I’m a new user to BSS, a casual user for my own web sites and some of people I know, and have some simple questions to start out. I’ve purchased and installed BSS, and I see it includes two free templates. Does anyone have a suggestion what I might want to download that would be the most useful from a learning point of view? Or, if the credits never expire, should I just wait until there’s a template that looks right for some future project?
I’ll be creating a new site for my automotive repair business as well as some hobby things, and one for a non-profit that will have a blog and will need to have a Donate button to raise money.
I decided on BSS because I wanted an off-line environment similar to WebPlus, which I used a long time ago, and feels similar to Elementor, which I have learned recently, but I decided I didn’t need the heavy back-end of Wordpress.
For learning, I wouldn’t start with a template: I find them a bit overwhelming and I can’t see the forest for the trees.
I started by reading the BSS help pages. I also went through a video that builds a while site from scratch (like this). That particular video is old but probably still worthwhile; there are more recent equivalents.
I agree with @Gondwana. Ready made templates are great if you want to create a similar looking website, but I’ve found the best way is to follow the along with the videos in the academy, and also on BSS’ Youtube channel.
I haven’t used templates for much else than looking for ideas how to do something, so I thought there might be some that demonstrate all the bells and whistles, but you’re right, it’s best to just start building something. I watched all the academy videos, and a number of others on Utube before deciding to settle on BSS…l guess I should start over now that I can actually work along side with the app!