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Picking A Website Builder For Your Small Business

Head to Head Product Comparison, Online Presence

 When it comes to building your website, there are a lot of different options out there, and many decisions to make around functionality and price. Often times, especially for smaller businesses, a simple yet functional website will be ideal as they are usually affordable and easy to set up. Tools like what we offer and WordPress are two great examples of website builders that fit these criteria, and we will compare them based on their functionality, usability, pricing, and offered support.

The Functionality Review
Ck2design vs. WordPress

When choosing a website builder, it is essential to consider the website builder functionality. You can usually tell how easy a site builder will be to use based on the design interface and the icons.

Ck2design provides a smooth, inline drag-and-drop editor which means there is no need to waste time or resources messing around with code. 

However, you can of course still get under the hood and dig into the HTML and CSS within our developer mode, if you want. Ck2design clients have reported a massive decrease in time spent on web development, which has allowed them to focus more on project management and the many other operations of the company.

The Functionality Review
Ck2design vs. WordPress

Regarding Widget Building, Ck2design's widgets stand out due to their quantity and ease of use. Whether it’s a click to call, menu, coupon, business hours, etc.; It only takes only a second to install one of these on the drag and drop interface. 
WordPress builders or templates, but it’s not as simple or common as you might think. These are usually prebuilt sections with no design requirements.

WordPress gives you access to thousands of different templates. This gives you a lot of options, which can be great for making your website look different from others. However, you have to find and pay for these templates which can get expensive. 

WordPress comes with a learning curve, and it may take you longer to learn how to use it compared to Ck2design. 

I’m not just talking about how to create a new page or blog post, but the other things that go into it like:
  • Caring for and maintaining a site on WordPress. 
  • If and when to update Plugins and Themes. 
  • Learning and using features within a Theme.

Learning curve aside, the most common issue with WordPress is that designing a site with it is tough. While there are page builders out there that make this easier, if you’re not a web designer, adding those little touches to a website is not going to be easy. If you do decide to go the route of using a page-builder, just know that these also come with a learning curve. So no matter what, you’ll have to learn a lot before you can design anything.

The functionality of a website builder is essential to the successful operation of the site. If a builder is poorly laid out or too hard to understand, your company’s website might not come out working the way it needs to. Because of this, our platform ranks as a more simplistic and easy to learn website builder.

More on the functionality of Ck2design vs. WordPress

  • What is Ck2design Platform?

    It's nearly impossible for a small business to succeed without establishing some sort of digital presence. Websites are considered the calling card for small businesses.


    Ck2design offers a easy to use web design platform that offer web design services. The platform begins by providing our clients with a website builder, team collaboration and client management tools to manage its services.

  • Getting Customers to Find Your Website

    CK2 and WordPress both offer built-in SEO (Search Engine Optimization) options such as In-Page Meta-Data Editing, Customizable Page URLs, XML SiteMaps, Image Alt and Description Tags, 301 Redirects, and more.


    CK2 is fully equipped to boost your SEO. It can handle all of your on-site SEO needs 


    CK2 vs WordPress for Small Business including page descriptions, alt tags, H1 tags, and everything else you could need. 

    If you include SEO as part of your core marketing plan, then CK2 will help you make sure each page is optimized.


    WordPress has a useful array of options regarding SEO. Within the admin portal, you can adjust the visibility settings, and add permalinks that automatically use the article title as the URL contents. WordPress also allows you to download the SEO plugins. The settings within the admin portal are relatively easy to understand and will enable you to maximize your site’s SEO.

  • Why Mobile Responsiveness Is So Important Today?

    2 of every 3 minutes of online browsing is done using a mobile device. Today, it is crucial that a company’s website be mobile-friendly if they want to keep up with the shifting world of business and accessibility. It also needs to look fantastic on tablets and any other screen size. CK2 is extraordinary because not only is the design responsive, but it also lets you customize your website for each different device. Got a design feature on a desktop that doesn’t look great on mobile? You can easily hide it from mobile view! If you want to add extra buttons to your mobile site, but not on other devices, you can do that too with no coding required. You can do all of the same things with WordPress, but some level of technical experience is required.

  • Let’s Talk Costs

    WordPress may be the slightly cheaper option since it is a free platform. All that you have to worry about as a business owner is hosting your website, plug-in cost, maintenance, security and backups. There are many different hosting services to choose from. 


    CK2 offers a tiered monthly pricing model; made up of Basic, Pro, and Enterprise plans. These plans differ in support, accessibility, and managed services; yet they all feature the same website builder and site personalization.


    The way we see it, you might pay a small amount more for CK2 to get a much better and efficient experience.

