Deciding what website builder and hosting service to use has taken a lot of research and thought. I began this week certain that I would build my new website with Weebly and host it with Just Host. I changed my mind about both because I did my research with an open mind.
I researched many different website builders but excluded WordPress from my list because Brother Luke said that students usually struggle with it. After my initial round of research, I decided that Squarespace would be the best fit for myself and my business. I liked the flexibility they offer and the student discount. I had to rethink my decision after I participated in the discussion board, though. There were compelling arguments for both Weebly and WordPress so I did another round of research on just those two platforms. I wanted to use WordPress to build my site but I was leaning toward Weebly because I thought building my site with WordPress
Researching web hosting helped to solidify my decision about my website builder. I had decided to stay with my current host, Just Host. However, a lot of reviews said that they had worse customer service than Blue Host, so I called them to ask about it. It turns out that both companies share a call center and the services and pricing are the same. The only difference is that blue host gets updated first and has better discounts and coupons. The tech service representative answered all my questions about hosting and gave me advice on a website builder. It turns out that Blue Host offers a premium service called WordPress live that will help me with all of my WordPress questions. After many hours on the phone and doing internet research, I decided that switching my hosting to Blue host, purchasing the WordPress live addon, and building my site with WordPress is the best way to go.
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