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If you think it’s not possible to create a stunning-looking website with a website builder, then you clearly haven’t seen our gallery.
We had a lot of fun creating this blog post. We talked to a Swedish band, an English writer and two great designers, as well as many other interesting people who make their living online using their websites. You guys are the best!
Enjoy!
Stores
bobsmade.com
Name: Bobsmade (www.bobsmade.com)
What’s the site about? “You give us the subject, we create the design.” Custom-made shoes, t-shirts, glasses and more.
Website builder: Jimdo
What Bobsmade says: “I used Jimdo to make my website. It’s a fantastic website builder and it really couldn’t have been any easier. I now have an online store which features my artwork, a gallery which is really easy to add to, and my own email address – all managed from one central location. Jimdo go out of their way to help with technical support too. I can get in touch with their friendly and, more importantly, knowledgeable support staff any time of the day or night. I highly recommend them, and they’re great value for money too.”
Country: Germany
artysmarty shop
Name: Artysmartyshop (www.artysmartyshop.com)
What’s the site about? Cute accessories, such as pins, bags and necklaces from this online store from Ireland.
Website builder: Webnode
A few words from the store owner Angela: “Like many small business owners, I was working to a tight budget. Webnode was definitely the obvious option for me. Other similar sites didn’t offer e-commerce at all, which made them a non-starter, and the cost for web designers to set up and host a site also wasn’t an option for me, cost-wise. Initially I was reluctant to pay money to get the extra features as I thought there may not be any IT support if something went wrong, but I’ve found the service from the support team to be very good. They’re prompt and quick to resolve any issues.”
Country: Ireland
BlessBuyStore.com
Name: BlessBuyStore.com
What’s the site about? This online store offers religious products combined with ‘exceptional customer service‘.
Website builder: Jimdo
What the owners say: “My experience with using Jimdo was quite pleasant. It’s pretty easy to use, it has a very intuitive User Interface with beautiful graphics. Even though, it’s not the most robust system in the world, it’s good enough for small business owners. It needs a few more years to cook, I believe.
In the beginning, I had doubts that the system is not going to do what i wanted it to do, because I didn’t see anyone using it to sell more than 50 items, but I was planning to have at least 1000 items. Anyway, over all I am pretty happy with the result.”
Country: USA
All things artsy: books and artists
The Gypsy Titmouse
Name: The Gypsy Titmouse (www.thegypsytitmouse.com)
What’s the site about? Jessica Sikora is “creating places for dreams to reside….”
Website builder: Wix.com (find many more Wix website examples here, by the way)
Country: USA
A beautiful art director portfolio
Name: InTheory Design
What’s the site about? An art director specialized in branding, print and interactive media.
Website builder: Squarespace (find a lot more Squarespace website examples here)
Country: USA
Business
A new way of having a glass of whiskey
Name: The Original Whiskey Ball
What’s the site about? An ice ball for whiskey and cocktails that melts slowly.
Website builder: Weebly
Country: USA
COMET ping pong
Name: Comet Ping Pong (www.cometpingpong.com)
What’s the site about? The restaurant website shows us the delicious things on offer.
Website builder: Jimdo
Country: USA
Blogs
The Volta Sound Company
Name: The Volta Sound Company
What’s the site about? A company blog about their passive amplifier for iPhones.
Website builder: Squarespace
Country: USA
The Grateful Life
Name: The Grateful Life (thegratefullife.weebly.com)
What’s the site about? Trish blogs about her life.
Website builder: Weebly
Country: USA
Curiosities
Electorbikes
Name: Electorbikes (www.elector.cz)
What’s the site about? Bikes & E-Bikes in vintage look.
Website builder: Webnode
Country: Czech Republic
Do you have an interesting, beautiful or unusual website that you’ve created using a website builder? If so, drop me a line and you might be featured in our next gallery!
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