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How does Weebly compare to other options like Squarespace? I'm currently researching these kinds of services so this couldn't come at a better time.

by redidas 11y ago

dublinben 11y ago
One of the significant drawbacks to every proprietary drag-and-drop website builder is that you cannot easily export your website. Any time you spend building your site with their tool just further locks you into their hosting platform. I've seen some very nice personal webpages built on Squarespace, Weebly, Wix, etc. by non-technical and non-design users, but I would never recommend it to a business client.
- redidas 11y ago
  What about for say a small non-profit that isn't tech-savvy that will have at most 10 pages of content? I could see where this could really be an issue if there was a lot of content or integration with the website being made. And I suppose too preserving old URLs (if that's something the client cares about)
  - ill0gicity 11y ago
    If they have old URLs you can use the redirects under "Settings" -> "SEO". Oddly placed, but hey, the functionality is there. And for non-techies I think Weebly is wayyyy better than WordPress.
    - dublinben 11y ago
      What happens when the organization outgrows the features offered by Weebly, and wants to move their site to another host?
      - ill0gicity 11y ago
        There is an export site functionality which gives you everything: HTML, CSS, images, uploaded files, etc... I'd never actually tried it until now, so thank you :-)
  - dublinben 11y ago
    For a website like that, I would recommend a simple Wordpress site on a basic shared hosting provider. It's quick to get set up with the most important information, and then easy to keep updated by multiple non-experts.
  - toephu2 11y ago
    Sounds like a perfect use-case for weebly. Weebly is much easier to setup than Wordpress.. in fact there is no setup at all
- scurvy 11y ago
  You can export your site with Weebly.
steve-benjamins 11y ago
Squarespace is excellent as well— they are both (by far) the two best website builders. Weebly is easier and less sophisticated. Squarespace has a steeper learning curve but is more sophisticated. That being said, Carbon is clearly a play by Weebly at being more sophisticated, so we'll see! Source: My job is reviewing website builders at sitebuilderreport.com. I've reviewed 50+.
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How does Weebly compare to other options like Squarespace? I'm currently researching these kinds of services so this couldn't come at a better time.

by redidas 11y ago

How does Weebly compare to other options like Squarespace? I'm currently researching these kinds of services so this couldn't come at a better time.

dublinben 11y ago

One of the significant drawbacks to every proprietary drag-and-drop website builder is that you cannot easily export your website. Any time you spend building your site with their tool just further locks you into their hosting platform. I've seen some very nice personal webpages built on Squarespace, Weebly, Wix, etc. by non-technical and non-design users, but I would never recommend it to a business client.

redidas 11y ago
What about for say a small non-profit that isn't tech-savvy that will have at most 10 pages of content? I could see where this could really be an issue if there was a lot of content or integration with the website being made. And I suppose too preserving old URLs (if that's something the client cares about)
- ill0gicity 11y ago
  If they have old URLs you can use the redirects under "Settings" -> "SEO". Oddly placed, but hey, the functionality is there. And for non-techies I think Weebly is wayyyy better than WordPress.
  - dublinben 11y ago
    What happens when the organization outgrows the features offered by Weebly, and wants to move their site to another host?
    - ill0gicity 11y ago
      There is an export site functionality which gives you everything: HTML, CSS, images, uploaded files, etc... I'd never actually tried it until now, so thank you :-)
- dublinben 11y ago
  For a website like that, I would recommend a simple Wordpress site on a basic shared hosting provider. It's quick to get set up with the most important information, and then easy to keep updated by multiple non-experts.
- toephu2 11y ago
  Sounds like a perfect use-case for weebly. Weebly is much easier to setup than Wordpress.. in fact there is no setup at all
scurvy 11y ago
You can export your site with Weebly.

steve-benjamins 11y ago

Squarespace is excellent as well— they are both (by far) the two best website builders. Weebly is easier and less sophisticated. Squarespace has a steeper learning curve but is more sophisticated. That being said, Carbon is clearly a play by Weebly at being more sophisticated, so we'll see! Source: My job is reviewing website builders at sitebuilderreport.com. I've reviewed 50+.

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