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Squarespace from Signup to Launch

By : Kelsey Gilbert Kreiling
Book Image

Squarespace from Signup to Launch

By: Kelsey Gilbert Kreiling

Overview of this book

You've heard about Squarespace; maybe you've even started a trial site, but you haven't gotten around to actually launching it yet. It looks simple enough and feels like it should be easy, so why is it such a challenge? Author and Squarespace expert Kelsey Gilbert-Kreiling is here to help. Squarespace from Signup to Launch a comprehensive guide to customizing the most design-focused and user-friendly website builder in the no-code world. More than a technical manual, the book will help you prepare to build a website, explain the foundational knowledge behind Squarespace 7.1 and Fluid Engine, and introduce you to a professional designer's mindset. Readers will learn how to build forms, use content blocks, optimize websites for mobile, build an online store, and become comfortable with Squarespace's built-in SEO, marketing, and analytics tools. Learn from Squarespace experts Christy Price, Will Myers, David Iskander, Kristine Neil, Kathryn Joachim, Beatriz Caraballo, Justin Mabee, Shelly Price and more, with professional insights and resources in each chapter. By the end of the book, you will have gained the confidence needed to build professional Squarespace websites with the developer's technical knowledge, project organization, and design intuition. You won’t just launch your site; you’ll be proud to share it with the world.
Table of Contents (25 chapters)
Free Chapter
2
Part 1: So, You Want to Build a Website on Squarespace
5
Part 2: Design and Build Your Site
13
Part 3: Give Your Site Superpowers
18
Part 4: Launch Your New Website

Managing user accounts

Want to see who has signed up for membership? Use the Global Member Area Settings shortcut to view Profiles. You’ll be able to see who has signed up for your site here. I recommend tagging these as they come in to make it easier to sort between leads and subscribers.

You can also access the Profiles page from your main site menu.

Note – adding members manually

Something important to note is that you will not be able to sign up a user for a Member Area on their behalf. Each customer will need to create their own account and log in. Unfortunately, this means that if you have an existing subscriber list or membership, you won’t be able to add them via a CSV or spreadsheet. How, then, should you get them added to your membership? You’ll want to send them access to a page where they can easily create an account – this can be a password-protected or a not-linked page.

Though this can feel arduous, or like an annoyance...