Wix

Rated 3 out of 5 stars by AppAppeal Editor

What can you use the application for?

Wix is a WebTop publisher; it can be used to create all sorts of internet based content. Although it’s most commonly used to create websites it can also be used for blogs, widgets and also my space layouts. It has a number of my space templates to create high quality my space templates. All of this web content can then be uploaded anywhere you like. Wix makes incorporating professional flash animations and publications easy without needing to learn any code. You don’t need to invest in any complicated or expensive applications; you can use wix to do absolutely everything. Wix also makes it easy to promote your site as all sites created are SEO friendly.

What is the history and popularity of the application?

Wix was founded in September 2006, and is one of the oldest online WebTop publishing platforms still available. The company is based in New York and it has received a total of $8.5 million in funding from a number of different sources. Similar sites include Webnode, Weebly, and Sprout.

What are the differences to other applications?

There are a number of online web design applications; however unlike many of these Wix also makes it possible to create a number of different forms of publications. All of these can contain flash based presentations and they are very easy to create. The websites are very professional looking and much better than the other systems on offer.

How does the application look and feel to use?

Wix is very easy to use and the design of the site is very clean and professional. Compared to many of the other similar sites, this one has a modern feel about it. It also has a number of tutorials and instructions which make creating your first site or online publication really easy. You don’t even need to know anything about creating websites, and you don’t need to learn any code. The website however is a little slow to use, but this shouldn’t be a problem once you are logged in.

How does the registration process work?

Creating an account on Wix is very easy; you have to enter your email address, choose a username and enter a password. You will need to confirm your email address by following the instructions in the email that’s sent to you. After you have done this you will then be walked through the process of creating your account and building your first sites.

What does it cost to use the application?

Wix is free; however they also have premium accounts where you can pay for additional features. You will sign up using a free account, and you are able to upgrade your account whenever you want to. If you don’t need any of these advanced features then you can continue using the site for free, the features on offer do change from time to time so it’s a good idea to check the website.

Who would you recommend the application to?

Wix is a fantastic site for anyone that wants to build flash websites without having to learn how to write websites from scratch. There’s no need to learn HTML or anything complicated, all you need to do is drag things around. The system is free, stable and very sophisticated. Even the wix website is made using wix, which goes to show just how professional the results are.

Wix Features

Create professional websites easily
Free system
Reliable and established site
Professional accounts offer more features

Website

http://www.wix.com/

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By Anonymous on 24 Jun 2009 at 15:16

I don't know what you compare it to, but this application looks far from professional. The UI looks like something the Mario Bros created as a joke on a christmas party. There are lots of other tools out there that has a lot of more features and with a superior UI.

By Anonymous on 05 Jul 2009 at 15:19

Would you care to share what other tools are out there.

By Anonymous on 07 Jul 2009 at 01:19

Yeah big claim buddy. I think WIX is an excellent alternative to paying an 'expert' many thousands of dollars for a professional website. I'm a big fan... but then I'm not a web developer professional who is scared of losing work either.

By Anonymous on 02 Aug 2009 at 20:11

We tried WIX and Squarespace. Both these online programs offer a lot of sizzle but no steak. We settled on YourWebDepartment. It's the opposite of the other two experiences. You start with nothing and build to exactly the site you want, as opposed to WIX and Squarespace where you start with something that looks hot but then runs out of gas as you try to mould it into the site you want. However, if you are not a designer WIX or Squarespace might be a better bet.

By Anonymous on 01 Sep 2009 at 01:18

It isn't free. Unless I am missing something. You have to pay if you want to publish your web design don't you?

By Anonymous on 02 Sep 2009 at 23:32

I'm a graphic design student, and i've been using Wix to develop my website for the past week. I learn more each day, and I've taught myself everything on my own. So far, Wix seems very useful, and has solved many of my problems. I could easily pay a web designer to do it the conventional way, but sometimes you have to DIY. Wix is the perfect DIY website utility! 4/5 Stars!

