Today we'll be talking about website building platforms, like Wix and GoDaddy. These Build a Website in 60 Minutes platforms might be simple and quick, but they aren't always your best option for you and your business.
You might think this easy solution is perfect for what you need? You can cheaply create a website yourself and it'll only take a few hours. In our experience this is rarely the case.
If we had a penny for every client who approaches us saying "I have a Wix website but it's driving me crazy" or "I have a GoDaddy website but I broke it trying to change something".
Well, are they cheap? Sure, at first they seem cheap; you grab a free template, copy your content into it and away you go. However, you will soon discover the issues with these free templates. Maybe you want an image on the left? Or a button adding? Or your content doesn't fit?
So, you spend a few hours trying to make these small changes only to discover you've made a mess of everything and now the whole website looks out of position. You need to spend more time trying to fix these issues, only to find you're making it worse!
And another thing, this free template can be used by anyone, so your website looks identical to hundreds of others.
And don't forget, this isn't really free at all - nothing is ever free. You need to pay each month for your website, which can usually soon add up when you start adding features and services.
Wix has had a negative reputation for a long time with the SEO community. The problem lies around site speed and excess code. If you drag and drop things, bits of code is always left behind. Some spare code here and there, and you have a serious problem with load speed. And Google does check your code for these things. Google wants to give people quality websites, well coded and fast loading.
Your free website, which is costing you money every month and loads slowly, doesn't even show on search results and nobody visits!
Honestly, website development might seem like you drag a button here and put an image there, but this is a skilled art which has taken myself 12 years to master. You simply cannot do this properly with no experience or understanding of coding languages... in 60 minutes!
You might think you're saving money doing it yourself, but this isn't a shelf in the kitchen... this is your business! This is the difference between "Well I tried" and "My business, my dream is successful"
We have been doing this over a decade, we know how to make a good, reliable website. And the surprise... you might find our services cheaper than you thought.
As always, I've enjoyed sharing my thoughts with you all. Until next time, everyone.
05 January 2023
