Website designing .

[revjohn1]

Hi ,
I am struggling with the set up of designing my own website , can anybody point me in the right direction .
John.

[handrawn]

is it the program you are having difficulty with, or is it that you are completely new to website design ?

[gwpriester]

Welcome to TalkGraphics

I am not sure if you can access these on the trial version but Web Designer Premium comes with a doxens of templates and pre-designed websites (themes) that you can modify to suit your needs.

[revjohn1]

It is both , the programme and the fact I am completely new on website designing .
I just want to build a website to sell my cds and dvds .

[Acorn]

Go to https://xaratemplates.com/product-ca...ness-services/ and try out the Live Demo of any that catch your eye.
This is not to but one but to focus on a design and any features.

Xara offers this: https://www.xara.com/uk/web-designer/templates/ but you do not get to interact with them.

Acorn

[handrawn]

I am completely new on website designing

then I would suggest you seek out existing websites that are already doing what you want to do

try and get a few, because there will be bad as well as good

if you want advice as to which is which, ask here

gwpriester and acorn have given you some pointers as to how to build a template site with xara, once you know what it is you are aiming for...

[bwood]

Hi ,
I am struggling with the set up of designing my own website , can anybody point me in the right direction .
John.

Hi John. Welcome to the forum. First on paper list the pages you want in your site. Then start very slowly and bring in a simple nav bar if content is available to you. If you have a logo put that on the front page. And design your own first page by bringing in your images. If you sell CDs you can easily set up a pay pal system with widgets.
Also if you purchased or are trying out the program take a close look at the starting page that Magix/xara offers.
Also import a simple legacy site that the trial offers.
I’d not try anything too fancy just yet until you learn the basics.
Here’s a basic site for a performer. It doesn’t have a store. All just simple Xara practices. Www.larrykrause.ca. Have fun!

~Bill

[Cloud]

If you're thinking of selling and you want to create the site yourself then either something like Shopify might be the better option for you. Xara can work with ecwid (we have created with xara webdesigner and ecwid in the past) but it is not the most feature-rich of solutions in 2020. Ultimately you want to either learn WordPress or get someone to do it for you.