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Raph Wechsler
Raph Wechsler
90 Points
Posted by Raph Wechsler
Raph Wechsler
90 Points

For someone looking to start a company, are there any recommendations for website building software?

For someone who is just beginning to learn the basics and needs a solution sooner, are there any suggestions?

7 Answers

Radu Ioan Stochita
Radu Ioan Stochita
3,558 Points

If you refer to a software that can build you a website, like drag and drop I would say Adobe Muse(that's the one I know) or the online alternatives like: Squarespace.

But if you refer to text editors and something like this I would recommend you [Sublime Text]?(http://www.sublimetext.com/) which you'll probably love, Brackets or even the free software designed by the Github team: Atom.

I hope that it helps.

Raph Wechsler
Raph Wechsler
90 Points
Raph Wechsler
Raph Wechsler
90 Points

Thank you very much. Yes, for now given my lack of knowledge in coding or editing, the need is for the former. Are there any particular hosting solutions you might be able to recommend?

Radu Ioan Stochita
Radu Ioan Stochita
3,558 Points

I would go for the most popular one: GoDaddy or if you take the Build you First Website(I hope that is the name) course, you'll hear about some hosting solutions, but if you don't want to do that just Google it!

Other hosting solutions:

Raph Wechsler
Raph Wechsler
90 Points
Raph Wechsler
Raph Wechsler
90 Points

Great and thanks again. Muse looks very robust and actually has hosting. Very grateful for your help!

Radu Ioan Stochita
Radu Ioan Stochita
3,558 Points

Yes, Raph, it looks great, because uhm.. Adobe, but keep in mind that your code will look silly and will not be the best, just read this article, but if you do not want to dive deeper into Web Development and you just want to try building something by yourself, go for Muse.

Raph Wechsler
Raph Wechsler
90 Points
Raph Wechsler
Raph Wechsler
90 Points

Thanks a ton Radu. Yes for now and the foreseeable future as I am starting a company and cannot devote the needed time to become a great programmer, Muse seems great. Plus their aesthetic sense seems superb.

Radu Ioan Stochita
Radu Ioan Stochita
3,558 Points

Yes, it looks amazing. To be honest every Adobe product looks cool

OPAL HUTCHINSON
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OPAL HUTCHINSON
Courses Plus Student 2,611 Points
OPAL HUTCHINSON
OPAL HUTCHINSON
Courses Plus Student 2,611 Points

Another Web building software you can use Raphs is WordPress. There are a few tutorials on how to build a full functioning website in a few hours. It is a very interesting web builder to learn. You can build sites from standard websites to full e-commerce sites. Treehouse has some tutorials as well. I've not looked at them yet but will take a look some time.

Tyler _
Tyler _
6,651 Points
Tyler _
Tyler _
6,651 Points

Wordpress is great because it has Plugins for any direction you want to take your site in the future....It's very easy and can be customized with the right theme.

Tracie Holton
Tracie Holton
2,175 Points
Tracie Holton
Tracie Holton
2,175 Points

Wordpress would also be my suggestion. I'm pretty new to web development. My first freelance clients were actually people who just needed a Wordpress theme customized for them. I've become very familiar with Wordpress, and I'm now focusing on learning front-end development. Even as my skills grow, I think Wordpress will remain a great tool.