Software, Tools, and Resources

Easy Website Builder Tools

If you want to build your own website, but don't want the hassle of learning a bunch of technical stuff, there are several easy-to-use Website Building Tools available at a very reasonable cost. Your website must be pretty simple to use one of these tools. But if it meets the criteria below, then it's a good way to go for quick, effective, and affordable website design.

Your website if a good candidate for easy site builder tools if:

You do not require custom design and can select from a variety of pre-designed templates
You do not require flash banners in your website
You only require basic web site statistics tracking

If your website is more complex and does not meet the criteria above, then you can still create your own website. But you will need to invest some time and money into website design and development software.

Or you can hire someone else to do the work for you. Contact Mosaic Web - Effective Online Marketing Solutions for a custom quote to build and / or market your website.

Website Builder Tool Reviews

Network Solutions: Image Cafe Website Creator | Yahoo!: Site Solution| GoDaddy: Website Tonight

Image Cafe Website Creator - Our Top Choice Of all the website builder tools we have seen, Network Solutions has the easiest and most robust tool to make your own website. This tool is the best we have seen for working with images. The image editing tool lets you crop and resize mage without any additional software. Plus, there a huge library of stock images, so if you don't have your own photos to use, there are plenty to choose from. 5-page websites start at $9.95 / month. Need more than 5-pages? Upgrade to the next level for $12.46 / month.
What we like:	What we don't like:
Incredibly simple to learn Thousands of stock images to choose from and an easy-to-use image editor to crop and resize photos Nice advanced functions, including forms, maps, guest book, and EZ Polls Ability to create multi-level navigation Hands-on demo so you can try for 30 days before you buy Tool is hosted remotely so you can access it form anywhere and there is no software to download Very affordable Version management so you can save up to 3 iterations of your website	With only 75 or so templates to choose from, there is not as much variety as some of the other site builders The online help did not offer a search feature, so it was impossible to search for a specific topic not listed. But the tool is so easy to use, we don' t see this as a big problem. And you can always contact Tech Support for additional assistance.
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Yahoo! Web Hosting: Site Solution This tool is great for making a simple 5-page website. But if your website is any bigger than that, this probably isn't the tool for you. Pricing for the first 3 months is $8.96. After that, the price goes up to $11.95 / month. You will be billed in 3-month increments.
What we like:	What we don't like:
Yahoo brought website design down to the very basics. There are only a few menu options to get your site up and running. So just about anybody can figure out how to use this tool. Over 250 template designs to choose from organized by type of business Yahoo offers unlimited disk storage and bandwidth, so you never have to worry about running out of room or upgrading to the next service level Comprehensive online help resource Tool is hosted remotely so you can access it form anywhere and there is no software to download	Yahoo's Site Solution only supports single-level navigation. So you are limited, for instance, if you wanted to create unique pages for each of your service offerings under one main category called "Services." There is not a hands-on demo. But there is a 30-day money back guarantee. So If you are willing to put down your credit card, you can try the product risk-free for 30 days.
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Website Tonight We expected Go Daddy to have one of the top website building tools. Unfortunately, we have found the tool to be so slow that it's difficult to evaluate the product fairly. The tool is the cheapest one going, with lots of bells and whistles. If you have an enormous amount of patience, this tool offers a lot of bang for the buck. 5-page websites start at just $4.99 / month. Upgrade to 10-page or unlimited-pages for $8.99 / month and $12.99 / month respectively.
What we like:	What we don't like:
Over 250 template designs to choose from organize by category Thousands of stock images to use Nice advanced functions, including forms, photo albums, and guest book Lowest price available	The tool performs so slow for us that it's difficult to use. Hopefully, we'll see improvements in the speed in the near future.
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