In this Squarespace tutorial for beginners, we’re going to walk you through the process of creating a Squarespace website. Squarespace free trial (affiliate link): https://squarespace.syuh.net/P0YP4N
By the end of this video, you’ll know exactly what you need to do to get your project off the ground. Stay tuned as we cover…
– getting ready
– choosing a template
– adding business information
– creating a site navigation
– adding logos
– adding content
– styling your Squarespace site
– connecting a domain to Squarespace
– preparing a site for launch
– publishing your site
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES:
Squarespace free trial (affiliate link): https://squarespace.syuh.net/P0YP4N
Style Factory Squarespace resource center: https://www.stylefactoryproductions.com/squarespace-resources
Style Factory Squarespace SEO checklist: https://www.stylefactoryproductions.com/blog/squarespace-seo
Creating blog posts: https://support.squarespace.com/hc/en-us/articles/206543727-Blogging-with-Squarespace
Working with events pages: https://support.squarespace.com/hc/en-us/articles/206543837-Events-pages
Building a store with Squarespace: https://support.squarespace.com/hc/en-us/articles/206779077-Getting-started-with-Squarespace-Commerce
SQUARESPACE PRE-LAUNCH CHECKLIST
Check that…
1. All demo pages have been deleted (or disabled if you intend to use them as templates in future).
2. Image file sizes are not too large (aim for no more than 100KB per image).
3. All copy has been correctly added and is error free.
4. All hyperlinks have been checked and are working correctly.
5. All relevant social media profiles have been added correctly and social icons are displaying okay and linking to correct profiles.
6. A ‘contact us’ call to action has been added to each page.
7. All forms are capturing data correctly / sending to right email address.
8. Favicon has been added.
9. GDPR compliant cookie banner has been added correctly (see https://www.stylefactoryproductions.com/blog/squarespace-gdpr for a useful resource on this).
10. GPDR compliant privacy policy, terms of use and cookie notice pages have been approved and added (again, see https://www.stylefactoryproductions.com/blog/squarespace-gdpr for advice on this).
11. Key SEO checks have been completed on the site (i.e., headings, page titles, meta descriptions, alt text etc. have all been added according to best practice – see https://www.stylefactoryproductions.com/blog/squarespace-seo for detailed Squarespace SEO checklist).
12. Domain has been correctly mapped.
13. Site has been registered with Google Analytics.
14. Site has been registered with Google Search Console.
