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What are pros and cons of Wix website builder?

Wix is an all-in-one solution for all types of businesses. Wix is not only a website builder. It is a domain name hosting provider, blogging platform, E-commerce solution, logo maker, payment processor, scheduling system, membership management, marketing automation tool, CRM, point of sale, software, and hardware provider with a multi-billion-dollar company.

You can build a creative website that will be stunning and attractive to visitors. It also has robust SEO optimization settings and apps. Wix is famous for its easy drag-and-drop editor, easy-to-use dashboard, and Artificial Design Intelligence.

Why should you use Wix?

  • Wix is easy to use
  • A free version is available.
  • Its App market allows you to integrate with a lot of apps [Paid & Free]. There are 600+ apps available in its App Market.
  • You will get a free domain for a one-year hosting plan.
  • If you want to downgrade from a higher plan to a lower plan, you will get credit from the previous purchase.
  • 500+ templates are available.
  • There are 3 types of editors are available. They are Artificial design intelligence Editor (ADI), Template-based, and Editor X.

Not every website builder is perfect. everyone will have advantages and Disadvantages. Here I am going to show you the pros and cons of Wix Website builder.

Pros

  • You will get a lot of tools and features within the Wix Website builder. For example, if you want to market the website that your created using Wix, then you have Wix Ascend for your marketing needs.
  • You can really build the website in seconds using its AI website builder. You just have to answer some questions they are asking.
Wix design choosing
  • You will get a stunning collection of templates that are fully customized and stunning. Wix has around 500 Templates. All are eye-catching and attractive. In Wix, templates are separated into 5 categories like Business & Services, Store, Creative, Community, and Blog. Under that, there are a lot of subcategories like Business, Health & Wellness, Travel & Tourism, Beaty, Fashion, etc. It also has E-Commerce templates, Education related templates, etc.
Wix templates
  • You will get a lot of elements from the editor. Wix editor is advanced. You will get a lot of features within the editor. You can add strips, Text, Images, buttons, galleries, Menus & Anchors, Events, Bookings, etc. 
Wix editor
  • Better analytics & Reports. In Wix, the reports are provided according to the parameters like Traffic, Sales, and People. You will get the report as a table, line chart, and bar chart. So, you can analyze your business according to the season and trends and can optimize your own strategy. 
Wix analytic report
  • A lot of in-built and third-party integration. Wix’s App Market has over 300+ apps to help you enhance your site. Whether you can integrate Wix with plenty of in-built apps as well as third-party apps. 
Wix integration
Wix integration
  • Wix customer support is great. You will get 24/7 support from Wix. No matter what, you will get the response within minutes whatever your query is. That is a great thing. You will get phone support in various languages like English, Spanish, etc. There is also Forum, articles, and tutorials that are easy for beginners where you can search for your query. 
Wix-support

Cons

  • Wix websites will not show a loading icon in the browser. So, you may not know whether the website is loading or not when you click the second page. The site will take so many time to load and render.
  • The editor will loads slow. It is a little time consuming.
  • You can’t set up a professional email for free. You have to pay for email hosting.
  • You can drag and drop elements anywhere. It will lead you to mess up the webpage.
  • Some times, in the mobile preview, some elements may be misplaced. You have to manually optimize for the mobile devices.
  • You won’t get a live chat app in Wix website builder.
  • Tables are not available in the Editor. You will get only simple table.
  • You can’t interchange templates while editing. If you want to change the template in between, you can’t. You have to start it from the beginning.
  • Its free plan is very limited. You will get only limited features.
  • The ads will not be removedin the free plan.

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