In today’s digital age, having a website for your business is crucial. It gives you the platform to convey your brand, allows for communication and the ability to purchase your products or services online. It can feel overwhelming for a small business owner to know where to start with creating a website. Which platform will best fit my needs? Can I make the website myself? Do I need to hire a website designer? What do I need to include on my website? The list goes on and on. In this blog post, I am going to be discussing my personal favourite website builder called Showit. Hopefully, after reading this article, you will feel encouraged to give Showit a try for your website.

Do It Yourself

Showit is the most intuitive website builder I have worked with. It is essentially a drag and drop editor that allows you to put images, text boxes and other design elements anywhere you want. There is zero coding necessary to build a website on Showit. As someone who does not come from a computer science background, this is the perfect platform to be able to create what I want without needing to know how to code. I am sure many of you are in this exact same situation.

I can design a website mock-up and easily bring the exact vision to life in Showit. This is what makes Showit different from the rest. It is so easy to use that even if you don’t have the background, you can figure it out much quicker. Other platforms just aren’t as user-friendly and have a much larger learning curve.

Showit has excellent features built in. You can access 952 Google Fonts as well as the ability to upload your own. They also have icons, galleries and the ability to add code if you need it! Showit also offers a huge number of documents that outline every feature on Showit. These documents write out step by step how to do things and include images as well. This is so helpful for those who are new to Showit and trying to figure things out on their own. The help documents are short and clear. These documents are so valuable. If you’re still not sure how to do something on Showit, you can chat with a support pro who will try to help solve your issue or answer questions.

Get Help

You may still be feeling like the idea of creating your own website from scratch is too much to take on. Luckily, you’ve got options! You can purchase website templates located in Showit’s template store. There are plenty of website designers that have created website templates in Showit that you can also find elsewhere on their own personal websites. Templates are a wonderful choice to take out the bulk of the work of creating a website. All you need to do is edit the template with your brand colours, fonts, images, and copywriting. And Voila! You’ve got a fully functional and well-designed website in as little as a day.

The other great aspect about templates is that they are much more affordable than custom websites. You can get wonderful template websites for as little as $250. The downside is that your website will look like all the other people who have purchased that same template. But with the changes made to your font, colour, and images it can really make a difference in differentiating your website.

A second option is to hire a designer who can create a custom site for you. For some people, templates may still be too much work. Fortunately, there are tons of talented website designers for Showit that will design your website for you from scratch. This is amazing because it will be your unique brand completely brought to life online. You will be able to get all the features and pages you are wanting. The website designers will be able to make your vision a reality and give you the perfect home base for your business. The downside to custom websites is that they can be very expensive. Although in the long run, it is well worth the investment to have the perfect website for your business.

Added Features

Showit websites are best suited for service-based businesses. However, if you do have products you wish to sell online with a Showit website you can absolutely do so. Showit websites have the ability to add on Shopify Lite. This allows you to add buy buttons to your web pages. It also gives you a check-out pop-up window to accept online payments. Shopify Lite is limited compared to the regular Shopify package so make sure you can meet all your specific needs with Shopify Lite.

Another great aspect that Showit offers is the ability to use WordPress for your blog. In Showit’s second-tier package they include the ability to operate a blog that is created through WordPress. This gives you access to use pre-installed plug-ins that help with things like SEO, custom contact forms and image optimization. The third tier of pricing gives you the use of custom WordPress plug-ins for an even wider base of useful add-ons. WordPress is easy to use when it comes to blogging and the added capacity to use plug-ins is another way you can get away from coding while still adding great features to your website.

Try Showit for Free

Showit is a great website-building platform for those who want to take on the challenge of building their own website because of its intuitive drag and drop style. It is also great for those who don’t have time to build a website from scratch and want to use pre-made website templates. Since Showit is so easy to use, you can make the changes easily to your purchased template yourself for an affordable price. And for those who don’t want to do anything, get a website built from scratch by one of the many talented website designers. You can check out our website offerings here.

Whatever you choose, Showit offers help documents and great customer support. You have options to upgrade your package to include things like a WordPress blog or Shopify Lite. I would highly recommend Showit for your website if you are a service-based business! You can give it a try for 14-days free with no strings attached.