I tried every FREE website builder. This is the best
Summary
TLDRIn this video, the creator shares their journey to build a free, one-page website for their gardening YouTube channel. After testing seven popular free website builders, they found most to have intrusive ads or limited customization. Wix and WordPress.com were criticized for their ads and URL issues. Jimdo and Ucraft also had ads, while Square had minor design limitations. Canva was close to perfect but had a less desirable URL. Ultimately, the creator chose Carrd for its minimal ad, great design, and customizable URL, achieving a free, professional-looking website without spending a dime.
Takeaways
- 🌱 The speaker is a YouTuber with a gardening channel seeking a free, one-page website.
- 💳 They were previously spending a lot on web hosting and domains but now want to avoid costs.
- 🔍 The speaker researched and tried seven free website building tools.
- 🌐 Wix was the first tool tested but was unsatisfactory due to ads and an undesirable URL.
- 🌐 WordPress.com was also disappointing with limited customization options and ads.
- 🌐 Jimdo and Ucraft were both given low ratings because of intrusive ads.
- 🛒 Square was better, with a smaller ad and more design flexibility, but had some odd limitations.
- 🎨 Canva was a close second, with a good design and a small ad, but had a less desirable URL.
- 🏆 Card was the winner, offering a perfect fit for a one-page website with a small ad and customizable URL.
- 📝 The speaker emphasizes that the 'best' free website builder depends on individual needs and preferences.
Q & A
What is the main goal of the person in the transcript?
-The main goal is to create a simple, free, one-page website for their YouTube gardening channel, 'Good Harvest', without spending any money.
Why did the person decide not to use Wix for their free website?
-They decided against using Wix because the free plan included an intrusive ad that scrolls with the website, and they were unhappy with the URL, which included an extra part they couldn’t remove.
What was the person's experience with wordpress.com?
-The experience with wordpress.com was disappointing because they couldn't change fonts and colors without a Premium plan, and the interface was confusing. Additionally, the free plan also placed a large ad on the site.
What were the main issues the person encountered with Jimdo and Ukraft?
-Both Jimdo and Ukraft had large, amateur-looking ads, particularly on mobile versions, which made the websites look unprofessional.
How did Square perform as a free website builder?
-Square performed better than some other tools, with a small ad hidden at the bottom of the page, but it had design limitations, such as not allowing a black background or removing the header, which impacted the overall design.
Why did the person rate Canva as a runner-up?
-Canva was rated as a runner-up because the design was close to what they wanted, the ad was small and in the footer, but they didn't like the URL and there was a strange white bar on the mobile version.
What made Card the person's favorite free website builder?
-Card was their favorite because it allowed them to choose their own URL, had the smallest ad of all the tools, and the design looked great both on desktop and mobile. It met all their needs for a one-page website.
Why did the person emphasize the importance of the URL in their website decision?
-The person emphasized the URL because many free website builders automatically assign a URL with extra, unwanted elements, which made the website look less professional. Card allowed them to choose a cleaner, more personalized URL.
What conclusion did the person reach after testing seven different website builders?
-The person concluded that there are many free website builders, but each has its own limitations, especially with ads and design restrictions. In the end, Card was the best fit for their specific need of a free, one-page website with minimal ads and good design flexibility.
What lesson does the person share about using free website builders?
-The person shares the lesson that while many free website builders are available, it takes effort to find the right one for specific needs, and each comes with compromises, such as ads or limited design options.
Outlines
🌱 Journey to a Free Website for a Gardening Channel
The speaker, a YouTuber with a gardening channel, expresses frustration with spending money on web hosting and tools. They resolve to create a free, one-page website for their channel, requiring only a photo, video space, and a contact section. After researching, they test seven free website tools, starting with Wix. Despite Wix's popularity, the speaker finds the free version unsatisfactory due to intrusive ads and an undesirable URL. They give Wix a one-star rating for its free plan's limitations.
