Create a Google Sites Website
If you're looking for a free and easy way to create a website for your Lions Club, then Google Sites is for you! All you need is a Google Account and a vision of what your want you website to look like.
Here are a couple of examples of Colorado Lions websites using Google Sites:
Google Sites Guidelines
Lions Website Development Guidelines for Google Sites PDF
YouTube Training Tutorials for Beginners
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Create a club Google Account ex:(MylionsClub@gmail.com)Do not use personal Google accounts. Personal accounts may be added as editors.
Open your browser to www.Google.com
Sign in to the club Google Account
In your browser, enter "sites.google.com"
Select "Start a New Site (blank)"
Change "Untitled Site" to your website name.
Create a Custom Theme
Update the Header, Footer and Home page information
You now have the Home page of your website completed.
Review the guidelines document and youtube tutorials on how to add additional web pages
Create a Google Sites Custom Theme
Open your site in the Google Sites editor
Open the Themes panel on the right-hand side
Under Custom use the Create theme button (looks like a rectangle with a ➕ in the middle)
In the Create a theme dialogue enter a Name for your theme
Add a logo for the site from your device or Google Drive
Add a banner image for the default background image for all pages from your device or Google Drive
Use the Next button
Choose a color palette either from the predefined color palettes or you can Customize colors to make your own color palette
Use the Next button
Select fonts for your Titles and headings and your Body text
Use the Create theme button to complete the process and apply your new Custom Theme to your Google Site