You’ll often see blogs with titles like:
The best website builders for … (yogis, authors, side-hustles)
and they’ll list a bunch of sites and Starting from $tiny
Let’s have a proper look.
Bluehost
Basic Plan $2.95/mth first year, then $10.99/mth
But limited Email with Basic Plan. And limited Products.
But not compatible with all WordPress themes.
But no eCommerce. Therefore Prop Plan needed
Pro Plan $9.95/mth first year, then $14.00/mth
$180 USD becomes $293 NZD per annum just for hosting
Wix
Free up to 500MB storage + ads running on the site.
Basic plan for 2GB storage + blogging tools = $18/mth
But no Email and no eCommerce.
Business Basic Plan with eCommerce = $23/mth ($37.50 NZD)
$180 USD becomes $293 NZD per annum just for hosting
$276 USD becomes $449 NZD per annum for hosting
Zero compatibility with any other website builder or host. What you build stays with Wix.
Squarespace
Similar pricing structure to Wix and same price for Business Plan
$23/mth becomes $276 USD becomes $449 NZD per annum for hosting
Comment – resulting websites look like they’re built with Microsoft Word.
Zero compatibility with any other website builder or host. What you build stays with Squarespace.
Shopify
Steep learning curve + Microsoft Word style interface.
Comment – resulting websites look like they’re built with Microsoft Word.
Basic Plan is $29 USD/mth + 3.5% fees on sales
$29/mth becomes $348 USD becomes $556 NZD per annum for hosting + 3.5% fees
Shopify Plan (5 staff accounts) = $79 USD
Zero compatibility with any other website builder or host. What you build stays with Shopify.
WordPress
WordPress website builder (Gutenberg) is free.
Comment – resulting websites can look like they’re built with Microsoft Word.
Your own Domain registration about $25 NZD/year.
Hosting ranges from $56 NZD/year up to $300 NZD/year.
WordPress Themes are free (simple) or complex (paid).
Best website builder for WordPress = DIVI from Elegant Themes.
Buy everything yourself and create with DIVI or other = 50+ hours @ $40 (your time) = $2,000
Use the authorbrian web design service using DIVI for a 5-page website = $850 one time
Vast compatibility with any host or WordPress developer. What you build is portable.
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