Tips For Editing In WIX
As a professional designer, WIX is my preferred website builder and editor. Why? Because it has more flexibility to be creative for my clients. But that also means it's a lot more complicated than Squarespace.
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Through the years, I have had to learn website editing the hard way. I didn't have a coach or anyone beside the web to ask questions and get answers. So, I hope these tips help you from pulling your hair out or throwing your computer at the wall.
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Start with a template and learn the basics of where commands are located, Some of which are: how to add and edit type, add a photo, create a page, copy a page, set up a "menu" in the header, adding a box and strips and so on WIX offers tutorials on the site. Use them.
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Better yet, I found that searching in a browser is often a better way to get answers to my questions because the WIX answers are very brief. A YouTube video has saved me more than once.
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Website editors are very sensitive and often seem to have a mind of their own. When you can't "do" something you've done before, stop, save your work, then use your browser's "reload" button or arrow to refresh the page. It's a quick way to get things back on track, without having to login again.
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Better yet, I found that searching in a browser is often a better way to get answers to my questions because the WIX answers are very brief. A YouTube video has saved me more than once.
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My Top 10 Website Editing Tips.
Congrats! You've joined the brave new world of editing your own website. Now for the hard part.
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I've worked in every website building platform out there. Some editors are much better than others. But a lot depends on your skill set and amount of time you have to put into your website.
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The single most important thing to understand is you are NOT working in a document creator, such as Word. You are coding a website. That is an enormous difference. Think of the code as the Wizard behind the curtain and the curtain is your editor.
So now that you know you are coding your site you need to understand that website editors are very, very sensitive creatures. Every – single – stroke you make on your keyboard is telling your site to do something, mess things up. So, my best advice is to slow down and ask for advice or help. Here are some tips to help you out:
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Choose the editor that is best for your business. (see list above & below) Here are my personal opinions on the top five.
WIX: Lots of room for creativity but most complicated for a novice and they should stick to a template if not working with a designer.
Squarespace: Much less creative and more template driven, so it's easier for a novice.. Good for visually focused sites.
Shopify: Great for online stores. Templates are fairly restrictive but look fine.
Wordpress: Started as a blogging platform and is still great for that. But I've seen some nice WP websites without blogs lately.
Web.com: An up and coming editor. Good for novice designers and editors. Graphics are so-so.
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Take advantage of the help areas in the editors, before you mess anything up or get discouraged. Building a website is not easy because there are hundreds of moving parts.
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There is much more to building a website than just how it looks. You need some basic assets listed here. You will need to open a Google Biz account, determine your target audience, figure out keywords and more. Luckily website editors will walk you through most of it, but don't be surprised by the amount of detail.
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There is much more to building a website than just how it looks. You need some basic assets listed here. You will need to open a Google Biz account, determine your target audience, figure out keywords and more. Luckily website editors will walk you through most of it, but don't be surprised by the amount of detail.