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How to Make a Website in 5 Steps

Step 1. Sign Up for a Free 30 Day Trial

• Clicking upon the Make a Website button

• Choose a web design template to start with (you can change this later). In this demonstration, we've chosen the website template Minimal ContentBox (100% Wide).

• Pick which type of website you want to build; online store, accomodation provider or blogger. Your site will be pre-populated with pages which would suit your industry. In this example, we are choosing the Shop/Retail eCommerce option which includes a built in shopping cart.
  

Step 2. Add, Remove Or Rename Pages On Your Website

It's easy to add or/and remove  or rename these pages within your website.

• Adding New Pages
  

Click the Add Page button which can be found on the left hand side of the Welcome Dashboard, or by clicking on the Web Pages button and selecting Add Page.

Step 3 - Add Content to Your Website

There are two types of content you can add to your website: text and graphics/photos.

• Add Page Titles, Sub Headings & Paragraph Text to a Page

To edit a page to add titles, headings and paragraph text, click on the page name under the Web Pages tab on the left hand side of your screen. This will then open up the page to edit. The editing screen you see will look different depending on the editor you are using. This one is Innova Drag and Drop.

You drag the box containing text type content from the right side of the screen.  You can also add text to the existing paragraph snippet box too.

• Upload and Add an Image to a Web Page

To insert an image into an existing text block, position your cursor where you want the image to go (red arrow), then click the + sign in the editing bar (purple arrow). - Note that if you position your cursor next to any text, it will alter the position of the text. If you want to have the image beside text, you are best to use a snippet box -This opens up a box asking what you want to insert (image. link or form field), so choose Insert Image. To upload an image from your device, click the browse button to open up your image files on your device and double click on the image (jpeg file is best) and then click the blue Upload button.

The Image Wizard in the CMS will open your image ready for editing, if required. It will show you the true size of your image as it is now, the existing file name it has and some options to crop, rotate, resize and convert to JPG. We are going to resize this image to fit on the About Us page. Click on the drop down arrow for the Resize box, and select the image size 448x448 Blog option. Change the file name if required, then click Save Changes.

Another box will open which allows you some editing options for your image, including its position, border and padding around the image. For this example, we will go with the default border, alignment and padding, and then click the blue Insert Photo Now button.

You can also use the drag and drop widget found on the right hand side of the screen to add an image or image and text block to a page. Choose the best image type from the options available and drag it onto the page where you would like it. Hover over the image and click on the Change Image icon.

Use the option which suits you best to pick the image:

• Use an existing image you have previously uploaded
• Select the image file from your device
• Drag and drop an image file from your device
• Import an image by pasting the image location URL of an image already on a website

Step 4. Design Your Website

Scroll down the page until you see the Fonts box options. Here you will be able to edit the: General Font, Heading Font, Font Size and Line Height. 

Select the font you want and the highlighted text alone will change to this font, while the rest of the page remains the same. To change the size, highlight the specific text again and click on the drop down arrow next to Font Size, and select the size pt option you want.

• Changing Your Website's General Colours

Changing the general colours for your entire website is done via the Design Tab, then selecting the Colours and Fonts option. Once on the Design Options page, you will be able to edit the colours for many different areas on your website. 

Colours are given a Hex code or colour number, making them more specific than simply being called 'dark blue' for instance. You can enter your hex code in the box next to the item you want to change colour for, and then click in another box to save it. Or you could click on the Pick Colour button and then manually choose a colour from the Colour Wizard and then select the Use Colour button.

Here are the colours we have chosen to use:

Click the Save Changes button and then the Publish button to save your work so far.

Step 5 - Make Your Website Live

Once your website is live, you can continue to add new products, written content and images. A website is like a living thing, and is meant to change and grow. The only thing you should be wary of is deleting products or pages. Instead, these should be left live on your site, the products set to out of stock and hidden. 

To make your website live, click the Go Live button, assign your domain name to it and pay your first month of web hosting in advance. It's a good idea to set up an automatically monthly payment for it, or for a discount, purchase it for one year in advance.

If you don't have a domain name yet, getting one is easy. Click on the blue Domains/Email button and then select the option Search and Register new domain. This will take you to a page where you can enter your chosen domain name and if it is available, purchase it. It will be added to your account and then you can assign it to your new website.

Since 2000, we've been providing the best eCommerce website solution for businesses in New Zealand and around the world. With a NZ based support team and plenty of online help guides and videos, we make it easy for our customers to make and manage their websites.

Our team here at Website World are here to help! Make sure you check out our Training and Tutorials for some great free help in creating and managing your website. Remember, the websites we host are SUPER FAST too!

Make today the day you make a website! Click on the red button below to get started.