Friday, August 28, 2009

Starting a Google Site


Getting Started Guide


  1. Signing up

With Google Sites, you can easily create and update your own site. Google Sites allows you display a variety of information in one place—including videos, slideshows, calendars, presentations, attachments, and text—and share it for viewing or editing with a small group, an entire organization, or the world. You always control who has access to your site.

Here's what you can do with Google Sites:


      • Customize your site.

      • Create sub-pages to keep your content organized.

      • Choose page types: webpage, announcements, file cabinet.

      • Have a central location for your web content and offline files.

      • Keep your site as private or public as you'd like.

      • Search across your Google Sites content with Google search technology.
To start using Google Sites, simply sign in with you Google Account. (If you use Gmail, you already have an account.) If you don't have a Google Account, visit Google.com to sign up.

  1. Creating a site

Once you've signed in to your Google Account, you can start creating your site. Here's how:

1. Visit sites.google.com.

2. Click the Create site button.

3. Enter your site name and the URL where it will be located (for example, sites.google.com/site/yoursite) as well as an optional description of the site. The name and URL you choose can't be changed after you create your site, or used again if the site is deleted.

4. Select the appropriate checkbox if your site contains mature material.

5. Select one of these sharing options: 'Everyone in the world can view this site' or 'Only people I specify can view this site.'

6. Pick a theme for your site.

7. Enter the wavy characters in the word verification section, and click the Create site button.

Now that you've created your site, you can create a new page by clicking the Create page button.

Then, name the new page and select the type of page you want: webpage, dashboard, announcement, file cabinet, or list. After you've selected where you want to locate the page, click the Create Page button at the bottom of the page.





Monday, August 24, 2009

Google Sites Benefits


Google Sites enhances business productivity in several ways. It gets your name out there and works for your company 24/7, it is a simple way to share information about your company, and it allows you to conduct business with people anywhere in the world.


Google Sites is working for your company even when you’re not. The internet never sleeps so if your business has a website, your business is always available to customers. Additionally, with the tap of a few keys and the click of a few buttons, you can update the world on what your business is doing! Post new items for sale, share info about new endeavors, and anything else you want to tell the world. It’s so easy and you have complete control. People all over the world could be in need of your product so now is your chance to tell them about it. Don’t miss out!


Google Sites is extremely user friendly so any business, no matter how small or how big, can be a player in this electronic era. Pick a theme that fits you, add others apps like documents and a calendar, enter company information and you’re in business…on the internet! Any business without a website where users can get information is lost in the past and needs to step up to the plate of the 21st century! These days, most people go to the web first.

Monday, August 17, 2009

Google Sites


Google Sites is a structured wiki offered by Google as part of Google Apps. It was launched on February 28, 2008. It replaced Google Page Creator, Google's previous webpage creation service. Google Sites was unveiled using the JotSpot technology. The service was free, but a domain was needed to be able to be used, which Google had offered for $10. However, as of May 21, 2008, Google Sites became available for free separately from Google Apps, and without the need for a domain.

In its current stage of development (August 2009), Google Sites offers the following features:


  • A web address of the form "http://sites.google.com/site/sitename/."

  • A limited number of themes (50 as of August 2009).

  • Limited use of HTML coding. CSS (cascading style sheets) cannot be incorporated in the theme templates.

  • Ability to insert:

    • Videos from Google Video/YouTube

    • Google Docs document

    • Google Calendar

    • AdWords and AdSense (none by default)

There are no ads displayed by default.

Limitations


  • 100 MB of storage (for free account) and 10 GB of storage for Google Apps users

  • Non-collaborators cannot add anonymous comments (only invited people can "write" to site).

  • Cannot clone/copy site.

  • No RSS feeds for site updates.

  • No data export / backup functionality.

  • Must use provided site themes and structure (limited customization is available).