Do you want to launch a website and you’ve heard about website builders?
In this post we are going to tell you what a website builder is and how they work.
This blog is created to educate and help you create successful websites quick and easy, so you can get noticed online, get more customers and grow your Business.
So, what is a website builder?
In its most simple form, it’s an online tool that enables anyone to create their own website.
You don’t need design skills or programming knowledge to use them. They’re designed to be very simple, even for beginners and people with very little computer knowledge.
How does a website builder work?
You usually start by choosing a template as a basis for your website. You then add specific information about your business to personalize it for your use.
You can then add other content or make changes to things like the font and the color schemes to make your website exactly as you want it.
Then you choose a Domain name and you launch it live to the internet so you can start getting visitors. That’s basically it.
So, what are the benefits of using a website builder?
As I’ve already said, they’re very easy to use. You should be able to create a website yourself, regardless of your level of computer knowledge. It’s also very quick to launch a website because you’re not relying on anyone else, like a website developer to create your website and publish it for you.
You can also make updates yourself. Which means that your website is completely in your control to do what you want with it. Often they’re free.
A lot of website builders offer a free option so you can try it out before you part with any money.
To give you a better idea of how it all works, we will show you the YourSimpleSite website builder.
Go to YourSimpleSite.Co.Uk and click ‘Create my website’.
Then choose the template category that most closely resembles your business.
Then click ‘Use this one’.
Next you’ll see a simple form which you fill out with information specific to your business to personalize your website.
When you’re finished click ‘View a full page preview’ and it’ll display all the information you entered into the form, transferred on to the template that you chose.
This is just your base website, but we give you the ability to customize your website further and make any other changes you want.
- Click ‘Next step’ and you’ll choose your website’s name.
- You can register a new domain name. For example, you might want to register: ‘bigbenconsulting.com’
- You can choose from other TLDs if you want. Click ‘check availability’ and that will tell me that it will be a one-off payment for the domain and then £4.99 a month.
- You can also connect a domain name you already own.
The final option enables you to create a website completely free of charge.
Next, I create my account by entering my email address and setting a password so I can log back in later to make changes I want.
Finally, I click next step and that takes me to the ‘Publish’ screen where I can publish my website live to the internet in just a few seconds.
Click on the link that’s generated and that will take you directly to your new website where you can interact with it and see how it looks live on the internet.
All our websites are mobile device optimized as standard so you’ll give all your visitors the best possible experience.
We want to make it as easy as possible for you to launch your website.
But, as I said before, we give you the tools you need to create the website that’s perfect for you.
If you login and click ‘Edit my website’, you’ll go back to the form.
This is where you can click the ‘Customize your website’ link and it will take you into our powerful, but easy to use, wizard where you can do things like; easily change your background or add a logo in just a few clicks.
You can change your colour scheme to make sure your website reflects your brand.
The next step is where you can add more content.
For example, it;s very easy to add a map. Simpy zoom and pan to your desired location and then left click to drop a pin. Then you click ‘Add’ and the map is added to your website.
You can view your changes on the preview panel. You can also very easily move your content around the page by using the up and down arrows to place it exactly where you want it. Also on this screen, you can add lots of other content such as images, videos and links to your social media.
Hopefully you can see that using a website builder is quick and easy.
