Online Website Builders
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David
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February 20th, 2012
An online website builder allows you to make a website from any computer that has an internet connection. There is no software to download or install on your computer. You generally log into your account and make any updates your website.
Selecting an online website builder can be confusing because many of them offer the same features. The bottom line is that the first time you login you will select from 100s of templates to get the overall look of your website and from there you can add any text or images that you'd like.
Online Website Builder Solutions
An online website is going to require little to no HTML knowledge. This will allow you to make a website without having to learn all types of HTML code before getting a website online. You'll still need a domain name so that people can find your website.
If you're simply looking to add an informational website you can simply choose your template and add the information to your web pages much like you'd type into Microsoft Word the ease of adding images is equally easy. You simply 'browse' for your images and crop them down to the size that you'd like.
Once you have a website that you're happy with you can simply save it and click a 'publish' button. This will copy all of the files to your hosting account and your website is online. Making changes is equally easy, if you need to update anything or you'd like to change the template you simply need to save your changes and you can publish the changes.
A valuable part of online website builders is that they generally include web hosting so you won't have an additional fee for this. You can simply choose the number of pages that you'd like such as 5 pages, 10 pages, etc.
Online Website Builder Providers
As I mentioned there are a lot of online website providers out there and this can cause things to be slightly confusing. I'd say that there is very little difference between them, just look for the features that are important to you and start making your website.
Below you'll find a small list of online website builders that I have worked with and would recommend. Again, just look for the features that are important to you and go from there.
Website Tonight
Website Tonight is a sitetoad.com product that has all of the features that you could possibly need. It even has the capability to add custom HTML if you should need to add any special features to your website.
A nice thing about Website Tonight is that if you should ever decide that you want to sell anything on your website you can add Quick Shopping Cart to your plan and sell items and services online and still maintain the original look of your website.
Plans are purchased in 5 page, 10 page and Unlimited page plans. If you're interested in seeing a demo of how it works before using it please visit SiteToad.com. You'll find the URL and the login details on the homepage.
Site Build It
Site Build It is more than a website builder it's actually an entire training program. You're given the tools to build your website and once you've done this you're provided with training material in regards to optimizing and marketing your website.
Site Build It is known for showing the results that it's users get. They offer real world success stories and offer statistics to back up their claims.
Right now they are offer a Mother's Day special to help save you money and as always, they offer a Risk-Free Trial. Below I've included a video that may help you understand how Site Build It works.
Web.com Website Builder
Web.com's website builder isn't as affordable as the Website Tonight builder but it has some of the most professional looking templates you can imagine.
On top of that, the ease of use is very impressive as it's very user friendly and as most online website builders it is integrated with the latest features for building an interactive website.
Web.com's website builder also offers two packages where you can upgrade to offer e-commerce solutions on your website as well as tools to assist with marketing your website.