Do you need a website to promote your business? Do you want to launch into creating your own website to present your activity? Discover in this guide 3 essential tips to successfully create your showcase site on WordPress!
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1. Choose a (Good) Page Builder for WordPress
The choice of a page builder will allow you to save a phenomenal amount of time and create beautiful pages — it is therefore important to use one rather than the classic WordPress builder. The choice of your future builder will depend on many things, whether your sensitivity to design, the time you can dedicate, your budget, or whether you want a fast site.
Divi
Divi is a WordPress theme created by Elegant Themes. It is one of the most well-known, most powerful, and most used themes. I particularly recommend this theme if you want something very visual and very simple to use. This does not prevent the theme from being very powerful and very beautiful visually. I recommend it 100% for a beginner as well as an expert.
Divi starts from $89/year. Or $230 for life (lifetime).
Astra + Elementor
, also very widely used and very good. It is generally used with the Elementor plugin.
Like Divi, Elementor is a page builder that allows the creation of very beautiful pages, easily. Astra will wrap around it and multiply its power. However, if you use the paid version of Elementor (Elementor Pro), you can do without the Astra theme. If possible, I recommend taking only Elementor Pro.
Elementor Pro’s builder (in its pro version) has more design features than Divi. However, it will be more complex, more tedious, and longer to create sites with (the tool being less “UX-friendly”).
Astra starts from $59/year ($187 lifetime).
Elementor is free. As for the Pro version, it starts at $49/year and does not have a lifetime payment option.
GeneratePress
is the best WordPress theme in terms of performance. Site speed is a crucial element for the success of a website. You will find nothing better, plain and simple. Moreover, it comes with a page builder that you can add to simplify the creation of your site. But you can also use their theme and add the Elementor builder (plugin) to it.
GeneratePress starts from $59/year or $249 lifetime.
2. Do Not Install Too Many Plugins on Your Site
The beginner’s mistake is to download plugins for everything and anything. Unfortunately, if you download too many plugins, you will end up overloading your site and it will be unusable for your users and even for you on your back office.
Do not hesitate to call on a professional if you cannot achieve your goals rather than downloading a plugin. This will save you from downloading a plugin adding thousands or hundreds of thousands of lines of code when it could have been done in about thirty lines for your specific need.
3. When the Time Comes, Call on a Professional
Your site will not function as it could without the help of a professional. Whether in terms of design, natural SEO, or user experience. It is probably the best investment to make. However, be careful to choose your WordPress freelancer or web agency carefully.
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