Here are some free website building tools. Personally, I recommend WordPress as a CMS, not the free WordPress.com platform but the free WordPress.org platform you can add to your own web hosting. I use it for my client’s sites as well as my own. This site is built on WordPress. However, it is important to find a platform you feel comfortable with. I suggest you look over several of these before making a choice you may be stuck with for a while.

 

13 Free Website Building Tools and Platforms

 

WIX

Wix.com is a leading cloud-based development platform with millions of users worldwide. We make it easy for everyone to create a beautiful, professional web presence.

Promote your business, showcase your art, set up an online shop or just test out new ideas. The Wix website builder has everything you need to create a fully personalized, high-quality free website.

 

Bootstrap Zero

Bootstrap Zero is a collection of responsive templates and website building tools that make the most of Bootstrap’s powerful grid, CSS and components. Their focus is to curate free templates that adhere to best practices and make use of the Bootstrap baseline as much as possible. You’ll find resources grouped logically by collection, or you can browse by popularity as ranked by other Bootstrap designers and developers.

 

Site123

With the free version, you get no advertisements visible when you first land on the site. Brilliant 24/7 help and support via live chat. Site123 chooses a template for you, making it a good option for non-creatives However,    Free domain name ends ‘.me’, instead of the stronger ‘.com’. Little creative freedom with a limited choice of website templates, which look dated compared to competitors. There is a premium upgrade available that opens up a lot more options.

 

Bootswatch

Free Themes for Bootstrap

Easy to Install – Simply download a CSS file and replace the one in Bootstrap. No messing around with hex values.

Customizable – Changes are contained in just two SASS files, enabling further customization and ensuring forward compatibility.

Tuned for 4.4.1 – Themes are built for the latest version of Bootstrap. 2.3.2, 3.4.1, and other releases are also available to download.

Open Source – Bootstrap themes are released under the MIT License and maintained by the community on GitHub.

Get Plugged In – An API is available for integrating with your platform. In use by NodeBB and many more.

 

HTML5UP

HTML5UP makes spiffy free HTML5 website templates that are:

• Fully Responsive
• Built on intelligent
• HTML5 + CSS3Super
• Customizable100% Free under the
• Creative Commons

 

 

Weebly

The free version does come with an SSL certificate but it is also on a Weebly subdomain. They also offer premium plans that include your own domain name with hosting.

 

Jimdo

Millions of customers worldwide. Over 25 million websites have been built with Jimdo since 2007. Gold standard security. All website data is protected by HTTPS encryption. Dedicated support teams are quick to answer any questions in your language. Customers in over 189 countries. A Jimdo website has been created in (almost) every country in the world.

 

Strikingly

Free responsive and mobile-optimized websites for the Strikingly domain. Premium options are available to have your own URL domain.

Make a website in minutes. Build your brand. Conquer the world. Zero code or design skills required.

 

IM Creator

17,420,822 SITES BUILT. The free website builder that’s chosen by creators worldwide.

FREE FOR ALL. Design, build and publish for free, plus get unlimited hosting, with unlimited bandwidth. Everyone should be able to build their own website, and they’re proud to provide a fair website maker.

 

Templated

A collection of 867 simple CSS, HTML5 & Responsive site templates, built by Templated and released for free under the Creative Commons.

 

Webnode – Free Website Builder

Free website builder and domain. In the free version, you’ll get a website on the Webnode subdomain, reliable hosting and you can try all the Premium features. As your business grows, you can add anything your project needs.

 

Mozello

Mozello is an easy to use free basic website builder on the Mozello sub-domain. It has simple features such as blogging tools and e-commerce functions. You can set up an online store on the free plan and sell up to 10 products. Premium plans with your own domain name are also available.

 

Simple Site

At SimpleSite it’s important to offer people of all technological levels the ability to tap into the web’s endless potential. Their solution isn’t made for professional web developers; it’s made for anybody with a desire to have their own little corner of the internet. No designers, developers, or webmasters necessary.

Best of all, you can have your own website online within minutes! Simply choose the type of website you’d like to have, customize its look with our guided design wizard, then fill in the information needed to make it yours. Make your own free website today!

 

 

What did we miss any of your favorite Free Website Building Tools and which are your favorites? Let us know.