Free Wix Alternatives
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Wix.com
At this point, I Imagine you have heard about WIX.COM and probably you have thought of using Wix.com. Wix.com is very popular in South Africa. There are thousands of South African businesses and entrepreneurs on Wix.com
Have not heard about Wix.com
In case you have not heard of Wix.com, I will tell you what Wix.com is. Wix.com is a website builder or Website creator on which you can create a website with no coding, no programming. A website builder helps people with little or no web development or web design skills to produce stunning websites in a short time.
This is the new way of doing website, where anyone can create their own website and do not need the services of a programmer or web developer.
Wix Pricing
Wix is cheaper than hiring a developer, their packages start from $5 per month for a single Website.
Wix starting package has the following features
- 1GB Bandwidth
- 500MB Storage
- Connect Your Domain
1GB Bandwidth
1GB Bandwidth means that assuming your website is 1MB in size you can probably support up to 1000 site visits in a month, since every visit will consume 1MB of bandwidth. This is quite low for any website with traffic since you can have just 100 web visitors coming back 10 times or loading your websites even 10 times in a single day.
500MB Storage
This is more than enough since you can host large files elsewhere e.g. Videos on Youtube and just use the link on your website.
Connect Your Domain
This is a feature that allows you link your custom domain to the website so that webs visitors can access you from your domain name.
Free Wix Alternatives
There are several Alternatives and some even present a better deal than Wix.
Olitt.com is the favorite.
Olitt – Free Wix Alternative
Olitt.com presents you with a simpler approach to Website creation than Wix and more important, Olitt.com present more features than Wix for Free consider this package:
- Free Olitt.Com Domain
- Connect Custom Domain (Can get domain at Truehost Africa)
- Com Branding
- Ssl Certificate
- Seo Tools
- Dns Management
- Pre-Built Websites
- 200 Mb Disk Space
- 1 Website Package
This more than Wix.com paid package. You are probably wondering why am saying that yet Wix has 500MB disk space versus 200MB on Olitt.com.
The reason is simple you will probably need just 100MB for your typical website. Here is the trick
Host your video on Youtube – use the link on your website
Host your download files in One Drive, Google Drive, and Dropbox e.t.c – use the link on your website
This makes your website faster and you will not exhaust your bandwidth through few visits.
Other Free Wix Alternatives
Squarespace.com
Presents very clean designs and you will probably love their templates but their pricing are double the Wix pricing and therefore fails as a Free Wix Alternatives.
Weebly.com
Better templates than Wix but your website may be slower as compared to Squarespace, Olitt and Wix. Weebly pricing is similar to Wix. Get started with $5 for the simple package, thereby it is not a Free Wix Alternative.
Shopify.com
In case you are looking for an online store, Shopify may be your choice. Shopify though is 6 times expensive as Wix with starting package at Shopify being $29. This basic package is ideal for an online store and features include:
- Online Store
- Includes ecommerce website and blog.
- Unlimited products
- Staff accounts
- Staff members with access to the Shopify admin and Shopify POS.
- 24/7 support
- Sales channels
- Sell on online marketplaces and social media. Channel availability varies by country.
- Multiple Locations
- Manual order creation
- Discount codes
- Free SSL certificate
- Abandoned cart recovery
- Gift cards
- SHOPIFY SHIPPING
- Shipping discount
- Competitive shipping rates from DHL Express, UPS, or USPS.
- Print shipping labels
- SHOPIFY PAYMENTS
- Fraud analysis
- POINT OF SALE
- Shopify POS Lite
- Accept in-person payments instantly at pop-ups, markets, fairs, and more
Free Wix Alternatives Conclusions
Olitt.com is my recommended Wix.com alternative, it presents good number of beautiful prebuilt website templates, free package, big bandwidth limit, excellent support, faster website that any of the above. Olitt.com websites are supercharged by a Global CDN Network which means your website is fast from anywhere in the World.
Olitt.com also presents some features that you will definitely need including DNS Management, ability to buy or transfer domain, free SSL certificate, custom integrations among others.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
What payment gateways are supported on Olitt.com?
Olitt.com has Paypal and Stripe integrated for collecting payment.
Card check out feature was in progress at the time of this article and probably working as at now.
They are also working on Mobile Money payment gateway, check out Olitt.com for more details.
Can I transfer my Wix Website?
No, Wix.com does not allow export of website files just like many other site builders, you are not able to transfer your website to another provider.