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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

Choosing Your Platform – to Squarespace or Not to Squarespace

In my career as an agency owner and website designer, the question I have been asked the most is, “Why Squarespace?” The simplest answer is that the Squarespace platform is flexible enough to be customized by professionals, yet simple enough to be used by beginners. In this chapter, we’ll look at the origins and history of Squarespace, the problems it solves best, the competitors you may be considering, the features that make it most useful, and the limitations that are important to understand.

By the end of this chapter, you will:

  • Understand the evolution of Squarespace and why it exists today
  • Learn more about the current tools and features of Squarespace 7.1 and Fluid Engine
  • Assess which platform best fits your project
  • Become aware of Squarespace’s most significant limitations and weaknesses
  • Gained a better understanding of why professionals choose the platform...