Weebly Drag and Drop Template

I use Weebly for my writing business at Writing That Sizzles.net.

I am an expert Weebly user. I have figured out the program inside and out. Weebly keeps me happy by continuing to improve the site features.
I use Weebly to advertise services as a copywriter and ghostwriting for blogs, websites, and books in the health and wellness field.

If my website inspired you to create your own,please click here to get started with Weebly!(yes, I get a little kickback if you sign up and appreciate the love). Here's what you get with your Weebly site:

  • Over 100 attractive drag and drop templates to choose from and customize
  • An easy-to-use photo editor that allows you to change header images -- add your own or choose from a Flickr image with one click.
  • Tons of font choices for header images.
  • Ability to add video, custom html, Google Ads, slideshows, audio
  • Ecommerce: Sell products via paypal with simple features for revenue
  • Create online polls or customized surveys on your website in a few minutes
  • Make basic edits on style sheets to change sizes, colors, or anything else
  • No need to know ftp or anything fancy. This site is made to be easy and user friendly.
  • Photos you can display that rotate (a cool, new feature).

Click here to get started with Weebly!

Many people have also asked me about the cost of the site. Yes, it is free, but with a paid membership, you can lose the bottom tagline "get a free website with weebly" and have access to creating 10 sites with your account. I think it's worth paying for. I pay $23.94 twice a year. It's not a big investment for what you get. AND when I go a few months without making changes to my site, I'm pleasantly surprised when I go back in to find that new features have been added. For a solid, basic business or personal website that you have control over, Weebly is a good bet!

Installing Your Domain Name
If you want a unique domain name, one of my recommendations with Weebly is to NOT buy your domain name from them. Last time I looked at the price it was 3x the cost of other sites. Instead, go to a site like iPower or Go Daddy to buy your domain name. You'll spend something like 11.00 for a year.

You'll need to go into your account and change some settings for it to work, but I was able to figure it out. Here's how you do it after you've bought your name on Go Daddy (these instructions are accurate as of June 14, 2011)

  1. Login to Go Daddy
  2. Go to My Account --> Domain Management
  3. Click on the name of the domain
  4. Now you should be on the Domain Details page.
  5. Scroll down the page. On the left side it should say Nameservers
  6. Click on Set Nameservers.
  7. When you set up the name with Weebly, they will provide you with two names you can cut and paste into this field (it will be something like NS53.DOMAINCONTROL.COM).
  8. Voila!

Click here to get started with Weebly!

If you have any questions or need help let me know.

Warmly,
Lindsay

Lindsay@wrirtingthatsizzles.net