Easy website builder for those with basic computer skills but lacks themes and flexibility
October 06, 2016
Easy website builder for those with basic computer skills but lacks themes and flexibility
Score 8 out of 10
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Verified User
Overall Satisfaction with Weebly
I do not currently use Weebly. About a year ago I started a small business and needed to create my own website. I am not a developer so the idea of open source WordPress did not seem like the best way to start off. I did my research and narrowed down to Weebly, Wix, and Squarespace. I decided to use a trial of all three to decide which I like best. This is my review based on my experience during my trial of Weebly as I did not end up purchasing a paid Weebly plan.
- The Weebly interface is considerably user-friendly allowing for beginners to be able to build a website without requiring detailed knowledge of coding or web design/development.
- Weebly offers pre-designed themes to get you started without getting hung up in the design phase.
- Weebly also allows you to build a store and sell your goods/products on your website.
- The amount of themes available is significantly lower than some competing websites. This could be good for someone who is indecisive and does not want to be overwhelmed, but otherwise, I think they could provide additional themes.
- The SEO features provided with Weebly are not as easy to comprehend as other platforms. For example, using Yoast on WordPress has now set the standard in my mind and these three competitors I tried do not compare in terms of SEO features.
- Email campaigns are only offered on their highest price plan where competitors offer this features at lower to mid-priced plan tiers.
- In my case, there was no ROI since I did not continue with Weebly. I operate a personal service business so my return comes from getting leads/customers which Weebly would have been able to do for me but not in the visual presentation I wanted.
- Weebly was easy to set up and get started with the trial so I would suggest exploring it for a few days and building a basic shell of your website to see if you like it.
Weebly is great for early-stage beginners with no website building experience but with a solid foundation of basic computer skills. If you like to explore and learn, I would highly recommend taking more time and researching/learning WordPress instead as they have so many themes available with so many plugins that really allow you to build and customize the site you want. If you do not have the time or patience, then Weebly may be a great alternative to get a site up and off the ground quickly.