Web Site Online Builders

An Alternative to Web Site Templates and Design Software

Have you been wanting your own Web site but didn't know where to begin? Or don't know HTML? Or don't feel you have a talent for this type of thing?

You're not alone in that boat. Before I discovered the concept of Web site templates, I felt woefully inadequate to build my own site. It was the old "catch-22" where I didn't have the money to pay to have a site built, I needed a site to make the money to have a professional site, and without the knowledge of how to build a site, I had no hope of getting a site.

But even templates took some degree of technical knowledge. I could get a reasonably priced site for between $40-$75 dollars generally speaking, but I had to download, mess with it and find a hosting site, domain name, learn FTP, then upload every change. Ugh! However, thanks to a new online resource I no longer have to hassle with any of that! (Can you see me smiling? No? Well, imagine it because I am!) QuickSites, designed and hosted by Pixelmation Internet Technologies, is a simple, affordable way for ANYONE to have a professional, quality Web site.

QuickSitesT are designed to allow anyone on any budget, with any technical skill level (even no technical skill level!) to have their own quality Web site. To build a QuickSite, you don't need any knowledge of HTML, CSS, JavaScript, CGI or Plug-ins. Really, if you can use e-mail or a word processor you can use QuickSites. I've used their live demo and it's a great concept. I've just signed up and will be building my own site, LoveLowCarb.com.

You can try their demo at (http://quicksites.pixelmation.com). Use the demo log-in information provided to get full, free access. I was very happy to see it is set up to literally be a "click, type and save" process, which gives me more time for my writing and marketing focus. Plus, they're offering - DOMAIN Name - Hosting - AnyWhere WebMail - Visitor Traffic Reporting - 24/7 access all included at no additional cost.

I love this easy new way to build my own new site. It just might be a great alternative for you, too. Definitely worth a peek anyway.

Web site builders - easy to use online tools to create a web site or to build a profitable online business.

Comparison and reviews of the most popular and free web site builders.

Web site builders are online tools which anyone can use to build a professional looking web site and have it hosted instantly. No software to buy, no code to learn, all you need is to be a little Internet savvy and know how to click your mouse.

If you're a pro, web site builders will save you weeks of work and allow you (or your clients) to easily maintain the site.

The reviewed products are the current leaders in their fields and are arranged in order of capabilities - from an extremely easy-to-use online web site builder for creating small sites to comprehensive business web site builder.

If you're new to site building and just want to try it for free, you can use the first four products as free web site builders - in addition to paid services, they enable you to create a web site for free with some limitations.

They give you a chance to test your netwriting skills for free. You can cancel the project at any time if something goes wrong, or switch to a paid version if you are totally delighted with the result and want to remove restrictions and include additional features.

1&1 Instant Website

Unlike other reviewed free web site builders, 1&1 Instant Website requires no registration to get started. You can create a web site for free immediately and see what your pages would look like before you join 1&1.

Building a web site is a five-step process...

1. Choose your layout from a library of 120 website templates.
2. Refine your design - choose your favorite graphic and pick the font size, text color, and navigation button style.
3. Edit your content with easy to use online editor.
4. Add extra features like Flash animation, a counter, feedback forms, guest books and more.
5. Publish your web site.

1&1 also offers cheap domain registration and a wide variety of hosting plans.
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Bizhosting

In one simple integrated service, Bizhosting provides everything needed to build an online store with credit card processing...

• Web hosting.
• E-mail accounts and e-mail forwarding.
• Visual web site building tools.
• Professional pre-designed site templates.
• Accepting payment by phone, mail and credit cards.
• Automatic credit card processing.
• Shopping cart.
• Merchant account.
• Real-time shipping.
• Product catalog.
• Discount manager.
• Store management tools.
• Professional site statistical reports.
• Web site promotion tools.
• Phone and e-mail technical support.
• First month free.

The third package allows you to create a web site for free - it includes limited-feature business web hosting, minimal site building tools and banners at the top of each page.