By Anonymous on 16 Sep 2009 at 02:37

I love Wix, it's easy to use, the results are fast, and everybody I have showed the website I created with Wix has been very impressed. Another thing I like about Wix is the fact that it doesn't have any ads, which is more than webs can say... Also now my Wix site has he ability to incorperate pay pal , which will be great for any businesses. Absoloutly no stability issues at all. Sorry if I made any spelling/grammar mistakes, I move to the us a few yrs ago.

By Anonymous on 25 Sep 2009 at 23:02

I LOVE Wix too! I have used other applications and WIX, by far, has the most user friendly templates. I too created my own website using Wix and learned a little about SEO (very important). I love that Wix mentions that they have more to offer within the next few months and I will be anticipating additions of blog and HTML capabilities. But for now I have the makings of an awesome website, thanks to WIX.

By Anonymous on 04 Oct 2009 at 17:36

just started using wix to develop a site for a fashion designer friend. it's perfect for that. great layout, easy to update which is great. I built the first one with Dreamweaver and anytime she wanted to update the information I had to do it for her. Now she can log in and update text or add photos at any time. One feature I would like them to add is the option to create folders. Right now any pictures you add go into the same folder. Start getting more and more photos and the folder becomes overwhelming. It would be helpful to organize that better. But other than that it's great. I'm only using the free site. The only ad is one small Wix tag on the right of the site and it's completely nonintrusive. I'm excited to see what updates will be coming.

By Anonymous on 04 Oct 2009 at 17:37

I just started using Wix to develop a site for a fashion designer friend. It's perfect for that. Great layout and easy to update which is great. I built the first one with Dreamweaver and anytime she wanted to update the information I had to do it for her. Now she can log in and update text or add photos at any time. One feature I would like them to add is the option to create folders. Right now any pictures you add go into the same folder. Start getting more and more photos and the folder becomes overwhelming. It would be helpful to organize that better. But other than that it's great. I'm only using the free site. The only ad is one small Wix tag on the right of the site and it's completely nonintrusive. I'm excited to see what updates will be coming.

By Anonymous on 08 Oct 2009 at 03:54

Been building a website using Wix and am ready to publish to my domain. Do I have to pay to do this?? I thought it was free.

By Anonymous on 29 Oct 2009 at 17:41

I have to say I was pretty skeptical when I first saw it, but for a novice with no budget I thought I was a pretty cool solution. VERY simple to use. They really hit the mark for simple and elegant.

By Anonymous on 19 Nov 2009 at 12:57

I've used Wix for 2 web sites. I previously used FreeWebs (now Webs). Wix is better in terms of attraction and professional looking. I am currently using the free version, and bought a doman from GoDaddy that forwards with masking to my Wix site. Right now I'm trying to decide whether or not to upgrade to premium, but you really can't go wrong. And as far as using a template, I don't. It's much easier and more original to start plain and add in your own pages, buttons, etc. This takes some time and practice, but once you get the hang of it there's really no reason your site can't look great. But see for yourself and judge: www.SoulArtPhoto.com

By Anonymous on 25 Nov 2009 at 20:01

I bought a domain from godaddy and want to forward the same to my wix site.. How do it do it ?

By Anonymous on 08 Dec 2009 at 03:59

I am very pleased with this service. And contrary to an earlier post, you CAN create your own site from scratch. You needn't start with their templates. To clarify on price: you can build unlimited wix sites or widgets for free. Each will include a small unobtrusive Wix tag and will probably say "created with wix" as the flash loads in the browser. The site url will be a subfolder under the Wix domain, e.g. www.wix.com/youraccount/eachwixcreation . In order to remove the Wix splashes, references, favicon, etc. or use your own domain url (e.g. www.yoursite.com ) you need to pay to upgrade your wix to premium. Prices range from 5-20 dollars per month, depending on what you need, with great discounts for paying yearly. Their support pages offer clear and simple procedures for using your own domain/url for your wix creation.

