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Top 5 Myths of a Free Website Builder... Busted

It is a common belief that free website builders somehow deteriorate your online reputation. There are several common myths that follow this belief and I'm here to debunk each of them.

Myth #1. Your website will look like a cookie cutter website.

While I can't vouch for the other guys, WebStarts website couldn't be further from the cookie cutter look. Sure, you start with a plain design but every free website built with WebStarts is 100% customizable. If you don't want your header to be at the top, simply drag it lower. If you don't want to use the stock images loaded in the design, simply click and delete them and add your own. With WebStarts, your website is bound to be completely yours.

Myth #2. Your website will be limited.

In the past, website builders were simply not capable of providing the usability of a custom built site. Not so anymore. Now, with the use of built in features, widgets, and HTML code provided by websites, you can have all the functionality with far less work! If you want a flash banner, simply generate one using a flash generator. If you want a facebook like button, you can copy and paste the code for a facebook like button right into your WebStarts website. Long gone are the days where website builders are only capable of simple text and images.

Myth #3. Your website won't rank high on the search engines.

This one is simply not true. If your website is online, then you have just as much opportunity to achieve good search engine rank as the next website. Arguably, its even easier to get higher rankings with website builders because it is so simple to add keywords, descriptions, content, sitemaps, etc... to your website. If you are hand building a website, it takes twice as much time to edit your META tags or add a blog post thus taking more time out of your day to optimize your site. With a free website builder, you simply enter your keywords on each new page and they are inserted into the proper META tags in your HTML code.

Myth #4. People will be able to tell you are using a website builder.

Some people do not want their visitors to know that they are using a website builder. Even though I'm a little offended, its perfectly understandable. With every free website builder out there, you will see an ad or a banner on the website. This, you cannot avoid but some, like WebStarts, have a very minimal footer at the bottom of the page. There are no 3rd party ads to distract from your content, simply a shout out to WebStarts for providing the free website.

Myth #5. Website Builders are difficult to use.

This one can be true for some website builders but I can assure you that WebStarts is definitely an exception. Everything is right in front of you and easy to understand. You can drag and drop everything on your site to design an entire page without any technical knowledge. If you can use Microsoft Word, you are more than capable of building a website. But the best part is that it is a free website builder and does not require any investment to try it out.

So why wait? Get started with WebStarts today. Its obvious that the myths floating around about website builders are simply not true so get your very own free website at WebStarts.com.

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