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Site2you

First of all, you get a 7-day free trial account and can create a web site for free. After switching to the registered account, you get two weeks of access to your site as you develop it. You can make the unlimited quantity of downloads or direct file transfers to your hosting company servers.

They won't delete your web site from their base after you have finished it. If you need to make further changes to it, you can either do them yourself or use their 10-day or 1-month access plan (for a small fee) to make updates and download or transfer your site again.

They offer a powerful online editor and hundreds of high-quality professional web site templates to choose from. (Site2you partners with TemplateMonster - one of the world's leading web site templates providers.)

Click here to try the Site2you web site builder for free.

Website Wizard

This is an all-in-one ecommerce package of tools that takes care of everything for you, from domain name registration, graphic design and web hosting, to search engine submission, traffic analysis and ezine publishing.

New: Website Wizard now comes with a 15-day free trial, so you can try it out.

Here's what you get...

• Free domain name registration.
• Unlimited storage space.
• Unlimited email accounts and aliases.
• WYSIWYG site builder interface, professional-looking templates and color schemes, a huge bank of graphics and photos.
• Creating entry and exit pop-ups and pop-unders.
• Building a professional-looking logo in just a few mouse clicks.
• Your own mailing list for publishing an ezine and even personalizing your emails.
• Ezine Generator for creating and sending your email newsletters.
• Search engine submission.
• Automatic link exchange.
• Credit card processing.

Here's what you get...

• Fully customizable web site (up to 10 pages).
• Over 150 professional templates for business, family, organization or personal sites.
• 50 MB of disk space.
• 10 email accounts.
• Shopping cart.
• 30 day money back guarantee.

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Site Studio

Key features of Site Studio:

• Simple to use: Site Studio guides you step-by-step, providing simple choices regarding color, style and images. There is no software to buy, and no code to learn.
• Layout templates: Site Studio provides over 1000 professionally designed templates. The content of your site is stored separately from the layout. You can completely change the look and feel of your site in a few clicks of the mouse, without ever having to retype any information.
• Customizable color schemes: Site Studio includes a number of built-in color combinations that look great with any layout. All the colors can be changed, either by using a point-and-click color picker, or typing in the color as a hex number.
• Complete control over images: you can upload your own images without having to leave your browser. The required images, including logos, rollover buttons and sidebars, can also be generated automatically in the colors you want, with the desired text.
• Variety of pages: Site Studio includes a lot of predefined page templates: About, Links, Download, Firm Profile, Survey Form, FAQ, Catalog, ICQ Contact Center, Site Map, Contact Us, Services, Add-A-Cart Catalog, Amazon Web Store, etc. Generic Page template enables creation of custom pages that do not fall into any other categories. Advanced users can copy-paste existing HTML pages and create web pages based on their own HTML code.
• One-click publishing: The web site is published with one click. But even after publishing, you can go back and change it as much as you wish.

• SpeedFox
  1200 MB of disk space and 20 GB of traffic for $7.96 a month (no setup fee). Additionally, you can host up to 3 domains (separate sites) within one account - a low-cost solution for owners of multiple sites.
• WebsiteSource
  1600 MB of disk space and 40 GB of traffic for $7.83 a month (no setup fee). You can host up to 4 domains (separate sites) within one account.
• CHIhost.com
  2500 MB of disk space and 65 GB of traffic for $7.95 a month (no setup fee).

FreeWebsitesDirect takes a different approach to site creating than other web site builders - the design team will build a custom made 5-page, fully enabled e-store according to your specs with your own logos, photos, and copy. It's a good solution for small business owners who need a web site but have no time.

Most sites are completed in 14-21 business days or less. Once you get your web site you'll be able to expand it up to 500 pages, 500 images and 500 products. Every site is designed so you can log in and update it yourself easily without any programming experience.

The only cost to you is hosting your site, though it's a bit expensive in comparison to "pure hosting." The site includes all the necessary features like...

• Custom domain
• Business email
• Shopping cart
• Autoresponders
• PayPal integration
• Security certificates
• Newsletters/mailing lists
• And more

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