Any serious designer shouldn’t mess with Web-based site creation tools… or at least that’s what I was almost sure of some years ago. Now, I think that using online resources like Wix can’t hurt, at least in the early stages of a site’s development. Even more, you can come up with quick low-budget designs that won’t look low-budget at all, but let’s see what’s so special about today’s pick, shall we?
With Wix, there’s no need to download anything or learn to use some cryptic programming language – everything is straightforward, with drag and drop site building that should be easy even for my grandmother. Too bad she has hearing problems, so adding sounds and various multimedia elements may be a real issue to her… but I am sure you’ll enjoy doing that! 😉
Other than the above, Wix comes with a feature called “Areas,” allowing easy layout building, and the list of elements that you can include in your site also has Twitter feeds available! (yes, I still can’t understand what’s so special about Twitter, but I am sure a lot of people will appreciate this feature)
To take a look at what can be done with Wix, you should take a look here. Other than that… Basically, Wix is free, but upgrading to a Premium account will give you a lot of additional features, as professional hosting, premium support, the ability to use your own domain, and no Wix ads.
Compatibility: any major browser running on a computer with Adobe Flash Player properly installed (you should also be careful about content blocking plugins you may have)
