Building a website
with Showit
Checklist
BY SUPERHERO DESIGN
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If you’re reading this, you’ve probably
just got your new theme with Superhero
Design and are excited to get started.
This checklist will walk you through all the critical
steps to get your website up and running quickly!
STEP 01
Getting Started
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Domain Name
You’ll need a website address for your new site, for example
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not, you can check out providers such as [Link] or [Link] for
domain name availability and prices.
Site Map & Goals
Clearly define the goals of your website and list out all of your pages. Get
crystal clear about your offerings, what type of images you want to post &
what call to actions you want your visitors to take. Start with 5-6 pages -
you can always come back and add more.
Design Style
Go to Pinterest and put together a board that has a consistent look & feel.
Get ideas for color palettes, fonts & graphics. Be sure to have a logo and
brand in place before you start. Remember consistency is key in branding
so if you go with earth tones - stick to them! Be sure to define your fonts
and gather the font licensing required if they are paid fonts.
Create your
Showit account
Create your Showit account! Showit
does not offer a free plan, but they do
have a free 14-day trial. Their paid
plans are worth the money and come
with a high level of service, regardless
of how much you pay.
Create your account here
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STEP 02
Gather content & images
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Text
Map out all the different pages / sections of your template that contain
sample text. Open up a word doc or google doc and match the amount of
text that each placeholder has. Write out each section in your doc & be
sure spell check! If you want to skip a section make a note to delete that
canvas in the template when you are customizing your website. Take one
page at a time.
Images
As you go through each page, make a note about how many images you
will need & what type of images. Create a folder that contains all of your
images so you can easily upload them to the site when ready.
Look to keep your images between 200kb-5mb max.
If the image needs to be a banner, try - 16:9 or 1500px h x 800px w.
If the image needs to go on the page, try - 3:2 or something like 800px x
600px. Your designer can then crop in if the image needs to be square, but
it just gives them padding to play with.
STEP 03
Customize your template
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Content
Add all of your content & images that you have mapped out in step 02.
Don't add additional sections or move things around just yet. Focus on
getting the bulk of the content in and then you can tweak things & move
things around as needed.
Watch the curated tutorials here
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Set up an opt-in form / freebie to collect emails
Create a welcome sequence e-mail - try flodesk
Link all social media icons to your accounts
Add your business name and/or location to the
footer of the website
Write out all of the SEO titles & descriptions for
each page in Showit
Set your favicon image
Test all links, forms, buttons - and then do it again!
STEP 04
Launch your site
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Showit makes it so easy! Just go to this
link and they will do the heavy lifting &
get your site launched
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What if I need help?
The Showit support team is the best there is and they are
ready to help 24/7. In addition to accessing an in-app
chat, customers can also get Showit tech support via
email. The customer support team is experienced in
dealing with issues creative often face during set up and
updates. They have the insight needed to get the best
results possible. Showit also offers a Facebook support
community. Users can reach out to get their questions
answered by others in the group. They can also
collaborate and become inspired by other members. Also
don't hesitate to reach out to Superhero Design if you
have any issues with your website template design!