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September 10th, 2010 at 6:00 am

7 Free Do-It-Yourself Website Building Services

free diy website builder servicesIt’s no secret that small businesses are usually started on a small shoestring budget.  Even though your funds may be limited, that shouldn’t keep you from reaching your goals.

So how can you get the best bang for your buck while making your business accessible to as many customers as possible?  How about being able to put together your own website for free?

Sounds too good to be true right?  That’s what anyone would think at first glance but it’s actually possible.  TJ McCue, contributor to Small Business Trends, has assembled a list of 7 online do-it-yourself website builders that are absolutely free to use.

There are all sorts of tools and applications out there, but our main selection criteria in this post is whether the tool lets you build a site, for free, in less than an hour and publish it to create at least a basic presence online. Are these tools all robust enough to create the site of your dreams? No. Will they allow you to cease procrastinating and put a stake in the online ground? Absolutely.

These do-it-yourself website builders are a perfect option for anyone who’s wanted to expand to the online world but didn’t think they could afford the services and someone to build the site for them.  Every one of these free services looks simple enough for any beginner to tackle.  Why not give it a whirl?  You’ve got absolutely nothing to lose!

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    TJ has compiled a nice list. I am recommending you to check out a publishing web platform called Squarespace. Click on my name and then on the Squarespace logotype, if you want to support my blogging. You could test Squarespace for free for two weeks.

    If you want a totally free website service, go to Posterous or Tumblr.

    Martin Lindeskog on September 18th, 2010

 

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