By Anonymous on 11 Dec 2009 at 03:52

I searched for days looking for a site that compares to wix and I have found none, there builder is great..that person that must have been stuck under a rock for the past few years that said "looks like something the Mario Bros created as a joke on a christmas party" must have not heard of web 2.0.. anyways..if any of you are skeptical about upgrading dont be..it is by far worth it if you want a site of your own, I pay 10 bucks a month for a site I built that would of cost me thousands of bucks..PLUS for 25 bucks a month you can make an e commerce's store on your own..think about that for all those small businesses that dont want to spend literally thousands of dollars getting someone to make a site like that for you..dont believe me, go price a online store out THEN goto wix check out there builder and tell me if you dont have a day or 2 to make your own professional looking store or site and spend next to nothing to do so.. Wix you literally made it possible for me to thrive on the interwebs and I thank you for your brilliant services.

By Anonymous on 13 Dec 2009 at 21:41

Wix is the best damn website editor I've ever used. If your like me, and dont have time to learn code or mess with cr*p like dreamweavers and other website editors that have one million options that scare you away, than Wix is for you. 9.5/10 will be 10/10 when they implement HTML.

By Anonymous on 17 Dec 2009 at 16:45

Can you forward your free WIX site to your own domain and get rid of their WIX logo and link?.. Anybody knows how??. . . . Oh btw, who else agrees with me that WIX sites are very laggy and slow compared to some other flash sites... Thnx

By Anonymous on 18 Dec 2009 at 20:46

LISTEN TO THE GUY ABOVE-SMART PERSON EVERYONE STOP BEING DUMB AND POSTING WEBSITES WITH THE "WIX" TAGS ON THEM WHY? SO EVERYONE ELSE CAN SIT THERE AND COPY THEN WE ALL HAVE WIX' WEBPAGES AND EVERYONE'S SICK OF THEM HAS ANYONE FIGURED THIS OUT?? FORWARD::::Can you forward your free WIX site to your own domain and get rid of their WIX logo and link?.. Anybody knows how??. . . . Oh btw, who else agrees with me that WIX sites are very laggy and slow compared to some other flash sites... Thnx

By Anonymous on 30 Dec 2009 at 16:18

I'm disappointed in wix. I usually use go daddy and I should have stuck with that because wix does not have phone help. You have to email then to reach them and communication was good to average before xmas now i have'nt heard from them and I can't contact them by phone. I need my site up and ready before the new year and I have'nt heard from them. I'm thinking about cancelling my paid membership and starting my site over with go daddy. The graphix are good with wix but customer service is very important.

By Anonymous on 01 Jan 2010 at 06:19

annoying. crashes constantly.

By Anonymous on 11 Jan 2010 at 15:05

Over a year ago I purchased a monthly service through wix.com. They do websites, and have templates for sites like myspace, etc. Mine was purchased for my business. I used it for a few months, then attempted to cancel my services. After emailing them for SIX MONTHS, I can not get a response. I've threatened to contact the BBB. They didn't respond. I contacted the BBB. I let them know I did. They didn't respond. Since they just keep charging me (but have removed access to my account via their page, so they are essentially charging me for a service I no longer have access to), I've stopped keeping money in the account linked to the debit card that they have access to. I figure a ton of declined charges would be more inconvenient and hopefully costly to them than to just cancel the dang account like they should have 6 months ago when I first contacted them. I've since contacted my bank and am submitted them as a fraudulent charge. I'll hopefully be getting either a new debit card number or a new bank account number so they'll be unable to charge me successfully once I start keeping money in my account again. I wanted to post here and say that wix.com has the most atrocious lack of customer service I've ever experienced. DO NOT use their services. They are obviously a shady company if they knew "enough" that I wanted to cancel for them to remove my access to my account... but are still proceeding to attempt to charge me monthly even after I email them every week or 2. Do not use wix.com

