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I Am looking for a cheap or free website builder i have some knowage of html but was looking for a WYSIWG format as i will not be the only one working on the site if anyone can help let me know thanks

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Good collection of starter options in this thread — asked for a cheap/free WYSIWYG that a small team could use, and contributors like , , , , , and offered a variety of approaches. The most useful way to judge any free/cheap site builder is by long‑term maintainability and how it fits a multi‑editor workflow rather than by templates or bells‑and‑whistles.

Quick practical checklist to evaluate any candidate:

  • Export/publish model: full site export or standard FTP publishing is preferable to host‑locked “one‑click” publish that prevents migration.
  • Source access: ability to view and edit raw HTML/CSS keeps fixes possible when the WYSIWYG breaks things.
  • Markup quality: generated pages should be reasonably clean and validate; deeply nested or nonstandard output makes later hand‑editing painful.
  • Asset management: images, styles and scripts must export into predictable folders (avoid tools that scatter files into temp locations).
  • Collaboration features: templates or content regions that separate layout from editable content reduce accidental layout edits.
  • Backups and portability: an easy way to backup, move, or rehost the site avoids vendor lock‑in.

Suggested team workflow (keeps conflicts and broken pages down):

  • Keep a simple folder structure and a single “publisher” or a clear handoff process so two people don’t overwrite each other.
  • Work locally or in a staging folder, preview in a browser, then publish a tested export to the live site.
  • Use relative links and consistent asset paths so files remain portable between hosts.
  • If multiple live editors are required, consider moving to a lightweight CMS or basic versioning later rather than forcing a WYSIWYG into collaborative roles it wasn’t built for.

Final note: many inexpensive editors are great for getting pages up quickly, but the safest long‑term choice is one that lets the team edit source, export a complete site, and move hosts without losing content — a small upfront focus on portability and clean markup saves much more time later.

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Member Avatar for JodoHost

You may want to consider SiteStudio. It is included free with hosts using H-Sphere Control Panel. It has many templates. Easy to use.

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i used 1&1. , very easy to use and i knew nothing about web designing

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I use . Dont' let the name throw you, it's not just a PHP page builder. It's got TONS of useful features (such as a library that has documentation on each and every tag for HTML, PHP, SQL, CSS, and XML). It also has a built-in webpage previewer, so you can preview your work without having to open up a separate browser. Unfortunately, it's not all that WYSIWYG.

For ultimate WYSIWYG (that's free), check out WebDwarf. The only things I have against WebDwarf, is that it creates alot of geometry and object files. So, if you're using a free website provider that allows you to upload 1 file at a time, this can be a pain in the butt. But, if you're allowed using FTP, or multiple file uploading....you're good.

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Check www.nvu.com.
It's a free WYSIWYG software to design webs.
It works for Windows, Linux and Mac.
Good luck.


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If you are newbie like me one of easy editor is Bluevoda. You can check their tutorials page: http://www.vodahost.com/tut_bluevoda.htm

In Bluevoda threre is no commands for saving or opening pure html files. When you preview your page in browser Bluevoda produces html pages to folder c:\documents and settings\windows username\local settings\temp\preview. From there you can take ready html files.
If you like to use Bluevoda's easy publish and ftp functions you need to buy a Vodahost account.

Member Avatar for yogi611

i used 1&1. , very easy to use and i knew nothing about web designing

I did not like when I found out ! & 1 .com same company but cheaper

Member Avatar for php4ever

Just get HTML-KIT from Chimai Its easy to extend and is as capable as my Dreamweaver MX Not to mention its packed with hundreds of user addons and mods.


www.html-kit.com

Jared

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try my 1 at

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