- So in the past couple
of months, I've tried out pretty much every popular
website builder out there and in this video I'm gonna go over each of them and tell you exactly
which one is best for you. I've also created complete
beginner tutorials for each of the website builders
I'm covering in this video. So once you've made your decision feel free to watch those
tutorials to get you started with whichever provider
you chose to go for. You'll find all the links down below in the video description. Before we get started, I do wanna mention that this video is not sponsored
by any of these providers. I'm simply gonna give you
my honest opinion based on my own experience, and based on some further research I've done on each of these providers. However, if you do
wanna support my channel you can use my referral links down below in the video description to sign up for whatever provider
you choose to go for, and for some providers, you'll
even get an additional discount by using my referral link. So let's start with the first
website builder on the list the GoDaddy website builder. This is an all in one website builder including hosting, customizable
themes, a visual editor and additional features like email marketing or
e-commerce with GoDaddy. Building your website is very simple. You just choose the type of
website you want to build. Choose a name, voila, you
have a pre-made website. From there, you can select your main theme and personalize the content
however you want to. One thing to note is that
GoDaddy doesn't have a drag and drop builder, meaning
you can place text or images wherever you want on your page. Instead, you're limited to placing them in the predetermined position based on the structure provided by GoDaddy. This means that building
your website will be faster and easier, and you
also won't have to worry about optimizing your
content for mobile devices as everything will automatically look good on smaller screen sizes. However, this restriction
also means that you'll have less flexibility when it comes
to customizing your website. GoDaddy also offers basic
features for email marketing blogging and e-commerce,
but if you're looking for advanced features, it
may not be the right option for you. GoDaddy offers a completely
free plan, but it comes with a catch. You won't be able to use
your own custom domain and there will be an ad at
the top of your website. So if you want to use
your own custom domain and you want to remove the
ad, then you need to upgrade to a paid plan. The basic plan starts at $10
per month and will be most likely sufficient for
most simple websites. If you're looking to sell
products on your website then you're gonna have to go
with the commerce plan starting at $17 per month. Just keep in mind that these
prices are for yearly payments and will be more expensive
if you decide to pay on a monthly basis. In conclusion, GoDaddy is a
great option for those who want to build a simple
websites and don't need extensive customization options. Let's move on to the next
option, which is Squarespace. Compared to GoDaddy, Squarespace offers a lot more flexibility when it comes to customizing your website with close to 150 website templates. In various industries like photography local businesses,
restaurants, and a lot more you are likely to find
one that fits your needs and all of them are completely free to use and have a modern and clean design. Squarespace recently
introduced their so-called fluid engine which allows you to build your
website using drag and drop making it easy to achieve
the design you have in mind. I personally find Squarespace
to have a good balance between flexibility and ease of use offering plenty of customization options without being overly
complicated for beginners. If you're looking to start a blog then Squarespace is a great
alternative to WordPress. It allows you to create and manage your blog content very easily without having to install a lot of plugins like you would
have to do on WordPress. Squarespace has all the
essential blogging features you need, like being able to
optimize for search engines organizing your content
using tags and categories creating a newsletter,
and even being able to create a members only area
for exclusive content. You can even host your podcast
on your Squarespace website. Squarespace currently doesn't
offer a completely free plan but they do have a 14 day free
trial you can take advantage of to test out everything before
committing to a paid plan. You'll find a link to that trial down below
in the video description. Once the trial is over. You can choose between four
different plans starting with the personal plan at $16 per month if you pay annually or $23
per month if you pay monthly. If you need e-commerce features then you're gonna have to go with the business plans
starting at $23 per month allowing you to accept payments on your website with a 3% transaction fee. To reduce that transaction fee to 0% you're gonna have to go with one of the commerce plans
starting at $27 per month. So Squarespace is a great
option if you're looking for an easy to use website builder without sacrificing too much
flexibility when it comes to the customization of your website. Now let's move on to the next website builder
on the list, which is Wix. Wix comes with over 800 website templates all of which are completely free to use. So no matter what type of
website you want to build Wix is assured to have the
perfect template for you. Wix also has a drag and
drop website builder just like Squarespace, allowing
you to place elements anywhere on the page, compared to Squarespace. The Wix website builder gives
you even more flexibility and customization options when it comes to the design of your website. However, in my experience,
it's a lot easier to make mistakes and
misalign elements on Wix just because of how much control they give you. I've also found that on Wix it usually takes me a bit
longer to optimize the content for mobile compared to Squarespace. One thing that sets Wix apart from its competitors is their
open application marketplace. This allows independent
developers to create applications that add additional
features to a Wix website. Currently, there are over
300 apps to chooses from most of which are free to use just like most other all-in-one
website builders. Wix also allows you to create a blog or turn your website into an
online store and sell products. When it comes to e-commerce then Wix is a good option
for small online stores or for people who already
have a Wix website and wanna start selling
some products as well. However, if the main focus of your website is gonna
be to sell products online then I actually recommend another provider which I'm gonna talk
about later in the video. If you're looking for an all-in-one solution to start a blog then I would personally
choose Squarespace over Wix as their blogging features
are a bit more sophisticated from what I've seen. Just like the GoDaddy website builder Wix also offers a completely free plan which means you'll have
to host your website on a Wix domain and you'll also have
Wix ads on your website. The cheapest plan starts at $16 per month and allows you to use
your own custom domain and get rid of the Wix ads,
plus you get a free domain for the first year if you
choose to pay annually. If you want to sell products on your website and build an online store then you're gonna have
to go with the business and e-commerce plans
