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Squarespace from Signup to Launch

Squarespace from Signup to Launch

By : Kelsey Kreiling
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Squarespace from Signup to Launch

Squarespace from Signup to Launch

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By: Kelsey 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)
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Part 1: So, You Want to Build a Website on Squarespace
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Part 2: Design and Build Your Site
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Part 3: Give Your Site Superpowers
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Part 4: Launch Your New Website

Preparing to Build Your Site – Making an Outline and Gathering Your Assets

Now that you’ve learned why Squarespace exists and what it can do, it’s time to brainstorm what your site will contain, then gather the assets you’ll need to begin building your Squarespace site.

This chapter dives into the mise en place of building a website: preparing and assembling the ingredients that you’ll need before you can start cooking up your new digital home.

Could you skip all of this? Sure. If you’re interested in focusing on the technical aspects of using Squarespace, this is one chapter that will perhaps be less crucial for you. That said, unless you aspire to build a site using lorem ipsum for placeholder copy and Squarespace’s pre-loaded stock images, you’ll want to have a content outline, images and/or video, a logo, a color palette, and graphic elements such as icons and illustrations.

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