Not everyone can afford a Boston web design company when they need to develop a new website, and if you’re determined to be a do-it-yourself web designer, you will at least be able to find a number of software tools to help you out. Good web design is much easier to accomplish these days than it was 10 years ago, thanks in large part to the ease of use of many of these website builders. Here are some of the best currently on the market.
Wix
This website builder is almost as easy to use as it is to spell. Even if you haven’t had any experience at all in designing or developing websites, the Wix tool will make your first attempt look fairly professional. You will be able to include headers and plenty of text, along with animation, videos, and photo carousels, all while using a variety of fonts. A drag-and-drop tool makes building each page easy, and Wix is continually adding new features to its software to assist in the site-building process.
Weebly
Another company which is quite popular these days among do-it-yourselfers is the firm known as Weebly. This site builder allows you to assign various access levels for authors, editors, and administrators. If you’re thinking of building an e-commerce site, you’ll probably really like the format of the online store, and you will also appreciate the ease of setup. There are tons of designs to choose from, and that will help you to make your site unique, even among other Weebly sites.
Novi
This tool offers users the possibility of choosing one of three development modes, those being edit mode, design mode, and preview mode. When you’re in edit mode, you can make use of visual tools which will do much of the site-building for you, by dragging and dropping components where you need them. When in design mode, you can give free reign to all your web development skills, and take advantage of your programming knowledge, by building a more sophisticated web page. Preview mode allows you to review the results of your labors, so you can identify any mistakes you’ve made prior to publishing your site on the Internet.
Squarespace
If you’re the kind of person who wants the maximum number of options and tools available, then this may be the tool for you. There are so many customizable options included in this tool, that it might tend to overawe the beginner. It does provide some automatic services for you, for instance optimizing your site for mobile devices. Despite the fact that it has so many options, Squarespace is still fairly easy to use, especially if you watch the videos and tutorials first.
Jimdo
This software tool is fairly new to the web design and website-building industry, although it has quickly become one of the best products for do-it-yourselfers. This is primarily because of the way it includes all in one package the website builder, blog, domain name, and email address. It has a great storefront template if you’re interested in e-commerce, and this can quickly be set up to get you going. Some templates are less flexible than other DIY tools, but it does have tremendous SEO capability to make up for it.
