Let us first see what website builders are before I leave to you the actual task of making a choice. A website building software is an easy-to use program which even the average person can use to build their own websites. It’s a tool that can be used to build a website without the knowledge of computer code and computer code editing. A website builder can be either one of the two types namely online or offline.
Online Website Builders
These are website building software usually provided by web hosting companies and allow users to build their private websites. Usually these companies require users to sign up with them. Online website builders are quick and very easy to use, in fact they need no prior experience. Websites can be built and get running quickly. Many of them come with tutorial videos and files for help. Full technical support is also provided. They have all the qualities which make them recommendable to the novice. A few of them are listed below
- BaseKit
- homstead
- Doomby
- Edicy
- intuit
- IM Creator
- Jimdo
- hub
- Moonfruit
- web.com
- Shopify
- uCoz
- WebMaker_CMS
- Webnode
- Webs
- Weebly
- Wix.com
- GoDaddy
- Yola
Offline website builders
An offline website builder is software installed in a computer to create pages offline which can then be uploaded to any host of preference. Ideally these are best suited to professional web designers who want their pages to be published to more than one client or web host. The modern offline website builders are both WYSIWYG and at the same time permit editing of the source code and CSS styling a feature which makes them to be very flexible.They are more expensive though. Some open source website builders may be be downloaded free of charge.
Common Features Of Website Builders
You begin your website design by selecting one from a number of pre-designed website templates. With a free website builder you will get a limited number of templates from which to make your selection the number going to thousands with a paid option.The templates are of various structures and styles to meet the needs of different people. While others are optimized for small e-commerce websites, some come with plug-ins for multi-media applications. Many website builders allow you to incorporate a blog or a forum. The best website template for you is the one that fits with the prime purpose of your website.
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