  • Getting the Help You Need With Your Website

    CK2 tech support offers Live Chat, phone, and email. CK2 offers troubleshooting help and informational guides on their responsive website builder, a mobile website builder, account & billing, product training, a widget builder, and more.


    Like anything tech related, WordPress is going to have its glitches. Something as simple as updating WordPress, or themes and plugins, can wipe an entire site or end in what we in the WordPress community call “The White Screen of Death.“ Since WordPress is free, you won’t find much support for fixing these issues except via the online forum. For real help, you’ll either need outstanding hosting support or to go in search of someone who can fix the problem for you, and those people are even harder to find if you don’t know where to look. It’s frustrating and has left many people with no choice but to start from scratch again. However, since WordPress is the largest website platform in the world, there are tons of YouTube videos, forums, blogs, tutorials, and guides.

  • So Which Website Builder Is the Best?

    Small business owners don’t need just some standard blog format, but a fully functional, business-centric website that drives leads and revenue. WordPress has a ton of options that allow you to expand beyond its original capacity as a blog and create what you or your company needs. However, in some cases, WordPress does offer more than is necessary and requires additional work or skill to produce a simple website. WordPress can also be too restrictive and then demands more time to get it to function correctly. WordPress is not always the right tool for the job. For small business sites, it’s usually the wrong one. By switching smaller businesses with fewer needs to a website builder like the one offered by Ck2design, not only can you save time and take a bigger profit, but be the proud designer and owner of your website! Our platform is loaded with simplistic, versatile, and sleek designs alongside an easy to use the platform. Now it’s up to your own due diligence in figuring out if you should hop on the Ck2design wagon or not.

  • Comparison Stats

    See the Comparison & Features chart below >

Pick the best fit for your business

Other WP Hosting

$20 + per month

Estimated monthly cost you would pay directly to a hosting vendor. Domain name, required plugins, maintenance, updates, backups, security, SSL certificate are not included.

FlyWheel Hosting

$25 per month

Estimated monthly cost you would pay directly to FlyWheel hosting. Domain name, additional plugins, maintenance are not included.
FlyWheel Ck2design Link

Ck2design Hosting

$30 per month

Everything can be included into one yearly payment. Updates, backups, security, SSL certificate are included.
Easy, Simple To Use
WhileWordPressmay appear to be the slightly cheaper option since it is a free platform, looks can be deceiving. Keep in mind that you will still need to worry about hosting a Wordpress website, plug-in cost, maintenance, security, backups and more. There are many different hosting services to choose from.
Ck2design plans differ in support, accessibility, and managed services; yet they all feature the same website builder and site personalization. The way we see it, even if you pay a small amount more forCk2design, you end up getting a much better and efficient experience.

Is the dashboard easy to use?
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Ck2design Features
Admin provided by Ck2design

Ck2design Dashboard Video Tour

See for yourself how easy our platform is to use for updating your website on the fly. Simple, quick, easy to use and actually fun.
Admin provided by WordPress

WordPress Dashboard Video Tour

It's not too complicated but there is a learning curve. Watch this tour of the Wordpress dashboard and compare to the Ck2design dashboard video.
F E A T U R E S

Cost & Feature Comparison

SERVICE PROVIDERS
Comparison estimate includes site build,
hosting, services, plug-ins and maintenance.
Ck2design
SERVICES
WORDPRESS
Base cost
to build a site
$1,300
Average basic website
$2,600
Average basic website
Cost of theme
$0
All included
$200
Average for
good theme
Hosting Cost
All included
$30 mo / $360 yr
Includes eCommerce (up to 10 products)
Starting at
$25 mo / $300 yr
Hosting with GetFly
SSL Certificate
$0
All included
$69
and up yearly
Platform Cost
$91
CMS +
eComm included
$0
CMS - No eComm included
Plug-ins
$0
All included
$35 m0/yr
Plug-ins vary depending
on requirements
Site Admin
$0
$1,000
Depends on requirements
Additional
Maintenance
$50 m0
Depends on requirements
$110 m0
Depends on requirements
Monthly Costs
$195
Estimated average monthly cost
(Depending on requirements)
$460
Estimated average monthly cost
(Depending on requirements)
Annual Costs
$2,351
Estimated average yearly cost
(1st year)
$5,524
Estimated average yearly cost
(1st year)
Top 10 Site Builders
Voted Top 5
(Platform provided)
August 2019 - Top Ten website builders by webcreate
Voted Top 10
(WordPress Platform)
August 2019 - Top Ten website builders by webcreate
Host Cost
$30 mo
Depending on requirements
- ? -
Not provided by vendor
Range for providers depends on requirements ($20-$50 mo. and up)

