iPage Website Builder and Domain Hoster
Question:
Has anyone used the Ipage website builder and domain hoster? If so is it any good, as it seems to good!!?
Answer:
Yes, I have. iPage has several website builders, the more popular one being the Weebly Drag-n-Drop builder. If all you need is a few pages, it works fine, but the limit is something like 6 pages.
Honestly, you shouldn’t build a website with one of those builders because if you put a lot of work into your site and some day you ‘d like to change web hosting companies, you can’t take your site with you.
A better option is to build your site with WordPress. You’ll find the WordPress installer in the iPage control panel. Just login to your control panel and click on the blue WordPress icon. Then select your domain name from the drop down list. I advise you to pick the NON “www” version. Just your domain name without the www in front of it.
The reasons I recommend WordPress is:
- You can export your database and take it with you to any host.
- There is no website designing because the WordPress themes are all inclusive.
- As soon as you install it, you can start writing.
- You can install your own WordPress themes from the one available in the installer, themes you find online, or even build your own themes with a program called Artisteer.
- You can install plugins for added functionality.
The reasons I recomment iPage is because it’s very affordable professional hosting with an easy to use control panel. Later on if you want to start up another site, just buy a cheap domain name at NameCheap and link it to your IPage hosting account.
Here are some of the top iPage features:- Unlimited hosting space
- Unlimited bandwidth
- Unlimited email accounts
- Unlimited domains allowed
- Unlimited MySQL databases
- Unlimited files (inodes) allowed
- Free domain name
- Easy to use web hosting control panel
- Easy SimpleScripts script installer for blogs, CMS, forums, photo galleries and more
- Drag and drop website builder
- Multi-media support for audio, video, music, Flash, and Shockwave
- Step by step tutorials
- Powered by 100% green wind energy
- Anytime moneyback guarantee
