Are you thinking about creating a website for your brand or business and don't want to spend money hiring an external company? In case you don't know, you can make your own website with Google in a matter of minutes, in true Wix style. To do this, you have to go to Google Sites, a section within the company's cloud storage service Google Drive. Read on for all the details.
To create your own free website with Google, enter in your Google Drive account, and once inside, go to the New section and click on More. You will see that among all the options is Google Sites, click here. This will take you to a new website so you can start creating yours. The configurator shown allows you to create your page in your style. It is best that you go step by step.
This is how you can create your website for free with Google Sites
Throughout the configurator interface, you will see many elements to modify the appearance of the page, such as dividers, calendars, graphics, text boxes, YouTube videos, indexes... In short, any web element that is happen to you The configurator has specific areas, with rows and columns to insert the different elements. For each row you will see 12 columns, where you can enter any object you can think of. This object also you can resize it to your liking.
Keep in mind that you will not be able to move to other rows without having entered an element in the previous row. As with other website builders, you will have to create your free website little by little
How to change the theme
One of the advantages of Google Sites, is that it allows you to choose from dozens of preconfigured themes. This way, you can choose a base theme to create your website design from the template design. To enter the theme store you just have to click on the pop-up message that you will see at the bottom of the configurator, or in the Themes section which is located within the side menu. In that same menu you can also change the colors of the website, in addition to the size of the typography or font type.
How to associate a domain to your website
Google will publish your website by default with the address sites.google.com/webpagename. If you want to assign your own domain you will have to click on the configuration gear and enter custom URLs.
Next, you just have to write the name of the domain that you want to associate with the page. Before you publish the website, it is recommended that you change the URL address of each page. This will ensure that all pages have the correct domain. You can do it from the sidebar itself, in the Pages section.
As you can see, Google Sites is another way you can create a free website, without having to invest a lot of time or money. In addition, you can design the page to your liking, changing the interface whenever you want so that it perfectly adapts to your style and your brand or business.
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