Best For
Our platform and hosting is one of the leading responsive website builder
Anyone creating or requiring a modern web presence.
Rating
Ease of Use
Customer Support
Features & Functionality
Value for Money
Product Features
CK2DESIGN Product Features
 Auto Update
Content Import/Export
Drag & Drop
Landing Pages/Web Forms
Online Booking Tools
Online Store Builder
 Pre-built Templates
Real Time Editing
SEO Management
Survey Builder
WORDPRESS Product Features
 Auto Update
Content Import/Export
Drag & Drop
Landing Pages/Web Forms
Online Booking Tools
Online Store Builder
 Pre-built Templates
Real Time Editing
SEO
Management
Survey Builder
Support & Training
CK2DESIGN Support/Training
Web/Installed
Mobile
24/7 (Live Rep) Support
Business Hours
Online Support
In Person Training
Live Online Training
Recorded Online Client Training
Webinars Training
Documentation Training
WORDPRESS Support/Training
Web/Installed
Mobile
24/7 (Live Rep) Support
Business Hours
Online Support
In Person Training
Live Online Training
Recorded Online Client Training
Webinars Training
Documentation Training
$1,680
Average website
Cost to build
a website
$900
Average website
$200
Average for good theme
Cost of theme
$0
All included
Starting at
$25mo
or
$300yr

Hosting
with GetFly
Hosting Cost
$30mo
=
$360yr

Hosting with Ck2design
Includes eCommerce
(up to 10 products)
$49
SSL Certificate
$0
Included
$0
CMS / No eCom
Platform Cost
$91
CMS + eCom
$25
mo/yr
Plug-ins vary depending on site requirements.
Plug-ins
$0
All included
CK2DESIGN SITES ARE....

Easy-Peasy, Simple & Powerful

Technology is constantly changing and evolving and websites right along with it.
Which is why we are searching for a solution that give us as much bang for the buck as possible. My clients happiness and success is top of my list and over the years I learned what they need the most. Therefore, I offer my clients what I believe to be the best platform choice to build their online business websites.

Everyone should have a website that is secure, and fast with up-to-date features, easy to understand and easy to make changes to.  I have found a particular platform I believe in and have been using and testing for over a year. It is in my opinion this is the best option for many of my clients to fulfill the requirements for a good online business.

Responsive Design

Don’t worry about the device. We design sites that work perfectly on desktop, tablet, and mobile.

Greatness in Store

Get ready to move more eCommerce. Sell up to 2500 different products in your own online store. 

Editing on the Go

Once your site is up and running, you can edit it anytime, anywhere from your mobile device.

Better SEO For YOU

We’ll get your site Google ready with customized SEO. That way, more customers can find you fast.

Hosting with the Most

All of our websites are hosted on Amazon AWS, so count on 99.99% monthly uptime.

Keep ‘Em Coming

Let us design widgets that will help you get more calls, appointments, and customers. 

Power Up With Personalization

Drive more conversions and sales with website personalization. 
Boost your engagement with a site that features customized ads and unique experiences triggered by date, time, and visitor location.

Award Winning

We’ve won more awards than we can count, but we don’t let that go to our heads. We dedicate ourselves to every project.

Expert Team

Your project will be handled by experts every time. We make sure you have the most experienced professionals working for you. 

Quality Guaranteed

You’ll find the support you need to ensure that things runs smoothly. We’re here to help you with any questions.

GoDaddy Review: Pros & Cons

GoDaddy is one of the largest domain name registrars and reputable hosts. Their performance is good and offers tons of web storage. However, it lacks some features like backups, SSL certificates and staging areas.

Let’s check out the main
pros and cons in detail:
PROS
  • Easy to use: I find their interface pretty intuitive to use, I would recommend it for beginners.
  • Performance: In my tests, GoDaddy offered solid performance for both uptime and speed.
  • Windows servers: GoDaddy also offers Windows-based hosting.
  • Storage: All your files combined can’t be more than 250,000 files (inodes). That’s the only storage limitation they have – quite generous.
  • Bandwidth: The traffic your site can get with each plan won’t be limited.
CONS
  • Expensive: They don’t offer the cheapest deals out there. They become even more expensive when the basic add-ons (backups and SSL certificates) are purchased.
  • No backups: Unless you purchase their paid add-on, there’s not a backup system in place.
  • No SSL: If you want to have your site SSLed (pretty important these days), you’ll need to pay for a certificate.
  • Missing advanced features: Sadly, GoDaddy doesn’t come with some advanced features like staging areas or Git repositories that may come in handy for developers.
  • No migration services: Unlike some other hosting providers, they won’t help you migrate your websites from another host.