starting at $27 per month. So Wix is a great option if you're looking for an all in one website builder with a wide variety of templates to choose from and a good flexibility when it comes to designing your website. Next up, we have Webflow,
just like Wix and Squarespace. Webflow has a drag and
drop website builder but it gives you even more flexibility and customization options when it comes to the website design. So with Webflow you can really make your
website look perfect and optimize the design
for any screen size. This is why Webflow is a great option for designers and developers
who are looking to build something very customized and potentially more complex
than your average website. However, it's definitely more of an advanced website builder
that takes longer to learn so I wouldn't recommend
it to complete beginners. Webflow also has an open marketplace for apps and website templates. That's why there's currently over 1,500 website templates
to choose from, some of which are free and others
cost between 50 and $100. If you want to start a blog
or create an online store you can also do that with Webflow. Webflow also has a free
plan allowing you to publish your website on a Webflow domain. If you want to use your own custom domain then you're gonna have to
choose a paid plan starting at $14 per month if you pay annually. For online stores, the plan
start at $29 per month. In my experience, building
websites on Webflow can be a lot of fun and you can get really creative but it definitely takes more time compared to the other website builders
I've mentioned previously in this video. So if you're looking for a ready-to-go website
as quickly as possible then Webflow is probably not
the right choice for you. But if you want maximum design freedom and you want to build
something completely custom then I can definitely recommend it. And I do have a one hour beginner tutorial that'll help you get started with Webflow. The next website builder I
want to introduce is Shopify. Shopify is designed specifically for building online stores
and e-commerce businesses. So if the main goal of your
website is not to sell products and take payments, then you
don't need to look into Shopify. However, if you plan to
create an online store then Shopify is definitely
one of the best options. Their website builder is
similar to the one of GoDaddy so it's not a drag and
drop website builder. You can simply add elements
and then customize them through the site menu, which
limits your design freedom but makes building your
store very easy and quick. Additionally, everything
is fully responsive so your store will look great
on mobile devices as well. If you want to use Shopify but you need more design freedom then you can install a
third party application such as Gem Pages, allowing
you to build your website using a drag and drop builder. The Shopify app store currently has over 8,000 apps giving
you endless options to add new features to your store. Shopify comes with a bit over 100 online store templates to choose from with only 11 of
them being free to use. The paid ones cost between 200 and $350. Shopify is definitely
not the cheapest option but currently they do have a
three day free trial to test out all the features after
the trial, you can choose one of their paid plans
starting at $29 per month if you pay annually, or $39
per month if you pay monthly. Now, I do have a special referral link for you that allows you
to extend your trial for an additional three
months for only $1 per month and you'll find the link to that offer down below
in the video description. So Shopify is my top recommendation for anyone who wants
to build an e-commerce website very easily and quickly. And now onto the final
website builder I wanna talk about in this video, which is WordPress. WordPress is still the
most popular platform to create websites. In fact, over 43% of all existing websites are
running on WordPress compared to the other website builders
I've mentioned before this is not an all in one solution. WordPress is a content management system that requires you to
handle certain aspects of website management yourself,
such as hosting or security. So running your website on WordPress definitely demands
you to have a certain level of technical understanding compared to all-in-one solutions
like Wix or Squarespace. Now, learning how to
use WordPress definitely can be a bit overwhelming especially if you don't
have any prior experience. So you need to be willing
to spend some time watching tutorials until
you get the hang of it. Luckily, because WordPress
is such a popular platform there's tons of resources out there. WordPress gives you complete control over every aspect of
your website, leaving you with no limits of what you
can do with your website. In the future. You have access to over 55,000 plugins that
are essentially small pieces of software that add
additional functionality to your website. Just like the applications
for Shopify, Wix or Webflow this means that you can
add virtually any feature to your website, including e-commerce social media integration, and a lot more. When it comes to the design,
WordPress has thousands of free and paid templates to choose from so it can make a website look
exactly how you want it to. There's also a drag and drop page builder called
Elementor that allows you to build your website without any coding. Now WordPress is completely free to use. So for simple websites
that don't require a lot of additional features
through paid plugins the only thing you need to
pay for really is hosting. The hosting provider that I
recommend is called Hostinger or it's fast, reliable, easy to use and their plans sort at only $2 per month. Plus, if you get hosting through
my referral link down below in the video description
and you use Code MeticsMedia you'll get an additional 10% off. So if you're on a really
tight budget and you don't mind spending a bit more time
learning how to use WordPress then this is a great option. Also, WordPress is still
the number one choice for people who want to start a blog. So now, which website builder
is the right choice for you? Each of these six options
has its unique benefits so you need to consider your needs before making your final decision. If you're looking for an
all in one solution to build simple websites
with affordable pricing then the GoDaddy website
builder is probably the right choice for you. Squarespace is a great
option if you're looking for a flexible website builder
that is still easy to use with a bit more customization options. Wix is a good option if you're
looking for an all-in-one solution with a wide variety
of templates and a good amount of flexibility in designing your website. Webflow is the best option
for designers and developers who wanna build something
very customized, but it's not really recommended for complete beginners. Shopify is my top recommendation
for those who want to build an e-commerce website
very easily and quickly and don't mind spending a
bit more money to get a very powerful all-in-one e-commerce solution. And finally if you don't want to put any
limits on what you can do with your website and you're willing to spend a bit more time
learning the platform than WordPress is the best option for you let me know in the comments down below which website
Builder convinced you the most regardless of which one you choose the most important thing is to get started and build the website you always wanted. So check out the links down below in the video description and
sign up for a free trial. And feel free to use my
tutorials to walk you through everything you
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