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Don’t Have a Clue About Web Development? Then Try a Website Builder

In these days almost anyone has an online presence such as an account on a social network, a blog or a personal website. The problem is that not everybody knows how to create web pages using HTML, CSS, PHP or any other web language. In this case, the easiest way to make your own website is using a website builder. Sure, the final result can’t beat something made from scratch by a web developer or designer, but is a very good tradeoff.

There are plenty of website builder software available on the market, so choosing one that suits your needs can be quite a hassle but fortunately you can easy your search using a review site just like website-builder.net. Their database is very good, with dozens of reviews from eCommerce website builders for flash and mobile platforms. I believe they have the largest review list available online.

Their reviews are very extensive, with a lot of details such as a great description of that software, images with examples, FAQ’s about it, prices and links that points directly to the builder. I find their reviews extremely well made and I appreciate that they are made with responsibility and after using the reviewed product.

Here’s a screenshot of their top 3 list:

To make your work even easier, they also offer a website templates showcase from which you can choose a website builder by first choosing the template you want to use.

Since many of the site builders offer the same features it only makes sense to choose the website template first, as the offered templates in each builder are very different.

In the near future they will also publish a list of video tutorials where they will post videos on how to create a website using each of the online website builder so it will be even easier to decide upon a solution.

Even if I believe that you can’t achieve the performance of a professional web developer or web designer, a website builder is a great tool for users which are interested on doing something fast and by their own. A free website builder makes a good compromise between hiring someone/spending time learning or create a decent and maybe even great website very fast.

Website-builder.net is a “must have” resource for anyone who is interested in this type of software because it is a great help and time saver. I recommend it to everyone who is a newbie and who wants to create a webpage by their own.

Bogdan

Bogdan is the founder of Top Design Magazine. You can find him in Bucharest-Romania so next time you want to drink a beer there and talk about web and stuff, give him a message.