These are listed in order of difficulty beginning with the easiest.

Regular website with Weebly (blogging and e-commerce too)

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Weebly.com

  • EASY, EASY, EASY, EASY
  • Great for first time website or to learn how to layout a website
  • Drag & Drop - no knowledge of code required
  • Blogging and e-commerce capability
  • FREE - LIKE THIS SITE
  • This is a good starter site


Fancy Flash with Wix.com

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Wix.com

  • EASY, EASY, EASY. ONLY OVER EASY EGGS ARE BETTER THAN THIS!
  • Drag & Drop
  • Facebook page templates - create and upload
  • Mobile friendly also
  • FREE
  • This is a good starter site for sites that need flashy visuals like photographers, artists, etc.


Wordpress - very powerful, CMS (Content Management System)

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Wordpress.org

  • Requires Hosting
  • Free Templates or Paid Templates
  • Need to learn Wordpress
  • SEO Friendly
  • Content Management System (Posts vs. Pages)
  • Blogging / Commenting
  • Plugins!
  • Allows you control of your website

Similar to Wordpress: joomla, drupal

Other Options using Templates

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Explore and take your pick based on price, features & ease of use

Website Design Tips:

Whichever website design tool you choose, you will be concerned about SEO (Search Engine Optimization) and Tracking your site visits:

SEO =
Almost all website design systems have some kind of SEO tools but most people don't check them out, configure them or use them. Be sure to explore your SEO tools in your website design system and use it!

Google Analytics =
It's free!
Install Google Analytics tracking code on your website.  It will track your site visits, including down to City and State, mobile browsers, and more

Google Webmaster =
Install Google Webmaster tools.