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Product type Paperback

Published in Jul 2023

Publisher Packt

ISBN-13 9781801813082

Length 354 pages

Edition 1st Edition

Tools

Squarespace

Concepts

CMS

Author (1):

Kelsey Kreiling

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Table of Contents (25) Chapters

Preface

1. Introduction

2. Part 1: So, You Want to Build a Website on Squarespace FREE CHAPTER

3. Chapter 1: Choosing Your Platform – to Squarespace or Not to Squarespace

4. Chapter 2: Preparing to Build Your Site – Making an Outline and Gathering Your Assets

5. Part 2: Design and Build Your Site

6. Chapter 3: Setting Up Your Squarespace Site

7. Chapter 4: Getting Started – Creating and Editing Your Site Header

8. Chapter 5: Design Essentials – Color and Typography

9. Chapter 6: Building Your First Pages and Sections

10. Chapter 7: Using Content Blocks and Building Forms

11. Chapter 8: Optimizing Your Site for Mobile

12. Chapter 9: Using Custom Code to Enhance Your Website

13. Part 3: Give Your Site Superpowers

14. Chapter 10: Commerce – Selling Items, Subscriptions, and Services

15. Chapter 11: Blogging – Sharing Your Ideas

16. Chapter 12: Member Areas – Selling Your Knowledge and Protecting Your Content

17. Chapter 13: Scheduling – Selling Your Time and Sharing Your Availability

18. Part 4: Launch Your New Website

19. Chapter 14: Prepare to Launch Your Site

20. Chapter 15: Connecting Your Domain and Making It Live

21. Chapter 16: Understanding Analytics and Setting Up SEO

22. Chapter 17: Keep Growing Your Site with Marketing Tools

23. Index

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Hi, I’m Kelsey Gilbert Kreiling

I embarked on my Squarespace journey as a novice, just like you. Fast forward over a decade, and I am now the co-founder of Week of the Website, a Squarespace web design agency that has successfully built and launched over 800 websites. Along the way, I have taught clients how to use the sites we’ve created, nurtured the skills of numerous Squarespace developers, and dragged and dropped so many blocks that it occasionally infiltrates my dreams. Similar to many trial users, I started my Squarespace experience with a fresh template. I entered my email address, set a password, and dove into the process of figuring it all out. My initial website was a simple personal portfolio site that still featured the “Built on Squarespace” link in the footer (but don’t worry, I’ll show you how to remove that).

After my first site, I became captivated by the possibilities that Squarespace offered. Eager to explore further...