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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

Summary


By now, your website should be looking pretty fantastic. If you're not happy with it yet and are feeling the need for some design inspiration, you can visit www.square-help.com/inspiration for ideas.

In this chapter, we've covered all of the ways you can adjust the aesthetics of your website so that it matches your brand image and resonates with your target audience. Hopefully, you've been able to adjust everything so that it looks exactly the way you want it to look, but you may have found that your template doesn't allow you to adjust everything to your liking or you've reached the limits of your visual design skills. If this is the case, you may need to bring in some professional help or try using some more advanced techniques yourself. We'll cover both of these options in Chapter 11, Moving beyond Standard Squarespace Tools, but remember that a website is an ever-evolving thing. It's not like a printed brochure, where you slave away until it's absolutely perfect, then send it...