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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

Inserting sales or donation blocks to make transactions fast and easy


You can insert a purchase or donation call to action anywhere on website, making it easy for customers to complete a transaction without needing to navigate to a Products Page or shop. You can use a Product Block or Donation Block if you are signed up to Squarespace Commerce. Or, if your products are available for sale on Amazon, you can use an Amazon Block to direct sales through that channel. All of these blocks can be found under the Commerce heading in the Add Block menu.

Note

Because you'll need to set up Squarespace Commerce first, we'll cover Product and Donation Blocks at the end of the next chapter after you're all set up.

Using Amazon Blocks

You can use an Amazon Block to pull in information and a Buy Button for any available on www.amazon.com or www.amazon.co.uk.

Note

If you want your Amazon Blocks to use www.amazon.co.uk, you will need to set United Kingdom as your location by going to Settings | Language &amp...