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ABOUT WIX

WIX is a free self-hosted do-it-yourself web-based templated drag-and-drop website builder whereby one can relatively easily build a website for their passion, hobby or small business. It enables the user to intuitively drag and drop objects onto a page, anywhere on the page with pixel perfect accuracy in an effort to build a beautiful, modern website. It has all of the elements necessary to build a website indicative of today’s standards, including beautiful modern mobile-friendly templates, an easy to use platform, secure code, and reliable hosting.

 

Pros of using WIX

The pros of using WIX is the ability to drag and drop anything almost anywhere onto the page with pixle perfect accuracy. This means you are not restricted by the confines of the template chosen - only your imagination. Also, WIX comes with many templates as well as images to choose from. Then there are the countless apps available to make your website powerful.

 

Cons of using WIX

The cons of using WIX are that at the end of the day, it is not so much template based or even difficult to learn but that it is still a web-based website bulder. You are relying on WIX, as a host, to be a powerful fast secure host with customer service that is second to none. In addition, as easy as it is to use, it still has a learning curve to maximize its potential. You have better things to do.

IMPORTANT - The biggest downside to using any self-hosted web-based website builder is that if for any reason you become disatisfied with the host due to performance of it as a host or staff customer service, and you want to leave, you cannot take your website with you. It must be rebuilt from scratch with your new host of choice. If you are sure WIX is for you, and I have no reason to thing otherwise - yet, then read on...

Starting Your WIX Website

Go to WIX.com, sign in or create an account, and choose "I need a site for..." in the upper left. Simply choose your industry. The next screen will lead you to choosing a theme indicative of the business you are in as well as the customer you are targeting. Choose wisely. You also have the ability to start from scratch.

Create Your Wix Website

The Dashboard

The first thing you will want to do, prior to adding any content, is familiarize yourself with the WIX Dashboard. This is so you know what things you can do / add with WIX, where it is, and how to do it. A little pre-planning can go a long way in making the building of your website a lot easier and more fun.

 

- Top row: Pages, Site, Tools, Help, Upgrade, undo / redo, mobile editor, preview, publish

 

- Top Row: Site – Site Settings – Update each item (including seo wizard) based on future content. Do again when site is finished.


- Top Row: Pages – Page Settings – Update each item based on future content. Do again when site is finished.


- Left Sidebar: Background, Add Items (pics, text, other apps / objects, etc.), App Market (Free & Premium), Uploads (images, video, music, docs etc.), blog


- Editor Tool Bar (floating on the right): Copy, Paste, Duplicate, Trash, Arrange, Align, Distribute, Match Size, Rotate, Size (by px), Position (by px). Used to customize position of each object on the page.

 

- Click on an object and another toolbar shows: Change, Settings, Design, Animate, Help

Wix Dashboard

Page Set Up

The page is set up with a header, body, and footer complete with page width rulers. Items in header and footer will show on all pages. Each page is fixed at 980px wide (narrow enough for iPads but possibly too narrow for desktop computers). For this reason it is advised to ensure all content is within these boundaries. A separate mobile version of the site is available for design separately via editor view in the upper right. It behaves the same as the desktop editor.

Adding Content

Now you are ready to add content to your pages. Simply click "add" to add items to your page. Items to add include text, images, galleries, shapes, apps and much more. Once added, if you click on the item, it should give you another toolbar. Click settings (with the item selected) to customize the item. each page should have 1 keyword rich page title (h1), paragraph titles (h2), paragraphs and of course images. Be sure the design is visually appealing, compelling, and easy to digest.

Search Engine Optimization

When all of the content has been added (keyword rich page titles (h1), paragraph titles (h2) and text paragraphs - just don't over do it), be sure to go back to the pages toolbar and click on the circle with the 3 dots to update that pages seo: the titles, descriptions, and keywords. Ensure the keywords match in both areas. Just be sure to not "keyword stuff". Then be sure to head over to "site - site settings - seo to go through the seo wizard. Just be advised that some newer themes may not support older browsers such as IE 8. More about seo services here.

Wix Support & Links

Resource Links

Below are resource links for the Wix Website Builder:

Need a little help with WIX?

To be honest, as a business owner – you have better things to do than dinker with a website builder – even WIX. You don’t have to go at it alone. My Services.

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