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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

Getting Started – Creating and Editing Your Site Header

While there are many ways to begin building a website, creating your site navigation is often the most accessible entry point. It's the first think your users will see when they arrive at your site and acts as a map for their experience. Using the content outline that you created in Chapter 2, Preparing to Build Your Site – Making an Outline and Gathering Your Assets, it’s time to build your site header and set up your navigation.

In this chapter, you will do the following:

  • Learn what a site header is and understand how it works
  • Access your site editor
  • Add a logo and site title
  • Create site navigation using the pages menu
  • Style and design your navigation
  • Develop an understanding of the impact of navigation choices on SEO
  • See examples of five different site headers for inspiration

By the time you’ve completed this chapter, you will have built your header...