A Little About GoDaddy

Does GoDaddy sell your information?

Godaddy DOES sell your personal information. There are now many complaints from people who have their PERSONAL information which is listed under their Godaddy profiles showing up alongside ALL of their Godaddy domains on public websites.

Learn more

Why Don’t They Sell WordPress as a Software?

We often get asked, why don’t people and companies behind WordPress sell it? If WordPress is as good as everyone says, then they would obviously make a lot more money by selling it.


This statement would make sense, if a single company or an individual owned WordPress.


WordPress is an open source community project where tens of thousands of talented people have made contributions to make it into a great software that it is today.


There is a core team of developers that lead the project development, but anyone can contribute patches, fix bugs, make features, suggest features, etc.


Furthermore, project leaders change from one version to another. If you get deeply involved in the community, then you can become a core contributor to WordPress as well.

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The Philosophy behind Open Source Software

The philosophy behind Open Source software movement is that software are not like other tangible products. Once a software is created, it can be copied many times with little cost.


Let’s take the example of a toy factory. Each toy manufactured has different parts and each part has a cost. The manufacturing cost of these parts can be calculated by the factory to decide a reasonable profit margin for the product.


On the other hand, the cost of creating software and making copies of it is not the same. Some groups believe that with each copy sold, the profit margin of the software becomes more unfair.


To understand more about open source software ideals, check out GNU’s Philosophy.

Learn more

How Do People Make Money with WordPress?

Other developers have also gone ahead to build successful multi-million dollar businesses around WordPress by creating commercial plugins, commercial themes, and even offering WordPress hosting.


Good WordPress developers and consultants also make a comfortable full-time income by building custom websites, applications, and plugins around WordPress for their clients. A lot of them are making over six-figures in annual earnings by themselves.

Learn more

Is WordPress Copyright Free?

No, WordPress is not copyright free. It is licensed in a way that allows everyone to use it, but each contribution made to the software is copyrighted.


It is released under GPL, so you are free to use, modify, and redistribute the code. You will have the copyright to modifications you make to the software, not the entire code.


GPL requires that any derivative work you release or distribute should be licensed under GPL as well. You may have the copyright to do anything you like, your derivative work automatically inherits the GPL license, so others are free to use, modify, and redistribute your code in any way they choose.

Learn more

Cost of using WordPress

WordPress as a software is free for you to download and use. However, to use WordPress on the web, you will need WordPress Hosting.


You can use WordPress.com to create a free blog, but be aware that there are some differences. See our comparison of WordPress.com vs WordPress.org for more details.


The cost of using WordPress is relatively minimal and hold true for running any other type of website as well. The only real cost is web hosting ($7.99 per month) and domain name ($14 / year).


However WPBeginner users can get a free domain name and 60% off web hosting from Bluehost which means you can start a website for as low as $2.75 per month. Bluehost is an officially recommended WordPress hosting provider.


Related: How to Start a WordPress Blog (Ultimate Guide)


Additional costs could be commercial WordPress themes also known as premium WordPress themes. However, you are not required to use those because there are over 6000+ free WordPress themes that you can use.


People often use commercial plugins, but you are not required to use those as well because there are over 54,000+ free WordPress plugins available.


We have created a detailed guide on how much does it really cost to build a WordPress website with instructions on how to start a website on a budget and save money.


We hope that this article answered your questions about WordPress licensing, the costs of running a WordPress site, and the business around WordPress. You may also want to see our list of easy to start online business ideas that actually make money.


https://www.wpbeginner.com/beginners-guide/how-much-does-it-cost-to-build-a-wordpress-website/

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GoDaddy Managed WordPress Reviews

GoDaddy used to be the laughing stock to real website owners – it was a cheesy company with silly Super Bowl commercials.


Not anymore.


GoDaddy has stepped up it's game – BIG TIME. It's fully committed to WordPress, and has even started snapping up smaller WordPress service companies.


That's good news for you if you're on WordPress. And unless you're a seasoned programmer, if you own a WordPress site, you want WordPress hosting.


PROS

  1. They Offer Low Prices
  2. Offer Unlimited Bandwidth
  3. Excellent Security Features
  4. Great Customer Service

CONS

  1. Custom Hosting Panel Issue
  2. They Backed Internet Restrictions
  3. Limits on Plans Options
  4. Restrictions on Data

RATINGS:

Support 3.5

Speed 3.5

Features 3.5

Value 4

Transparency 3.5


Not as Helpful as Other Managed WordPress Hosts

  • While GodDaddy is fast to help you out on the phone, they're not as great as using other hosts like SiteGround for customer service
  • If there's an issue, they'll likely not do much for you
  • I had a problem with migrating my website to GoDaddy using their tool – and they said their tool was a “best effort” application, and if it didn't work it's up to me to do it
  • So they weren't helpful

They Don't Offer Free SSL Certificate

Ok, this is a big one. In 2018, you need an SSL certificate. What this does is allows you to have https:// in your domain instead of http://.


