How to Build An Actor's Website with Squarespace for Beginners

Опубликовано: 29 Апрель 2025
на канале: Jen Scott

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I'm going to walk you through exactly how I've built out numerous Actor's Squarespace websites in about an hour.

If you liked to show your support please use my Squarespace & Canva referral links to sign up for your own Squarespace website:
○ https://squarespacecirclenonus.sjv.io...
○ Canva: https://partner.canva.com/JenGardiner

You'll need to use the 'Miller' template from this link after signing up for a Squarespace account:
○https://www.squarespace.com/templates...

//TIME STAMPS & SHOW NOTES:

00:00 Introduction from Jen.
00:51 What you’ll need to build your site and where you can find them.
01:51 Creating your Square Space account, the Miller Actors Page and the Dashboard elements.
05:26 Site Navigation. Organising your pages and setting up navigation.
05:55 Rearranging the Home Page to create separate pages.
07:24 Adding new pages for your navigation and linking to the Home Page.
11:59 Changing the names of pages, linking them to the home page and deleting pages.
14:32 Bio. Description of the page including Text, Spacers and Pictures.
15:14 Adding more pictures and using the editor in Bio, adding or changing the text in Bio.
21:34 Changing file names and adding Links in Bio.
24:28 Media. Dealing with a blank page and adding Content.
25:13 Adding photos and videos to the Media page. Changing sizes of images and adding a Gallery.
29:56 Editing photo File names.
34:17 Adding a video and how and where to get a video URL.
36:34 Changing video URLs within the Media page and editing the video details.
37:28 Adding to the gallery, adding spacers and index pages.
43:26 Dealing with Stacked Images.
45:23 Adding a Gallery page and using different layouts: Grids, Carousel and slideshows.
50:49 Demo’s Video Page. Using an Indexed page, not Gallery or Slideshow and adding Video boxes.
53:34 Adding video URLs and Text boxes and editing them along with Spacers.
55:17 Adding an Additional Info box with links.
57:31 Changing the headings to Full Width with Content Inset at .5
01:00:33 Contact Page. Already made. Editing the Talent Agent email and hiding from bots.
01:03:12 Editing the form to contact you.
01:05:00 Using Canva to adjust image sizes with Create Design. Image size of 1000 x 500/600
01:08:38 Adjusting the colour of the Navigation on the Home page from dark to light.
01:16:46 Adding Social Media Links.
01:20:54 Final comments from Jen.
01:21:35 Goodbye.
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//COME SAY HI (JEN'S LINKS)!
○ Official Website: https://jengardiner.com/
○ Instagram Page:   / realjengardiner
○ Twitter Page:   / realjengardiner
○ Pinterest Page: https://www.pinterest.ca/realjengardiner
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//CAMERA/FILMING GEAR I USE:
○Light Kit: https://amzn.to/35PmjRw
○ Small Table Top Light: https://amzn.to/3j4ODXO
○ Video Camera: https://amzn.to/3hmddS7
○ Iphone 12 Pro
○ Shotgun Microphone: https://amzn.to/3gOaWiX
○ Wireless Lavalier Microphone: https://amzn.to/2SomDDF

//TOOLS & SERVICES I USE:
○ Canva: https://partner.canva.com/JenGardiner
○ Buffer: https://buffer.com/
○ Tailwind: https://bit.ly/3A063Lm
○ Squarespace: https://squarespacecirclenonus.sjv.io...
○ Asana: https://app.asana.com/
○ Restream.io: https://restream.io/join/jengardiner

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