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If you are looking on the internet for a straightforward website builder, Wix<\/a> will pop up as one of the most popular solutions. With millions of users, Wix is a well-known global website builder<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Since its basic version is free to use, you can quickly create a new Wix account through a simple sign-up process and see what it can do for you. However, as a novice to website building, you will have to understand how to actually use Wix<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n I created this tutorial to help all beginners get up to speed with this software and learn some basic user skills.<\/p>\n\n\n\n FirstSiteGuide is a free resource that is 100% supported by readers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Disclosure: If you purchase products through links on our site (e.g. Wix services<\/a>), we may earn a commission. It comes at no extra cost for you but it helps us to create more useful content.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Before you can test your creativity with the Wix editor, you will have to sign up for the service<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n It literally takes just a minute or two to fill in your email address and password. Hitting the “Sign up” button sends you to the next step, which involves answering a few questions about what you’re trying to build.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Choosing a template feels like a window shopping. Depending on your answers (if you haven\u2019t skipped the questionnaire), you will be presented with several templates dedicated to the niche that you showed interest in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Feel free to browse, and preview all of the themes that caught your eye. If you’re not sure about the details, take a look at the thumbnail’s lower-left corner where you will see a super-small “info” link. Once you are ready, click the edit button.<\/p>\n\n\n\n If you are not super picky about a theme, it will only take about 2-3 minutes until you have everything set up. And you don’t have to be choosy, because you can always start over. Now that you have clicked the “Edit” button, Wix will load its famous editor which will enable you to start making your site. If you’re not adventurous enough to start testing the editor right away, you can watch the tutorial video that will help you get started.<\/p>\n\n\n\n From a technical aspect, your site has already been created. However, there is no personal information yet, just the demo content.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In order to customize your website, you will then start making changes with the Wix editor.<\/p>\n\n\n Everything in Wix is user-friendly and easy to understand. To make changes to content, you just have to click on an element that you wish to modify. A small menu will appear above the selected element after clicking, showing you the most important settings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n For example, selecting a background will let you change images, effects, and positions. Text elements will let you change font types, sizes, heading types, etc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Essential functions will be available from the left-hand side menu that is always visible in the editor. The menu will let you access options related to menus, pages, backgrounds, elements, apps, media, blogs, and so on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n There is one more crucial part of the editor you need to know about, and that’s the small toolbar on the right-hand side of the screen. This is where you will find commands to copy, paste, duplicate, delete, arrange, and do several other actions on a selected element. This may not seem so important when you start, but it will save you time when you start moving faster through the editor.<\/p>\n\n\n Selecting a nice template is an excellent way to start. However, no matter how lovely a template is, you will probably need to add additional functionalities. This will help you to create a site that’s unique to you and allow you to create something you have probably already envisioned in your head or maybe even put on paper.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Whether you need a new block of text, an image, video, form, or anything else, you can add it through the main menu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n This element is now part of your website, and you can move it around the page until you find the perfect location. To make additional changes to the newly added element, click on it, and select one of the options displayed just above it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n You can repeat this process with as many elements as you wish. Don’t be afraid to be playful! Try out the features, and if you don\u2019t like them, simply remove them from the page by clicking on the trash can icon from the toolbar. See, the toolbar is becoming useful already!<\/p>\n\n\n\n Creating a beautiful homepage is usually the first step. However, sooner than you might think, you will realize that you need some extra pages. No problem! With Wix, this is just a few clicks away:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Before you even realize it, you have created a new page. You can create as many pages as you want, and design them later via the editor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The fantastic thing about Wix is that these pages are automatically organized in your main menu. If you decide to rearrange menu items, show or hide pages, or rename them, you can do everything from the same settings page.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Many people today are starting their websites exclusively to create a Wix blog<\/a>. Others who don’t usually need a blog could also be discovering that they want one as an addition to their personal or business website. People at Wix know that, so they enabled you to add a blog easily, in just a few clicks of a mouse button. In most of the Wix themes, a blog will be automatically added, so you just need to access it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n This opens a new window that holds an entire dashboard dedicated to blogging. Here you can add everything necessary for publishing your first post on Wix:<\/p>\n\n\n\n That’s it. As you can see, creating a post is easy from a technical point of view. Now it\u2019s time to roll up your sleeves and start creating unique content for the blog and populate it with dozens of interesting articles. Feel the pressure already?<\/p>\n\n\n\n Although Wix “has it all,” there are always more functions that your website can have. If you feel the same way, and you’re missing something in the editor, don’t worry! Wix Apps are here to rescue you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n By clicking on the Apps item from the main menu, you will open a portal to a whole new dimension. OK, maybe I am being a bit over dramatic. It’s just the Wix App Market<\/a>. But it holds over 250 apps that can extend your site\u2019s abilities and help you make it better.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Whether you want to add new elements, media, and content, or e-commerce features, the Market probably has it all. Feel free to browse and search for specific features. Once you find the app you need, click on the blue “Add” button. Wix will automatically install the new module and display it in the editor. To modify a new element, click on it to access settings where all of the magic happens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n It’s 2024, and mobile devices have already become something we can’t live without. So, no matter how good your site looks and performs on desktop machines, it is perhaps even more important to make your site look good on smartphones and tablets. This is also crucial for SEO.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Luckily, Wix comes with a fantastic mobile editor that will help you to edit your website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Your mobile editing journey starts by selecting the smartphone icon on the menu. After that, Wix will show you a few details and guide you through the setup to choose how your mobile pages behave.<\/p>\n\n\n\n You need to select the menu’s appearance and a few more options before getting to the real mobile editor. Just like editing a desktop version of the site, you will have a menu on the left-hand side of the screen where you get to control the builder. You can customize the menu, pages, and background (very similar to the desktop editor), but the focus is on mobile tools. These allow you to add quick action bars, customize the “back to top button,” edit a welcome screen, and even match the Chrome address bar to your site.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Another amazing feature of the mobile editor is the hidden elements. While previewing your mobile site, move the cursor over an item. If this element isn’t suitable for the mobile site, click the little eye icon to hide it. Voila! The selected element will be visible only on desktop and laptop devices, and stay hidden for anyone accessing your site from a smartphone or tablet!<\/p>\n\n\n\n If you aren\u2019t that creative, choose the last item from the menu, and let Wix\u2019s artificial intelligence optimize the mobile site<\/a> for you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n SEO or search engine optimization is a process that allows you to make your site more recognizable and easier to find on the Internet. With Wix, you can access your settings through the Dashboard to open SEO options from the main menu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n After selecting “Get Found on Google,” Wix will guide you through a set of questions about your business. After that, Wix will put the focus on crucial elements like updating your homepage’s title, description, text, and much more that will make your site better optimized.<\/p>\n\n\n\nLearn How to Use Wix in 7 Easy Steps<\/h2>\n\n\n
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Step #1: Getting started with Wix<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Step #2: Creating a website with Wix<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Step #3: Making changes with Wix editor<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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