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Interesting! Any thoughts on their competitors; Squarespace, etc.? I've been using a WYSIWYG service I'm not super happy with the cost and have been considering

Interesting! Any thoughts on their competitors; Squarespace, etc.? I've been using a WYSIWYG service I'm not super happy with the cost and have been considering moving to a different one. Wix was pretty high on my list. I'd be interested to hear if there's a preference for X, Y, or Z for this or that reason.

kfarr 3y ago
Having worked with WYSIWYG web editors dating back to Frontpage and also Wix the critiques here are similar to all editors — they’re finicky and quirky, slow to load, and hard to do truly custom things that go outside their templates or rigid systems. Wix is neither better nor worse. If you can work with it great. I advise a couple of nonprofits and i set them up with wix not because it’s super customizable or fast, but because it’s useable by laypeople and hosting is included.
- bb101 3y ago
  Any mention of Frontpage should come with a trigger warning! After all these years, I still haven't forgiven Microsoft.
  - kfarr 3y ago
    Was horrible but also started my web dev career, so…
Angostura 3y ago
Squarespace (and Weebly which Squarespace ate) are simpler to use than Wix, in my experience. I found Wix particular unintuitive. Which may explain their push to go for a prompt-based approach.
qingcharles 3y ago
As a professional web dev who hates these kinds of tools for the most part, I actually liked Squarespace's tool for doing simple static sites for a couple of friends.