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Building Business Websites with Squarespace 7 - Second Edition

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Building Business Websites with Squarespace 7 - Second Edition

Overview of this book

Squarespace is a web-based tool that allows non-technical people to create and manage professional-looking websites quickly, without needing to write any code. It empowers business owners to take total control of their own websites, without needing to pay someone to design or maintain it. This book covers much more than just how to use Squarespace. It covers all aspects of creating a successful business website, from developing your brand identity, to writing and structuring content to match your target audience's needs, and dozens of other other valuable tips that will help your website shine. Most importantly, you'll learn the correct steps to follow in order to ensure your project is smooth and stress-free. The book starts by helping you plan your website project and gather all the raw materials you'll need. Next, you'll set up your account and become familiar with the terminology and tools that you'll be using. Once you've learned the basics of how the Squarespace interface, templates, and different page types operate, you will create the framework of your website, ready for you to insert content and functionality. Then, once all the core elements are in place, you'll apply the aesthetic fine-tuning needed to bring your website in line with your brand. After the aesthetics have been honed and all functions tested, you will launch your website and drive traffic to it, monitor it, and improve it.
Table of Contents (21 chapters)
Title Page
Credits
About the Author
About the Reviewer
www.PacktPub.com
Customer Feedback
Preface
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Squarespace Templates in a Nutshell
14
List of Online Resources Used in This Book

Managing comments on your blog


If you have a blog on website, allowing visitors to comment on your posts is a great way to engage with people who are interested in you have to say. However, allowing comments can also potentially leave you vulnerable to comment spam, or give an open platform to unhappy customers, competitors, or just plain nasty people to air their grievances. The benefits of visitor engagement usually far outweigh the negatives, but you may want to enabling moderation on your comments, meaning the comments will not be published until you or one of your colleagues approve them. You can also allow comments to be flagged by other site visitors, which will alert you to any comments that they find offensive or inappropriate. If you did not already configure your comments settings in the last chapter, you can do this or adjust them by visiting Settings | Blogging | Comments Settings.

All comment management takes place in the Comments panel, accessed from the Home menu. The Comments...