Squarespace 6 For Dummies

Learn to: Build a professional website without knowing how to code Style built-in templates for a unique look Create stunning photo galleries Sell anything using the built-in e-commerce solution Turn your ideas into a terrific website, store, or blog with Squarespace and this book! New to website building? Or just new to Squarespace? Either way, this book will show you how to build and manage absolutely awesome websites, e-commerce stores, and blogs using Squarespace 6. Become your own web designer using simple-to-style templates and LayoutEngine, a revolutionary feature that makes it easy to create a site that works great on both desktops and mobile devices. Why Squarespace is cool — save steps by keeping everything online and build a site with drag-and-drop ease Get going — sign up for a Squarespace account, choose a template, and begin adding your content Give it style — start with a professionally designed template and then choose colors, fonts, and images to make it your own Know your purpose — plan your site and choose the best page type for your purpose: blog, gallery, event listing, or products page Building blocks — create content, add multimedia, establish navigation, and automate updates with Squarespace blocks Open for business — use Squarespace Commerce to set up an online store that's easy to manage and promote Monitor activity — see how many people come to your site, where they came from, and what content is most popular Managing on the go — update your blog, capture your ideas, and share your galleries using free Squarespace mobile apps Open the book and find: How to sign up for your first Squarespace account Tips for painlessly managing an e-commerce store Detailed explanations of all site features and settings Advice on choosing fonts and colors Ways to customize site elements How to include content from social media accounts Ten features of a good website Examples of how to make money with your website

Introduction 1 Part I: Getting Started with Squarespace 6 7 Chapter 1: What Squarespace Can Do for You 9 Chapter 2: Getting Ready to Build Your Website 17 Chapter 3: Signing Up 35 Chapter 4: Finding Your Way around Squarespace 43 Part II: Designing Your Website 61 Chapter 5: Considering Your Template Needs 63 Chapter 6: Web Design 101 71 Chapter 7: Customizing with Style Editor 79 Part III: Building Your Website 97 Chapter 8: Working with Pages and Collections 99 Chapter 9: Creating Pages in Your Site 107 Chapter 10: Building Your Pages with Items and Blocks 129 Part IV: Personalizing Your Website 149 Chapter 11: Creating Content with Content Blocks 151 Chapter 12: Adding Multimedia with Content Blocks 165 Chapter 13: Navigating with Structure Blocks 179 Chapter 14: Automating Updates with Social Blocks 187 Part V: Extending Your Website 195 Chapter 15: Confi guring Site Settings 197 Chapter 16: Monitoring Site Activity 229 Chapter 17: Setting Up Shop with Commerce 241 Chapter 18: Going Out with Squarespace 267 Part VI: The Part of Tens 299 Chapter 19: Ten Features of a Good Website 301 Chapter 20: Ten Ways to Attract Attention to Your Site 311 Chapter 21: Ten Ways to Make or Save Money 321 Index 329

Kris Black is a self-taught web professional who began building websites in 1998 and has been using Squarespace since 2004. He was also a customer support team member for Squarespace, Inc. When he's not writing books about Squarespace, Kris is using it to design websites.