Website builders workshop

Website builders workshop

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  Create Your OwnWebsite With Website Builders
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  What Is AWebsite Builder? It’s an advanced website publishing tool that gives you the ability to create powerful scalable websites and blogs in the fraction of the time it normally takes.
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  Why Choose aWebsite Builder •Costs are typically lower than a fully custom site •Allow you to manage your site (a little DIY) •Add new content to your site when you want •The site is adaptable as your needs change
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  Top 3 Choices
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  What Is It?
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  WordPress.com is acommercial website where you can host a free site with some limitations or pay a yearly fee to remove the restrictions.
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  WordPress.org is opensource blogging/CMS software that powers 22 per cent of the web. The software is a community-driven project and WordPress.org is where you can download the WordPress installation files, and search for and download free themes and plugins
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  • Hosted WordPressservice • Free hosting • Partially customizable • Paid upgrades • Great if you’re new to site building/blogging or want to make something fast • Open source project • Need to pay for hosting • Completely customizable • Total control • Great if you know some code or feel comfortable experimenting
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  Benefits of WordPress.com •It’s free: (up to 3GB of space) and super easy to use • Designs: 300+ THEMES includes responsive Themes • Content Organization: Best available. Keeps everything organized. Great for all kinds of websites, blogs, business, etc. • Community: huge supportive community available to answer questions • Backups: They make regular backups of your site. • Easy migration: If you find you need more features and customization you can export to wordpress.org
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  Drawbacks of WordPress.com •Ads: come on all free websites (unless you pay $29.97 per year) • No plugins: WordPress is well known for it’s flexibility due to the plugins. WordPress.com does not allow you to use plugins. • No custom themes: You are stuck with their choice of themes which is being used on hundreds of millions of sites.
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  Demo Video For acomplete tutorial go to Lynda.com and view the course: Wordpress.com Essential Training https://www.lynda.com/WordPress-tutorials/WordPress-com-Essential-Training/461840- 2.html?org=swarthmore.edu
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  What Is It?
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  Wix.com is acloud-based web development platform that allows users to create websites and mobile sites, through their online drag and drop tools.
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  Benefits of Wix.com •Designs: 250+ templates. The designs are exceptional and offer pre- built layouts for many different industries. • Extremely flexible: Best drag and drop capability. No limit to which elements can be moved around. • App Market: Hundreds of third party apps that you can add to your website (newsletter tool, live chat software, online booking widgets, etc.)
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  Drawbacks of Wix.com •Templates can’t be changed: Once you’ve chosen your initial template, you are locked in with it. You can certainly change the design within the template, but you cannot pick an entirely new one. • Zero responsive themes: you have to use a mobile editor instead. This in turn creates two separate websites - the experience and branding can feel inconsistent • Locked In: If you decide you don’t want use Wix.com anymore you cannot export your content into any other platform
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  Demo Video For acomplete tutorial go to Youtube to view: Wix Tutorial For Beginners 2017 - Create A Wix Website In Minutes https://youtu.be/JTdK9q_iuE0
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  What Is It?
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  Squarespace is acontent management system-integrated website builder, blogging platform, hosting service and domain name registrar. The system allows individuals and businesses to create and maintain websites and blogs.
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  Benefits of Squarespace •Templates and Designs: 32 sophisticated design templates that are optimized for mobile devices (responsive web design). • Blogging: Their blogging capabilities are second only to WordPress. You can even host your own podcast on Squarespace’s platform. • One-Page Website: if all you need is a landing page, you get away with only $5 per month. • Hosting and Domain name: Can all be purchased through their site.
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  Drawbacks of Squarespace •The website editor: Not as intuitive at Wix.com and Wordpress.com • Pricing: Not free. Pricing starts at $8 per month for a website with only 20 pages. • Page Speed: their templates score low ratings by Google’s Page Speed Tool, which could lead to a poor user experience on smartphones and possibly harm your search engine rankings. • No Preview Mode: all site edits you make are visible to the public immediately. This can be a bit inconvenient when doing larger updates.
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  Demo Video For acomplete tutorial go to Lynda.com and view the course: Squarespace 7 Essential Training https://www.lynda.com/Squarespace-tutorials/Squarespace-7-Essential-Training/383034- 2.html?org=swarthmore.edu
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  Which One isFor Me?
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  BEFORE YOU CHOOSEA CMS • Who are we expecting to visit our site? • What do I want my site to do now? • What might I want my site to do in the future? • How design-minded am I? • How technically-minded am I?
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  HOW TO CHOOSEA CMS? • Choose one that you like to use • Choose one that matches your time and budget • Choose one that has the looks & usability your audience and organization relates with • Choose one that has the features you need or will need in the future
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  Recommendations • Minimal budget,but time - Squarespace • Feature beautiful images (designers, photographers) - Squarespace • Lots of time and some technical interest - WordPress • Need several feature requirements - WordPress or Squarespace (ecommerce, blog, etc.) • Not sure what features you’ll need in the future and you have budget - WordPress • If you have zero budget - Wix • If you are bsolute beginner - Wix