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so in the past couple of months I've tried out pretty much every popular website builder out there and in this video I'm going to go over each of them and tell you exactly which one is best for you I've also created complete beginner tutorials for each of the website Builders I'm covering in this video so once you've made your decision feel free to watch those tutorials to get you started with whichever provider you chose to go for you'll find all the links Down Below in the video description before we get started I do want to mention that this video is not sponsored by any of these providers I'm simply going to give you my honest opinion based on my own experience and based on some further research I've done on each of these providers however if you do want to support my channel you can use my referral links Down Below in the video description to sign up for whatever provider you choose to go for and for some providers you'll even get an additional discount by using my referral link so let's start with the first website builder on the list the GoDaddy website builder this is an Allin one website builder including hosting customizable themes a visual editor and additional features like email marketing or e-commerce with GoDaddy building your website is very simple you just choose the type of website you want to build choose a name a voila you have a pre-made website from there you can select your main theme and personalize the content however you want to one thing to note is that GoDaddy doesn't have a drag and drop Builder meaning you can place text or images where ever you want on your page instead you're limited to placing them in the predetermined position based on the structure provided by GoDaddy this means that building your website will be faster and easier and you also won't have to worry about optimizing your content for mobile devices as everything will automatically look good on smaller screen sizes however this restriction also means that you'll have less flexibility when it comes to customizing your website GoDaddy also offers basic features for email marketing blogging and e-commerce but if you're looking for advanced features it may not be the right option for you GoDaddy offers a completely free plan but it comes with a catch you won't be able to use your own custom domain and there will be an ad at the top of your website so if you want to use your own custom domain and you want to remove the ad then you need to upgrade to a paid plan the basic plan starts at $10 per month and will be most likely sufficient for most simple websites if you're looking to sell products on your website then you're going to have to go with the Commerce plan starting at $17 per month just keep in mind that these prices are for yearly payments and will be more expensive if you decide to pay on a monthly basis in conclusion GoDaddy is a great option for those who want to build a simple websites and don't need extensive customization options let's move on to the next option which is Squarespace compared to GoDaddy Squarespace offers a lot more flexibility when it comes to customizing your website with close to 150 website templates in various Industries like photography local businesses restaurants and a lot more you are likely to find one that fits your needs and all of them are completely free to use and have a modern and clean design Squarespace recently introduced their so-called fluid engine which allows you to build your website using drag and drop making it easy to achieve the design you have in mind I person personally find Squarespace to have a good balance between flexibility and ease of use offering plenty of customization options without being overly complicated for beginners if you're looking to start a blog then Squarespace is a great alternative to Wordpress it allows you to create and manage your blog content very easily without having to a lot of plugins like you would have to do on WordPress Squarespace has all the essential blogging features you need like being able to optimize for search engines organizing your content using tags and categories creating a newsletter and even being able to create a members only area for exclusive content you can even host your podcast on your Squarespace website Squarespace currently doesn't offer a completely free plan but they do have a 14-day free trial you can take advantage of to test out everything before committing to a paid plan you'll find a link to that trial Down Below in the video description once the trial is over you can choose between 4 different plans starting with the personal plan at $16 per month if you pay annually or $23 per month if you pay monthly if you need e-commerce features then you're going to have to go with the business plan starting at $23 per month allowing you to accept payments on your website with a 3% transaction fee to reduce that transaction fee to 0% you're going to have to go with one of the Commerce plans starting at $27 per month so Squarespace is a great option if you're looking for an easy to ous website builder without sacrificing too much flexibility when it comes to the customization of your website now let's move on to the next website builder on the list which is Wix Wix comes with over 800 website templates all of which are completely free to use so no matter what type of website you want to build Wix is sure to have the perfect template for you Wix also has a drag and drop website builder just like Squarespace allowing you to place elements anywhere on the page compared to Squarespace the Wix website builder gives you even more flexibility and customization options when it comes to the design of your website however in my experience it's a lot easier to make mistakes and misalign elements on Wix just because of how much control they give you I've also found that on Wix it usually takes me a bit longer to optimize the content for mobile compared to Squarespace one thing that sets Wix apart from its competitors is their open application Marketplace this allows independent developers to create applications that add additional features to a Wix website currently there are over 300 apps to choose from most of which are free to use just like most other all-in-one website Builders Wix also allows you to create a blog or turn your website into an online store and sell products when it comes to e-commerce then Wix is a good option for small online stores or or for people who already have a Wix website and want to start selling some products as well however if the main focus of your website is going to be to sell products online then I actually recommend another provider which I'm going to talk about later in the video If you're looking for an all-in-one solution to start a blog then I would personally choose Squarespace over Wix as their blogging features are a bit more sophisticated from what I've seen just like the GoDaddy website builder Wix also offers a completely free plan which means you'll have to host your website on a Wix domain and you'll also have Wix ads on your website the cheapest plan starts at $16 per month and allows you to use your own custom domain and get rid of the Wix ads plus you get a free domain for the first year if you choose to pay annually if you want to sell products on your website and build an online store then you're going to have to go with the business and e-commerce plans starting at $27 per month so Wix is a great option if you're