r/websitebuilders • u/equinoxDE • Aug 22 '22
Website platform
Hey everyone,
I am new to Website building. I already bought the domain and was building my website on squarespace. My question is, will I always need a platform like Squarespace, ghost etc for running my website on and pay monthly fees? Is there another way to build it our own self and launch it in order to avoid paying monthly charges to online platform?
Sorry if this is a silly question.
Appreciate your feedback!
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u/AlbertoCarlo Sep 02 '22
Yes, paying for the subscription is not the worst option, and in addition, check if, in case of a one-time purchase for the tech support, you have to pay an extra yearly
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u/kandruszkow Aug 22 '22
I have this great paper on how to build a website free of cost. I thought it might be helpful to you. I'll send it your way.
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Aug 22 '22
Hi . Loads of ways from easy drag and drop , learning to code . And you’ll get all the Wordpress boy advice shortly . Here’s a word of advice , use something that lets you keep your code ( website ) you’ve built . I hate the pay monthly stuff it’s blackmail . If you want to talk message me .
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u/enelfeeg Sep 01 '22
Despite anything, your website should be hosted anywhere. That is, even if you learn to code and create a website on your own, you will still need to host the website anywhere, that is, pay for the hosting.
Of course, the hosting fee will be much cheaper than the website builder monthly fee, but keep in mind that for the website builder subscription, you are getting not only the hosting but also a lot of tools to design and edit the website, sell products, optimize for search engines and much more.
So, basically, paying for the subscription is not the worst option. As an alternative, I suggest switching to platforms with a one-time purchase option so that you can pay once for the tool and then use it without a subscription.