How to Create a New Carrot Site | Carrot Help Center

Welcome to Carrot! Launching your site will be the very first thing you do after you sign up for a Carrot account.

As you go through the site-creation process, you’ll be prompted to select your business focus, which will help us create website content for you based on the types of leads you’re trying to attract with your site.

Let’s get started!

🥕 Need some help getting going with your new Carrot account? Join us for a Group Onboarding Call, where we’ll give you a tour and show you a few strategies to kickstart the launch of your site!

Step 1: Log into your Carrot account

Head over to Carrot.com and log in to your account:

Screenshot of Carrot.com showing where to login

Step 2: Add a new site

Once you’re logged in, navigate to your dashboard and select “Add New Site.” This is where the magic begins!

Screenshot of Carrot dashboard showing how to add a new site

*If this is your first site your screen will look a bit different from this. That’s ok! The steps will be the same after you get started!

Step 3: Choose your business focus

From the options provided, select your business focus, and we’ll give you some recommendations. If you’d like to explore all of the possible options, click “Browse All Site Types.”
When you’re happy with your selection, click “Next”:

Screenshot of creating a new Carrot site and choosing your site content

After hitting “Next”, give us a few moments while we create your new site based on the options you’ve selected.

Step 4: Name your site

Give your new site a name. (Usually this is your business name.) Your site name will appear as your default logo in the header of your site until you attach a logo. You can change the site title any time in your site’s settings.
You can also provide us with more information about how you’ll be marketing your business. This will help us further customize your site. If you’re not sure yet, simply select “I don’t know.”
Click “Next” to continue:

A screenshot of Carrot site generation showing where to add your site title

Step 5: Select your target market(s)

Now it’s time to select the primary local market areas you want to generate leads in.

We’ll create your home page content based on the Primary Market you set, and we’ll create up to three Auto-Location Pages based on other nearby cities you’d like to target.

Tell us the Primary Market location your business is focused on
(Optional) Select up to 3 secondary locations for your business
When you’re ready, click “View Your Site” to continue:

Green shot of carrot site generation showing how to select the target market areas you want to generate leads in.

Have a more complicated setup? Leave the secondary locations blank and you can come back to them later.

🤔 If you’re not sure what Primary Market to focus on, check out this article: Determine The Location Focus of Your Home Page

Step 6: Your Carrot site goes live! 🎉

Nice work! Your site is now created, and you can start making edits to it!

You’ll be able to find any sites you’ve created in your Carrot account dashboard:

How to preview your new site:

Once your site is launched, you can preview it at any time to see what your visitors are seeing. There are a few ways you can preview your site and pages:

From your account’s dashboard
By clicking your domain name, once it’s attached
View individual pages from within the Content Overview

How to view your site from your dashboard

Log into your Carrot account. Once logged in, you’ll go to your site’s dashboard to view your site if you haven’t attached a domain.

How to access your site dashboard from your main Carrot account dashboard.

Then click on the “View Site” link at the bottom of the left side menu to preview your site:

Where to find the view site link in your Carrot site dashboard

Once you attach a custom domain name, you’ll see your site’s link below the Site Title in the top left corner of the orange navigation bar. Click the link to view it:

Screenshot of where to see your custom domain link in the Carrot site dashboard

If you want to see specific pages on your site, click “Content” on the left side menu to be taken to your Content Overview, where you can edit and preview blog posts, pages and more:

Screenshot of the content overview on a Carrot site

Now you’re ready to dive into the creative process!

Getting Started: Next Steps

Once you’ve launched your new Carrot site, you’ll want to confirm the content we’ve created for you and start customizing the look of your site. You’ll also want to attach your domain name.

Head to this tutorial for a full walk-through of what to do next: Getting Started with Your Carrot Website

🥕 Need some additional help getting going with your new Carrot account? Join us for a Group Onboarding Call, where we’ll give you a tour and show you a few strategies to kickstart the launch of your site!