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If you own a business you need a website. A website is one of the key ways your customer base will find you online and provides a trusted landing point for prospective clients. Building a website can be daunting especially if coding is not your forte. Thanks to current technology there are many website builder options that are easily customizable and simple to learn. In this article, we have included website builders that offer easy to use platforms as well as platforms with a steeper learning curve, such as WordPress. But, whatever your website needs, you can be confident in knowing there is a website builder for you. Here are four website builders to get your business online.    

WordPress

WordPress is one of the best-known website builders on the market with over 400 million sites built through WordPress. Yes, you read that correctly. 400 MILLION. WordPress also is known for performing best with SEO due to the number of websites that are built through the company. WordPress is a very customizable website builder with options to build something yourself with a template to have a completely customized theme with endless capabilities. To get started building your website on WordPress follow this in-depth step by step tutorial by themeisle.com. This tutorial covers WordPress website building from beginning to end including where to get your domain name, where to host your website, and how to create pages once you have your WordPress website setup. 

Learning Curve: High learning curve due to its endless customization options and more traditional user experience.  

Squarespace

Squarespace is a fantastic website builder for a quick, easy, and sleek design. Squarespace does not serve as many websites as WordPress and therefore can sometimes be less desirable for SEO. But, Squarespace is still a viable option for getting a website up quickly. Squarespace also offers some of the most contemporary website builder templates with hundreds of options that can be installed on your website with a simple click. This Squarespace website builder tutorial from websitebuiderexpert.com is a great place to start. The tutorial guides you through the sign-up stage all the way to publishing your website. 

Learning Curve: Easy to moderate learning curve thanks to its simple templates.    

Wix 

The Wix website builder is a widely used option for its simple to set up, well-designed templates. The Wix website builder boasts some of the most complete feeling website templates to help you get your website up as quickly as possible with very few steps. Wix provides options for website hosting and provides custom URLs if needed. If you are looking for an easy design option but eventually want the capabilities of a WordPress site, Wix can be a great place to start. Design your website on Wix to your exact specifications and then hire a web developer to transfer the site and design to a WordPress site either now or later. This will give you more control over your design and gives you options to grow your site as you are ready. To set up your Wix website, follow this thorough tutorial by quicksprout.com. 

Learning Curve: Easy learning curve due to its intuitive user design and easy to follow setup instructions.  

Google Sites 

Google Sites is a part of the Google Drive apps and offers a collaborative space to build and design your website. If you are familiar with Google Drive apps this website builder will feel familiar as Google Sites uses a similar editing interface to Google Documents and Google Forms. Google Sites keeps things simple with limited options for design and style to ensure a quick setup process. Even with fewer design options, Google Sites delivers a clean and contemporary website that can be set up in less than an hour. This Youtube tutorial by Flipped Classroom Tutorials covers all areas of setting up a Google Site including resources for advanced design options. 

Learning Curve: Easy to learn due to its limited options and familiar user experience.