Getting Set Up

MODULE Two

Lesson 1

Choose Your Plan And Create Your Showit Account

In this video, we go over the different Showit plans so you can figure out which plan works best for you! If you want your first month of Showit for free, click this link.

In this video, we’ll go over how to add the Share Key that you received when you made your purchase.

Add Your Share Key and Set Up Your Project

Lesson 2

Link Your Domain and Request Your Blog Setup

Lesson 3

Already have a domain name set up in your account?

Here's how to move your existing domain to a new design within your Showit account.

In this video, I walk you through setting up your domain with Showit. We also go over how to request your SSL certificate, and briefly touch on blog setup.

In this video, we talk about how to set your homepage to “Launching Soon” while you’re in the process of customizing your template.

Set Your Homepage to "Launching Soon"

Lesson 4

In this video, we talk about the correct way to add your color palette to make sure it’s applied as seamlessly as possible!

Adding Your Color Palette

Lesson 5

In this video, we're diving into the nitty-gritty of adding a personal touch to your Showit site with custom fonts. I'll walk you through two key methods: pulling in fonts directly from Google Fonts, and importing your own unique selections from places like Creative Market.

Set Up Custom Fonts

Lesson 6

Click here to use TinyPNG for free (don’t let the name fool you - you can downsize multiple file types using this tool!). We use the paid version that allows you to upload an unlimited number of photos at one time. It’s cheap ($39 per year!) and saves so much time!

For image formatting details, refer to the information below pulled from Showit’s Help Docs:

Images formats supported: JPG, PNG, GIF
Color Space: sRGB
JPEG sizing: 3500px on the long edge to make the uploading process faster. Original sized files are also accepted but will take longer to upload. 

Optimize PNGs & GIFs : First, we only suggest using PNG when transparency is necessary and GIF when animation is used, all other images should be JPG format.

Format Your Photos and Upload to the Media Library

Lesson 7