OVERVIEW
Webnode has been on the market for 9 years now and has improved significantly over time. This web creator has over 30 million users worldwide and with some impressive features you can see, a lot of people are building their website with Webnode.
For beginners, this is an easy to use web creation tool so all you need to do is drag and drop different sections to create the web and launch in a few minutes. This isn't a unique feature, but it definitely eliminates programming hassles. Webnode is also one of the few web creation tools that allows you to make a backup of your website.
Webnode has powerful e-commerce functionality that allows you to quickly set up an online store. You can choose from hundreds of modern and user-friendly templates, accept payments via PayPal or credit card, sell thousands of products, and track product and customer data from an intuitive interface.
The multilingual feature is arguably the most attractive feature of Webnode. This capability allows you to translate your website into more than 20 languages to meet the needs of customers from around the world.
FEATURE
Modern tools for building modern websites
SEO : The SEO tools Webnode provides are quite basic but they are sufficient for standard websites. You can easily add title tags, meta description and URLs to optimize your website's visibility on search engines.
E-commerce : The e-commerce functionality is quite compact - in addition to integrating PayPal into the checkout process, you can easily build a store and sell more than 10,000 products, download product photos, manage manage orders and track inventory and customer data. However, this e-commerce feature is only available if you choose an online hosting plan, separate from the other paid plans mentioned above.
Blog : You can add a blog to your website and Webnode allows you to choose your favorite layout, optimize articles with available SEO tools and even set post date.
PROS AND CONS OF WEBNODE
Is Webnode a good website builder? It depends on your needs. Before you decide, consider the following pros and cons.
PROS
- Free site building package with a custom domain and access to mobile-friendly templates.
- No advertisements on free Webnode sites.
- Multi-lingual support allows you to create different versions of your site in 20 languages.
- Intuitive Drag and drop site editor with full access to CSS.
- Integrated SEO tools and support for Google Analytics.
- E-commerce options included.
- Competitive pricing with paid plans, plus a 15 days money back guarantee.
CONS
- Templates are a bit stale but on the upside, fully customizable.
- Blogging functions are limited.
- Unlimited bandwidth is only available in the highest tier package.
- No live chat or phone support provided as of compiling this Webnode review, but users can get in touch with the support team via email.
IS WEBNODE EASY TO USE?
Yes, it’s simple to create a website thanks to their wizard.
FIRST, CREATE AN ACCOUNT
The process of launching a new site with Webnode starts with creating an account. New users simply need to fill out their email address, website name, and password for accessing Webnode’s back end. After entering these details, simply hit the “Sign Up” button. From there, the registration wizard will take you through the sing up process step-by-step.
THE WIZARD WILL GUIDE YOU STEP-BY-STEP
The first course of action on the registration wizard is choosing the type of website you wish to create, with options being e-shop, business, or personal website. Next, Webnode will take you to the themes selection page. There are navigation buttons at the top to help you browse through the wide range of site templates that Webnode has to offer.
CHOOSE THE PAGE TYPES YOU WANT: THEY’RE CREATED AUTOMATICALLY
Once you select a template that you find appealing, the final step of the registration process is specifying pages you for your website, and the wizard will create them automatically. For instance, you can choose to include About Us, Contact Us, News, Products, FAQ, Our Team, or Photo gallery pages on your site.
DRAG-AND-DROP TOOLS MAKE TWEAKS EASY
After this, the Webnode site editor opens, which features drag-and-drop tools, and a ribbon menu bar to help you edit various elements for your website with ease. When done tweaking your website, you can hit the preview button on the editor to get a quick glimpse of how individual pages will look like upon publication.
PRICE
Competitive prices for each website type vary
Webnode allows you to create free websites, with reliable online sharing and hosting, customer support and an unlimited number of websites. Payment plans include Limited, Mini, Standard and Profi accounts. When you start creating the web, Webnode will give you the option of creating an online store or a standard website.
The Limited plan offers you reliable online storage and sharing for use with your own domain name, 100MB capacity, 1GB bandwidth, free domain name, and premium customer support.
Mini plan offers free domain name, 500MB storage space and 3 GB bandwidth, 1 email account, website template builder, web statistics and background video. Like the Limited service pack, Mini accounts will have Webnode ads.
The Standard service pack is the most popular choice for building any kind of website. This account offers 2 GB storage and 10 GB bandwidth, free domain name, Google Analytics, up to 20 email accounts, and no Webnode ads.
Profi service plan is more suitable for professional websites and offers 5 GB of storage, unlimited bandwidth, unlimited languages and membership registration, Google Analytics and support for 100 accounts email.
Conclusion
Webnode has a great strength: few website builders make it so easy to create a multilingual website. We were impressed with their templates, especially compared with their previous versions. Additionally, Webnode is one of the few site builders that lets you create (and restore) backup copies of your website.
On the downside, it misses some basic features – to name a few: a better blog, an app store and there isn’t a search function, unfortunately. Their templates have some SEO shortcomings you should be aware of (e.g. odd heading structures).
And remember, if you’d like to have a site without the self-promoting Webnode banner, you’ll need the Standard or the Profi plan. We also think they could be more generous with the storage and bandwidth limits they offer with the lower plans (Mini and Limited).
