On-line website builders such as Yola (webhost) , wix.com, webs.com and networksolutions.com(webhost) typically require customers to sign up with the web hosting company. Some companies provide examples of what a fully functional website made with their website builder looks like. The range of services varies anywhere between creating basic personal web pages or social network content (Widgets) to making complete business/e-commerce websites, either template based or - on the more flexible platforms - totally design free.
The main advantage of an online website builder is that it is quick and easy to use, and does not require any experience. Often a website can be built and be up and running live on the Internet quickly. Technical support is usually provided, as are how to video and help files. This makes online website builders ideal for the beginner.
Sites are generally created using either HTML or Adobe Flash. HTML is a standard format supported by all browsers. Flash has a growing popularity, but is proprietary and is not supported by all browsers, and has the disadvantage of not being seen by web crawlers such as Google and Yahoo, and thus may not be indexed. In addition it is more resource intensive. HTML tools are divided into those that allow editing of the source code and those who only have a WYSIWYG mode.
Off-line web builders cater to professional web designers who need to create pages for more than one client or web host. Modern off-line web builders are usually both WYSIWYG and allow direct editing of source code and cascading style sheets (CSS) styling. They generally require a least a basic understanding of HTML and CSS code. They are more flexible than on-line builders, but may be expensive to buy. There are some open source web builders which may be downloaded free of charge.
The main advantage of an online website builder is that it is quick and easy to use, and does not require any experience. Often a website can be built and be up and running live on the Internet quickly. Technical support is usually provided, as are how to video and help files. This makes online website builders ideal for the beginner.
Sites are generally created using either HTML or Adobe Flash. HTML is a standard format supported by all browsers. Flash has a growing popularity, but is proprietary and is not supported by all browsers, and has the disadvantage of not being seen by web crawlers such as Google and Yahoo, and thus may not be indexed. In addition it is more resource intensive. HTML tools are divided into those that allow editing of the source code and those who only have a WYSIWYG mode.
Off-line web builders cater to professional web designers who need to create pages for more than one client or web host. Modern off-line web builders are usually both WYSIWYG and allow direct editing of source code and cascading style sheets (CSS) styling. They generally require a least a basic understanding of HTML and CSS code. They are more flexible than on-line builders, but may be expensive to buy. There are some open source web builders which may be downloaded free of charge.
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