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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

Promotional popups and announcement bars

Popups have come a long way since the early days of the internet and Squarespace has supplemented this tool with a simple but elegant announcement bar. Both options are easy ways to draw your user’s attention to sales, news, new products, or newsletter signup forms.

Popups

To create a promotional popup, navigate to Marketing from the Home menu and select Promotional Pop-up, found in the Engagement section of the list. From this page, you’ll be able to click into different sections to change the following variables:

  • ACTION: Choose a newsletter form or buttons
  • CONTENT: Add a headline and text
  • DISPLAY & TIMING: Control when the popup appears
  • IMAGE: Add an image
  • STYLE: Change fonts, colors, and animations

Once you’ve designed the content and style of your popup, be sure to toggle on the button beside the text that says Display Pop-Up to activate your promotion on the site.

Announcement...