Could You Build Your Own Website?

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Over the last few years, the field of web design has become a very different one. Going from being an expert skill which people study for years to master to something which businesses think they can handle themselves. Of course, this makes sense, as everyone wants to save some money, and likes the idea of building something like this. To see if you have what it takes to build your own website, this post will be exploring some of the options you have.

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The Services: The experience you have building a website will be largely down to the system you choose to build it on. There are loads of options out there, all with their own features and benefits, making it very hard to know which one would be best for the business you’re in charge of. Below, you can find a couple of examples of these.

Drag and Drop (Wix): DIY website builders have been becoming very popular in recent years. Giving people the ability to throw together a basic website without any skills, options like this can make your life so much easier. Of course, though, while making things simple, options like Wix will also restrict the choices you have and tools you can use, making it unsuitable for complex companies.

CMS (WordPress): Responsible for over a quarter of the World’s websites, WordPress is one of the best tools out there when it comes to creating an ecommerce or business site. While using elements of a drag and drop builder, WordPress also gives developers access to the same files they’d have if they build the site themselves. The platform itself is completely free, and you only need to be able to host the files to get started.

The Research: Once you have an idea of the system you’d like to use to build your website, it will be time to start doing some research. It will be very important to make sure that you have a good understanding of the work you’ll have to do before you begin. By reading a blog post or two, most people will be able to get a good idea of the work involved with building their website. Of course, though, choosing whether or not to take the plunge will be entirely down to you.

The Build & Launch: Building and launching a website is a very big job. Having to think about hosting, programming and SEO will make most people feel like they’re going crazy, and the work doesn’t stop until your business is mature. This makes this effort into something which a lot of business owners can't afford, and it could be best for your company to use an outside service to handle this work.

Hopefully, this post will give you all of the information you need to decide whether or not you could build your own website. Most people have the skills to do this, but will lack the time required to learn the small details which make a website whole. In almost every case, you will need some help at least once during the process of building a website.

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