Setting up Your Free WebSite Tonight Account
Your free version of WebSite Tonight allows you to create a complete Web site of your own. The free version of Website Tonight includes advertisements on your pages, and includes a Web site, of up to a 5 pages, published to the Internet. You are welcome to upgrade to a paid WebSite Tonight account at any time. The paid version of WebSite Tonight does not include advertisements. In addition, some paid plans allow you to add more pages to your site.
For information about upgrading your WebSite Tonight account, see Can I remove ads on my free WebSite Tonight account?.
To Set Up your Free WebSite Tonight Account
NOTE: If you have a .MOBI domain name, you can only add mobile page layouts; you cannot add traditional page layouts.
- Log in to your Account Manager.
- In the My Products section, click Free Products.
- In the Products list, click WebSite Tonight Accounts.
- Above your Account list, click Use Credit next to the type of account you want to use.
- In the Setup Free WebSite Tonight area, select the domain you want to use, and then click Continue. The new account is added to your account list
- In the Account list, click Launch next to the account you want to use.
- If you accept the terms of the End User License Agreement, click Accept.
- On the Site Settings page, complete the following fields and then click Next :
- Select an available domain from your account
- Select an existing domain name from the list.
- Enter a domain not registered in this account
- Enter your domain name in the space provided.
- Enter a subdomain
- Enter your subdomain name in the space provided and select an existing domain name from the list..
- User Name
- Create a user name that you will use when logging in to your WebSite Tonight site.
- Password and Confirm New Password
- Create and verify the password that you will use when logging in to your WebSite Tonight site.
- Email Address
- Forms submitted through your site will be sent to this email address
- Company or Individual Name
- Your company or individual name will be displayed in the footer of each Web page
- On the Build Your Site page, select one of the following:
- Pre-built Site
- Pre-built sites are complete Web sites that include content, images, page titles, and navigation buttons. Once you begin working with WebSite Tonight, you can easily replace existing content with your own. You can also change the design of your site at any time. For many users, this is quicker than building a Web site from scratch. There are many sites to choose from. To select a pre-built site, select a Site Type, select a Category, and then select a Pre-built Content option. You can preview the selected site in the Recommended Template area.
- Blank Site
- Selecting Blank Site will allow you to build a site from scratch. If you want to add pages to your Web site, click Add Page and enter a title for you page. This step is optional. You can also change the layout of each page of your site by clicking Change Layout for the page you want to change. You can add pages or change your layout at any time.
- Click Finish.
Congratulations! You have successfully set up your Web site. You can use the default template and continue to the Page Designer to begin building your site by clicking Build My Site. Or, to change your template before building your site, click Change My Template.
To Change Your Template
- On the Congratulations page, click Change My Template. The Templates tab displays.
- In the Available Templates area, you can do one of the following, and then click a template thumbnail to select it:
- Scroll through the templates available in the Category you previously selected during setup.
- Click Filter and complete the following for a more advanced search:
- Category
- Select a category that best describes the type of site you want to build.
- Templates that work with
- Click the icon(s) that represent the product(s) for which you want to use the template, and then click Update. For example, if you want your Web site to match your shopping cart, select both Site and Store so only templates that work with both display.
NOTE: In the Available Templates area, change the color scheme of your template by clicking one of the color swatches next to the thumbnail of the template.
- Click OK.
Your Web site will not display on the Internet until you publish your site. For more information, see Publishing Your Web Site. To learn more about what you can do with WebSite Tonight, browse through the help topics by selecting Help from the Help menu.