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What Type of Site Designer Should I use?With our green web hosting plans, we offer two different types of web site builder programs: open source software website builders and template based website builders. The three most popular open source software programs are called
The two template based web site builders that we offer are the
What are the Differences Between Open Source Projects and Template Based Web site Builders?The benefits of Open Source web site builders when compared to typical commercial products include reliability, stability, auditability, flexibility and freedom. The open source web site builders are far more advanced and will allow for far more customization and features. The open source programs are more sophisticated and will require you to learn how they work, but they do not require you to know HTML and there is a tremendous amount of documentation for you to learn how they work. If you believe that you have moderate or above skills in reading documentation and following directions then these programs will allow you to build more feature rich and customized web sites. Open Source Projects are more flexible than Template Based Web Site Builder.In today's business environment, software flexibility is crucial. And Green Host It s a strong supporter of Open Source projects for this very reason. Being able to choose solutions suitable for the needs of your business not only saves you time, but also money. Green Host It supports open source projects and provides links to add-on templates that clients can download for use on their website. We have chosen specific partners to whom we have confidence in referring our clients.
What are the differences between WordPress, Joomla, and Drupal?In terms of the support documentation and expected help you can receive from the community, all of these programs have extensive help centers, forums and documentation. WordPressWordpress is best known as a blogging software but it can be used as a web site builder as well. Millions if not tens of millions of users have built their blogs or their web sites with Wordpress. Wordpress is probably the easiest of the three open source web site builders. Compared (as a car) to the other two open source builders Wordpress would be the Honda, very reliable and will get you to where you want to go. JoomlaJoomla is a Content Management System (CMS) which over the last several years has gained a significant amount of users, perhaps in the millions. They have great documentation and Joomla allows for a great amount of customization, far more than Wordpress. As related to the other two programs Joomla would be the sports car, far more under the hood than Wordpress. DrupalDrupal, which is also a CMS, is a more recent comer to the scene and has created a ton of buzz due to the radical customization capability that the program allows. Drupal's community is already very large and growing. Drupal as compared to the other two programs has been likened to a Kit Car, allowing users the ability to create all sorts of customizations and features. Template Based Web Site Builder ProgramsThe template web site builder programs are easy to use and are best for true beginners who need a basic brochure web site up as quickly as possible. The template web site builders are restricted to the template format and they are not easily customizable and will not allow you to have multiple features. If we were to compare the template builders to the open source web site builders we could use the analogy that the template site builders is like taking a picture with a polaroid as compared to taking a picture with a digital camera (ie the open source builders). With the polaroid what you see is what you get but with the digital camera you can edit, crop, take out the red eye and much more.
Our hosting plans support all of the popular design software programs available.For those that prefer to use design software like Adobe Dreamweaver, Flash, Illustrator, and Contribute, no problem! At Green Host It, we are here to help you make your web site projects a reality and are here to help you with any website builder tool that you have chosen. If you decide to choose Open Source, for obvious reasons, the best source of documentation is their extensive help centers, forums and documentation.
- Blogs How Do I Get the Website I Need?Now that you know it is a good idea to get a website for your business, you are probably wondering if you even need a green web hosting provider. I mean...what is the difference between a regular web hosting company and a "green" web hosting company? You are probably wondering if you will have to sacrifice anything in order to "go green". The answer is no - you do NOT need to sacrifice anything in order to go green. In fact, we offer more resources for a better price than most web hosting providers. And the best part is, you are helping to promote environmentally friendly businesses. Let's be real, in today's economy, many companies are looking for the most economical deal in web hosting. Businesses are looking for the most features, but they are also looking for a web hosting service that provides the best tools to create or edit a website - fast! Green Host It offers every feature that leading web hosting companies offer, but with more. Green Host It provides a means for businesses to help the environment while at the same time helping to grow a business. Every green web hosting account comes packed with tools that is sure make people "green" with envy.You get:
Your website can be live on the Internet in no time! And the best part is, you can market your website as "green; you can feel good about the data center that is hosting your web pages. With Green Host It, you will know that the data center that houses your server is environmentally friendly with cutting-edge technology. |
In addition to this, many clients prefer using the open source builder programs because their programs are supported through communities of users, with tons of documentation, help centers & forum groups. The Template site builders, on the other hand, are supported only by the company which built the programs and support for a particular issue is not as easily found as it is with the open source builders.
Everyone needs help getting started. Green Host It gives you help by offering pre-configured website pages based on your business type. Recommended website pages (i.e., Home, Products, About Us, Directions)are provided and suggested copy on each page that you can customize for your needs. For those that already have web pages created, easily upload files and setup FTP accounts for file sharing. Each hosting plan includes a variety of web applications so you can gather information from an online form, post an event calendar, show map directions, create your own blog, forum or image gallery.
Each Green Host It account includes a wide variety of web applications to support not only your website, but your business in general.