Weebly is a free website builder. Anyone can use Weebly to create a commercial or personal website, an online store, an e-portfolio, or a blog. It is an accessible tool that requires the user to have only basic computer skills.
Key Features:
- The Build tab allows the user to click and drag items such as titles, images, and text boxes to their preferred location on their page.
Elements that can be clicked and dragged onto the user’s web page. 
- The Pages tab allows the user to add pages to their website. It also enables the user to rearrange the order in which the pages appear and to create subpages.
- The Themes tab includes a variety of pre-formatted website styles and layouts. Themes can be used when the user does not want to build the website from scratch.
- The Apps tab provides an easy way to connect the user’s website to relevant applications, whether they are social media related or to boost website traffic and sales.
- The Setting tab allows the user to change the website name, and add metadata and editors, as well as manage apps and blogs (if the website has a blog).
My Experience with Weebly
I have used this tool before to add to my school’s website, and I am using it again to create an e-portfolio which will showcase my work in the field of e-learning and technical communication. I haven chosen Weebly for this project as it offers visually-appealing themes, and I find I can create exactly what I want in an uncomplicated way. I can reformat the page, add a variety of media, and, most importantly, choose the web page title I want.
Pros
- Usability: Without any prior training, anyone can use Weebly to build an impressive looking site.
- There are a vast array of themes available for all kinds of websites.
- Features, such as text, images, pages, and titles, can by dragged to where ever the user wishes.
- Weebly allows the user to create responsive sites.
- It is free to use.
Cons
- Weebly is free to use as long as the site name ends with .weebly.com. This may not suit all users and some may need to upgrade to a paid plan.
- There is no ‘save’ button on Weebly. Instead, the user must click ‘publish’ when they want to save the changes made. This may take from the Weebly’s usability as users are more accustomed to ‘save’ buttons. The absence of ‘save’ may lead them to believe that the site saves automatically. In addition, users may not want their site to be published until they are fully finished building the site.
- Weebly has no ‘undo’ button. Again, this may cause difficulty for some users.
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