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 SiteBuilder is an all-in-one, server-based HTML web site development system, boasting many built-in advanced features and modules, including area map (using Google Maps), e-mail forms (also called feedback forms), photo galleries, a simple shopping cart, and more. Read the User Guide and view the short video tutorials below to learn how to launch your web site with SiteBuilder using some of today's hottest features. (NOTE: For information about creating web graphics, click here.)SiteBuilder User Guide The SiteBuilder User Guide is the instruction manual for SiteBuilder users and covers all facets of SiteBuilder. SiteBuilders users are encouraged to download and read this extensive User Guide to familiarize themselves with SiteBuilder's capabilities and features. Download the SiteBuilder User Guide (3.9MB PDF) > SiteBuilder Video Tutorials 1. Welcome to the SiteBuilder Wizard The SiteBuilder Wizard is the browser interface in SiteBuilder that allows you to create and edit your web site. The Wizard is made up of 5 steps to publish your web site, including selecting a design template, creating your site structure, inserting content int your site, editing your pages, and publishing your site. The Wizard is the heart of SiteBuilder. Use the SiteBuilder Wizard to Build & Edit Your Web Site > 2. Choose Your SiteBuilder Web Site Design The first step in creating your web site is to choose the design of your web site. However, even after you've chosen a design and entered content in your site, you can change your site design at any time in SiteBuilder simply by choosing a new template! Great for changing your site for the holidays or special events. Each template in SiteBuilder offers three different color schemes, three different navigation button schemes, and three different banner selections (some templates allow you to upload your own banner, too). Choose & Modifying the Design of Your SiteBuilder Web Site > 3. Configure Settings throughout Your SiteBuilder Web Site Throughout your site, you may enter specific settings such as site title, subtitle, footer message, keywords, page descriptions, etc. This tutorial explains what each setting does and how it affects your web site. Some settings help increae your site's rankings in search engines and directories. Configure the Settings in Your SiteBuilder Web Site > 4. Manage the Pages in Your SiteBuilder Web Site SiteBuilder provides you with the tools to add and remove pages in your site, and even change your site hierarchy and navigation with just a few clicks. The topmost pages in your site appear in your topmost navigation, and the subpages appear as secondary navigation – automatically! Add a page, and it appears in your site navigation. Delete a page, and it is removed from your site navigation. Nothing is simpler! Manage the Pages in Your SiteBuilder Web Site > 5. Work with Text in Your SiteBuilder Web Site SiteBuilder's raison d'etre is to help you build and launch a web site. And what good is a web site without content...no good. No good at all! In this tutorial, learn how to insert, edit and delete text on your SiteBuilder web site's pages. Work with Text in Your SiteBuilder Web Site > 6. Work with Images in Your SiteBuilder Web Site Images are an important part of every web site! Whether photos, images, artwork, or logos, images attract attention, clarify your point, sell your product. SiteBuilder helps you get your images into your web site. Note, however, that SiteBuilder does not create your images...that must be done separately. See our image creation links below. Work with Images in Your SiteBuilder Web Site > 7. Work with Tables in Your SiteBuilder Web Site Tables can be a helpful tool on the right pages in your web site. Tables help you create charts and tabulate data and present it in a meaningful way to your audience. You might use a table to list contacts for your company or organization, compare your products with products from other companies, etc. Work with Tables in Your SiteBuilder Web Site > 8. Work with Hyperlinks in Your SiteBuilder Web Site Hyperlinks keep the Internet alive! These text and images link the pages in your site to other pages or resources in your site, and to other web sites, just as we're linking to these tutorials. Hyperlinks in and out of your site help your site and others get listed in search engines and your visitors get the information that has brought them to your site in the first place. Don't be shy! Hyperlink away! Work with Hyperlinks in Your SiteBuilder Web Site > 9. Create An E-Mail Form in Your SiteBuilder Web Site Everyone knows how important it is to make sure visitors to your site can contact you if they need to. One of the more popular features in any web site today is an e-mail form. In SiteBuilder, e-mail forms are created by the Feedback module. Inserting this module on any page inserts an e-mail form, to be used to send you an e-mail for whatever purpose you choose. Just a few settings and your e-mail form is ready to publish with SiteBuilder! Create an E-Mail Form in Your SiteBuilder Web Site > 10. Create A Photo Gallery in Your SiteBuilder Web Site Photo galleries are popular features in many personal web sites, and in company web sites to showcase their customizations and products in use. The SiteBuilder Photo Gallery module allows you to create an online photo gallery, with categories to help you organize your photos for visitors. In a matter of minutes, your photo gallery is ready to display photos to the world, all with the same site design as the other pages in your site! Create A Photo Gallery in Your SiteBuilder Web Site > 11. Create A Blog in Your SiteBuilder Web Site Another popular feature on today's web sites are on-going web logs, or blogs. These diary-like web pages fulfill a wide variety of uses, including product reviews, product announcements, personal observations, personal stories, etc. There are still many uses to be found for blogs. Find your use for a SiteBuilder blog! Create A Blog in Your SiteBuilder Web Site > 12. Create A Poll in Your SiteBuilder Web Site Polls, another common feature on today's web sites, can help you gather information about your visitors and their likes and dislikes. You might post a poll asking visitors to vote on the information or feature they would most like to see on your site. Such a poll can help you plan and develop your web site! The possibilities are endless! Create A Poll in Your SiteBuilder Web Site > 13. Create An Online E-Shop in Your SiteBuilder Web Site E-commerce shopping sites are among the most visited on the Internet today. SiteBuilder's E-Shop module helps you post items for sale on your very own web site! Best suited for individuals and small organizations and businesses, SiteBuilder's E-Shop module can help you raise funds and donations, sell things you've created or collected over the years, or take orders for every product you offer. SiteBuilder's E-Shop module collects payments thru several online payment systems and allows setting your own shipping methods. If you would like to sell it, you can sell it with SiteBuilder! Create An Online E-Shop in Your SiteBuilder Web Site > 14. Post Products in Your SiteBuilder Online E-Shop Of course, you can't sell it on your web site if it's not posted on your web site! This tutorial shows you how to post products in your SiteBuilder E-Shop. Post Products in Your SiteBuilder Online E-Shop > 15. Create An E-Shop Category in Your SiteBuilder Online E-Shop Though SiteBuilder's E-Shop module does not require categories to sell merchandise, categories help visitors locate the products they are interested in purchasing, or at least learning more about. So carefully selected categories can help make your E-Shop pages easier to use, increasing customer trust and satisfaction. If you're selling more than a dozen products, you should consider creating categories for your SiteBuilder E-Shop. Create An E-Shop Category in Your SiteBuilder Online E-Shop > 16. Web Graphics About the only thing SiteBuilder doesn't do for you is create custom graphics. There are many web graphics software packages available, including Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Photoshop Elements, Adobe Illustrator, CorelDraw, Corel Paint Shop Pro, Canvas, and many others. Regardless of the software, creating good web graphics that do not consume bandwidth, server space or visitor's time is an art in itself. Fortunately, the basics are easy to learn. Below are links to several useful tutorials to help you create efficient web graphics for your SiteBuilder web site. Web Graphics Primer > When to Use GIF Images > When to Use JPG Images > What is a Favicon > | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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