WordPress is too much for the typical small business owner to manage. Yesterday I got yet another reminder of why managed website builder services like Wix, Weebly and Squarespace exist. I updated the plugins on one of my WordPress sites and POOF! ... Continue Reading9 Comments
The problem with WordPress
· ServicesWordPress is too complex for the average small business owner to use. The on ramp needs to be simpler. WordPress powers 31% of the web. I've used it on this very blog since 2005. But WordPress has a problem for the millions of small business owners ... Continue Reading12 Comments
Review: building a website on Weebly
· ServicesMy experience building a website on Weebly. So far I've built websites on Squarespace and Wix. Today I'm going to walk through my experience building a site on Weebly. I'm familiar with Weebly because of its Weebly Cloud platform that domain name ... Continue Reading4 Comments
Testing out the website builders: Wix, Weebly and Squarespace
· ServicesIn the coming days I will review my experience building sites with several popular website builders. The way in which small businesses get online has changed. It used to be that everyone searched for a domain name as a starting point. Once they ... Continue Reading4 Comments
Sandeep Ramchandani, CEO of Radix – DNW Podcast #183
· PodcastsRadix CEO explains the company's strategy. This week we talk about new top level domain names with Sandeep Ramchandani, CEO of Radix. Radix is a portfolio new TLD company that focuses on generic extensions such as .online and .site. Sandeep reveals the ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Square to buy Weebly for $365 million
· UncategorizedBattle for website building and ecommerce platform supremacy is heating up. Payments company Square (NYSE: SQ) is acquiring website building company Weebly, the company announced this afternoon. The $365 million cash and stock deal is expected to close ... Continue Reading3 Comments
Catching Up with Weebly Cloud’s Chris Sheridan
· ServicesThis is a sponsored post from our friends at Weebly. In this sponsored post by Weebly, I had a chance to catch up with Chris “Selfie” Sheridan, Head of Strategic Partner Sales at Weebly in the run up to NamesCon later this month. DNW: Weebly Cloud ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Chris Sheridan – DNW Podcast #115
· PodcastsA discussion about domain names and website builders. Chris Sheridan has been in the domain name business since the late 90s and is now head of channel sales for Weebly. On today's show, he gives his opinion on what's going on in the domain business, ... Continue Reading4 Comments
Northwest Austin is marketing Weebly like crazy
· ServicesCampaign to halt redevelopment is introducing people to website builder Weebly. Over a hundred of my neighbors in northwest Austin are advertising website builder Weebly. It's a case where a non-paying customer does more good than a paying one. How ... Continue Reading3 Comments
Weebly introduces program for domain name registrars and hosts
· Domain RegistrarsReseller program allows hosts and registrars to offer Weebly website builder tools. Website builder Weebly launched a new program for domain name registrars and webhosts today, enabling them to offer Weebly's website creation tool to their ... Continue Reading2 Comments