If you’re serious about having an online business it’s a good idea to have some familiarity and confidence in building webpages. On the internet you will find many free website builders that will help you do just that.
They come with a vast array of specifications and serviceability: some you use online, some are integrated with web hosting, others are downloadable, stand alone which you use on your desk top.
You’ll also often find that your web hosting company offers a website builder in your hosting package. I’ve compiled a list of 5 free website builders for you, that covers the spectrum of online, desktop and web hosting integrated tools.
1. NVU is an open source website builder that you download to your desk top that integrates with your file management system for easy FTP. It includes: tabbed editing; spell checker; in-line preview; capacity to edit and debug JavaScript; a CSS editor; it also supports forms, tables, and other standard tools.
It offers an easy to use drag-and-drop interface and logical, easily accessible and adjustable menus. Overall a good basic, stand alone, WYSIWYG editor that provides all the fundamental editing and general usability tools necessary for beginners.
2. Doodlekit is an online website builder, quoted by PC World as – “the time’s most beautiful, quickest, advanced website tool right now, the strongest available online website builder.”
It offers a free plan that includes website hosting. Features are: W3C Valid XHTML & CSS Layouts; Interchangeable Layouts, Color Themes & Designs; Advanced Page Editor & CMS; Blog; Photo & Image Albums; Custom CSS Editing Of Layouts; Built-In RSS Feeds; Full Website Searching.
Limitations of the free plan ie: only 5 Extra Pages & Sub-Pages, 500 Photos/Images upload limit and, 25000 maximum hits per month, are certainly enough for your first site. You can view examples of sites created with doodlekit, read the frequently updated blog and participate in the user forums that include current postings.
3. Blinkweb is a free, easy to use online web builder that creates blogs, content or sales letter styles of sites. It offers a simple drag and drop functionality, with a wide range of designs to choose from.
You can easily create: Testimonial boxes, order buttons, checkmarks; optin forms as well as easily adding video to your site. You can create unlimited sites and either host, for free, with a sub-domain at blinkweb or purchase your webpage creation so that you can download it and host it elsewhere with you own domain name.
The creators of blink web say it’s the world’s easiest website creation tool that allows the average, everyday person to create a professional looking website. Try it, and you just might agree.
4. First Page 2006 is a free downloadable website builder that allows you to create: HTML, XHTML, PHP, ASP, Cold Fusion, Javascript, CSS, SSI and Perl. It offers a clear easy to use menu.
The free version has some limitations and doesn’t include 24/7 priority email support or lifetime upgrades. This site has some other interesting web promotion tools such as the capacity to test your link popularity, analyse your site ranking on search engines, a whois tool and many more.
5. Blue Voda is a website builder that must be used in conjunction with blue voda hosting. Their tagline boasts that you can build your own website in 30 minutes and have it live on the internet by tomorrow morning! You don’t need any HTML web design knowledge with it’s easy to use drag and drop functionality.
It has pre-designed website templates for unlimited web page and website creation. One click publishing means that you are live on the internet in seconds. It comes with very comprehensive video tutorials on practically everything you need to get your site live, including ecommerce set up. The follow up series of email that you receive on registration are also very helpful.
The above list of 5 free website builders gives you the opportunity to try out the various forms and structures of easy to use free webpage creation tools. Try one, two or all of them to discover which you feel most comfortable with. There’s no need to become an absolute expert in webpage building, although a little confidence and knowledge will serve you well in your online life.
I hope this helps.
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