Options of Web Site
Builder Software

Most web sites are built with just a handful of web site builders. Unless you are an experienced webmaster I recommend you use a WYSIWYG type. What? Quite simply a WYSIWYG stands for "What You See Is What You Get", which means you can see what the website will look like as you are building it. This is in contrast to a text editor where you write raw HTML code, much more difficult and, today, really unnecessary. But most WYSIWYG web site builder software now give you the option to write in code if you want to anyway, best of both worlds.

The most popular WYSIWYG web site builders are:

Composer - Free
Composer is a free web site builder available from Netscape. I have not used it and know little about it. The fact that it is available from Netscape is a good sign since they would not lend their name to an inferior product. Remember though that this is a free product so it will not have the functionality or versatility of the builders described below.

Microsoft Frontpage (FP) Web Site Builder - Most popular
Everybody knows of FP, this site was created using FP. It is easy to use once you get over the learning curve. A problem in the past with FP was the code was bloated and full of white space, but along with many other new features, the 2003 version has changed that. Visit FrontPageWorld for some more great info.

Macromedia Dreamweaver Web Site Builder - Most versatile
Dreamweaver is also very popular but has a much higher price tag than FP. It has all the functionality of FP plus more. It is a little more difficult to use but if you are prepared to make the effort and learn how, it is a very powerful tool that can create beautiful web sites.

SiteBuildIt! - Perfect if you are just starting out
SBI! is a product of Ken Evoy's SiteSell empire. It is an all in one package and what some people say represents the future of web hosting. SiteBuildIt is an absolutely brilliant tool (combination of many tools really) for beginners and experts alike. There are heaps of features:

• SBI! is an online service that provides you with an easy point and click interface for creating your own attractive and professional web site

• SBI! includes brainstorming tools for choosing your theme and keywords

• SBI! incorporates tools for search engine optimization

• SBI! auto submits your web site to the search engines and tracks search engine spiders and provides ranking reports

• SBI! includes domain registration

• SBI! includes web hosting of unlimited pages

• SBI!! permits unlimited bandwidth

• SBI includes unlimited autoresponders (a tool for sending email automatically when someone subscribes to your ezine, newsletter, tips etc)

• SBI! includes ad-campaign management

• SBI! includes click through analysis

• SBI! provides you with a linking service (very important for search engine rankings)