And now for something different, BandVista Website Builder!
Industry Specific?
Yes! Yes, folks, we have finally encountered our first industry-specific website builder. This is for musicians.
Pricing
You get try it out for 30 days. After that, you have to decide between a $14.95/month or $19.95/month package. They have discounts available for paying in advance that can take the cost down to $10.85/month or $15.85/month, respectively.
As a side note, some of their specialty offerings include an MP3 Player, Guestbook, Newsletter, Store, Calendar, Video, Polls, and a Membership on the musician networking site, bandmix.com.
Would you like some free help preparing for your site? Cool. Here’s a free download I created just for you.
Mobile?
Not stated, so for now I go with “no.”
In What Browser Does the Website Builder Work?
It doesn’t say, so I’ll go with the assumption that it works in the most modern browsers, like Chrome, Firefox, and IE 10.
Search Engine Optimization?
It also doesn’t say one way or the other, so I have to go with “no” again.
Blog Features?
There’s no mention of blog features.
Ease of Use
They claim that if you can use MS Word, you can build a site with their tool, but they don’t have a demo of their site builder in action anywhere to back up the “easy to use” claim.
Use Your Own URL?
Yes.
My Initial Impression
Well, um, for a “specialty” website builder tool, I am a bit let down. To be competitive in any industry, you have to have blogging and SEO features. While they have an MP3 player (one could just embed YouTube instead) and calendar (one could embed Google Calendar code instead) and most builders don’t, I would rather go without those features in exchange for a website builder that actually includes tools to help get your site noticed in search engines, so, you know, people can actually find your site.
Click here to grab my free download to help you get all your ducks in a row before your build your site.
Even though I made it for people who are getting ready to hire a web pro, 80% of it will help you if you are building your site on your own.
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actual effort to produce a great article… but what can I say… I hesitate a lot
and don’t manage to get anything done.