A2 Media - Website Builder research

1. WEBSITE
BUILDERS

2. WIX WEBSITE BUILDER Wix.com is a cloud-based
web development platform
that allows users to create
HTML websites and mobile
sites, through the use of their
online drag and drop tools.
Users can add functionalities
such as social plug-ins,
eCommerce, contact forms,
email marketing, and
community forums to their
websites using a variety of
Wix-developed and third-party
applications. Wix is built on a
freemium business model,
earning its revenues through
premium upgrades. Users
must purchase premium
packages in order to connect
their sites to their own
domains, remove Wix ads,
add e-commerce capabilities,
buy extra data storage and
bandwidth and more.
Wix provides hundreds of
website templates and a drag
and drop HTML5 website
builder which includes apps,
graphics, image galleries,
fonts and more. Everything on
Wix’ website-templates is
customizable so users can
choose function, style, color,
text, background, buttons that
match their needs or opt to
create their websites from
scratch. In October, 2013 Wix
introduced its own Mobile
Editor. The editor lets users
easily adjust their Wix-driven
sites to mobile viewing.
I like the look of Wix as
it seems very
professional. I also like
how you can search for
your perfect template
enabling you to create
your website how you
want it. I also like how
there’s no coding as this
may prove difficult for
people who have never
coded before. There is
also a number of tutorial
videos for beginners
which I would benefit
from as I’ve never used
this before. Also there is
an App Market which
allows you to add in
your own widgets and
website sliders which
would prove a lot more
difficult on other website
builders, this will also
make the making of the
website a lot easier and
therefore quicker. Wix
offers a lot of creative
options which are not
often found with these
kind of website builders.

3. WIX TEMPLATES I have gathered some templates from WIX which I would consider using if I decide
to use this programme for my ancillary task.

4. Weebly is a web-hosting service
WEEBLY WEBSITE BUILDER that allows the user to drag-and-drop
while using their website
builder. As of August 2012,
Weebly hosts over 20 million
sites, with a monthly rate of over
1 million unique visitors.The
company is headquartered in
San Francisco. The company
was originally founded by chief
executive officer (CEO) David
Rusenko, chief technology officer
(CTO) Chris Fanini, and chief
operating officer (COO) Dan
Veltri. The startup competes with
Wix.com, Webs, Jimdo, Yola,
SnapPages, and other web-hosting
and creation websites.
TIME Magazine listed Weebly
amongst the 50 Best Websites
of 2007.
Weebly gives millions of people
a surprisingly easy and
affordable way to create a site
that is as unique as they are.
With a Weebly site, people can
start their own business,
communicate with their clients,
showcase their achievements,
and be an authority on personal
and professional interests.
Offering a range of pricing
options including a free plan and
premium plans starting at
$4/month, Weebly has
everything you need to plan,
build, publish and grow a site
that meets your goals.
Similarly to Wix, Weebly
looks very professional. It
has a series of menus
across the top for easy
access to its key features.
A simple drag and drop is
all it takes to add text,
images or forms to your
Weebly website. It’s so
easy to use it doesn’t need
tutorials to learn how to
use it which is a bonus for
beginners. It is also smart
phone friendly so I could
update my website while
outdoors if I’m inspired by
something. It allows the
adding of HTML meaning
you can add social media
widgets however this my
prove difficult for people
who have never worked
with HTML coding.

5. WEEBLY TEMPLATES I have gathered some templates from WEEBLY which I would consider using if I
decide to use this programme for my ancillary task.

6. JIMDO WEBSITE BUILDER Jimdo is a WYSIWYG
(What You See Is What
You Get) web hosting
service. Jimdo offers
JimdoFree, a free web
hosting service, JimdoPro
and JimdoBusiness, both
premium services. Jimdo is
operated by Jimdo GmbH,
a Hamburg, Germany-based
company. It
competes with Wix,
Weebly, Yola (formerly
Synthasite), Webs, uCoz,
Webnode and other web
hosting and creation sites.
The basic Jimdo service is
free; users of the basic
service have their website
names as the site name
and .jimdo.com. The two
premium services, Jimdo
Pro and Jimdo Business,
allow users to have their
own domain names. They
also receive additional
storage space and no
advertisements. Jimdo
offers a native site building
application for iOS.
Our motto—Pages to the
People!—sums up our
mission: Put the power of
website creation into
everyone's hands.
Like Wix and Weebly this
looks very professional.
The first downside to this
website builder however is
that it’s only supported on
iOS which would prove
difficult for people with
Windows or Android
phones and will restrict
them in where and how
they can make their
website. However it has a
drag and drop fuctionality
which is something
everyone is familiar with in
this day and age meaning
it’s easy to use for young
and older people. The
templates are renewed
every year so everything
is modern and it is up to
date, the latest templates
were renewed in August
2014. Like Weebly, HTML
coding is accessible
allowing you to add social
media widgets, again this
may prove difficult for
people who have never
used HTML coding and it’s
not certain if there’s
instructions on how to do
it.

7. JIMDO EXAMPLES I have gathered some templates from JIMDO which I would consider using if I
decide to use this programme for my ancillary task.

8. I have decided to use WIX…
I have decided to pick WIX as the website builder that I
will use for my ancillary task. I chose this as I like the
features it gives and I like the ability to be able to add
your own HTML coding as I am able to work with the
coding which will enable me to add my own personal
touches to my website. I also think it’s the most
professional looking website and it also has the most
choice in terms of website templates.
I also like the interface the website has and what it can
offer users which is why I have chosen to use it.