Years ago I discovered a little program called Claris Homepage. It was great for putting together websites without having to learn HTML. But times change and the Internet has evolved. Software for creating really effective websites is now a lot more complex.
To cater for that complexity, there is DreamWeaver. Fantastic software. Very powerful, but also very expensive. If you create a lot of websites - maybe for a living - you probably can't do without it.
For us mere mortals though, DreamWeaver is way out of our price range (for now), so what other alternatives?
I recently discovered XSitePro. It lets you build websites quickly and easily, just as Claris Homepage did for me years ago.
The thing that impressed me most about XSitePro was that the sites it generated all seemed to follow the Search Engine Optimisation (SEO) rules. This means that your site, once up and running should actually stand a chance of appearing in the Google results pages if you promote it properly.
It handles links between pages, and even generates a sitemap page for you. And if you change the site, everything is updated. So it's not just a web designer - it's web site manager.
There are numerous templates to choose from, including those from a growing third-party business. You can change the look and feel of your entire site in seconds, just by choosing a different template.
At less than $200, XSitePro is affordable to most online marketers.
I'm currently rebuilding one of my sites using XSitePro. When it's done I'll write a full review of XSitePro, and illustrate it with my new site.
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