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Hm, we've had our startup page hosted with Wix for a few years. I had no idea they were doing all of this shady stuff. What are some good alternatives if I'm lo

by geewee 6y ago

Hm, we've had our startup page hosted with Wix for a few years. I had no idea they were doing all of this shady stuff. What are some good alternatives if I'm looking to migrate? Is squarespace less shady?

goatherders 6y ago
Relax, it's marketing. It isn't "Shady" to take aim at competitors (or other solutions) when trying to get attention.
- zippergz 6y ago
  "Relax" is right up there with "no offense, but" as a way to start a message to someone.
  - goatherders 6y ago
    I didn't use "but" and I don't care if it's offensive. The WP community clutches its pearls anytime the slightest offense takes place. The CEO of a multibillion dollar enterprise just took the time to write a post about a failed marketing campaign of a competitor instead of letting that failure stand on its own. He should relax. The person I was replying to should relax. Those offended in the WP community should relax.
    - notananthem 6y ago
      Yeah Matt writing this and trying to sound like "a little guy" is hilarious
- yawn 6y ago
  Did you read the post? The "dirty tricks" also involved "stealing WordPress code and lying about it" and not allowing you to export your content.
  - goatherders 6y ago
    Not allowing content exports isn't shady. Happens on a lot of platforms and systems. Stealing code- there are remedies for that, which Auto and the foundation are free to pursue.
    - austinkhale 6y ago
      Agree to disagree.
      - goatherders 6y ago
        Fair enough. You might be surprised (or not) how much software has stolen bits and how much data isn't exportable in any useful format. But glad to see all my comments on this topic keep getting down voted.
        type0 6y ago
        No one is surprised, you're just not adding anything to the conversation and it's probably why you're getting down-voted.
        goatherders 6y ago
        Replying because this is interesting. I disagree with the article and some of the contents of the thread. I've explained why and answered questions directly. Contrarian POV isn't adding to the thread? I'm not baiting, asking a serious question.
        type0 6y ago
        It's not good to be contrarian for the sake of being contrarian. I noticed in my own comments sometimes when I don't come of as genuine I usually get a bunch of down-votes (usually it's clumsy written shorter comments).
muglug 6y ago
Yeah, they’re good AFAIK. I’ve seen a few former clients move their websites to Squarespace and be happy with it.
wyxuan 6y ago
At the end of the blog post, Matt gives his recommendation to them and Shopify, so I guess so.
browningstreet 6y ago
I'd also recommend Strikingly.
99_00 6y ago
What do you consider shady about it?
mike_d 6y ago
Wordpress.com?
dzhiurgis 6y ago
Webflow

by geewee 6y ago

goatherders 6y ago

Relax, it's marketing. It isn't "Shady" to take aim at competitors (or other solutions) when trying to get attention.

zippergz 6y ago
"Relax" is right up there with "no offense, but" as a way to start a message to someone.
- goatherders 6y ago
  I didn't use "but" and I don't care if it's offensive. The WP community clutches its pearls anytime the slightest offense takes place. The CEO of a multibillion dollar enterprise just took the time to write a post about a failed marketing campaign of a competitor instead of letting that failure stand on its own. He should relax. The person I was replying to should relax. Those offended in the WP community should relax.
  - notananthem 6y ago
    Yeah Matt writing this and trying to sound like "a little guy" is hilarious
yawn 6y ago
Did you read the post? The "dirty tricks" also involved "stealing WordPress code and lying about it" and not allowing you to export your content.
- goatherders 6y ago
  Not allowing content exports isn't shady. Happens on a lot of platforms and systems. Stealing code- there are remedies for that, which Auto and the foundation are free to pursue.
  - austinkhale 6y ago
    Agree to disagree.
    - goatherders 6y ago
      Fair enough. You might be surprised (or not) how much software has stolen bits and how much data isn't exportable in any useful format. But glad to see all my comments on this topic keep getting down voted.
      - type0 6y ago
        No one is surprised, you're just not adding anything to the conversation and it's probably why you're getting down-voted.
        goatherders 6y ago
        Replying because this is interesting. I disagree with the article and some of the contents of the thread. I've explained why and answered questions directly. Contrarian POV isn't adding to the thread? I'm not baiting, asking a serious question.
        type0 6y ago
        It's not good to be contrarian for the sake of being contrarian. I noticed in my own comments sometimes when I don't come of as genuine I usually get a bunch of down-votes (usually it's clumsy written shorter comments).

muglug 6y ago

Yeah, they’re good AFAIK. I’ve seen a few former clients move their websites to Squarespace and be happy with it.

wyxuan 6y ago

At the end of the blog post, Matt gives his recommendation to them and Shopify, so I guess so.

browningstreet 6y ago

I'd also recommend Strikingly.

99_00 6y ago

What do you consider shady about it?

mike_d 6y ago

Wordpress.com?

dzhiurgis 6y ago

Webflow