🌐 Exploring Free Website Builders: Trials and Tribulations
The speaker continues their quest for a free website builder, trying WordPress.com next. They find the platform confusing and limited in its free version, unable to customize fonts and colors without a premium plan. Like Wix, WordPress.com also displays ads on free sites. The speaker rates it one star for similar reasons as Wix. They express skepticism about the recommendations they found online, which praised Wix without mentioning its free plan's drawbacks. Subsequently, they try Jimdo and Ucraft, both of which also include ads and receive a two-star rating for their amateurish appearance and limitations.
🏆 Discovering the Perfect Fit: Card Stands Out Among Free Builders
The speaker's search leads them to try Square, which, despite its focus on e-commerce, offers a better ad placement and more design flexibility. They give Square a three-star rating for its small ad and design limitations. Canva, known for graphic design, impresses as a website builder, receiving a four-star rating for its minimal ad and good design options, though the URL is not customizable. Finally, the speaker finds Card, which allows for a perfect design match, a tiny ad, and the choice of a custom URL. They award Card a five-star rating, deeming it the best fit for their needs.
Mindmap
Keywords
💡Free website
💡Wix
💡URL
💡WordPress.com
💡Jimdo
💡Ucraft
💡Square
💡Canva
💡Carrd
💡E-commerce
💡Customization
Highlights
The individual's desire to create a free website for their gardening YouTube channel.
The rejection of spending money on web hosting and domain names after previous excessive spending.
The discovery of seven free website tools recommended by others.
Initial attempt at designing a website on Wix within half an hour.
Disappointment with Wix due to the presence of a scrolling ad and an undesirable URL.
The realization that Wix's free plan is not suitable due to limitations and ads.
The distinction between wordpress.com and wordpress.org and their different offerings.
The frustration with wordpress.com's free plan, which requires a premium plan to customize fonts and colors.
The observation that both Wix and wordpress.com include ads on their free websites.
The trial of Jimdo and Ucraft, which also included annoying ads.
The exploration of Square as a website builder, known primarily for payment processing.
The limited design customization options in Square's editor.
Canva's runner-up position as a graphic design tool that also builds websites.
The satisfaction with Card's website builder for its minimal ad and customizable design.
The importance of choosing the right free website builder based on individual needs.
The conclusion that Card was the best fit for the individual's one-page website needs.
The final website for the YouTube channel being free of cost and meeting the individual's requirements.
Transcripts
guy like me I've spent too much money on
websites I'd pull out that credit card
for web hosting I'd throw Canadian
dollars at tools and buy too many domain
names for bad business
ideas but I'm tired of spending money my
next website has to be free as in 0 I
don't want to spend a
dime the website is for good harvest my
super popular gardening Channel on
YouTube I don't need anything special
just a simple onepage website is fine
it needs a splashy
photo a spot for a few videos and I ran
out of space but this is a contact
Section could I do it could I translate
this into a free website like this stick
around this is the story of how I did
just
that to start I did some research and I
found seven free website tools that seem
to be recommended most often the first
one I tried was Wick
Wix seem to be recommended everywhere
all right took me about a half hour but
I've been able to design my site on Wix
I think it looks pretty good so now
let's publish it but when I hit publish
I knew instantly Wix wouldn't work for
me G so it looks like free websites on
Wix have this ad that scrolls with the
website it's kind of a deal breaker and
on top of that check out the URL they
gave my free website I wasn't able to
get rid of this part of the URL which
kind of sucks I could deal with this but
not
this I'm giving Wix one star ugly ad
ugly URL so that's just to know from me
and remember I'm just rating wix's free
plan not Wix as a whole actually like
Wix as a website builder if you use the
paid plans seeing how bad wix's free
plan was got me suspicious because when
I had Googled best free website builder
tons of people had been suggesting Wix
they never even mention mentioned the
big ugly ad instead they praised Wix for
super arbitrary things so I was feeling
skeptical when I tried my next tool
wordpress.com not WordPress but
wordpress.com they're two different
things wordpress.org is the open source
CMS you can download for free and upload
