How Can I Build My Own Website? [It’s Half of the Right Question]

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If you’ve been caught wondering this: “How Can I Build My Own Website?”, there are a few things you should know right away

  1. Building “any” site or “Have to create a website because I think I need to have a website” are weak arguments for building a website. 
  2. There are a thousand different ways to build a website, but there’s only one thing that should really matter to you (which is the other half of the question you didn’t ask): How can I build my own website without spending too much while getting results for my business? 
  3. To each his or her own: Pick the solution or the route that works best for you (there are several twists, bells, whistles, features, and other considerations that’ll slow you down). 

Primarily, the best route to take when you worry about building your own website is the website hosting, and the actual website itself. There’s just one more thing you should worry about: The website must get results. This is all that matters and this should be your sole focus. 

But I know you are still wondering: How do I build a website? Here are some ways to do that, broadly: 

WordPress 

WordPress is the default (at the time of writing this). It’s so prevalent and omnipresent that you’d inevitably end up using WordPress.

With an ecosystem of WordPress hosting solutions, WordPress themes (Including dynamic WordPress templates), WordPress related services, WordPress plugins, and third-party support (several solutions), it’s the number one choice for many businesses. 

Along with WordPress eCommerce (thanks to WooCommerce), there’s nothing that you can’t do WordPress,

WordPress Pros: 

  1. Incredible choice and variety when it comes to everything related to WordPress — from hosting to themes; from support to services. 
  2. Easy to start. Easy to get going. 
  3. WordPress lends itself very well to the full roster of work you’d need to do to get results for your business, going by the digital marketing route: blogging for business, SEO, integration with social media, lead generation, email marketing, and more. 


WordPress Cons: 

  1. Making choices — when it comes to WordPress hosting, WordPress themes, and WordPress plugins — is hard. It’s so hard that you’d often waste too much time and resources only to mostly end up with the wrong choices afterall. 
  2. WordPress needs work. It requires maintenance. You need backups, updates, and constant work to ensure that your website is functioning properly, is safe, and secure. 
  3. Take everything you get with WordPress with a pinch of salt. The themes you buy, the plugins you use, etc. 

Webflow 

Compared to WordPress Webflow, is a brand new ecosystem. Primarily a website builder but has evolved into a complete ecosystem on its own. So, you get a website builder, Webflow CMS, completely customizable, Webflow templates, Webflow eCommerce, and Webflow hosting as well. 

Think of Webflow as the modern, smart, and much cleaner alternative to WordPress without the problems that WordPress comes packed with. 

Webflow Pros: 

  1. The webflow website designer is easy to use. It’s powerful and intuitive. 
  2. The Webflow templates — where you’ll start usually — are much like WordPress themes or website templates except that are not just exceptionally good-looking but are also built with clean code, no bloat, and fast-loading. 
  3. Webflow designs (the ones you’ll build) or the Webflow templates are infinitely customizable. 
  4. Easily extend your business website with Webflow CMS, Webflow eCommerce, and more. 
  5. Webflow has several integrations available so you can dig your heels in and do all the digital marketing work that you’d have to do. 


Webflow Cons: 

  1. Webflow pricing is a little confusing at first. But give it time and you’ll understand. 
  2. For the average web user (who happens to be a business owner), Webflow isn’t exactly drag-and-drop. There’s a slight learning curve involved. 
  3. Webflow is still work in progress, when it comes to a few things. For instance, it’s still hard to build an online course business with Webflow. 

Note: If you want to sell online courses, check out Podia and Thinkific. I’d not recommend taking the WordPress LMS route. 

Website Builders

Let’s rephrase the original question again (with extensions): How do I build a website on my own without spending a bomb while going live almost instantly and still get results for my business? 

Further, I also don’t want to sit here and make decisions about whether I should go with WordPress or Webflow?

That’s where your friendly website builders come into play. The modern-day website builders allow you to drag, drop, and build. That’s it. 

Here are a few website builders worth considering: 

LeadPages Website Builder

LeadPages is a well-known landing page software solution to help you create landing pages for your marketing campaigns. Granted. But did you know that LeadPages also has a handy, well-equipped, intuitive, and easy-to-use website builder as well? Just pick a template from the available ones, make chances (stay on brand), and roll out your website in less than a day. 

That’s all there is to it. Further, you still have the rest of the features that LeadPages already comes with such as Landing page builder, Opt-in and lead generation forms, eCommerce-enabled landing pages (accept payments on your landing pages right away, and more).


One price, many benefits. Eh? 

Simvoly

Simvoly is rather new but is one of those really simple ways to build websites. Not just “any” website, mind you. It’s one of those website builders that also packs in a lot with a single, monthly price you pay. 


For instance, with Simvoly, you get to build websites. You also get to create landing pages, opt-in forms, lead generation forms, sell products online (both digital and physical), and more. 

Mozello

Mozello is a simple, no-nonsense website builder. Unlike the rest of the website builders on this list, it promises you just one thing and it does it well: build your websites without code. 

Launch your regular website or an eCommerce website. That’s it. Period. No bells, no whistles, no fancy LED lights.

With Mozello, you can create mobile-responsive websites. Your website will come with necessary firepower to power your content marketing game (including multi-lingual sites, SEO, and more). 


Wix 

Wix always gets a bad rap online (I have no idea why). Most of the Wix reviews you read online are shit though. The fact that Wix is bad for SEO? False. Wix doesn’t have enough features? False again. Wix is Slow? False. Wix is a closed ecosystem (meaning you lose content when you don’t pay for Wix? False. 

Here are some facts: Wix is actually capable, comes powered with powerful SEO features, Wix sites load fast (only you shouldn’t screw it up), and Wix also comes with several other features such as Wix Video, Wix lead generation forms, Wix automation, and Wix email marketing (all of this through what Wix calls as Wix Ascend). 

So, no. What you heard about Wix is wrong. Wix is dependable, and with a large army of technicians working around the clock to make it work. 

It doesn’t matter which option you choose. I’ll tell you where most business owners and even marketers go wrong: after creating websites, no one wants to do the gruelling, hard, back-breaking work that digital marketing really calls for. 

That’s where you lose the game. 

So, how do I build a website? Which of these do you choose? Read through the pros and cons. Make a decision. I’ll leave it to you.

Remember: it’s not the choices you make above that’ll matter but the whether or not your website is bringing you the results you seek. 

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