Why should I have a website?

By creating a website, you are creating an online presence. This allows you to connect with people that you might not otherwise be able to reach. Whether you’re making a basic website with contact information for your small business or medical practice, creating a landing page for your freelance work, a multi-page experience for your wedding photography business or you just want a place to blog about your thoughts on food, having a website will give you a dynamic advantage.

What is GoDaddy Website Builder?

GoDaddy Website Builder is an online editing and publishing tool that helps you create a website, regardless of your technical skill level. Just create an account, pick a design and use the built-in editor to add your own images and text. You can make your website as simple or complex as you’d like. Need to sell your stuff online? No problem. You can add a full online store complete with product listings, coupons, shopping cart, shipping and multiple payment options.

Website Builder’s free trial means you can take it out for a spin before you commit. After your trial ends, just pick the plan that works best for you. See Website Builder plans and pricing for more info.

Why choose GoDaddy Website Builder?

With GoDaddy Website Builder you can rest easy knowing you can create a beautiful website with over 16,000 theme filters that can be custom-fit to the type of website you want to have, and you can change its look at any time — without losing any of your site’s content. Most themes include professional and royalty-free images and text, so if you need to get your website published quickly, you can.

Mobile friendly and responsive design means that you don’t need to know how to code — this could even be your first time working with a domain — and setting up your new site requires only a few steps. GoDaddy Website Builder is designed to generate style choices that you can quickly review and choose without diving into your site’s settings. This will give your visitor an enjoyable experience that feels natural from either a desktop or mobile device.

Web hosting is already included in your Website Builder plan, which means you’re automatically set up on our fast, reliable hosting. You can also connect an existing custom domain name to your site, or you can purchase a new custom domain with GoDaddy, so you’ll have everything in one place. If you get a custom domain with GoDaddy, consider adding our our Domain Privacy to ensure none of your personal information gets exposed online.

Can I connect my social media and website?

GoDaddy Website Builder can act as your hub, the place where your friends and contacts can see your posts, photos, videos and more. With the option to link to your Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest, LinkedIn and YouTube on your website, your visitors can be everywhere you are on the web. Being able to cover multiple platforms gives you the opportunity to reach more people, while creating appropriate content for each of your socials (like posting all of your photos on Instagram, and tweeting about your most recent business venture on Twitter). By centrally locating all the links in one place – your new website – you are giving your website visitors a seamless experience. Linking to your social media in your website gives you an advantage in communicating with your visitors; the more they can connect with you and do so in the forum that’s most comfortable to them, the more they’ll engage with your site, and thus you or your business.

Are SEO (Search Engine Optimization) tools included with Website Builder?

Select Website Builder plans come with built-in SEO tools to help your website show up in search engines like Google. In Website Builder, you’ll find the SEO Wizard, a step-by-step guide that provides suggestions on how to optimize each page of your website by adding relevant keywords and descriptions.

Can I customize my website?

Absolutely. You have the option to customize your website based on your business needs. You can add site content wherever you’d like in a variety of sections; from multiple site pages, to scrollable sections that you can add to each of those pages, to a gallery of images, menus and price lists, and YouTube or Vimeo videos. Each section in your website is customizable as well, from the name of the page, to your website’s navigation bar. You’ll also have the ability to change text colors, styles and font. It’s important to have a mobile and desktop-friendly website. With Website Builder you’ll be able to choose tablet and desktop layouts to give your visitors the experience you want them to have. The best part? You can do it all with no technical knowledge required.

What is GoDaddy InSight™?

GoDaddy InSight is a technology system that provides tailored recommendations gleaned from insights across more than a million GoDaddy customers in different locations and industries. InSight is designed to help you improve your online presence by providing you with performance metrics and advice on how to improve them. GoDaddy InSight powers a central dashboard where you’ll find your:

• GoDaddy InSight Score, which is an assessment of online health across your website, social media and marketing activities.

• GoDaddy InSight Metrics, which offer details about your website activity, and social sites including Google, Facebook and Instagram. Plus, the ability to respond to reviews from one place.

• GoDaddy InSight Action Plans, which give recommendations on what to do next to improve your online performance.

How can I keep my website secure and safe for my customers?

All Website Builder plans include an SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) certificate, which means any data transmitted from your site will be encrypted using an SSL. Your SSL will establish an encrypted link between your web server and the browser of the person visiting your site. This means that all data will be kept private; which is important if you want visitors to your site to be safe. If you want to sell products or services in your store, you will want to have an SSL since it protects credit card and bank numbers from being intercepted by hackers.

How about a shopping cart?

You can sell products and services on your website if you have the Ecommerce plan. You’ll have an online store that will allow you to add products and services, set up different types of payment methods, and even specific types of shipping. Your store will be integrated into your website as a page. You can add featured products for your visitors to scroll through, make quick purchases using PayPal and Apple Pay and promote your store/products through coupons. You can also use the same type of email marketing that is included in the Premium plan to send email communications to your subscribers and customers about sales in your store, coupon offers and events. Establishing a strong online commerce can boost your current sales, especially if you have a brick-and-mortar store.