to any web host wordpress.com is a
separate hosted service so don't get
them mixed up and don't come at me in
the comments and say you should have
tried wordpress.org no it's not free I
mean technically it's free but you'd
also need a word Press host and I'm
telling you there are no good free
WordPress hosts anyways wordpress.com
was also a disappointment so I'm just
setting up my free site and they say I
need a Premium plan to change fonts and
colors come on I know it's a free
product but that's that's corny I was
able to design my website to look how I
want it but to be honest it took me a
while I found wordpress.com confusing I
mean look at how the interface keeps
switching and Chang changing as I
navigate through it that's just kind of
odd and once I published my website I
noticed that like Wix wordpress.com also
put a big ad on free websites so
wordpress.com gets one star two big ad
hard to use and can't change colors I
mean come
on at this point I started to worry was
every free website builder going to
include some dumb little limitation
designed to annoy and frustrate me
enough so that I'd go for their paid
version
cuz guess what the next two that I tried
Jim do and youthcraft both had annoying
ads here's
jimdo and here's
ukraft I can't have ads like this I'm a
big time YouTuber but seriously these
ads just look amateur and they're even
worse on
mobile Jim do and ukraft you both get
two stars too
okay okay I know I'm not blaming these
companies it's a free website what right
do I have to complain I just think we
can do better than this so let's keep
going fortunately next up was square and
they were better even if you don't know
Square you've probably used their
checkout at like a coffee shop before
they're a Payment Processing Company
which means they help businesses take
payments they offer free websites in
hopes that you'll sell things on the
website and then they can process
payments which means they're especially
focused on e-commerce websites which
doesn't really matter to me I got
nothing to sell overall my Square
website looked pretty good the ad was
really small and hidden at the bottom of
the page I like that unfortunately this
editor is just oddly limited for example
I can't seem to get this white to be
black so Square had these style options
I could choose from but none of them let
me have just a black background and
white button weird weird and I can't
remove the header I don't need a header
remember I'm just building a onepage
website Square clocks in at a solid
three stars small ad but weird design
limitations next up was canva canva was
definitely the runner up typically I
think of canva as a graphic design tool
not a website builder but I've been
pretty impressed I was able to get
really close to the design I wanted and
when I finally hit publish I was pleased
to see the ad was small and hidden on
the
footer the only downside I'm not crazy
about this URL they give free websites
I'd much prefer it to be like
this plus they've added a weird white
bar um that I can't get rid of on mobile
I could be doing something wrong I
honestly don't know in any case canva
gets a solid four
stars small ad good design kind of lame
URL so Cano was pretty close to what I
needed what could possibly be better
well you probably haven't heard of this
next tool card and it was my winner it's
for building onepage websites which is
exactly what I need okay so card is
looking like a perfect fit I've been
able to get the design looking exactly
how I
want and when it came time to publish
they let me choose my own URL which was
great almost every other website Builder
just automatically assigned me a
URL plus see if you can spot the ad it's
really small right here that's the
smallest ad of any tool I
tried so I'm really happy with card and
also look how nice it looks on mobile
that's
perfect overall card is a perfect five
stars tiny ad great design and a great
URL thanks card so here's what surprised
me I was able to design something pretty
similar to my original mockup with all
of the
tools for me the main differentiator was
the annoying ads they put on free
websites and the
URLs example this is just not great I
much prefer this turns out there are
lots of free website tools out there but
it takes some effort to find the right
one for you I mean I had to make the
same website seven times before I found
car
and even then it doesn't mean card is
the best free website builder it just
means card was what worked best for me
in this particular case for example if I
had needed a free e-commerce website I'm
guessing Square would have worked better
but that's just theoretical all I know
is that card was what I needed today now
I have a beautiful free website for my
little YouTube channel and I can proudly
say it didn't cost me a
dime
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