Help us review small business website platforms
One of the most popular pieces we’ve ever run here on thinks – and the one we get the most requests to update – compared hosted services for small businesses. Well, I’m pleased to announce we’re working on the long-awaited update and would love your help. If you’ve used any of the following tools, email us with your thoughts or post a comment on our original post and let us know how you use it and how it works for you. We plan to include a quote or two from current users in each capsule review.
What tools do we plan to look at?
- Jimdo
- SiteKreator
- Webnode
- Weebly
- Yola (used to be Synthasite)
- Squarespace
- Doodlekit
- edicy
- Homestead
- And, yes, WordPress as an option, too
We’ll be looking at each platform from the perspective of different types of small business sites and which work best for reaching your customers. Anything you’d like to see us cover? Is your favorite hosting tool missing? Let us know in the comments and we’ll try to add it to the list.
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How about BigCommerce.com? A hosted ecommerce platform that’s giving other hosted ecommerce solutions a run for their money 🙂
Hi Eddie,
Thanks for the comment. I’ve added BigCommerce.com to the list. What do you say, Big thinkers, do you want to hear more about BigCommerce?
What about Business Catalyst, just purchased by Adobe? I’m not sure I understand what’s different about it…
Good question, occassia. I’ll add it to the list.
very much appreciate your work for website platforms.
not sure what about those fellows to count in:
http://www.terapad.com
http://webstarts.com
http://www.webs.com
happy new year!
How about Wix ?
ucoz
tripod.com
and more here,dunno if its useful,but nevertheless,
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_free_web_hosting_services
Any platform that would help the small businesses to harnes the potential of local market will be helpful.
Online Businesses
What about http://www.solidshops.com .
They are are loved by webdesigners for their templating language and users love the super userfriendly backend.
Hi Dries,
Thanks for reading and I appreciate the comment. I’ll take a look at solidshops. I’d love to hear more about it. Please feel free to send me any information you have about the site as it seems like you’re fairly knowledgeable about it.