How to Choose a Website Builder
Coding and web design are valuable skills, but you don’t need to be a professional to build your website for your business or personal use. Hosting services go hand and hand with website b...
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Why we chose Wix as the #1 Website Builder for 2020!
Wondering why wix came out as our #1 selection as a website builder for 2020? When coming to our conclusion we focused on three areas to meet our readerships needs. Those areas are Value for Money, Website Builder Editor, Siteblog Templates, Additional Features, Guides and Customer service.
Let’s jump right in and break all of these aspects down!
Value For Money
When deciding which Website Builder is the best, the cost can and does play a large-role in the evaluation of the platform. While cost isn’t everything and we would never recommend paying less for a website builder you dislike, we did find that Wix overall took first place in this category.
For most people a personal use plan or the unlimited plan for entrepreneurs alike will be more than enough. After all, unless you are a professional photographer or video editor 10GB of space for only $18 per month is pretty reasonable when considering the cost of the other website builders out there!
Page Builder and Editor
When continuing our audit of online website builders our next focus was page builders and the editors that were associated with them.
Now anyone who has used a page builder before knows some are great and some are down right atrocious and incredibly hard to work with.
We selected Wix as our page builder of choice for the following reasons:
- Ease of Use
- Excelled Learning Curve
- Drag and Drop Functions
- Elements and Features
Website Builder Templates
When it comes to website builder templates, more is better – right? We think so, too!
Make no mistake, if you plan to use Wix as your website builder of choice you will have a plethora of templates at your disposal to use for multiple categories. In our search we found that Wix has over 800 website templates that you can find readily available.
The categories available are:
- Business & Services
- Store
- Creative
- Communities
- and Blogs
Use These Tips and Tricks to Find The Best Website Builder For Your Needs!
Luckily due to the wide marketshare of website builders across the internet, most come with a free trial period to help you get the most out of it! Below, we’ve covered a few more tips that will help you decide which builder is best for your needs!
1. Free Trials – As mentioned above, most website builders come with free trials that are risk free. Make sure to scout the ones that do so you can explore the interface and find the easiest solution for your level of expertise.
2. Features – When it comes to features, the most important things to think about are how the content management system handles pages, posts/blogs, media content, tags and categories and whether these are user friendly or not.
3. Domain Name Connection – Depending on the website building platform how you connect your domain name will vary. While some builders have a seamless DNS set up and integration others do not and will require advanced skills.
4. Cost – While some articles recommend thinking of cost first, we advise to think of the final cost last. Simply because we recommend paying a little more for a website builder you love than cutting cost corners for one you hate!
If you’re interested in learning more head over to our article section about How to Choose a Website Builder for more information!
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Is WordPress a Website Builder?
One of the most common questions we get is in regards to WordPress, and it’s site building abilities. WordPress is a CMS or Content Management System. WP is a very flexible system, and with plugins, can be turned from a traditional CMS into a full-fledged builder. Basically, the decision to use WordPress vs. Wix or one of the other platforms usually comes down to a few considerations:
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Needs:
A website for a photographer, vendor of onewheel shirts, or musician will usually require less than an eCommerce site. Therefore, you may focus on a landing page about your photography services and prices or your band’s upcoming shows. An eCommerce site may need multiple product categories, purchasing abilities, or intricate social capabilities. Given these points, you can avoid these time and cost requirements with a site builder.
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Coding Abilities:
If this is your first website and you don’t have a lot of extra money set aside for developers and I.T., you are better off with a Wix, Weebly, or Sitebuilder platform. To clarify, these platforms are easy to use and don’t need any HTML or CSS knowledge. They also have teams of support people in place when you do have a challenge.
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Costs Involved:
WordPress is free to install, and a lot of plugins are free as well. With WordPress, this is usually where the “Free” ends. In addition, you’ll find you have hosting needs, premium plugin costs, and most importantly time costs. This doesn’t include the finances to invest in developers, designers, or htaccess code tweakers. Because of the immense flexibility, WordPress is more overwhelming to start with.
In summary: WordPress is an awesome platform that can be tweaked to work like a traditional WYSIWYG builder. In short, it offers a lot of diversity in how the final product comes out. But, before you break out the credit card, if you aren’t an established brand, have friends as coders, or an excess supply of extra money to invest…a Website Builder is a much more practical place to start.