Beginner’s Guide

Welcome to Fimo 👋 This guide is for anyone who has never built a website before. No coding skills needed, no experience required. We’ll walk you through the basics, what makes a website, how it’s usually managed, and how Fimo makes it all much easier.

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What is a website?

A website is like a digital house.

• The rooms are your pages (Home, About, Contact).
• The furniture is the content (text, images, videos).
• The paint and style are the design (colors, fonts, layout).

In the past, building a website meant you had to hire builders (developers), painters (designers), and organizers (content managers). Fimo gives you all of this in one place, powered by AI.

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What is SEO?

SEO stands for Search Engine Optimization. It’s how people find your house on the map (Google).

• Without SEO: it’s like having a house in the middle of nowhere with no directions.
• With SEO: your site shows up on search engines, so people can visit easily.

Fimo helps you add SEO automatically (titles, descriptions, alt text for images) so your website can be discovered.

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What is a CMS?

CMS means Content Management System. Think of it as your bookshelf where all your text and pictures are neatly stored.

• Instead of searching through messy files, a CMS keeps everything organized.
• You can edit a page’s content (like fixing a typo) without asking a developer.
• You can scale easily, like adding more books to a shelf.

Fimo has a built-in CMS. This means every word and image on your site is automatically saved in one place. You can change it anytime without burning AI credits.

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What is a media library?

A media library is like your photo album.

• It keeps all your images, videos, and files in one place.
• You can organize them into folders (like vacation photos vs. work photos).
• You can reuse the same picture across different pages without uploading again.

Fimo’s media library is smart: when you upload an image, Fimo writes a caption and alt text for you to help with SEO.

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What is deployment?

Deployment is a fancy word for publishing your website online. Imagine building a house. While you’re working on it, it’s private, only you and your team can enter. Deployment is like connecting your house to the main road so people can come visit.

• Your private version (Preview) is your construction site where you can try things safely.
• When you’re ready, you click Publish.
• In less than a minute, your site is connected to the world, and anyone with the link can visit.

With Fimo, deployment is automatic. No servers to set up, no technical work, just a button.

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What is a domain?

A domain is your website’s street address.

• Without a domain: it’s like having a house but no address, no one knows how to find you.
• With a domain: people can type something simple like mybakery.com into their browser and visit your site.

By default, every Fimo project gets a free address like myproject.fimo.site. Later, you can add your own custom domain (like mybakery.com) to make it more personal and professional.

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What is responsive design?

People visit websites from phones, tablets, and computers. Responsive design means your site adapts to every screen size. Think of it like designing a doorway wide enough for everyone, whether they’re walking, biking, or driving. Fimo helps you test your site on different devices in the Responsive Mode, so you know it looks great everywhere.

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Collaboration made easy

Websites are often built as a team. With Fimo, you can invite others to your project.

• Some people may just look around (viewers).
• Some may leave comments (reviewers).
• Others can make edits (editors).

It’s like giving out different kinds of keys to your house, some unlock only the front door, others let you renovate the kitchen.

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History (undo)

Don’t worry about making mistakes, Fimo has a History feature. It’s like a time machine for your project. You can go back to a previous version and restore your website if something went wrong. Your work is always safe.

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Credits explained

Because Fimo is powered by AI, every time you ask it to create something new, credits are used.

• Writing a new page → uses credits.
• Uploading an image (AI generates captions and alt text) → uses credits.
• Fixing a typo in the CMS or swapping an image in the library → does not use credits.

Think of credits like fuel for your car. Use them for long trips (creating something new), not for moving a chair inside your house (small edits).

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Why is Fimo different?

Normally, building a website is complicated:

• Developers write code.
• Designers style everything.
• Editors manage content in a CMS.
• Ops teams set up deployment.

With Fimo:

• AI builds your first draft when you write a prompt.
• Preview lets you experiment safely.
• Content tab organizes your text and images.
• Assets tab stores all your media.
• Code tab is there if you ever need it.
• Publish makes it live.

All in one place. All in plain language.

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Real-world parallels

Here’s how you can think about Fimo’s main parts:

• Preview window → your draft sketchbook, where you can try ideas without risk.
• Content tab → your bookshelf, holding all your words and images.
• Assets tab → your photo album, organized with folders.
• Code tab → the toolbox in the garage, for when you (or a friend who codes) want to tweak.
• Publish → sending your book to the printing press.
• Domain → your street address so people can find your house.
• Responsive design → making sure your doors fit everyone, no matter their vehicle.
• History → your time machine to undo mistakes.
• Credits → the fuel that powers creation.

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Step-by-step: your first journey

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Remember: you’re not alone

Building your first site can feel scary, but Fimo is designed to guide you.

• AI helps you start.
• UI helps you refine.
• Publishing is one click.

No coding. No jargon. Just your ideas, turned into a website.