By Anonymous on 15 Jan 2010 at 18:14

Where do I start! Wix is the worst company I have ever come across. They work as a beta program (still working the kinks out and adding new things) but charges a butt load for it. They actually expect people to financially support their company while they learn how to make programs or learn what they screwed up in the first place. All without complaints. Nope if you complain about something not working or getting billed beyond belief for something you don't have, your either ignored or given a VERY snippy response by the forum mod Mario or Tayla an actual employee. Basically to just deal with it. They take absolutely no blame on themselves. If your site disappears, they say you did something wrong when in end you haven't touched your site in a week, woke up and the thing was GONE! When I first started my site was unbearably slow, I emailed everyone I could find (since they don't have an actual support line you can call) and posted on the forums that their servers could not handle the load. I was told that I was the only one complaining and that it was my site. All of a sudden 5 more people complained, they changed their severs and HOLY COW! My site was running properly. When my prices for items started going missing, I was told (2 months after my complaint) to just leave it and forward it to the tech guys so they can dissect it to find the problem. So I am suppose to leave my site up with things for FREE just so they can learn off of it?? I just canceled my site and moved to Zen Cart who I have had NO problems with what so ever. Now I have to sit back and wait for the billing issues to start. ^^^ See the post above, this is a normal thing for Wix. Charging people long after they canceled their account. I would never trust in a business that can't even keep its billing department straight. Please check the Wix forums before actually going forward with a purchase and really think if they are worth your time, money and effort. Oh by the way, NO you can not take your site to another hosting company. The site is NOT yours. So if you decide later that Wix sucks and want to leave then you will have to start from scratch somewhere else.

By Anonymous on 17 Jan 2010 at 18:47

I love Wix, all the other sites like yola and weebly don't really compare. The only thing that I don't like is the tool bar at the bottom of the page(It gets in my way). I am thinking about the big step and registering with them. The prob is I want to... but I am scared to get screwed over, because I am working with limited funds here! I want to go with them, cause I can make beautiful websites myself without buying the expensive software. If anyone reads this and is with Wix.com, and has more stories about the customer service? Thanks On the fence about wix.com

By Anonymous on 25 Jan 2010 at 06:41

Customer Service can be lacking in communication. However I'd like to point out that when you go to click the contact form to email them a question/concern make sure you select the option that specifies you are a paid customer. I had an issue with content appearing on every mini page and I emailed several times for DAYS and finally when they wrote back they said that it was because I emailed them via the regular contact form and not premium member form. If a paid member they get email you back within 24 hours. They did clear up my issue so I was satisfied. I've found that this software is very user friendly for a creative minded person that is familiar with this type of software... I didn't use the templates, I wanted to develope a site from scratch. For those in debate of persuing a site I think it comes down to your own comfort level with customer service being 100% over email. I am also bummed they haven't added the ability to put in html code but I know that it is on the horizon so looking forward to that. :)

By Anonymous on 26 Jan 2010 at 23:23

I have been looking at Wix to use it to build a site but every site I check out that has been built on Wix is so S L O W !!! Sorry wix you are not for me

By Anonymous on 03 Feb 2010 at 03:40

I haven't tried Wix, but after reading their Terms & Conditions, I KNOW I will not try them. Why? I find it strange that they govern their site under the laws of Israel. If a dispute goes to court, it will tried in Tel Aviv. Why is this, if the company is run out of New York, New York, USA? Something just doesn't add up...

By Anonymous on 06 Feb 2010 at 02:11

Lets see... well the creator's names are Avishai Abrahami, Nadav Abrahami and Giora Kaplan. Don't they sound like Israeli names to you?

By Anonymous on 16 Feb 2010 at 20:01

I have to agree about forum responses and how rude they are. I dropped them like a hot potato because of their childish, rude remarks not only to me but to others when suggestions were made about changes or when questions were asked that was not giving Wix all praise and glory. The service is weak and when I tried to work with it found it lacking on so many levels. Customer Service goes a long way though and the rudeness is what really burnt me with them.

