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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
13
Squarespace Templates in a Nutshell
14
List of Online Resources Used in This Book

Chapter 11. Moving Beyond Standard Squarespace Tools

Nearly everything we've covered so far has been achieved using the standard editing and configuration tools within Squarespace. These tools have been designed to enable non-designers/developers to create fairly sophisticated, professional websites without needing to use any code. However, when these tools don't suffice, it's possible to add or amend the Squarespace code to bend the templates or styles to fit your preferences. Alternately, if Squarespace doesn't include the functionality you need, you can also embed code from other places to complement the functions that come with Squarespace. If working with code seems outside your comfort zone, don't worry: there are plenty of resources that you can use as a guide. In this chapter, we'll introduce the different ways you can apply code adjustments and cover how and where you can get help—either from Squarespace directly, from the community of Squarespace users, or from an external professional...