Need an Easy
Web Site Builder? Two Recommended
Software Packages*
If you are looking for an easy web
site builder, I have two solutions that I highly recommend. I
have used both of these site builders personally and recommend
each of them without hesitation.
Site Build
It* - Highly recommended for
beginners.
If you are completely new to building
websites, I recommend Site Build It. This is a internet based,
easy web site builder and you'll pay an annual fee of $295
(or $29.95 monthly) that is all-inclusive. The package
includes your domain name (you choose), your hosting, the
complete website building software package, and loads of
built in tools to help you identify marketable keywords,
find ways to monetize your website, and evaluate your site's
performance. You won't have to find and use a boatload of
tools and resources outside of Site Build It which keeps it
all very convenient and well organized in an easy
step-by-step manner.
This solution is especially valuable
if you are thinking of putting up a website with the purpose of
making money from the site itself. This package will help you
research topics that are marketable and potentially profitable.
It will also teach you what to do and when you need to do each
step. It takes the guesswork out of the process.
I used the Site Build It package as my
tutorial when I assumed responsibility of a corporate website
in a former position I held at a large company. I needed to
come up to speed on the ins and outs of building an effective
website and get there fast. While we did not use SBI to build
our corporate site, I did use it to develop my own website and
that experience was almost entirely responsible for my initial
website building education. The information is solid, the
package is very complete, and the training is comprehensive and
easy to follow.
If there is any downside it is that
you need to re-subscribe to the package each year (or month if
you're doing the month to month subscription option) to keep
your site live. In the long run, this can be more expensive
than going another route. However, the completeness of the
system is worth it for site building newbies or for those who
like all their tools inter-connected for simplicity and ease of
organization. If you plan to build multiple sites over time, or
if you already have a good understanding of what goes into
developing a successful website, you may wish to consider the
other easy website building software I recommend
below.
Explore Site Build
It here.
XSitePro* -
Recommended for those with a little experience. (Or beginners
who purchase the training below.)
The
training program that is discussed below is available
separately. Beginners will do great with this program if they
also purchase training program. (Intermediate and advanced site
builders will also likely learn a ton from this training
program as there are so many excellent features and
capabilities within XSitePro 2.)
I currently use and highly
recommend XsitePro. XsitePro is desktop based site building software
that creates sites easily and inexpensively. You pay for the
software just once for an upfront fee of $197 (an ongoing
sale price) and you can use it to create an unlimited number
of web sites. Your only other costs will be for your domain
name and website hosting.
XsitePro is very intuitive, but it
also comes with a excellent user manual that you download and
print out (or simply view on your screen). There is also a
Quick Start Guide to get you up and running quickly. They also
recently launched a comprehensive self-paced XsitePro video training package that has
received exceptional reviews.
I have used XsitePro (version 1 or 2)
to build numerous websites. XsitePro 2 now has a vast array of outstanding
features added to make it extremely robust and very user
friendly.
If you utilize the internal SEO tools
built into the software, you will be building a site that is
automatically search engine friendly. These
built-in SEO tools help you identify what needs to be done to
be spidered effectively by the major search engines and get you
found online. Using these tools will help your site obtain
better organic listings on the search engines.
This package does not bundle the
domain name, hosting, keyword research, and monetization
exploration tools as Site Build It does. However, it is an
excellent, easy web site builder that includes lots of bells
and whistles like form builders, point and click tools to add
audio and video to your site very easily, automatically built
Google site maps, and much, much more. It is extremely robust
for the price and you can use it over and over again to build
as many sites as you wish to in the
future.
Check out
XsitePro2 here.
XSitePro 2 Training
Package*
The XsitePro training package is
exceptional. I declined to purchase it for quite some time
because I was already using XSitePro so successfully. Little
did I know that there was such a tremendous wealth of
information available to ramp up XSitePro to an entirely new
level. Even some "advanced" website builders have raved
about what they have learned and implemented as the result
of using this training program.
The training is laid out very logically and you
can sequence yourself through the training modules based on
your skill level, interests, and knowledge gaps. Highly
recommended if you own or are thinking about buying
XSitePro.
Check out the
XsitePro training package
here.
* I am an
affiliate for these products and make a commission on each sale
made if you use the links I've provided. However, rest assured
that I NEVER recommend products for the sake of commissions
alone. I have personally used and endorse each product I
recommend. I also I recommend many products for which I have
no affiliate connection. If a product I recommend
does offer an affiliate program, I do take advantage.
Please note that there is absolutely no extra cost for anyone
purchasing through an affiliate link.
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