When I was young and foolish, I thought that only large corporations could afford the creation of a website. WordPress changed the situation to some extent, however, all people who knew how to create websites still looked like gods in my eyes. And then came drag and drop builders and my thought was “Oh, now everyone can create a great website for a pittance, so no companies will spend money on custom sites!”. And how wrong I was!
Today we
witness a situation when every person can create a website for free, but, many
companies still hire web developers to create a website for them. Why does it happen? Maybe, drag and drop
builders are not as good as we think of them? Or, perhaps, we just know too
little about the possibilities of such builders and do not use them to the max?
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Why are
drag and drop builders so popular nowadays?
Before the
dawn of history (literally before the appearance of WordPress) all website
building possibilities were gathered in hands of web developers. These are the keepers
of the knowledge of the sophisticated programming languages and far from
everyone could handle this knowledge. Naturally, all sites that appeared before
the WordPress era were created by web developers using thousands of code lines.
The year
2003 was the turning point of the whole Internet life. This was the year of
WordPress release, meaning, that the process of website creation was simplified
greatly. The appearance of free (and paid) themes you can base your site on led
to outleap of millions of quite solid blogs, landing pages, and sites.
OK, then,
what’s the point of drag and drop builders if we have a perfect tool for site
creation? The point is, the number of themes available at WP was not as big as
it is today. And, as a result, thousands of clone websites emerged out of
nowhere so you could not tell them apart. Naturally, it was possible to
customize the site using HTML and scripts…if you knew how to use them.
Drag and
drop builders, on the contrary, did not call for profound knowledge of
programming language. Also, they did not stick to the theme that much. Using
such tools like Ucraft
you can create websites from scratch using separate blocks taken from different
themes. Thus, you get a one-of-a-kind website with zero knowledge of code. No
need to spend a fortune on a site, no need to learn a programming language, and
a great site in the result – what’s not to love?
So the era
of web developers is over, huh?
Uhm, no.
There are several reasons:
- Drag and drop website builders do not provide too sophisticated templates for the websites
- Some businesses require specific tools on websites that cannot be created via Gator, for example
- Big
companies want to stand out from the crowd
The point
is that today’s top-tier technologies allow us to create fully-fledged websites
with many advanced features. So, to cut through the clutter, companies should
have cutting-edge websites with powerful tools and possibilities, let alone
great and balanced design. The possibilities of drag and drop website builders
are not that vast (for now).
Who may
benefit from drag and drop website builders?
It can be anyone
who wants to have a personal website. Honestly, you could not ask for better!
And it is a sound solution for a small business owner – such giants like Shopify or
BigCommerce provide great themes for any kind of online shop so you can create
a website on your own within several hours.
You can
choose from thousands of themes and plugins, choose the subscription plans that
can fit every taste and budget or even create a website for free. It is
possible to find a builder that won’t limit your designing ambitions and allow
you to create a website from scratch. Or you can rely on the offered design of
the template and fill it with your content, it’s up to you.
You receive
the freedom for creation, so get the most out of it! Check out the website GetMyOwnSite, there you will find detailed
reviews of many website constructors and logo makers. Read the reviews, decide
what web builder is the most appropriate for you and start crafting your own
website!
And what do
you think about this duel? Who will win, drag and drop website builders or
coding languages and scripts?
