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Building Business Websites with Squarespace 7 - Second Edition

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Building Business Websites with Squarespace 7 - Second Edition

Overview of this book

Squarespace is a web-based tool that allows non-technical people to create and manage professional-looking websites quickly, without needing to write any code. It empowers business owners to take total control of their own websites, without needing to pay someone to design or maintain it. This book covers much more than just how to use Squarespace. It covers all aspects of creating a successful business website, from developing your brand identity, to writing and structuring content to match your target audience's needs, and dozens of other other valuable tips that will help your website shine. Most importantly, you'll learn the correct steps to follow in order to ensure your project is smooth and stress-free. The book starts by helping you plan your website project and gather all the raw materials you'll need. Next, you'll set up your account and become familiar with the terminology and tools that you'll be using. Once you've learned the basics of how the Squarespace interface, templates, and different page types operate, you will create the framework of your website, ready for you to insert content and functionality. Then, once all the core elements are in place, you'll apply the aesthetic fine-tuning needed to bring your website in line with your brand. After the aesthetics have been honed and all functions tested, you will launch your website and drive traffic to it, monitor it, and improve it.
Table of Contents (21 chapters)
Title Page
Credits
About the Author
About the Reviewer
www.PacktPub.com
Customer Feedback
Preface
13
Squarespace Templates in a Nutshell
14
List of Online Resources Used in This Book

Giving other people access to edit, monitor, or administer your website


Unless you're a sole trader or freelancer, you'll probably want to share the workload of managing your website, blog, or online shop with others. Squarespace has a role-based permission system that will allow you to give other people access to specific areas and functions. Each person is granted access is called a contributor, and you can control access levels by assigning any of the following Contributor Permissions:

  • Administrator: Full access to everything; the same level as you (the Account Owner)
  • Content Editor: Edit or create new content or pages, but cannot change site settings
  • Billing: Update credit card information in Billing
  • Reporting: Access website statistics in Analytics
  • Comment Moderator: Write, approve, and manage comments on your blog
  • Trusted Commenter: Bypass comment moderation
  • Store Manager: Receive store notifications, manage orders, manage Products, and edit existing page content (but not create new pages...