We have all the basics you need in order to put together your first (and second, third, fourth - even seventeenth) site can be found over these next pages. Take a few minutes to read this guide and you’ll be an expert in about the time it takes to fix a nice breakfast. Maybe one that involves pancakes.
Let's get to it and build a site!
Every site must also have an address (like www.mysite.com for example) so that your visitors can find it. You have three options for choosing an address, and the address, like the title, can be very easily changed at any time:
Elements Elements are the basic building blocks of your site. All of your site content, be it text, pictures, videos or what have you, is added via an element.
Pages Your site can have as many pages and sub-pages as you want, since there are no page limits.
Themes / Design
You can select from any one of a number of themes and switch to a different theme at any time. This affects the look of your site. All of your pages and elements remain in place, no matter what theme you choose. We’ll switch themes and take a close look at the theme options (like changing fonts)
. There are four elements that can be used to add images to a site:
Let's get to it and build a site!
Every site must also have an address (like www.mysite.com for example) so that your visitors can find it. You have three options for choosing an address, and the address, like the title, can be very easily changed at any time:
- Option 1: Use a Subdomain - This is an address like yoursite.whereever.com. this is the cheapest option
- Option 2: Register a New Domain - If you want your own personal domain (like www.amazon.com or www.brookesbakery.com), you can pay to register it with this option.
- Option 3: Use a Domain You Already Own - If you already own a domain that you’ve previously purchased through a provider, you can use that
Elements Elements are the basic building blocks of your site. All of your site content, be it text, pictures, videos or what have you, is added via an element.
Pages Your site can have as many pages and sub-pages as you want, since there are no page limits.
Themes / Design
You can select from any one of a number of themes and switch to a different theme at any time. This affects the look of your site. All of your pages and elements remain in place, no matter what theme you choose. We’ll switch themes and take a close look at the theme options (like changing fonts)
. There are four elements that can be used to add images to a site:
- The above mentioned paragraph with picture element.
- The picture element -- upload one image per element.
- The picture gallery element -- upload as many pictures as you like to create a gallery of clickable images.
- The slideshow element -- upload as many pictures as you like to create a slideshow of images.