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How to launch a website on your own domain ​

What this walkthrough gets you ​

At the end you have a public website with several pages and a contact form, running on your domain (e.g. mycompany.com), with its contacts going into the CRM.

Before you start with a website on your own domain ​

  • You own the domain and have access to its DNS management (or a contact to whoever manages DNS).
  • The privacy policy address is filled in in the organization settings — without it the consent does not show in the form (Organization settings).
  • You have the permissions listed in Who can follow this walkthrough.

Step 1: How to create a project ​

  1. In the left sidebar, click Content → Projects.
  2. At the top right, click New project, enter the Project name and click Create.

Details: Projects.

Step 2: How to generate the website ​

  1. In the empty project, click the Website card.
  2. In What site are we building?, describe the business, the audience, the pages and the character of the website.
  3. Through +, attach a logo and photos, or a Reference site; in Look, choose a style.
  4. Click Build it and wait for it to finish.
  5. To add another page click + next to Pages (New page): the window Ask for a new page in the chat opens, and you ask for the page in the chat (e.g. Create an About page).

Details: Website and pages.

Step 3: How to add a contact form ​

  1. In the content panel, click + next to Forms (New form). The form is created at once and its editor opens.
  2. In the form editor, overwrite the Form name, keep Form type → Lead collection, in the Consents card tick Privacy policy (branding) and click Save.
  3. Optionally add Email to address in Automations so you get a notification.
  4. Open a page (e.g. Contact), click Insert element → Form and pick the spot on the page. In the window Insert form into page choose the Form and Placement and click Insert. Then send the chat — the insert is carried out together with the message.

Details: Forms.

Step 4: How to polish the content ​

  1. Adjust the texts directly with Edit text or in the chat.
  2. Replace pictures (hover over a picture → Edit).
  3. Check the Mobile preview.

Details: Studio editor.

Step 5: How to set up SEO ​

  1. In the icon strip, click SEO.
  2. Fill in Title and Description, upload the Favicon and the Default share image.
  3. If you measure traffic, fill in the IDs in Measurement and pixels.
  4. Click Save.

Details: Project settings and SEO.

Step 6: How to publish the website ​

  1. In the top bar, click Publish.
  2. Check the website in a private window at Our address (the Addresses panel in Settings).

Details: Publishing.

Step 7: How to attach the domain ​

  1. In the project Settings, enter the domain in Custom domain and click Attach.
  2. At your DNS provider, set the A record as shown in the guide.
  3. Click Check again until Verified appears.

Details: Custom domain.

How to check the website works ​

  1. Open https://<your domain> in a private window. The website must appear with a padlock (HTTPS).
  2. Submit the contact form with test details and check the new client in Clients.
  3. Open https://<your domain>/sitemap.xml — it must list the website's pages.

Who can follow this walkthrough ​

You need Projects → Create and Edit, and for the form Forms → Create and Edit — see the permission matrix.