WordPress versus Website Builders:

Is WordPress Doomed?

What Is a Website Builder?

Online tools (also offline) that typically allow the construction of websites without manual code editing.

GeoCities (acquired by Yahoo! in 1999) was an early popular website builder.

Usage Stats (w3techs.com)

Quarterly Trend (w3techs.com)

Side Note:

What a Website Builder Thinks of WordPress

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Comments on Duda’s YouTube Clip:

Choosing a Website Builder instead of WordPress:

For Whom Does It Make Sense?

Hobby

1

Non-commercial Blog (like Travel)

2

Blogging? Let's Get Back to Reality:
How’s Blogging with wix.com?

A Side Note on Website Builders: Bugs

Solopreneur

3

New Business/Startup Without Funding

4

Want To Test A Concept

5

Small Non-Profit (Association)

6

So How Do You Decide?

DJ Quick:
“If it don’t make dollars, it don’t make sense.”

Website Builders = Impossible Utopia?

The “Easy” in Website Builders is the Problem

Good Design

Minimal, uncluttered, modern type-based logo, and more

Good Design

What?

Wix Shop 2019 with 90s nostalgic look? What is that logo? What header? What are those ice cream sticks for?

To Wrap Up:

Redditors on Website Builders versus Independent Web Design

How is a self-coded site (for me that includes WordPress, if you customize themes & plugins) better than a page created on Squarespace?

How Relevant Will Independent Web Design Continue to Be with the Rise of Website Builders?

“Anyone who cares about having a good website will get it done properly.”

“Anyone who acknowledges their business should have a website but doesn’t give a damn about it would never have gone to a professional even if these builders didn’t exist. (They’d have gone to the guy selling websites for £99 on Gumtree.)”

Last but Not Least Redditor c130:

Website Builders & Privacy:

Fallout between MailChimp and Shopify last week

“... We believe small businesses are best served when they can choose which technology they use to run their businesses, which is why Mailchimp integrates with more than 150 different apps and platforms. We won't compromise on that just because Shopify sees it as a competitive threat.”

Thank you all!

Now Let’s Hear Your Views!