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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

Adjusting the final details in your site settings


In this part of the chapter, we will go through a final adjustments to your site's settings that you may want to perform before you test your website for launch. We'll only cover the most commonly used settings; thus, if you have specialized needs, you want to refer to http://bit.ly/sqsp-settings for further information on all settings.

Adding a Browser Icon (Favicon)

You can add a custom icon that will in the browser window next to the page name, or in the Bookmarks area if someone marks one of your as a favorite. This is called a Browser Icon or Favicon, and you can upload an image to use for your Squarespace site in the Logo & Title panel, accessed through the Design menu. An example of a custom browser icon is shown in the following screenshot:

Your icon image file should be:

  • In the .png or .ico format
  • Square-shaped
  • Between 100 and 300 pixels wide
  • On a transparent background (unless you want a colored square to show around it)

You can...