Build your own Squarespace website for your cake business!
This course is for you if you are ready to take your cakes online and become the professional cake business you know you are. Bring in more customers, save yourself time and check that ‘get website’ off your to-do list once and for all!
IS THIS YOU?
- I’m busy baking, decorating, designing and dealing with customers – I can’t imagine having time to get a website sorted and getting my portfolio online
- I’m just not in the position to hire a designer or developer at the moment
- Tech is not my thing, how can I possibly figure out a website?!
- Maybe I don’t even need a website, surely Facebook will do
ENOUGH!
I’m here to help.
You don’t need a lot of time – you can be up and running in a weekend.
It’s affordable – you will create a beautiful website without hiring a designer.
Step by step guides make it simple – these short videos, downloads and worksheets will walk you through EVERY step.
You need a website. It will make you look professional, stand out against the competition, be able to answer client’s questions before they even ask and, most importantly, sell more cakes!
THIS COURSE WILL GIVE YOU:
- A beautiful website that will help you find new customers, sell more cakes and save you time!
- A solid knowledge of Squarespace so you’ll have the confidence to update your site in the future.
- Time! If you follow this course you can have your website online in a weekend.
WHAT YOU GET:
- 5 Prep work PDF’s taking you through website planning, covering site maps, page layout, content and styling.
- 22 short videos walking you through every step, from signing up to Squarespace to going live.
- You’ll learn how to set up your website and the following pages:
- Homepage
- About
- Menu
- Gallery
- Contact
- Frequently Asked Questions
- Blog
- Downloads – Copy and paste CSS code to style your page (no need to understand it, just follow the video!), JPEG backgrounds to use on your site and an editable Photoshop file to use as your homepage slider
By the end of this course you will be a website rock star! You’ll have build your very own, gorgeous website that you can be proud of. It will serve you for years to come and wow your customers old and new.
Your Instructor
Kirsty is the designer and blogger behind Bake This Happen. I love designing and styling websites on Squarespace for myself and my lovely clients. It is the perfect platform for people who are not tech-savvy and just want to get on with running their business and baking their cakes! I can’t wait to share my knowledge with you so you can DIY your very own baking business website!
Course Curriculum
DIY Your Baking Business Website
What We’re Going To Build
Walk-through our template website (5:44)
Building Your “Coming Soon” Landing Page
Check out the Cover Page course
Prep-Work
Step 1 – Planning
Step 2 – Site Map
Step 3 – Wireframe
Step 4 – Gathering Information
Step 5 – Style Guide
Getting Started
Creating a Squarespace Account (1:42)
A Tour of Squarespace (3:30)
Connecting Your Social Media Accounts (2:01)
Getting in Depth with the Squarespace Builder
Basics of the Page Builder (5:20)
Adding Pages (5:20)
Content Blocks (4:00)
Homepage
Build Out Your Homepage (3:43)
Adding a Slider (2:30)
Text & Buttons (3:32)
Testimonials – Image Blocks (2:16)
Adding Content to Footer (3:18)
Other Pages
About Page (2:21)
Menu or Flavours Page (3:44)
Gallery Pages, Gallery Blocks and Index Pages (6:53)
The All Important Order Page (3:18)
Frequently Asked Questions (4:30)
Blogging and the Blog Page (10:29)
The Blog Summary Block (3:27)
Styling Your Site
Style Reference Page (9:11)
Adding a Logo and Background (6:05)
White Space and Site Sizing (3:18)
Homepage Styling (5:38)
Styling the Other Pages (6:28)
Styling the Gallery (2:43)
Final Checks Before Going Live (4:05)
Going Live!
Upgrading Your Account (2:24)
Connecting Your Domain (2:35)
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Delivery Method
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– Downloads are available once your payment is confirmed, we’ll also send you a download notification email separate from any transaction notification emails you receive from coursesblock.com
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