An online identity has become a crucial part of marketing. Both businesses and individuals cannot succeed today without promoting themselves online through websites or blogs. However, for many, the lack of technical knowledge becomes a huge hindrance. Webstarts, a free easy website maker, allows registered users to build websites through a highly simplified platform.
After reading the four-star review of Webstarts available on AppAppeal, I decided to build a sample website through this platform. I have compiled my experience with this free website maker in the review.
The Website Building Process with Webstarts
Webstarts allows you to build a website with great ease through an online editing interface. After the initial registration process, the user can embark upon building his website. This free website maker online allows the user to select from a range of pre-designed web templates. In my opinion, the template gallery has a diverse range of designs that can cater to the requirements of small businesses, as well as those looking to build their portfolio, personal webpage and blogs. While selecting the domain name, you can either choose a free domain name that will end with webstarts.com or register for a paid domain name.
The website edit platform of this free HTML website maker is very simple. The editing interface allows you to customize all the elements of the template. You can add a logo, modify the text, add pages, insert images and videos, and provide links. You can embed videos from all major websites, such as YouTube, DailyMotion and Yahoo Movies. The ability to insert Webfitti is a unique feature of this platform. This facility enables you to paste glittering text on the webpage.
Watch this video tutorial on the right to learn how to use the Webstarts free website maker.
Here is the example of a website built through Webstarts tool. In this website, the user has employed basic text and image formatting.
Paid Features of Webstarts
You can upgrade to the Webstarts 'Pro' or 'Pro Plus' feature by paying a monthly fee. The paid service brings you a host of advanced features, such as:
- Customized domain name
- Email addresses, such as yourname@yoursite.com
- Search engine submission
- Free advertising on Google, Facebook and MySpace worth $200
- User registration ability on the website facilitated by encryption technology
- Higher bandwidth and unlimited storage
- Live telephone customer support
For better user statistics, the website offers 'Web Statistics' and 'Web Statistics Plus' packages. With these services, you can track user actions, most viewed pages, page conversions and campaign performance. Ecommerce services, such as shopping cart and online inventory, are also available in paid services.
Overall, I will give 3.5 out of five to Webstarts. It scores highest for its easy-to-use interface and low uploading time. But other free website makers, such as Weebly and Wix, offer better web features with their free version than Webstarts.
