Easy-to-use, affordable, great choice.
December 05, 2017
Easy-to-use, affordable, great choice.
Score 8 out of 10
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Verified User
Overall Satisfaction with Weebly
Weebly is being used to build, update, and host our website. The problem it addresses is the need for a sharp looking, easy to update website, without breaking the bank or requiring a developer. The needs and requirements for the website are fairly basic.
- Weebly is easy-to-use. Really the definition of intuitive.
- Weebly doesn't restrict you to their ecosystem. Many drag n drop builders make their real money off strong arming you into using the rest of their tools by actively restricting the implementation of third party solutions (think scheduling tools, chat, etc). Weebly doesn't do this.
- The responsiveness is really good for a drag n drop builder.
- Reasonably priced. Weebly is affordable for anyone.
- At times, you can't quite do what you envision. While it's drag n drop, there is a grid system that must be maintained. Every once in awhile you'll get a bit irritated and revert to plan B. Being able to freestyle just a bit more would be nice.
- You're very limited in what types of rotating content pieces (like quote sliders) you can create without a third party plug in. Slideshow images are solid, but image + text or text only, not so much.
- I think the blogging capabilities are a little weak. I wish there was a better way to create different templates for the blog. It feels a little restricting and I find it harder to use than the rest of the product.
- Weebly helped me launch a basic (but pretty sharp!) lead generation site in less than one day.
- Not needing a developer has allowed me to make quick enhancements and optimizations as I find new user behavior, without waiting or paying high per hour costs.
- The low cost has allowed me to invest in other parts of the business.
I evaluated Wix, and started building my site. To my horror, I later learned of their horrendous ecosystem strategy. I understand why they do it as a business, but as a user, it drivers me INSANE. They go to great lengths to prevent you from using 3rd party tools. I.e. marketing tools that will work on any website are restricted on Wix. They want to push you towards using their own add-ons. The problem is, most of these add-ons are mediocre, IMO.