Wix is user-friendly and makes it possible to build a professional website without knowing how to code.
The easy to use drag and drop editor means that you can drag elements like text boxes and images to wherever you want them on your pages.
Wix offers a choice of ways to create your website – you can choose the creation process that works best for you.
If you need to get online fast you can answer a few simple questions and Wix ADI (Artificial Design Intelligence) will build a professional website for you in under 10 minutes.
Alternatively, you can start from scratch using the drag and drop editor.
Templates
Wix offers over 500 unique customisable website templates for you to use when designing your own website. Categories of templates include Business, Health and Wellness, Travel and Tourism, Fashion and Style, Photography, Design and Music.
Online Payments
Connect to ‘Wix Payments’ or choose from a global network of payment providers and methods, including all major credit card companies (Visa, Mastercard, Discover, AMEX, Diners, CUP, JCB and Maestro), PayPal, Stripe and Square.
Get Found Online
There is an option to use Wix’s SEO Wizard – answer a few questions about your website, location and keywords and get a personalised SEO plan to get found online.
Support
Support options include telephone, forum, email and video tutorials.
Advantages of Wix
It’s very beginner-friendly, with an intuitive drag and drop website builder.
Attractive, well-designed templates.
You can easily build a website without any developer support.
Disadvantages of Wix
Unlike Squarespace or Weebly, Wix doesn’t let you switch templates once you’ve chosen one.
If you want to move away from Wix, or want to add features that are not supported, it’s very difficult to move your content elsewhere. You will more than likely need to start again.
A Wix e-commerce website is not free – it may be more expensive than you expect. Wix pricing plans can be confusing as there are numerous options.