You need this because it both provides extra security for your visitors, AND is a positive ranking signal in Google Search (although small).


So most hosts these days offer free Let's Encrypt SSL certificates. Not GoDaddy.


This is where they take advantage of you:

That's so not cool. SSL certificates are the standard these days, and they are free through Let's Encrypt. You should not need to pay $75 a year for one. This is how GoDaddy is making their money back on $1 hosting.



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Bottom Line:

While GoDaddy does have some of the best security, and they provide a wide range of products and services, they are not the easiest hosting site to work with.  They make some tasks a lot more difficult than is necessary, and they don’t allow you to leave easily.  They do make things difficult when they want to, and their restrictions can be frustrating to work around.  If you’re an experienced user, you may find that GoDaddy works well for you, but if you’re trying to get a website up and running as a starter, you may want to go in a different direction.


GoDaddy is not for everyone, but for their low prices and terrific customer service, you could do worse.  They offer plenty of products and services that other web hosting sites can’t, and at a competitive price.  If you’re planning on finding a long-term solution for your web hosting needs, GoDaddy can be a suitable company.  If you can look past their history, and hope they are planning on changing for the better in the future, then GoDaddy may be right for you.  It comes down to preference, and what you’re willing to handle.  If you decide to go with them, but realize they’re not right for you, just be prepared to face a lot of barriers, even if you’re planning on just transferring your domain name.


https://www.whatsthehost.com/reviews/godaddy-managed-wordpress-reviews/

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GoDaddy Review:
Do I Recommend It?

Overall, I think GoDaddy offers a solid product to host most small to medium websites.
I liked:
  • Their decent speed and uptime
  • Apart from classic Linux hosting, they also offer Windows-based hosting services
  • Their easy to follow and intuitive interface
  • Their unlimited bandwidth and generous storage
However, it has a couple of hidden downsides that you should know about. Some basic features like SSL and backups aren’t included in their already pricey plans – in the end, GoDaddy gets expensive.

Advanced features like staging areas are also missing, and they don’t offer migration services for new accounts. This may be a deal-breaker for developers or agencies.

GoDaddy Alternatives

I think most projects could be hosted using GoDaddy without serious issues (if the backup add-on and SSL are added).  However, this doesn’t mean that GoDaddy is the best option for your project.

Let me go over a couple of scenarios so you can compare GoDaddy to other alternatives:
  • I would say that FlyWheel, DreamHost, BlueHost and WP Engine Hosting offer the best price to quality ratio
  • I’ve found the best support at SiteGround, DreamHost and InMotion, no doubt about that.
  • DreamHost and SiteGround are the top performing providers for both uptime and speed.
  • For those needing a hosting provider with a lot of WordPress features (e.g. staging and speed optimization), I would recommend to check SiteGround out.

GoDaddy Review: Pros & Cons

GoDaddy is one of the largest domain name registrars and reputable hosts. Their performance is good and offers tons of web storage. However, it lacks some features like backups, SSL certificates and staging areas.

Let’s check out the main pros and cons in detail:
PROS
  • Easy to use: I find their interface pretty intuitive to use, I would recommend it for beginners.
  • Performance: In my tests, GoDaddy offered solid performance for both uptime and speed.
  • Windows servers: GoDaddy also offers Windows-based hosting.
  • Storage: All your files combined can’t be more than 250,000 files (inodes). That’s the only storage limitation they have – quite generous.
  • Bandwidth: The traffic your site can get with each plan won’t be limited.
CONS
  • Expensive: They don’t offer the cheapest deals out there. They become even more expensive when the basic add-ons (backups and SSL certificates) are purchased.
  • No backups: Unless you purchase their paid add-on, there’s not a backup system in place.
  • No SSL: If you want to have your site SSLed (pretty important these days), you’ll need to pay for a certificate.
  • Missing advanced features: Sadly, GoDaddy doesn’t come with some advanced features like staging areas or Git repositories that may come in handy for developers.
  • No migration services: Unlike some other hosting providers, they won’t help you migrate your websites from another host.
WordPress reviews include CUE - Small Business Blog - Expert Team 
In Head to  Head Product Comparison, Online Presence

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