For Home Pros: A Quick-Start Guide to the Houzz Site Designer
Want to create a great-looking website for your business? Our free tool with customizable themes makes it easy
Houzz is now offering sneak previews of Site Designer, an easy-to-use, free website building tool. If you are a Houzz pro and want to create a custom website, go to Site Designer to request your invitation.
If you’ve already received your invitation, check out the quick-start guide below.
If you’ve already received your invitation, check out the quick-start guide below.
Start with your Houzz professional profile. Make sure you have uploaded plenty of photos that show off your best work.
When you enter Site Designer, you’ll pick a theme for your website. Choose one that best fits your style and personality.
Houzz Site Designer then takes the projects, photos, customer reviews and more from your profile and puts them into the theme you selected.
The site will look beautiful right away, but there are few things you’ll want to customize before you publish.
The site will look beautiful right away, but there are few things you’ll want to customize before you publish.
You’ll find several customization options in the menu on the left side of the screen. If you want to change your website theme, for example, click on Site Theme under Theme Options.
The theme gallery will appear over the menu. Click each theme to see a preview of it. To use a new theme for your website, click the Use This Theme button in the top-right corner of the screen. To close the gallery, click the Close Theme Picker button.
Look for the pencil icon as you move around the screen to find all the areas you can customize. To change any editable element, just click it.
If your theme includes text on the homepage, use that space for a welcome message or to describe your company’s vision. You can also choose which photos and projects you’d like featured on the site by clicking those elements.
If your theme includes text on the homepage, use that space for a welcome message or to describe your company’s vision. You can also choose which photos and projects you’d like featured on the site by clicking those elements.
To edit your company name or the subhead below it, click the area you want to change. A drop-down menu will appear. Edit the text directly, then click the green check mark to save it.
To add your logo instead, click your company’s name in the title bar. Then click the green picture icon in the drop-down menu.
To add your logo instead, click your company’s name in the title bar. Then click the green picture icon in the drop-down menu.
Upload your logo by clicking Upload Image. Then click the green checkmark to save it.
Explore other pages on your site by clicking on them in the title bar. All website themes come with four pages: Home, Projects, About and Contact. All of these pages can be customized. Be sure to add information that expresses your company’s uniqueness, including any awards. Best of Houzz awards are automatically added.
You can also add new pages in the menu under Site Pages.
You can also add new pages in the menu under Site Pages.
Before you publish, click Preview My Site at the top of the screen. This will take you out of editing mode and let you navigate your website just as your clients will. Click on Tablet or Phone to see how your site will look on mobile screens.
When you are ready, click the Publish button at the top-right corner of your screen. And don’t forget to tell everyone about your new website!
For information on using your own web address (URL) with Site Designer, see our Guide to Using Custom Domains.
For answers to frequently asked questions, visit Houzz Support.
When you are ready, click the Publish button at the top-right corner of your screen. And don’t forget to tell everyone about your new website!
For information on using your own web address (URL) with Site Designer, see our Guide to Using Custom Domains.
For answers to frequently asked questions, visit Houzz Support.