Who this book is for

This book is for anyone who wants to learn how to use the latest version of Squarespace to create a website from scratch and take it through to go-live. You don't need any prior experience with Squarespace or building websites in general. As everything is done using Squarespace's simple, browser-based interface, you don't need to know how to code HTML or CSS—although any prior experience with these may come in handy if you want to perform advanced customizations. If you have used Squarespace 5 or other website builders/CMSes, this book will help you understand the key differences and teach you how to do things the new Squarespace 7 way, which may be very different from what you are accustomed to.

This book has been written with business users in mind, so the content and steps are designed specifically for websites that will be used to promote, market, or sell products and services. It's suitable for start-ups and sole traders who need to build their own website as well as for marketing, design, IT, or communications staff within organizations that want to use Squarespace to create or move their website, so they can manage it internally without needing to rely on a web designer / editor / producer.

Although professional web designers/developers who want to learn about Squarespace could use this book, it's not pitched at that level. You do not need to have any technical skills beyond basic computing skills such as knowing how to use a web browser, social networking site, or word processor.