5 BEST WEBSITE BUILDERS FOR MUAs
When it comes to your business startup, the costs of setting up a website might be one of the biggest expenses you will face. Luckily, you can create a website you need using special website builder platforms and it will cost you next to nothing. You will have to invest your time and effort but you will get a good-looking website you want without spending a lot of money.
OMA team
has gathered 5 best website builders for makeup artists.
All of the website builders offer both free and paid membership. Paid membership usually involves technical support in case you can’t do something on your own. You don’t have to pay money every month, you can pay for as long as you need their help.
The website builders often use themes - these are specially designed themes to customise your website. There is a wide choice of free themes and there is a great variety of paid ones that usually offer more functions.
Weebly
Weebly offers you to create either a website (a portfolio) or an online shop or both if you need it. It is easy to use and it is flexible. You can widen the functionality of your website if needed by adding Apps - they add specific features to your website. They offer a wide range of themes to choose from. The themes usually have certain features to reflect your business’ best sides. If your aim is to set up a portfolio website, check the themes for photographers or artists. They usually offer different options on how to arrange your photos in a photo gallery or how to showcase your portfolio on the main page Weebly provides you with a free subdomain (yoursite.weebly.com)
Wix
Wix is an excellent website builder. Unfortunately, their free plan has limits. Wix is a good website builder but the one you need to pay for to get the maximum of it.
The cost of the most popular premium plan is $12/month which is not much. But what is really great about Wix is that it has a bunch of templates specially tailored for makeup artists. You can easily find them under the templates on the main page, then find Beauty and Hair and check what Wix has to offer. Even if you are not planning to use Wix for your website it is worth checking the templates for a better understanding of your future website’s structure.
Wordpress
There are two wordpress websites - wordpress.com and wordpress.org. The first one is a website builder where you can choose from a branch of templates or themes to build up your website. Unfortunately, wordpress.com randomly inserts ads into your content unlike other free website builders (they also do it, but usually the ads are placed at the bottom of your website). Wordpress.org is a free open-source CMS. That will require a domain name and a web host from you. Then you will need to install the CMS and choose a template to start your website. It might seem much more complicated but the truth is it’s not that complicated. You can find tons of information about how to use wordpress.org including free courses at Udemy. The choice of templates is extremely huge so you can definitely find something to your taste, but you need to be ready to spend some time looking for a perfect one. You can try this website to start with.
Portfoliobox
This website builder offers you to create customizable portfolios as well as blogs. There is also an integrated e-commerce store. Portfoliobox offers both free and paid accounts. Free accounts have limitations on functionality while paid ones offer you a wider choice of features including a custom domain and Google Analytics integration. The pro-account is from $6.90 per month. Portfoliobox has a great selection of templates with stylish minimalistic design but make sure the website is easy to navigate both on your computer and mobile phone.
Creating your online portfolio is a big step so take your time to choose the best website and template. Do research and pay attention to things you like and things you don’t want to see on your website. And remember that your website is not only about beautiful photos but also about your clients’ experience so make it clear and easy to navigate.