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Show HN: In-Depth Guide to Choosing a Website Builder

steve-benjamins 11y ago
Hi HN, I’ve spent the last 3 months completely overhauling Site Builder Report. My goal was to make it an over-the-top helpful resource for choosing a website builder— so I even did things like pay for almost every website builder with my own credit card to test billing practices. This is a classic "lifestyle" business (I hate that term...). I started it three years ago and reviewing website builders is now my full time job. My work is supported by earning an affiliate commission when readers choose a website builder based on my reviews. I’d be curious to know what Hacker News thinks.
- asteadman 11y ago
  Wow. You make enough on affiliate alone to do this full time? You must have pretty good organic traffic. Care to comment on any techniques you are using to drive traffic to your website, advertising or otherwise? Also, the pricing on the comparison table is useless. It doesn't really show you how features scale with price, nor does it indicate the "median" price, ie: the price most people end up paying because thats the plan that actually offers what most people are looking for. What would be really awesome is a widget where I can put in my monthly budget and it tells me what sites offer what features for that price-range.
  - steve-benjamins 11y ago
    Thanks! To be honest no major techniques except basic technical SEO and making content that people naturally link to such as Stock Up (www.sitebuilderreport.com/stock-up) I agree regarding price. I added the pricing because readers were asking me for it— but I don't think it's done well yet. I have to figure out how to do it right.
- techthroway443 11y ago
  Cool site. Which Website builder did you use to make yours?
  - steve-benjamins 11y ago
    Thanks! I designed and coded it myself in Rails (things such as the comparison table require databases). But I use Squarespace in other projects (for example, my band's website).
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Hi HN, I’ve spent the last 3 months completely overhauling Site Builder Report. My goal was to make it an over-the-top helpful resource for choosing a website builder— so I even did things like pay for almost every website builder with my own credit card to test billing practices. This is a classic "lifestyle" business (I hate that term...). I started it three years ago and reviewing website builders is now my full time job. My work is supported by earning an affiliate commission when readers choose a website builder based on my reviews. I’d be curious to know what Hacker News thinks.

asteadman 11y ago
Wow. You make enough on affiliate alone to do this full time? You must have pretty good organic traffic. Care to comment on any techniques you are using to drive traffic to your website, advertising or otherwise? Also, the pricing on the comparison table is useless. It doesn't really show you how features scale with price, nor does it indicate the "median" price, ie: the price most people end up paying because thats the plan that actually offers what most people are looking for. What would be really awesome is a widget where I can put in my monthly budget and it tells me what sites offer what features for that price-range.
- steve-benjamins 11y ago
  Thanks! To be honest no major techniques except basic technical SEO and making content that people naturally link to such as Stock Up (www.sitebuilderreport.com/stock-up) I agree regarding price. I added the pricing because readers were asking me for it— but I don't think it's done well yet. I have to figure out how to do it right.
techthroway443 11y ago
Cool site. Which Website builder did you use to make yours?
- steve-benjamins 11y ago
  Thanks! I designed and coded it myself in Rails (things such as the comparison table require databases). But I use Squarespace in other projects (for example, my band's website).

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