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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

Other types of block


We've now covered the most commonly used blocks for business websites, but you may also want to make use of some of the following blocks. We won't go into the details of setting these up because they are either very simple to use or they cover a specific niche that not readers will need.

Note

If you need more information about these or any content blocks, you can refer to http://bit.ly/sqsp-blocks.

Here are all the other blocks that were not previously covered in the last two chapters:

  • Embed: Use this to embed content or functionality from an external site, such as a SlideShare presentation, a Campaign Monitor sign-up form, or any other third-party website that provides embedded code.
  • Acuity,Zola,Bandsintown, andOpenTable: If you have accounts with these third-party platforms, you can use the corresponding blocks to schedule Acuity appointments, display Zola gift registry lists, show gig dates from Bandsintown, or book OpenTable restaurants.
  • Foursquare: This shows your latest...