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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
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Squarespace Templates in a Nutshell
14
List of Online Resources Used in This Book

Understanding advanced customization options


There are several different types of code you can use to change the appearance or functionality of your website and several different methods to add the code to Squarespace. These types of changes called advanced customizations. Most changes can be carried out by simply copying and pasting the right code into the right place, so it's usually just a matter of knowing where to get the code and finding where to put it. While you don't have to be a coding expert to do this, you should ideally have a basic of whatever programming language you are going to use (for example, CSS, HTML, or JavaScript), because Squarespace won't help you if you get stuck.

Note

Adding any type of code is considered an advanced customization, which is not covered by Squarespace support.

Although it's true that the Squarespace support teams won't help you with custom code through their chat or email support system, Squarespace does provide online step-by-step guides for some...