WIX websites, the up and downsides?

[Lucan Unlordly]

A mate has asked me to look at a proposal he's received to build a website using WIX. My own sites are bespoke so I'm a little lost when it comes to the pros and cons of out of the box packages.

It will include, about us, some history, news page, a calendar of events, a gallery, policies etc., and various membership forms etc., that will need to be easy to update by users who are not that great with technology.

Interested to know if add on' costs are expensive once the site is built and what would would be a reasonable sum to add additional pages? I know that's a how long is a piece of string question, but lets say a bog standard page of rules as an example.

 

[WebDesires]

its out of the box, so customization ability is limited.

I guess above all it will affect usability in regards to the membership forms etc. Since it sounds like for those custom development would be key to streamline everything as much as possible.

GOOD LUCK

 

[Lucan Unlordly]

its out of the box, so customization ability is limited.

I guess above all it will affect usability in regards to the membership forms etc. Since it sounds like for those custom development would be key to streamline everything as much as possible.

GOOD LUCK

Cheers........

 

[antropy]

A mate has asked me to look at a proposal he's received to build a website using WIX.

Probably fine for very simple sites.

Paul.

 

[Paul Kelly ICHYB]

My issues with these sitebuilders are that they are proprietary and you cant export them else where, which puts your web presence at risk!

I always recommend using a system that you can pack up and move whenever you want to!

 

[fisicx]

A lot depends on the marketing plan. If it’s to be a brochure site where visitors come from site visits or whatever. It also depends on what they want to achieve today and over the coming years and months.

Wix is a lot better than it was but if one day you want to do something a bit different you often discover you can’t or have to pay more (just like Shopify).

If they are getting the site built for them Wordpress is going to be the better option as it gives them a lot more freedom. Adding events and images isn’t complicated once you have been shown how.

 

[Lucan Unlordly]

A lot depends on the marketing plan. If it’s to be a brochure site where visitors come from site visits or whatever. It also depends on what they want to achieve today and over the coming years and months.

Wix is a lot better than it was but if one day you want to do something a bit different you often discover you can’t or have to pay more (just like Shopify).

If they are getting the site built for them Wordpress is going to be the better option as it gives them a lot more freedom. Adding events and images isn’t complicated once you have been shown how.

There is no marketing plan, it's more of a resource to replace an existing very poor, and I mean about as bad as you can get, existing web presence that carries information and advice for things like specialist club insurance, rules, courses etc., Forms for example, currently have to be printed off, filled in by pen and posted, so ability to do online is needed.

The intended site builder only works in WIX and has a portfolio of nice looking work in the images led floristry/hairdresser/gift shop arena. The thrust of the proposed website will be to accommodate kerb appeal with functionality and whilst I can't see any need for major additions in the future it would be nice to know that they can be done. There are personal connections that are pushing the buyer to use this company so not easy to look elsewhere, or so it seems.

I don't want to get into how much websites should cost but my initial reaction is that the quote is fairly priced but that adding an additional heading and single page of text that can be cut and pasted from eg., an email, shouldn't cost £300?

 

[fisicx]

I don't want to get into how much websites should cost but my initial reaction is that the quote is fairly priced but that adding an additional heading and single page of text that can be cut and pasted from eg., an email, shouldn't cost £300?

No it shouldn’t. Knock a zero off and it’s probably still a bit too much.

If someone is going to build the site then wix is still a poor choice. But if that’s what the client wants then crack on. The long term costs means that will end up paying a lot more than necessary but they may be happy with this.

On the forms thing, wix is very limited when compared to the very rich and versatile alternatives. You can’t add any third party extensions to a wix site.

 

[Lucan Unlordly]

If someone is going to build the site then wix is still a poor choice. But if that’s what the client wants then crack on. The long term costs means that will end up paying a lot more than necessary but they may be happy with this.

On the forms thing, wix is very limited when compared to the very rich and versatile alternatives. You can’t add any third party extensions to a wix site.

Thanks again..
I believe the personal connection is a sponsor who's willing to pay for the initial set up so looking elsewhere comes with penalties.

 

[fisicx]

…who's willing to pay for the initial set up…

…as long as it’s wix.

Which is fine. But I suspect they will soon realise the limitations of the platform unless they pay for the upgrade.

 

[AlanJ1]

…as long as it’s wix.

Which is fine. But I suspect they will soon realise the limitations of the platform unless they pay for the upgrade.

And the limitations of using someone wanting to charge £300 to make a basic copy and paste page?

 

[TEGVirtual]

I agree with Paul Kelly - proceed with caution with DIY web builders such as Wix, as everything is owned by them so you don't really own your own website and have very little control over it (as opposed to self-hosted WordPress, for example, where everything is in your control).

Have you done much research on the various website options available to you?

Bethan

 

[Lucan Unlordly]

Have you done much research on the various website options available to you?

Bethan

It's not for me. All of my websites are bespoke builds

 

[Alan]

And the limitations of using someone wanting to charge £300 to make a basic copy and paste page?

That isn't a limitation of the person, it shows great business skills, charge what the client perceives the value not what you perceives the cost to be

 

[aashisk2323]

A mate has asked me to look at a proposal he's received to build a website using WIX. My own sites are bespoke so I'm a little lost when it comes to the pros and cons of out of the box packages.

It will include, about us, some history, news page, a calendar of events, a gallery, policies etc., and various membership forms etc., that will need to be easy to update by users who are not that great with technology.

Interested to know if add on' costs are expensive once the site is built and what would would be a reasonable sum to add additional pages? I know that's a how long is a piece of string question, but lets say a bog standard page of rules as an example.

Creating a website on WIX helps people with small budget who want a very basic website mostly portfolio website. But its downside is that it lacks to provide a variation in features. You get limited to a few features and cannot experiment or introduce new facilities for your users. This is possible only when you get your website coded from a developer specially for and according to your business needs.

 

[Andy Cornish]

We have been asked many times if we can move customers websites from places like Wix.

Problems we see.
IPs all blackslisted which effects emails and ranking.
Can't move sites built with webstie builders to a new host. Plus hidden charges.
Moving domains they charge a fee most times.

 

[Chris Hanson]

One of our first ever websites was built using Wix which helped us get off the ground and get customers. As we grew and needed to add more services and pages we then moved away. If you are just trying a business idea it is fairly quick to put up a page.
Like people have said, once you look into the technical background you will soon find it will be extremely hard to rank against competitors on Google SERPS.