How to use Google Sites - Tutorial for Beginners

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Are you new to Google Sites? In this video, Scott Friesen shows you everything you need to know to get started building your own website. From creating a site from a template to managing your web pages with ease, you'll be a Google Sites expert in no time!
00:00 How to start a new website
01:32 Using the Insert tab on Google Sites
03:09 Managing Pages on Google Sites
03:30 Using Themes with Google Sites
05:08 How to Preview and Share your Site
08:01 How to Publish your Google Site
09:21 How to Add and Edit web page content
11:59 Adding and Organizing Pages
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@Simpletivity 2 жыл бұрын

Don't want to miss my next Google tutorial? Sign up for the Simpletivity newsletter and get my FREE guide as a thank you: www.simpletivity.com/free

@sistersherryd 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing! Your video gave me confidence to complete my site!

@mohsinfareed1797 5 ай бұрын

I'm always blown away by the transformations you achieve in your tutorials! It's like watching magic happen.

@Simpletivity 4 ай бұрын

That's so kind of you to say! Thanks for sharing and I'm so glad you enjoyed this tutorial.

@Softskills-hiddenPersonalPower 7 ай бұрын

A perfect summary and all I needed to break thru my mental block and actually get started on a new website. Thank you so much!

@Simpletivity 7 ай бұрын

I'm so glad to hear that. Wishing you all the best with your new site!

@secobaairways4585 11 ай бұрын

Clear, simple and concise, excellent.

@Simpletivity 11 ай бұрын

Thanks so much!

@shanthirao3774 Жыл бұрын

One of the best holding your finger and taking you along step by simple point by point details congrats thanks a lot

@Simpletivity Жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@CedrickOnYT Жыл бұрын

@@SimpletivityI need it for mobile or tablet

@susansaeed2019 6 ай бұрын

Thanks simple and specific. Very useful video

@MohammadaAprilianto 11 ай бұрын

Thank you so much from Indonesia Scott, i need this to teach the internship in my workplace

@Simpletivity 11 ай бұрын

You are so very welcome. All the best with your teaching!

@pjmiller8632 Жыл бұрын

This was really helpful. Thank you so much! 🎉😊

@Simpletivity Жыл бұрын

You are very welcome, PJ. Glad you found this video helpful!

@odonjav1347 2 жыл бұрын

Wow awesome this helped me alot i am an 3rd grader and our school is doing a project and this helped me alot thanks

@morazvl 2 жыл бұрын

that was exactly what i was looking for ...

@jayt4561 4 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for this video!

@Simpletivity 4 ай бұрын

You are so welcome!

@ONEPalmSprings 4 ай бұрын

You are really skilled at explaining this. Will share with others in our non-profit org who are looking to make websites.

@Simpletivity 4 ай бұрын

I'm so glad to hear that. Thanks for sharing!

@karachikings2161 2 жыл бұрын

Beautiful and amazing well done

@psychological_facts1573 Жыл бұрын

Great amazing tutorial....I like it....perhaps giving us a knowledge

@Simpletivity Жыл бұрын

Glad you liked it. Thanks!

@kenrichcameros1729 Жыл бұрын

Very good keep it up!

@shawncostley5538 2 жыл бұрын

Great video! Thanks for the teaching!

@Simpletivity 2 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@revoja15 Жыл бұрын

@@Simpletivity What is the link of google sites

@mshamirtaloo Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the overview. How can we add title and description of the landing page with respect to SEO

@senapatiarts7408 2 жыл бұрын

Thankyou so muuuch!

@lawaynethomas8305 2 жыл бұрын

Very Helpful

@stephenqchu 2 жыл бұрын

How do I add the slicers from the charts I embedded into the site? Thanks for the tutorial.

@CRYSTALNEWSREVIEWFILM 2 жыл бұрын

VERY GOOD CHANNEL ! THANK YOU... I ALREADY SUBSCRIBED YOU.

@dyanzzz Жыл бұрын

More tutorials or advance tutorial on google sites plz. Thanks

@Harimayaa Жыл бұрын

Excellent explanation Thanks for sharing 👍

@Simpletivity Жыл бұрын

My pleasure, thanks for watching!

