- Hi, everyone, Darlene here.
And I'ma help you get your new website started.
If you don't already have a GoDaddy account
you wanna create one
and sign in before you start building your site.
And don't worry,
creating a new user account at GoDaddy
doesn't require a credit card
and you're not committed to anything.
We just wanna make sure anything you're building,
even the practice stuff,
is staying nice and secure.
Let's get started.
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I'm on godaddy.com
and I'm logged in.
At the top of your screen go to websites.
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And then choose Websites + Marketing.
And choose website builder.
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On this page click the Start for Free button.
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Just a heads up,
we're starting our site fresh.
But if you've already started a website,
this button will read "Edit your website."
First, enter the type of business
or industry you're in.
Don't rack your brain here.
This is just a way for the website builder
to suggest a template for your site.
It's not permanent.
You can always edit
or completely change your template at any time.
If you don't find your exact industry, no worries.
Just find something close.
As you start typing in this field,
it automatically begins suggesting options that are close to
or maybe even exactly what you're looking for.
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And as soon as you select an option,
a template will display in the preview window
behind the window you're typing in.
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Next, enter the name of the site
or your business name.
Again, this is not set in stone,
you can always change it.
We're just using it to pre-populate the template
and get you off to a fast start.
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Notice as we type in the name,
the preview behind our window is updating in real time.
When you're finished, click next.
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This is the website editor,
where all the action takes place.
In the panel on the right,
you'll see the menus for theme and settings.
Depending on the industry you selected during setup,
you might see additional options in the website
add ons section.
For example, we went with dog-walking,
which is a service industry.
So the services option is displayed.
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The options that display below settings
offer additional website functionality
that might be useful for your business.
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Not sure you need this functionality
or maybe you're just not ready for it yet?
They're totally optional
and you can always implement them
whenever it works for you.
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Real quick, let me scroll down here
so you can see that the website builder created
an entire homepage for you with text and pictures.
This is great because it gives you ideas
for things you want on your site.
You'll be able to edit all of the placeholder content later.
For now, let's check out themes.
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The theme panel is where you set the vibe for your site.
If you like the theme,
you're good to go.
If you're not sure
or just wanna sample some more,
click "Try a new look"
and select another one.
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The theme panel's also where you can make changes
to the font
and colors used on your site.
As you make any changes on the right side,
the preview on the left side updates in real time.
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When you've got a combo you like,
you're ready to go back to the website.
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Right now the page menu has only one, our homepage.
And that's really all you need to get started.
As you add pages to your site though,
they'll be added to this menu.
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Let's focus on the homepage for a moment.
Each block of text on your site can be edited.
All you need to do is select what you wanna update
and you'll be able to make the change
right on the preview window.
Or you can use the panel on the right
to make changes to the selected section.
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As you click on different sections
the pane on the right changes with it.
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If you wanna move a section on your page,
it's as easy as clicking the up
and down arrow in the right corner of the section.
And if you don't like one of the sections that was added,
simply click the three dots
and delete this section.
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Anytime you wanna add a section,
all you have to do is click the plus icon
on the page where you want the new section to display.
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To choose what displays in the right pane, click website.
Last up is settings.
While this panel contains
some of the general site-wide stuff,
like your site profile
and domain settings,
it's also where you implement more advanced website features
like Search Engine Optimization,
connecting social media accounts
or hooking it up to your Google Analytics account.
That's the initial setup process
and a little bit about the homepage.
Hope you found this tutorial helpful.
Thanks for watching.
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