The New WP Gutenberg Editor vs Free Website Builders

The New WP Gutenberg Editor vs Free Website Builders

In 2018, WordPress decided to show homage to Johannes Gutenberg, the inventor of movable type printing. They did this by releasing Gutenberg, which is a revised way of building a website using WordPress.

Immediately, people began to wonder if Gutenberg was going to be the end of free website builders. If the current reaction of web designers to Gutenberg is an indication of the future, website builders can breathe a temporary sigh of relief.

That being said, Gutenberg has the potential to definitely upend the website builder industry.

Today we’ll take a few minutes and look at what Gutenberg is and the current and potential future impact this update to WordPress could have on website builders.

We’ll also compare it with currently popular website builders to see where the differences lie.

A few days ago I updated one of my sites to use Gutenberg, but after 5 minutes I decided to stick with the old editor for now. In the future we’ll see 😉 .

So, let’s begin with today’s article!

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How To Create a Website Quickly If You’re Not a Developer and Can’t Hire One?

web design for beginners

Here on Azmind we mainly use Bootstrap and WordPress to create websites for our own projects or for our clients. We may also use other platforms or CMS-s from time to time, like Joomla, Drupal, etc.

Being developers, we already know a thing or two about web designing, and if we don’t already know a certain technology, we can learn it in a matter of days and respond quickly to our clients requests.

But what about someone who is a beginner?

You know, a person that is not a developer and needs a website set up as soon as possible? Have you ever thought about it?

How can they have the website ready for when it’s necessary? Especially when they cannot afford to hire a professional developer or would rather set up the website themselves?

Well, to respond to these questions and needs today in this article we’ll take a look at 5 platforms and website builders which are very easy to use and even a beginner can create a beautiful website using them, with just a few clicks or drag & drops.

Some of what I’ve chosen are for creating blogs and others for business websites; surely there is something for everyone. Let’s see!

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7 Web Development Predictions for 2019

7 Web Development Predictions for 2019

Have you ever wondered what will happen this year in the web development industry? At the beginning of each new year, we like to make questions and predictions that at the end may or may not happen.

Today in this article by one of our readers, we’ll do the same thing and take a look at 7 web development predictions for 2019. After reading it, let me know what you think about these predictions. Do you think he is right? Let’s begin!

Many technologies come and go in the web development space. Some of them make a lot of impacts, while many others disappear. People were making a prediction like “Web Development will end due to WordPress” after the increased popularity of WordPress and other web building tools.

However, the demand and wages’ growth for web developers are still there.

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Want to Boost Conversions? Try Website Personalization

Want to Boost Conversions? Try Website Personalization

In today’s article we’ll talk about website personalization, and with the contribution of one of our readers, we’ll see how to use it to improve conversions of your website(s) or get some new ideas to apply to the site(s) of your clients. Let’s begin!

Website personalization is the process by which a web page delivers custom content to users at the right time and place.

Ecommerce websites provide some great examples of this. Take, for instance, a site like Walmart that asks visitors if it can access their location. Upon allowing the website to do so, shoppers encounter location-related notes throughout the customer journey.

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8 Essential App Design Trends To Follow For An Awesome App

Essential App Design Trends

Ready to learn and get some inspiration for your next App design? Today in this article one of our readers will give us 8 tips for creating an awesome App. Let’s take a look:

There are many reasons why it is important to keep up with the best app designs. One of them is the fact that users are always looking forward to seeing important changes to the app every once in a while. Design breakthroughs happen often and it does not make sense to have outdated designs in a modern application.

Apart from this, a great design makes an app easy to use. App users also find greatly designed applications to be more trustworthy. If you are looking forward to keeping your app relevant, therefore, the following are the 8 essential app design trends you should follow.

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How To Be a One-Person “Graphics Department”

How To Be a One-Person Graphics Department

Today’s we have an interesting article written by one of our readers, Kapil, that will give you some ideas to apply to your business if you are in the position where maybe you’ve just started your freelance career or small agency and can’t yet afford a graphics designer.

I was in this position myself a few years ago and a practical guide like this one, would have been very useful to me at that time. So, let’s take a look!

This is the age of the Internet in which no business can survive unless they have a decent online presence. If you are a small-business owner, then it’s possible you are already facing a massive competition from the ecommerce giants like Amazon and eBay. However, you can turn things around by using high-quality content for your online assets.

One of the biggest challenges that small businesses face is the high costs of creating quality websites, blogs, social media content, etc. especially when it comes to graphic design. Professional graphic designers often charge exorbitantly, and finding reliable freelancers is a challenge in itself. So, what you can do is learn how to use various tools that can help you design your stuff yourself.

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Balancing Speed and Completeness in Customer Email Responses

Balancing Speed and Completeness in Customer Email Responses

Another contribution from our readers, this time we’ll discuss how to improve email responses to your customers in your business or eCommerce website. Let’s begin right away!

The experience you give your customers must be simple and memorable to succeed in the increasingly competitive e-commerce landscape. But how fast is fast enough when you’re responding to customers and what’s the balance between delivering a speedy response that meets consumer expectation and a complete answer that’ll solve the problem?

To keep your customer metrics high, reduce churn and grow your cadre of lifetime value customers, let’s talk about balancing speed and completeness in customer email responses.

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