By Anonymous on 22 Feb 2010 at 12:44

I am an experienced designer/developer/+. I have played with Wix extensively for some months now and monitored the Wix forums attentively. An unbiased, accurate RATING on this service would be as follows: WIX CONCEPT 8/10 (great concept & editor when it works, potential to be outstanding, lacks hosting independence, asset security and auto-backup facility, -2 points) WIX DESIGN 7/10 (very easy to use, flexible, low learning curve, requires little or no web skills but the lacking of HTML insertion and PAGE URLs gets -2; Wix dogged persistence on unsightly Wix advertising even on paid plans -1; make your advertising presence subtle guys! people will still see you and recognize that you are the provider but ugly in your face advertising may easily make your brand visible but remember every customer that sees you this way will also know that that is how THEIR creations will be experienced when they use your service - that's self defeating awareness!) WIX DELIVERY 3/10 (wonderful when it works but all in all, very unstable, INCONSISTENT - MEDIUM, SLOW & VERY SLOW page delivery speeds - back-end needs far more resources to centrally host this service & size of client base; updates released without sufficient testing - same repeated errors appear with every new update, minor or major; no apparent QA performed on release candidates - 'let the users test it at their cost' philosophy doesn't equate to happy users or a professional service) WIX SUPPORT 1/10 (1 given generously for occasional meaningful support given by Wix staff (excludes forum moderator who is a free volunteer and not Wix staff; worst support ever experienced or witnessed on a web service; automated support is a lesson on why not to use; paid premium support requires begging in the forums for attention!) WIX BILLING 1/10 (scary reports of billing ineptitude by too many customers! this single instance must be frightening off a multitude of potential customers; no lessons seemed to be learned here by Wix; customer confidence in billing administration is PARAMOUNT to people parting with their money!) WIX MANAGEMENT 1/10 (do they really exist? why do they hide away so? how can management let such a good concept fail by seemingly failing to listen and act on the amount of real complaints they get? I am scathing here because their is no excuse for management to act blind to the number of customer complaints, founded or unfounded, in the Wix forums or support emails; a placating post every 6 months by a management member or CEO is not the solution; real actions and frequent communications are the solution to the number of complaints and to rebuilding customer confidence - not the silent arrogance which only fuels further alienation!) WIX CUSTOMER CARE 0/10 (doesn't appear to exist) WIX FUTURE ?/10 (fix these gaping wounds and the future looks rosey)

By Anonymous on 23 Feb 2010 at 17:16

I was young and naive when i signed up for a year membership with Wix. Wix is one dimensional, yes it looks flashy & eye popping however, on the back end, the sites are slow, take forever to load & must be refreshed multiple times in order to see the sites content. I do not recommend Wix if you want to portray yourself as a professional, although this could be a neat tool for a class project.

By Anonymous on 08 Mar 2010 at 10:30

If you're an art student and looking for a place to host your portfolio online with the added pizzaz for free, Wix is NOT the place to go. It seems all need and flashy (pun intended) at first, but as I delved deeper in to Wix, I found out that people's websites load very slowly, are prone to lagging, and content disappearance if not refreshed multiple times or if one doesn't have fast internet connection and fast browser. I have a fast internet connection, yet it takes a while for a lot of the content to load. This is especially true if the website is loaded with tons of flash objects. The more flash there is, the more slow the website will be. Because of this, I recommend just using DeviantART's portfolio hosting website, DAportfolio.com. They offer flash and non-flash portfolio hosting, and it looks as professional as Wix. It's also a lot cleaner and smoother than wix in terms of loading times, "clutter crash", and banners/advertisement placement. Artists can choose the free .daportfolio.com account or get their own domain name.

By Anonymous on 08 Mar 2010 at 10:38

^oh yeah, I also forgot to add: I recommend art students AND artists in general to use DAportfolio.com instead of Wix.com

By Anonymous on 18 Mar 2010 at 20:42

yes.. I agree.. If you pay for their Premium service you should get better customer service.. !!!! Hey dude.. many sites offer great products, AND customer service, and still you do not "have to pay thousands for a professional" as you say.. wake up! How can they promise you get better customer service with a paid membership to only not return e-mails and direct you to a FORUM? Really ...??? this is premium cust service? I pass, as do many of my friends. You can have a great product but without follow through and customer service you will not make it in the market place.

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