looking for an all-in-one website builder with a wide variety of templates to choose from and a good flexibility when it comes to designing your website next up we have webflow just like Wix and Squarespace webflow has a drag and drop website builder but it gives you even more flexibility and customization options when it comes to the website design so with webflow you can really make your website look perfect and optimize the design for any screen size this is why webflow is a great option for designers and developers who are looking to build something very customized and potentially more complex than your average website however it's definitely more of an advanced website builder that takes longer to learn so I wouldn't recommend it to complete beginners webflow also has an Open Marketplace for apps and website templates that's why there's currently over 1,500 website templates to choose from some of which are free and others cost between $50 and $100 if you want to start a blog or create an online store you can also do that with webflow webflow also has a free plan allowing you to publish your website on a webflow domain if you want to use your own custom domain then you're going to have to choose a paid plan starting at $14 per month if you pay annually for online stores the plan start at $29 per month in my experience building web webs sites on webflow can be a lot of fun and you can get really creative but it definitely takes more time compared to the other website Builders I've mentioned previously in this video so if you're looking for a ready to go website as quickly as possible then webflow is probably not the right choice for you but if you want maximum design freedom and you want to build something completely custom then I can definitely recommend it and I do have a 1hour beginner tutorial that will help you get started with webflow the next website Builder I want to introduce is Shopify Shopify is designed specifically for building online stores and e-commerce businesses so if the main goal of your website is not to sell products and take payments then you don't need to look into Shopify however if you plan to create an online store then Shopify is definitely one of the best options their website builder is similar to the one of GoDaddy so it's not a drag and drop website builder you can simply add elements and then customize them through this side menu which limits Your Design freedom but makes building your store very easy and quick additionally everything is fully responsive so your store will look great on mobile devices as well if you want to use Shopify but you need more design Freedom then you can a third-party application such as Jam Pages allowing you to build your website using a drag and drop Builder the Shopify App Store currently has over 8,000 apps giving you Endless Options to add new features to your store Shopify comes with a bit over 100 online store templates to choose from with only 11 of them being free to use the paid Ones cost between $200 and $350 Shopify is definitely not the cheapest option but currently they do have a 3-day free trial to test out all the features after the trial you can choose one of their paid plans starting at $29 per month if you pay annually or $39 per month if you pay monthly now I do have a special referral link for you that allows you to extend your trial for an additional 3 months for only $1 per month and you'll find the link to that offer Down Below in the video description so Shopify is my top recommendation for anyone who wants to build an e-commerce website very easily and quickly and now onto the final website builder I want to talk about in this video which is WordPress WordPress is still the most popular platform to create websites in fact over 43% of all existing websites are running on WordPress compared to the other website Builders I've mentioned before this is not an all-in-one solution WordPress is a Content management system that requires you to handle certain aspects of website management yourself such as hosting or security so running your website on WordPress definitely demands you to have a certain level of technical understanding compared to allinone Solutions like wig or Squarespace now learning how to use WordPress definitely can be a bit overwhelming especially if you don't have any prior experience so you need to be willing to spend some time watching tutorials until you get the hang of it luckily because WordPress is such a popular platform there's tons of resources out there WordPress gives you complete control over every aspect of your website leaving you with no limits of what you can do with your website in the future you have access to over 55,000 plugins that are essentially small pieces of software that add additional functionality to your website just like the applications for Shopify Wix or webflow this means that you can add virtually any feature to your website including e-commerce social media integration and a lot more when it comes to the design WordPress has thousands of free and pay templates to choose from so it can make your website look exactly how you want it to there's also a drag and draw page builder called Elementor that allows you to build your website without any coding now WordPress is completely free to use so for simple websites that don't require a lot of additional features through paid plugins the only thing you need to pay for really is hosting the hosting provider that I recommend is called hostinger it's fast reliable easy to use and their plans start at only $2 per month plus if you get hosting through my referral link Down Below in the video description and you use Code madx Media you'll get an additional 10% off so if you're on a really tight budget and you don't mind spending a bit more time learning how to use WordPress then this is a great option also WordPress is still the number one choice for people who want to start a blog so now which website builder is the right choice for you each of these six options has its unique benefits so you need to consider your needs before making your final decision if you're looking for an all-in-one solution to build simple websites with affordable pricing then the GoDaddy website builder is probably the right choice for you Squarespace is a great option if you're looking for a flexible website builder that is still easy to use with a bit more customization options Wix is a good option if you're looking for an all-in-one solution with a wide variety of templates and a good amount of flexibility in designing your website webflow is the best option for designers and developers who want to build something very customized but it's not really recommended for complete beginners Shopify is my top recommendation for those who want to build an e-commerce website very easily and quickly and don't mind spending a bit more money to get a very powerful all-in-one Ecommerce solution and finally if you don't want to put any limits on what you can do with your website and you're willing to spend a bit more time learning the platform then WordPress is the best option for you let me know in the comments comments down below which website builder convinced you the most regardless of which one you choose the most important thing is to get started and build the website you always wanted so check out the links Down Below in the video description and sign up for a free trial and feel free to use my tutorials 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