Wix Review
The third web building and hosting service I tried out was Wix. I had never heard of Wix before and my Klingon speaking web geek had not either, responding "nuq ghaH Wix!? " or in english "what's a Wix?".
Well Wix is a nifty little web design tool that uses an HTML5 authoring tool, that features drag-n-drop editing, which results in a very user friendly interface. There are lots of cool categorized themes that you can use as a template and then customize them most any way you want to fit your personal needs. Wix also works very well on mobile devices, my site looked sharp on iOS as well as Android (the Google site, not so much).
I had one issue tech issue while building my site, one of the navigation buttons would not work when I took the site live. I tried to figure this out, but the solution eluded me. I decided to venture over to the support side of Wix, posed my question and waited. I posted my question at 5:30pm MST and received a response at 8:38 the next morning. Not only did I get my issue completely explained but the problem was also fixed for me! To put this into perspective, I had contacted Google about an issue with embedding a Google doc...and I am still waiting four days later.
I also thought that it was interesting how easily Blogger interfaced with Wix, it looks very nice and was super simple to configure. The Google Sites version looks tacky and is more of a pain to set up. Which is very odd since Blogger is now a Goggle product, you would think they would have a nice interface. Take a look for yourself: my Google Sites and Wix blog pages.
Wix is not a web builder panacea, there are some things that are not all that great. Many great features are reserved for premium members. The big thing I love about Google Sites is how easy it is to use your own domain, not so with Wix where you have to be a premium subscriber. I also struggled with incorporating RSS feeds, and need to spend a bit more time working with them.
Wix:
Pros:
- The drag-n-drop user interface is awesome
- Highly customizable
- Very logical and easy to use interface
- SEO (Search Engine Optimization) but only for premium
Cons:
- Very proprietary
- Domain transfer only with premium
- Can get expensive
- No RSS feeds?
Bottom line: After using all three (Google Sites, WP and Wix) I have learned to like Wix the most and may be looking at upgrading the site to premium.
