<p><a href="http://webstarts.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/new-feature-add-a-hit-counter-to-your-website-webstarts-free-website-builder.jpg"></a>You already know WebStarts is everything you need to create a unique and beautiful website. But did you know about these 10 not-so-obvious features?</p> <p><strong>1. Video Backgrounds</strong></p> <p>What better way to standout from the crowd than a video background on your website? To do this click on the insert video icon on the toolbar, upload a&hellip;</p>

<p><a href="http://webstarts.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/19.jpg"></a>Here at WebStarts we're frequently asked the question "I've created a website, now what?".  Once you have a website established you're going to need to get people to find it. So here are 10 things you should do after creating a website to promote it.</p> <p><strong>1. Search engine optimization.</strong></p> <p>Search engines like Google are still the&hellip;</p>

<p><a href="http://webstarts.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/237434382_38a29796d5_o.jpg"></a>The web is a wonderful place to do business. Never before has it been so easy for one person or business to connect and discover customers. However many businesses still flounder when it comes to website marketing. If it's so easy to find new customers online then what are the reasons so many fail.&hellip;</p>

<p>Sometimes when I'm creating a website design I get inspiration from other websites. I'll study pages carefully to figure out which subtleties draw me to a particular design. Many times this will come down to what's called the typography. Typography is the way text appears on a page. It's more than just a font, or&hellip;</p>

<p><a href="http://webstarts.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/button-icons.jpg"></a>Introducing a fun new feature from WebStarts. A couple of weeks ago we gave you the ability to add icons to your web designs. Today we're taking that a step further and letting you add an icon to a button. Adding an icon to a button can set it apart from regular buttons and help&hellip;</p>

<p>Now you can put icons on your website with WebStarts. The new icon feature let's you choose from hundreds of icons that can be placed on your webpages. In the past you may have had to upload icon images to get them to appear on your pages but with the new icon feature from WebStarts&hellip;</p>

<p><a href="http://webstarts.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/stjohn.jpg"></a>When we started WebStarts back in 2006 there weren't many website builders out there. Times have changed and now it seems there's almost as many website builders as there are websites. Well, maybe not quite that many, but none the less I figured it's a good time to "toot our own horn" a little&hellip;</p>

<p><a href="http://webstarts.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/Mans-Hand-Holding-Iphone-In-Front-of-Landscape-With-Flowers.jpg"></a></p> <p>Finding photos and images for your website can be time consuming but featuring great looking images on your website is such a big part of making your web design look beautiful. There are a ton of paid services that will gladly allow you to license an image for a single use and charge you&hellip;</p>

<p><a href="http://webstarts.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/meerkat.jpg"></a>Have you heard of Meerkat? It's a wonderful new app for iOS that let's you stream live video from your phone while engaging with your Twitter followers. Maybe you're thinking to yourself - What's so great about that?  The thing that makes Meerkat great and one of the main reasons it's catching on fast&hellip;</p>

<p><a href="http://webstarts.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/4289582261_f19c283959_b.jpg"></a>If you have a website you're probably striving to get more visitors. Here are five places you can find more web traffic that you've never thought of.</p> <p><strong>1. American Express Open Forum.</strong></p> <p>I love this one because it's a network of people who are serious about business. By participating in the American Express Open community you&hellip;</p>

<p>Today we're proud to announce the launch of our new mobile optimization feature. Now when you create a website using WebStarts you can create a version of your site specifically for mobile devices.</p> <p>To use the mobile optimization feature you must first upgrade to a Pro Plus account. From the editor click on the mobile icon&hellip;</p>

<p><a href="http://webstarts.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/word-of-mouth.jpg"></a>Let's get real for a minute. Even though it's important to advertise your business and it would be terrific to get great search engine ranking the #1 way all businesses grow is through world of mouth referrals. A word of mouth referral is far more valuable than an advertisement because people get banner blindness&hellip;</p>

<p><a href="http://webstarts.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Stacks-of-cash.jpg"></a>You have a website and traffic and now you're wondering how to turn those website visitors into hard, cold, cash. Here are 10 things you must do to get the most out of your website.</p> <p><strong>1. Have fast loading pages.</strong></p> <p>If people click on a link to your site and it takes too long for your&hellip;</p>