Free Website Builders
At SiteMastSM, we specialize in helping those who don’t have the time, patience, or money to put up their own website. For those of you who prefer to roll your own, we have collected some of the best free website builders. Usually these are hosting companies that have a step-by-step website building wizard.
Caveats
Keep the following in mind when signing up to get a “free” website:
- You still have to pay for hosting
- You still have to pay for your domain (website) name
- You have to learn and use their site wizard
- Customizations are limited
- Third-party components are not available
- Support will be limited
- There will be a queue for support
- They can start billing you later
- Cancelling may be difficult
- You get what you pay for
Websites
Build yourself a classic website:
Build yourself a flash website:
Blogs
If you only need a blog, you can quickly create an account on one of these blogging sites:
Local
Do you provide a local, hands-on service like plumbing? Make sure that your business can be found in one of these popular customer-reviewed directories:
Stores
These are not free, but if your goal is to sell a product online, you should consider renting (vs. building your own)…
Tools
Even if you have a free website builder, you still need to produce your own images. These tools are completely free and can generate some surprisingly good images.
- Cool Text – Logos and Buttons of all kinds
- Logo Maker – Step by step logo creation
- Online Image Editors
If you would rather work on your business than fuss with a website project, let the friendly folks at SiteMast handle those tech headaches for you. Get started here.