What tools and software should I use to design and create my website?

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What tools and software should I use to design and create my website?
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  • Profile picture of the author Eternal Student
    Use WordPress, literally the best tool ever for building all sorts of websites, plus easy to learn, with ton of plugins
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  • Profile picture of the author dave_hermansen
    I think that we should know what type of site it is before throwing out answers. Also, experience level matters.
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  • Profile picture of the author RMRC
    What type of website are you hoping to create? WordPress is a great one. But it depends what you are wanting to achieve? Are you wanting something user friendly and pre-made that you can just set up? Or something custom designed by you?
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  • Profile picture of the author stevendavida
    I want to suggest a best Web Design Tools for Website Creation which is Wix. Wix is easy to use so Here you can create a Easily your website as you want because in Wix You don't require a any type Coding because This Tool is using by Drag & Drop so You can Save your time & money.
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  • There are a lot of different tools and software out there that you can use to design web pages. Some of the more popular ones include Adobe Photoshop, Dreamweaver, and Illustrator.

    If you're just starting out, you might want to try using a free program like GIMP or Inkscape. These programs are great for getting a feel for how web design works. Once you get more comfortable with the basics, you can start experimenting with more advanced tools.
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  • Profile picture of the author rclemente
    Hello, how is everyone doing?

    You can Google Search exactly that, the best tools and softwares to help me create a website. Just see if they have reviews on how good those tools are that's always important.
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  • Profile picture of the author WF- Enzo
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    Depends on what website you want to create.

    Originally Posted by shikhamishra View Post

    What tools and software should I use to design and create my website?
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  • Profile picture of the author HawkeyeDigital
    get going with wordpress and some free themes for start with few blog posts as well .
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  • Profile picture of the author DABK
    I would buy a theme that comes with prebuilt sites.

    ThemeForest and Envato offer quite a few, Avada is a good one, if you ask me. The Muffin Group does too, BeBeauty is great, according to me.

    NewsMag is a good theme too.

    They come with the plugins you need to run the themes. You will need a couple more, like anti-hacking. But it is not that hard.



    Originally Posted by shikhamishra View Post

    What tools and software should I use to design and create my website?
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  • Profile picture of the author curly sue
    wordpress is the gold standard. pages are optimized for SEO and it has plugins that make your website adapt to any platform eg.ecommerce, blog, membership site...
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  • Profile picture of the author Jambo Shop
    Nowadays many free tools are available in the market but forever tool is wordpress & canva for design, and it's very easy to use.

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  • Profile picture of the author sparky
    the guys at Codeless [DOT] co have a free email course for those who struggle with the 'techie' side of design (like me)
    Marisa Murgatroyd has also offers free advice on effective design to get business through your site
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  • Profile picture of the author DrKenMcGowan
    There are several website hosts which provide easy build websites from templates or just start from scratch. It's so easy now, compared to when I built my first websites in early 2000s. I have built at least 10 different websites, funnel systems, capture pages, etc for my various businesses. It's so easy now. Take your time and search. Be sure to check building features that you can easily navigate and complete quickly.
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    • Profile picture of the author WF- Enzo
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      So what tools did you exactly use?

      Originally Posted by DrKenMcGowan View Post

      There are several website hosts which provide easy build websites from templates or just start from scratch. It's so easy now, compared to when I built my first websites in early 2000s. I have built at least 10 different websites, funnel systems, capture pages, etc for my various businesses. It's so easy now.
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      • Profile picture of the author DrKenMcGowan
        Well, didn't expect any reply to my post. I use webs.com for 3 of my websites which are still active now. They were super easy to build. I enjoyed it and still enjoy editing them as needed after more than 10 years. However, webs.com has been purchased by Vistaprint.com and I don't think they offer FREE websites anymore. Of course, the pricing with vistaprint is rather affordable at $5 or $6 per month. I use (link removed by admin) tools to build my capture pages and funnel system. Their system is very easy to use and I pay less than $50 per quarter for that account. I also use (link removed by admin) tools to build other capture pages and funnels. Theirs is a little more complicated, however, their monthly subscription provides everything a business needs to, create websites (sales, products, coaching, agency, membership, etc), to market, sale products, broadcast, create courses - I mean literally everything a marketer needs to be successful with a website. I also provide training for any affiliate I help get started with funnels, etc.
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  • Profile picture of the author Surbhi Chauhan
    1. Figma
    1. WordPress
    2. Sketch
    3. Adobe XD
    4. Webflow
    5. Framer
    6. Shopify
    7. Balsamiq
    8. Optimal Workshop
    9. Google Web Designer
    10. Justinmind
    11. InVision Studio
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    • Profile picture of the author DWolfe
      Originally Posted by Surbhi Chauhan View Post

      1. Figma
      1. WordPress
      2. Sketch
      3. Adobe XD
      4. Webflow
      5. Framer
      6. Shopify
      7. Balsamiq
      8. Optimal Workshop
      9. Google Web Designer
      10. Justinmind
      11. InVision Studio
      What one do you specifically recommend ? Which ones (top 3) that you have listed above are the best and which one is the worst?
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      • Profile picture of the author Surbhi Chauhan
        The best is WordPress as per my experience.
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  • Profile picture of the author Umairnawaz
    Amazing Questions. I really enjoyed reading this thread conservation by the people.
    As we know that WordPress is the most known Content Management System (CMS) that can help you build a website quickly. Some features of WordPress websites are as follows:

    You can embed any type of media file in the page content area. There is also no limit to the number of pages, posts etc.
    It is an open source platform where you can find many free plugins that can improve the functionality of your website.
    No prior experience in coding is required to work with WordPress, and the platform is primarily used to create blogging websites for individuals or organizations.
    Although the website is open source, there are some costs associated with building and running a website on the WordPress platform.
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