Originally I set up a blog on a different site (well technically I did another before that, but it did not save) I decided to mirror that post, which can originally be found here:
https://douglasmaclachla.wixsite.com/it214
I was not satisfied with the layout or designer of the site (at Wix) so I decided to switch to Blogger, as I have used it before and I enjoyed the format for creating posts.
Anyway, here is the first post:
The Setup
Initially, I used a site on Weebly and created the blog there. After about 2-3 hours of tweaking it, I found that I needed to have a domain, or pay for them to use it. This was a disappointment for me. So I came to Wix as I had never used it before. Setup was not too challenging, although I would prefer a setup where I can actually CODE rather than drag and drop elements to create the layout of the page.
The Changes
These are the following changes which I made to the layout/template after signing up with Wix. To the right, you can see what this initially looked like.
- Changed order so About comes before Blog in the menubar
- Changed background to a dark grey from white.
- Changed content background to a light blue.
- Removed all stock images.
- Changes Site Name to my own name.
- Centered the site name.
- Moved menu to the center below the site name.
- Removed Social Media Bar
- Capitalized About in the About title heading.
- Changed font and size of About text.
- Changed and added About content.
- Added picture of myself.
- Added contact information.
- Set header color to match the page color.
- Changed main page text to describe the purpose of the blog.
My Conclusion
Wix is a great site, and creating the content is fairly easy. However, it is not something I will continue to use. I would prefer to find a responsive blog layout and design the page myself from scratch. I think the editor for sites like this are clunky and often overwhelming. I prefer to do as much work as I can via a plain text editor.
Overall, I think a site like Wix is great for someone that wants a quick and easy site with a lot of customization. However, someone who truly wants control may want to look elsewhere.
