wants to learn how to use the latest version of Squarespace to create a website from scratch and take it through to go-live. You don't need any prior experience with Squarespace, HTML or CSS, or building websites in general as everything is done using Squarespace's simple, browser-based interface.
Table of Contents (16 chapters)
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Preface
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Preface
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Why choose Squarespace
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About this book
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What this book covers
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Who this book is for
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Conventions
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Reader feedback
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Customer support
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1. Setting Up for Success – Your Website Toolkit
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1. Setting Up for Success – Your Website Toolkit
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Understanding the process of making a website
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Understanding website concepts
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Writing a website plan
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Gathering materials, ideas, and inspiration
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Creating a sitemap
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Gathering raw materials
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Summary
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2. Getting Started with Squarespace
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2. Getting Started with Squarespace
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Signing up for a Squarespace account
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Finding your way around Squarespace
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Logging in and out of Squarespace
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Adjusting basic site settings
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3. Working with Squarespace Templates
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3. Working with Squarespace Templates
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Understanding Squarespace templates
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Choosing the right Squarespace template for your site
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4. Creating Your Site Framework: Pages, Items, Collections, and Navigation
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4. Creating Your Site Framework: Pages, Items, Collections, and Navigation
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Understanding Squarespace pages
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Adding pages to your site
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Organizing your site's navigation
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5. Adding, Editing, and Arranging Content in Your Web Pages
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5. Adding, Editing, and Arranging Content in Your Web Pages
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Understanding Blocks
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Adding and removing blocks
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Adding basic content to your pages
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Arranging blocks on the page
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Adjusting images in Squarespace
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Adding content to sidebars or footers
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Adding links that point to web pages or files
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6. Using Blocks to Add Functionality, Rich Media, and Special Features
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6. Using Blocks to Add Functionality, Rich Media, and Special Features
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Adding images – beyond the standard Image Block
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Embedding video into your pages
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Adding a Google Map to your site
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Capturing data and handling enquiries on your website
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Using content blocks to improve internal navigation and highlight content
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Inserting sales or donation blocks to make transactions fast and easy
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Displaying a price list
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Adding audio to your website
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Adding a Twitter feed
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Other types of blocks
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7. Selling Online or Taking Donations with Squarespace Commerce
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7. Selling Online or Taking Donations with Squarespace Commerce
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Setting up your Squarespace Commerce store
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Creating and managing products
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Testing your store
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Handling orders
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Promoting products and offering discounts
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Setting up and managing donations
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Handling transactions without Squarespace Commerce
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8. Tailoring Your Site's Look and Feel
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8. Tailoring Your Site's Look and Feel
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Understanding Squarespace template customization
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Working with fonts and typography
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Adding or creating a logo in Squarespace
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Adjusting your website's color scheme
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Using background or header images
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Adjusting an element's size, position, visibility, or other options
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Adjusting Cover Page styles
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9. Going Live with Your Website and Driving Traffic to It
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9. Going Live with Your Website and Driving Traffic to It
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Connecting to social media accounts
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Enabling social sharing on your website
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Adjusting the final details in your site settings
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Testing your site before launch
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Making your website live to the public
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Driving traffic to your website
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10. Managing Your Squarespace Website
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10. Managing Your Squarespace Website
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Monitoring visitors and activity on your website
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Managing comments on your blog
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Giving other people access to edit, monitor, or administer your website
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Using floating bars on your website
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Using Squarespace mobile apps
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11. Moving beyond Standard Squarespace Tools
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11. Moving beyond Standard Squarespace Tools
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Understanding advanced customization options
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Finding Squarespace designers and developers
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A. Getting Help with Squarespace
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A. Getting Help with Squarespace
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Knowledge Base
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Community Answers
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Open a support ticket for 24/7 e-mail support
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Live Chat
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B. Squarespace Templates in a Nutshell
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B. Squarespace Templates in a Nutshell
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C. List of Online Resources Used in This Book
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C. List of Online Resources Used in This Book
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Index
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