why not Wix actually?
Well, it’s complicated. In this post I will try to put reasoning in why you should (or shouldn’t) build your website or blog with Wix. Yes ,Wix can be great at some cases. I will explain which are these cases.
Number 1 reason why you shouldn’t choose Wix – It’s limitations
Wix is a relatively limited platform for you as a blogger. There is limit to ad ons you can install. There is very limited amount of design you can use. If we compare it to WordPress options – it’s a totally different world. And yes – I know that if you’re a beginner and just starting your blog you heard that Wix is the most easy to use. In some cases it’s true – but it will “cost” you with the options you can use – regarding design, style and code.
With Wix – you must use their hosting
If you build your website with Wix – you must host it on their host. Let’s imagine a situation where Wix is going under, and closes its gates. Where is your blog? gone. for good. On WordPress for comparison – you can host the website wherever you want, and you can always change the host. As much as you like.
Wix is limited in SEO terms
Yes, a lot of people in the online marketing industry will tell you that Wix’s websites are just as good for SEO than any other platform being used. The truth is that it’s not that accurate. Wix’s websites are not that of a good deal when you want to compete in very competitive niches. If you want to be in the big league games – you should definitely start your blog with WordPress. Of course you can build a website with Wix and get traffic – but you will need to put a lot more effort into it to get rankings on high quality keywords. Take this under concideration. Read my post about Wix or WordPress? which is better?
Wix is not fully intuitive
I know many bloggers. All the bloggers I know started out without knowing WordPress or Wix. Most of them did not know any other blogging platform as well. They started out with no knowledge. They were probably just like you. Wondering around the internet looking to start. They all found WordPress much more intuitive than Wix. Yes. That’s a really interesting thing. I know that many think that Wix is easier to handle if you don’t know code. But I saw myself that it’s not really true.
Wix is great if you are under strict time lines.
Using Wix can be great if you need a website up and running in a few days. It can be great if you never started a blog and you are in a hurry to build something fast. If you have the time and patience to go through WordPress and it’s features – I highly recommend doing that. Want to start your blog? here’s 4 must know things