@shewandimashaperera2093 Жыл бұрын

Great video and very good... thanks you.🤗✨️

@Simpletivity Жыл бұрын

You are most welcome. Thanks for watching!

@ranasheikh1961 Жыл бұрын

this was a very helpful post ❤

@Simpletivity Жыл бұрын

Glad you think so! Thanks for watching!

@waseemuds4007 2 жыл бұрын

VERY NICE SIR.........THANX.................

@naomifujishima7443 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for this very helpful tutorial video. Is it possible to upload files from your own computer? It looks like you can only upload from Google Drive. Thank you for any advice!

@wengfernandez5374 6 ай бұрын

thanks for sharing very informative for newbies

@Simpletivity 6 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@darius-b 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Scott. Thanks for this. Interesting. I wonder if businesses use it for their actual websites? Or perhaps quick and simple landing pages?

@9branding 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Darius Baria, Google Sites is the best for information website, if you would like to have an e-commerce one you should consider use other platforms

@senurman 2 жыл бұрын

Wow great

@user-xp7zs7qz3g 11 ай бұрын

thank you it is very important and usefull

@Simpletivity 11 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@SolomonAmanor-vu7sc Жыл бұрын

It’s helpful, thank you soo much. Please, I added a video to my site but it can’t play. Pls what do I do?

@chrisg5932 Жыл бұрын

Ty😊

@nancynow123 2 жыл бұрын

Other than hiding a page from view, is there a way to password protect a page? I am a teacher and have a classroom website and would like to have some teacher resources included that students do not need to view.

@sentient_dinosaurplush Жыл бұрын

Your channel logo looks like the button on my dishwasher reminding me to add more dishwasher salt 💀💀 Very helpful video though! It answered all my questions, quick and simple!

@Simpletivity Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed this video and you found it helpful. Now don't forget about that dishwasher warning light!

@sentient_dinosaurplush Жыл бұрын

Is there a way to set it so the menu is in a sidebar instead of having to open it up via the three dots/lines every time? Hope that made sense but I can’t figure out how to.

@sandeshsaranga Жыл бұрын

Thanks for this

@Simpletivity Жыл бұрын

My pleasure! Thanks for watching.

@memberrelationcommitteecac1338 2 жыл бұрын

can you make some pages private, so its only viewable to certain members?

@shumlanguage Жыл бұрын

Thanks for this helpful video. Q: Can i shrink the banner size?

@jkddaddy 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Scott, nice video. Great introduction. Simple, straight forward, well organized and well presented. Do you know if it's possible to allow collaborators access only to sub-pages? or is it only possibly to share at the top site level?

@myriamdemaine3881 Жыл бұрын

You need to go under the "Share" button and turn on page-level permissions.

@RotaryTeamVincent 2 жыл бұрын

Great tutorial, Scott. I am wondering if there is an e-commerce option?

@Simpletivity 2 жыл бұрын

There isn't an e-commerce option within Google Sites. But I do believe there are extensions and other integrations which you can add.

@jodismith8580 Жыл бұрын

I liked the tutorial it is very helpful. How do I upload pdf documents to google sites. I have downloaded some from google sheets but it only allows those with permission to view them and also only allows a fixed number to open the pdf. What do I do?

@Digital420 9 ай бұрын

Very good keep it up Thank

@Simpletivity 9 ай бұрын

Thanks for liking

@gtwocgsf Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the video. When I uploaded my logo, it's shows a small log. How do I resize it or expand it? When I click "edit logo", it just ask to upload an image. No resizing. I hope you can help

@FunnyCartoonstory-se3er Жыл бұрын

Great video

@Simpletivity Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it

@santhoshmthomas 2 жыл бұрын

Nice video. After publishing a Google Sites website, it need not be hosted separately. Am I correct? You create a GS site first and want to move to WordPress later- is it possible?

@saykogaimer3833 Жыл бұрын

love from banglades.🥰🥰🥰

@earthcitizen57 2 жыл бұрын

Can I import an html file with javascript functionality for a rotating image slider ( with 4 photographs ). I paste the code but the images get inserted into the page all at once. I need them to be called by javascript code. It seems difficult to adapt the site to google sites. If you have any advice I would appreciate it.

