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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

Resource – best DIY SEO resources list

I love leveraging different tools to help power optimization efforts on my site and for our client’s websites. There are a lot of great options out there, but here are three that we use the most.

Tools

  • SEMrush: SEMrush is an advanced dashboard focusing on SEO, content marketing, competitor research, paying per click, and social media marketing.

See here: https://link.signuptolaunch.com/semrush.

  • SEOSpace: This is a Google Chrome plugin that will give you the expert insight you need to improve your rankings and get more organic traffic.

See here: https://link.signuptolaunch.com/seospace.

  • Stark Accessibility: Accessibility and SEO go hand in hand. Stark has a Chrome plugin that helps you ensure your site is accessible to all users.

See here: https://link.signuptolaunch.com/stark.