What is the Best Website Builder?

The Internet abounds with free and trial software for building websites. The problem is deciding which is the best website builder for your purposes. Some are ideal for business websites, while others are more suited to hobbyists or small business entrepreneurs who just want a web presence.

The following examines some of the best website builder programs according to reviews posted online.

What is a website builder?

A website builder is simply software that helps someone build their own website without having to learn technical stuff such as coding. There are a wide variety of website builders on the market. Some are free, others relatively cheap and some cost a pretty penny. The decision as to which to use will depend on your budget and what your website will be used for.

Some builders that have received good reviews that are available online for free or on a trial basis include the following:

• Yahoo Web Hosting

This offers easy-to-use design templates that you can customize for any business. There is no software to download, but this online site builder also works well with other site builders like Dreamweaver and FrontPage. The system supports most video applications, blogging, PayPal, maps, and forms for collecting visitor information.

The Yahoo server boasts an impressive 99.99% uptime record for its hosted sites, and also offers remote backup, among other important security features.

• Homestead

Homestead gives users more than 2,000 templates to choose from and they are professionally designed, which instantly builds credibility. Each template can be customized with logos, text, and graphics.

Forbes included Homestead on its "Best of the Web" list, saying, "A website building tool for the technically unsavvy. The drag-and-drop software lets you create a web presence with minimal pain."

Homestead offers a free trial, and packages starting at less than $5 per month. Internet marketers may be especially interested in the Homestead SearchLight package, which includes advanced website promotion tools.

• Site Build It!

Site Build It! (SBI!) is a fully-integrated online business-building system. It starts the site building procedure significantly earlier in the overall process, beginning with keyword research and including site building, hosting, and online marketing tools.

With more than 100,000 customers, SBI! also boasts an Alexa ranking in the top 1,000. Customers tend to be nearly fanatical in their endorsement of SBI! and many of their success stories are posted on the site. SBI! claims its customers are in the top 3% of income-producers on the internet.

It is important to recognize that many of the website builders, while advertised as being free, are not totally free. To be able use some of these builders you have to register to host your website with a particular company and they offer the software free of cost. Some are free only for the trial period so take care to read the fine print before you begin to build your website or you may end up losing your hard work without warning.

Do some groundwork before making a final decision as to which application is the best website builder based on your needs.

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