@MdsakibislamMdsakibislam-qi4zc 9 ай бұрын

Remember to keep coment very nice video it.

@suzannenowinski632 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for making this all so simple. Is it possible to have a page on my website that is password protected?

@Simpletivity 2 жыл бұрын

Yes, absolutely.

@user-wl9mi3yn3s 3 ай бұрын

so cool

@Simpletivity 3 ай бұрын

Glad you think so!

@michelcorvington813 10 ай бұрын

Very nice tutorial Scott, I do have a couple of questions, you did not talk about in your video. 1) If you are half way done, How do you save your project without publishing it? 2) I had a photo retouching portfolio in the classic version of Google sites, with side by side before and after pictures. When you click on the image you want to view, it would zoom in to see more details of the before and after. Is there a similar option on this new version of Google sites?

@Simpletivity 3 ай бұрын

1. Saving your project: In the New Google Sites, your work is automatically saved as you make changes. You don't need to perform any specific action to save your progress. You'll see a message at the top saying "All changes saved in Drive" to confirm. This applies even if you're only halfway through building your site. You can safely close the browser tab or window, and your work will be preserved. 2. Image Zooming: Unfortunately, the New Google Sites currently doesn't offer a built-in feature for side-by-side image comparisons or zooming functionality like the classic version.

@ayeshanawaz216 Жыл бұрын

Really very interesting

@Simpletivity Жыл бұрын

Glad you think so!

@digigoliath 2 жыл бұрын

It looks very different from earlier versions decades ago. Might give it a spin although I am a Web Developer.

@ashraktahmed-jo1ry Жыл бұрын

Amazing

@Simpletivity Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@mjihad1838 Жыл бұрын

😮😮 this is very help ful video

@Simpletivity Жыл бұрын

I'm so glad that you found it helpful. Thanks for watching!

@nwankwoemmanuel5604 Жыл бұрын

Google site is the best to create business websites and is the safest of all

@Simpletivity Жыл бұрын

So glad you're finding Google Sites helpful for your needs.

@shahadothossain6811 Жыл бұрын

Nice work

@Simpletivity Жыл бұрын

Thanks

@michaeldevaney3307 Жыл бұрын

Hi just a question. I created website in google and forwarded address to various individuals. When they went to site some pages loaded and some said request access which generated an email to me as administrator which I guess I can approve. Just curious why this happens for some pages and not others. It seems excel and word and pdf files are involved

@deshan3452 Жыл бұрын

Nice good message

@Simpletivity Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@balwalpurkingking Жыл бұрын

Good work

@Simpletivity Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much 😀

@dmira802 Жыл бұрын

Great video , I'm concerned about google drive space image are large maybe it would take to much of my fre space

@Simpletivity Жыл бұрын

Yes, images can take up a lot of Drive space.

@philiptownsend4026 Жыл бұрын

I'm thinking about this too. I am in the process of ripping my DVD and CD collections to my Drive but it is filling up rapidly. Am thinking that a private personal website built with this could be a catalogue/menu to access them to play. Now thinking that if I upload my ripped DVD videos to PRIVATE KZfaq videos I can store and view them from there without using my Drive space for those large files. Same with my ripped CDs. But important to keep everything PRIVATE for copyright reasons.

@daytripper75 2 жыл бұрын

Great video, I am concerned about google drive space? Images are large and maybe it would take to much of my FREE space? What is the average size of a larger website? Thanks

@dmira802 Жыл бұрын

Great video , I'm concerned about google drive space image are large maybe it would take to much of my fre space

@BabyWonderlandTV368 10 ай бұрын

amazing video please explain options under insert

@Simpletivity 10 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed the video. And thanks for the suggestion for a future video!

@KJ-zr2ko 6 ай бұрын

❤thank you. Hope do you get a domain name using google sites and will it cost money and ifso how much money? Can I put buttons in the middle of my page?

@markzupo 6 ай бұрын

HI, I started a site that is plain but I want to convert it to a template. Can I do that and how?

@vishalkurien1982 Жыл бұрын

Not able to find "edit site layout" option. - When I made changes to the homepage , those changes would also appear on any new pages that I added . Not sure where I am wrong. Any idea?

