What to do next after you get your website.
Now that you have your ValuedBASIC website, please take a few minutes to familiarize yourself with it. Here are the first steps:
1. Login to the admin
- The web address (URL) where you can login to your website is always www.yourwebsite.com/a (note that /a at the end).
- The initial username is admin and the password is valued, both lower case.
- Once logged in, notice that the page is split into the navigation and other functions at top, and the main area where you change the settings or look at or enter info below.
- Wherever you see a question mark symbol (
), you should point at it for further information. - Wherever you see the
icon, you can click on it to expand or contract that section.
2. Change the admin password.
- Login to the admin, if you're not already.
- Click on the My Info link at top right.
- Enter new information in every field you see then submit the form. Write down your new password somewhere safe.
3. Set up your site's look.
VISUAL DESIGN TEMPLATE
If you ordered a custom or third party template, ignore this step. Otherwise go to Website Pages > Template Choices and select a template. You can select a different template at any time, and it will take effect immediately.
LOGO
Upload your logo by going to Website Pages > Logo & Sidebar Image and upload a Main Logo and Admin Logo from your hard drive. The logo image should be in JPG format. If you don't have a logo, see logo options here.
HEADER IMAGE AND OPTIONAL TAGLINE
The header image consists of one or two big pictures that appear in the front end template of your website (whether there's one or two depends on the template you chose). The tagline is superimposed over one of the header images. Upload your own image and change the tagline in Website Pages > Header Image & Tagline.
FONTS & COLORS
Select the fonts for the front end of your site, and also the colors of the fonts, and the background colors of the three content areas (left sidebar, main content, right sidebar) within Website Pages > Fonts & Colors - Front. Then go intoWebsite Pages > Fonts & Colors - Back to make selections for the backend area.
4. Review your website's content.
Look in the navigation bar for Website Pages and click it.
You should see a list of the pages that came with your website. You will want to delete any that you don't need, and edit the rest to put in your own unique content.
To add a completely new page, click the Add New Page button. Fill out the fields as best you can based on their description and the question mark instructions. You may want to read this article on how to write your website content for maximum search engine effectiveness.
Click here for an in-depth article on how to use the website content editor.
Don't worry too much about formatting or making the text and pictures look perfect. When you're done entering your content, Valued Websites will go through every page and spiff it up for you. Or if you prefer, send Valued Websites the content to be input for you.
5. Update your information.
Click on Website Pages in the main navigation then Company Info.. On the page that comes up you can enter your current information.
6. Set up your custom email address(es).
Please see this article on how to set up and access your custom email address(es).
7. Summary
- It would probably be a good idea to click on every link in the main navigation so you get a sense of what's available.
- Create some test orders by submitting the website's order form, and practice viewing these orders within the admin.
- Then when you're satisfied, delete all the test orders.
- Be sure that any pages you don't want displayed in the public website have their Page Display field set correctly, or just delete them.
Once all this is set up, you can start telling your clients about your site. If you have friends or colleagues with websites, ask them to link to yours. This helps with search engine rankings.
For more information or if you have any questions please email info@valuedwebsites.com
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