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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

Adjusting basic site settings


Before you get too far down the line with your project, it's a good idea to set up some of the basic things related to your website. Have your website plan your Website Toolkit handy, and let's get started.

All of the items we'll set up are in your Settings area, so log in and navigate to that area.

Inputting your Business Information

Under the General subheading of the Settings menu, click on Business Information. You might have already input some of the information here, but if not, now is the time to fill in information, such as the legal business address that you want to appear on invoices from Squarespace, plus your contact details and/or opening hours if you want to display this information to the public. Once you've finished, you can save your changes using the Save button at the top of the panel, and then use the arrow to return to the main Settings menu.

Setting your site's language and region

Open the Regional panel to set your language and time zone...