@koreanmixwithsongs1103 Жыл бұрын

Good video

@Simpletivity Жыл бұрын

Thanks

@alexherrera3918 Жыл бұрын

Question: Is there a way to create a service page and put services in it but I do not want the service page to do anything , I other words , if I click in the menu service it does not go to the page service , I want to do nothing...i just want the sub pages to work only. I hope you can help. Thanks

@pamtellier1032 4 ай бұрын

Thank YOU; very clearly spoken. I would like to design different navigation buttons. Is that possible?

@Simpletivity 4 ай бұрын

While Google Sites offers some customization options for navigation, the ability to design entirely custom navigation buttons is limited. Here's what you can and cannot do: What you can do: Utilize the built-in navigation bar: Google Sites provides a navigation bar at the top or left side of your website, depending on your preference. You can: Edit the text labels on the navigation buttons to reflect your desired names. Change the color scheme of the navigation bar and buttons to match your website's design. Rearrange the order of the buttons within the navigation bar. What you cannot do: Change the button design: You cannot modify the button shapes, sizes, or add unique icons or images to them. Google Sites offers a limited set of preset button styles. Create custom drop-down menus: While Google Sites allows subpages, you cannot create intricate drop-down menus with custom button designs.

@pamaytel 4 ай бұрын

I created a button as per your tutorial but I am frustrated with placement. I want it onto of an image. Do you have more tutorials? Is there a book? Thank you again.

@Simpletivity 3 ай бұрын

For this particular issue, you may not be able to do what you want within Google Sites. But if you would like more direct help from me on various Google apps and tools, you may be interested in Streamline Academy: www.simpletivity.com/streamline

@jordan5817 5 ай бұрын

When you publish will this be search able on google?

@philiptownsend4026 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for helpful and thought provoking video. I've only just discovered Google Sites and not done anything with it yet. Am thinking of making a PRIVATE (only me to see it) Sites website with it as a catalogue / menu to my ripped DVD and CD collections which presently reside in my Drive. I could publish my collection to youtube as individual PRIVATE videos (ie only me able to see them) and link to them from my PRIVATE Sites website catalogue. That way I have KZfaq store and provide the player for my mp3s and mp4s and not fill up my Drive with them... Just my thoughts...

@Simpletivity Жыл бұрын

What an interesting idea. Thanks for sharing!

@charliebrown5355 9 ай бұрын

I want to create links to sections within my homepage, for example: I created an "About Us" section on my homepage and when someone clicks the navigation bar "About Us", I want them to be redirected to that section on the home page not taken to a new page. Can this be done?

@JohnHenryArchitect 9 күн бұрын

Great tutorial. Will google index pages before they get a custom url?

@Simpletivity 8 күн бұрын

Yes, Google can index your Google Sites pages even before you set up a custom URL.

@JohnHenryArchitect 8 күн бұрын

@@Simpletivity Unfortunately, I cannot see them when I do a search with the exact title of the web

@seanobryan4786 Ай бұрын

When I follow your video I am missing the + sign to start a new one

@amitkumardasindianpackers 2 жыл бұрын

I have created the business website from Google site and have purchased a domain from Google, When the website will be available on Google search? If I need to do some other steps please advise. Thanks.

@user-jm6hi6jg9n 3 ай бұрын

wow

@8ALIMARI 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the tutorials, but I would like to know how to upload Zip or Rar Files .Can you help please

@9branding 2 жыл бұрын

Dear Etelka, How about uploading it to your googledrive and than share the download link to your site.

@figgywhipkins 2 жыл бұрын

Would this be an alternative to sites like Wix?

@atmakali9599 2 жыл бұрын

How do I add a buy now storefront button please ?

@waseemuds4007 2 жыл бұрын

VERT GOOD ...................

@DCKarlo 13 күн бұрын

When I press publish and the site is "published" I can not find it when I try to google it. Only thru the link that I saved. My friend also tried

@rosariofernandez5094 4 ай бұрын

Hi 👋 I would like to create a team workspace webpage. I was wondering if this is the best google tool to create a more visual workspace for my team, where we could add links to the shared drive or to other google suite objects. Thank you for your advice 🙏

@Simpletivity 4 ай бұрын

Yes, Google Sites can be a great option for this type of space. However, you could also create a more visual Google Doc that can link to the same files/folders and keep everyone within Drive.

