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Ask HN: Online website creator?

2 points by Aegean ↗ HN
The website is crucial for a startup. Yet it is very tricky and time consuming to get it right. To save us time we are looking for the best online website authoring software.

So far we have found SiteMaker powered sites and sitekreator.com which seems to be pretty good. Do you have any better suggestions?

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HNer
How about shopify
jpmc
First what are you trying to build? A storefront is vastly different from a general company page. A social site is different from a streaming video site. Identify what you want first then find out who the best of breed is.
Aegean
We don't need a complex web application. We need a decent-looking website that describes the company, the products, possibly using rich content. A contact form, an integrated blog would also be nice.

But we need something more than a basic wordpress theme really. They look too primitive. So it comes down to adding a bit of your own design, but if you go for a fully custom design than it comes down to project managing and building a whole website. Therefore I am considering a website builder to be a solution that is somewhere inbetween.

rene_sk
Aegean, based on what you describe, SiteKreator could be a really good fit for you.

Besides having a collection of well-designed themes available, SiteKreator offers design customization beyond what most other platforms offer.

We have been very busy in upgrading our functionality, including new gallery visualizations, a new application platform that lets you create and add your own applications (we've released the SDK for it) and lots more. you can find more on our blog http://sitekreator.com/sitekreator/blog.html

Why not sign up for the free trial and see how you like it?

If you have any questions, don't hesitate to get in touch.

Rene Community Manager SiteKreator