What Website builder should I use?

[Razor88]

Hi guys

I need to create a business website for my father's friend. The website doesn't need to be really involved (as far as I can gather so far, it must just supply all necessary information)

I have some knowledge of coding (Java, C#) and I'm pretty sure I can learn HTML quickly ( I know some of it already), so which website builder do you suggest to aid me? I would really like something that allows me to see the underlying code if possible.

The domain name needs to be personalized too(eg. No .wordpress in the name)

 

[naeem]

just use wordpress (self hosted) on your own domain, along with a nice theme. It'll look good, professional and most likely be responsive too.

 

[rpm]

Agreed. Wordpress will do the trick. The only thing to remember is that you will have to update it with every new release - very easy - one click action.

 

[Solitude]

Agreed. Wordpress will do the trick. The only thing to remember is that you will have to update it with every new release - very easy - one click action.

These days you can even set it to update automatically.

 

[mercurial]

There's Wix.com and squarespace.com, as well.

 

[gkm]

I have seen a nice looking website created using this, in a couple of hours, by somebody that has very limited HTML knowledge:
http://www.hetzner.co.za/webhosting/sitebuilder

I do not think you can then see the underlying HTML however.

Note, you are then limited to hosting with Hetzner, but I do not really see that as a downside, since I have always had very good service from them. I think this is a nice option for simpler websites. And at R19 + R19 per month, the annual cost is what one usually pay for an hour or two of development time.