I tried every website builder. This is the BEST

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So you need to build a website but there's just so many tools to choose from — Which one is the right fit for you?

Well I've been reviewing website builders since 2013 and in this video I'm going to share what I believe are the five best website builders right now.

No company has sponsored this video. This is my honest opinion and I've personally built sites with every single website builder I mentioned.

Squarespace — Best all-around website builder.
Wix — A close competitor to Squarespace. Lots of freedom.
Shopify — Great for ecommerce.
Webflow — Great for designing your theme from scratch.
Carrd — Low price. Great for simple, one-page websites.

Remember: at the end of the day it's important to just get started.

Choose a tool, try it's free trial and start building. You'll discover REALLY quickly if it's going to work for you.

And remember that there are good websties built with bad website builders and bad websites with good website builders. Writing good copy and having good photos is probably more important than the right tool.

GOOD LUCK!!

00:00 Intro
00:28 Squarespace
03:12 Wix
07:54 Shopify
12:06 Webflow
15:14 Carrd
17:20 WordPress
18:56 Key Takeaways

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[brtprrk]

You space your speech well. Your pause is perfect. You also speak very clearly and gracefully.

[RMFxC]

Webflow has the best of both worlds. There's a learning curve, but once you have the basics, the creativity will flow.

[MikePhillips]

Dude - you are AMAZING!!! You should be an actor. And your teaching style is incredibly clear and so easy to follow. I should know; I've been teaching classes for 30 years.

Thank you for the fabulous comparison, and I wish your business well!

[tshegogmalatji]

Your ability to tell stories is thoroughly enjoyable. Humorous, informative, visually fun and well delivered. Whatever gift or talent it is you have/have crafted, totally scalable. Please keep it up. You’re doing us a civil service

[orderla]

"You should aim to have less on your website, " is the phrase I'd stick to. Thanks for comparison.

[joanetteaird]

This is the best breakdown I've seen! Your delivery was very clear and concise and helped me really understand what each platform has to over. Bravo 👏🏾

[mythsonmyths]

this guy is so soothing to listen to ;)

[tdozi]

Thank you so much for this content. I'm researching this and appreciated the brief demo on each site too. The color coding of your bookshelf cracks me up!

[stevejones]

The most objective review of website builders I have seen on YouTube so far.

[mtayloronline]

Steve, thank you for your excellent explanation of website builders.😊

[mamamerlesgirl]

THANK YOU. Starting a small business and the web design component is a bit daunting to me. I greatly appreciate your clear comparisons. I will definitely be using your affiliate links!

[LucasAnderson-lujh]

Great video! I wanted to touch base on Shopify - It does have a bit more customization than you stated. When customizing you can create templates for other types of pages. So instead of just editing the home page layout, you can create product specific templates, or collection templates, and then connect those afterward. This gives you a lot more options in terms of customization.

[nickchern]

One video to rule them all. Thank you very much for your objectivity

[brycrzz]

this video is a piece of art, well deserved comment and like!!! keep up the good work this is a great vibe!

[JossyR-svrq]

Have seen many videos of website builder and ur video made it easy to choose, straight to the point. Thank you!

[coppersulphate]

I just love how your books are organized by color ! Such a smart idea ! I will probably do the same

[justinphipps]

Steve, I thought your explanation of the difference between these website builders and WP was crystal clear, and I couldn’t agree with you more.

For a simple guy like myself who is just trying to build a simple website for my humble tea business with no prior website building experience, this video really hit home for me.

I would love to do a total custom build and make a spectacular website via WP, but then how to make it a blog with ecommerce functioning? How to connect payment options? How to ensure it’s all secure? How to keep it all updated? How to make it responsive? How to figure out shipping and taxes that change? …you get my point. And I definitely get yours.

All of that is learnable and doable through WP I’m sure. But do I want to spend the time to become a website building expert, or do I want a functioning website with all that essentially taken care of so I can focus on the business.

[walterbubie]

Thank you Steve for sharing with a balance of clarity and brevity. Also for exposing the existance of Carrd. Many of my questions were answered across products.

[MikeK-kqhn]

The best video for website building software on YouTube - easy to understand and explains it very well.

[mickjayplays]

To put Wordpress more in "website builder" territory, you need to add a builder theme like Divi or Elementor. With those, Wordpress becomes much more user friendly and builder-like.