Pros & Cons of Website Builders: Wix, Squarespace, & Wordpress
I have worked with all three website builders and my biased opinion is that I prefer Squarespace. Wordpress.org with dreamhost plan was the first website builder I used in college and was a good learning experience. However, It does has some downfalls if you are not planning to become a professional website builder for multiple clients. I have built Wix websites for clients because they preferred that site. I wanted to rip my hair out the entire time I was working with WIX to be honest. Once you get the hang of both Word press & WIX, It can be manageable. I’ve built three portfolios on all three website builders. Squarespace is the only one I stuck to and decided to publish with. This website is currently with Squarespace. The rest of this blogs simply lays out the pros & cons I believe are in each website builder.
Squarespace
Pros
Has unlimited bandwidth & storage space
Pages load faster then other sites
Never worry about running out of space with thousands of blog posts possibilities
Improve SEO with keywords easily
Easiest to learn how to use
Build a professional looking Website efficiently
Great for blogging & e-commerce
Great security & customer service
Cons
Costs can add up but is still more affordable compared to Wix with more value
Limited to what kind of complex designs you can do
WIX
Pros
Easy to learn as well
Can customize designs more then Squarespace
Offers more designs & apps then Squarespace
Cons
Glitches out when editing
Most expensive option out of all three
Plans have limits to the storage for your content
Customer Service is said to not be as helpful
Wordpress.org
Pros
Most affordable option, just need to pay for hosting plan such has dreamhost.com and any apps you use to run the website
Super customizable with the ability to add your own coding
Can make good money with clients maintaining their websites that have been built on wordpress and by making new websites
Wordpress is opensource and has a strong community continually working to improve it
Cons
Open source and easier to hack into
Can be complex to learn
Has the possibility for more technical difficulties
You are responsible for keeping the apps up to date
