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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

Understanding Squarespace template customization


As mentioned in Chapter 3, Working with Squarespace Templates, every Squarespace template allows some level of control over the appearance of page elements, but the amount of control and which elements you can change varies from template to template. In most templates, you will usually be able to make the following kinds of adjustments:

  • Color: This allows you to change the color of text, backgrounds, or certain page areas, such as the navbar or page borders
  • Typography: This allows you to select fonts, adjust text size, and apply text styles, such as uppercase (all caps)
  • Size: This allows you to adjust the height or width and spacing between elements
  • Position: This allows you to choose whether to show or hide certain features and where to display them
  • Images: This includes logos, background images, or header images

In this chapter, we will cover the steps needed to make each of these adjustments.

Note

As you make adjustments, you may find it useful...