@md.ridoykhan6231 Жыл бұрын

❤❤

@djxcel23 Жыл бұрын

Can video be added without it being a KZfaq or Vimeo link ?

@canicebuchi1765 Жыл бұрын

Nice

@Simpletivity Жыл бұрын

Thanks

@mosesmwangi5858 Жыл бұрын

hi this was interesting

@Simpletivity Жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing!

@lutforanam9097 2 жыл бұрын

Sir, make a video on Google Drive for Desktop. I hope it will also be very helpful for others too 😊

@Simpletivity 2 жыл бұрын

Here you go: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/jsdhhKihncqXmH0.html

@KP-ei9yp 15 күн бұрын

once you publish, can you then change to a custom domain after publication?

@Simpletivity 14 күн бұрын

Absolutely! You can switch your Google Site to a custom domain even after you've already published it.

@robertgustafson1001 2 ай бұрын

You did not show how text can be typed in. Anyway, I made some text, but the problem is that it shows up on the right side of the page whereas I want it to be centered. So I left-clicked my cursor on the text and tried to center it. But then it showed up on the left side --- which looks better, but I really want to have it in the center. How can I center the text?

@hedgefundmanager-no1 2 жыл бұрын

How to prevent others to change my Google sites via the "edit pen" on the right-hand side bottom of the side?

@tinalarkin2147 2 ай бұрын

First, thank you so much for your video. My problem. I created my first webpage with google sites and when published, it does not show or mimic the draft version. Any suggestions? Something I missed? Completely frustrated. Thank you in advance.

@Simpletivity 2 ай бұрын

There could be a couple of reasons why your published Google Sites page isn't reflecting your draft version. Here's what you can try: 1. Check for Unpublished Changes: Open your Google Site in edit mode. Click the Publish button at the top. Google Sites might show you a side-by-side comparison of your draft (with unpublished changes) and the currently published version. Look for annotations highlighting any unpublished edits. If you see these annotations, simply click the Publish button again to confirm the changes and make your draft version live. 2. Clear Cache and Refresh: Sometimes your browser might be showing a cached version of your published page. Try these steps: Hard Refresh: Hold down the Ctrl key (or ⌘ on Mac) and press F5 to reload the page, forcing it to fetch the latest version from Google's servers. Clear Cache: Clear your browser's cache. The specific steps might differ slightly depending on your browser, but you can usually find this option in your browser settings under "Privacy" or "History."

@tinalarkin2147 2 ай бұрын

@@Simpletivity Thank you kindly

@soumya8306 2 жыл бұрын

Hey Scott! Aren't they shutting this down on Jan 1, 2022? Is it worth learning & shifting to, for like less than 4 months??

@Oliver-gf8jx 2 жыл бұрын

Where did you get that info?

@soumya8306 2 жыл бұрын

@@Oliver-gf8jx I researched a little more on this... And I found that "classic" sites is going away, but "new" sites will stay with us

@Simpletivity 2 жыл бұрын

@@soumya8306 That's right. This version will be sticking around.

@shashanksingh7407 Жыл бұрын

Can we claim copyright of our content displayed on the Google site if someone copies it?

@tamarkustoff3829 2 жыл бұрын

Hi, is there a way to give different people different views?

@TableRecipes 10 ай бұрын

And what about word press. I have a site on word press. You can see it if add com to table-recipes. I do not see advantages of google site over word press. Please tell me what is this difference.

@miltonbrownrigg8409 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Scott, should my business have a site here as well as my own site with my own domain?

@9branding 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Milton, You can purchase a domain and link it with your google sites easily

@jpopjr4066 10 ай бұрын

Maybe someone can help! On the right side of google sites are tabs: Insert Pages Themes. Clicking on the pages shows all the pages and subpages I have created. The problem is that the Home page is the only active page. All other pages are grayed out. Clicking on any page will not work. How do I get them to work, please?

@VictorAkinde-ci5wn 8 ай бұрын

Let me help you