Webydo is a web design cloud platform that allows designers to create advanced HTML websites with built-in CMS, without writing code. Webydo works on the intuitive W-Y-S-I-W-Y-G (What You See Is What You Get) principle. It also works with tools similar to those used in other software such as Adobe Photoshop or InDesign, but with the ability to design directly in browser. While designers drag and drop their design elements on canvas, Webydo's cloud software automatically generates the cross-browser and cross-platform compatible HTML code as well as a built-in CMS for the ongoing content updates by the website owner.
Overview
Webydo is a cloud-based software as a service, providing two integrated work environments that can be used directly in the browser:
- A DMS (design management system) professional online software for creating and designing advanced HTML websites.
- A CMS (content management system) for content updates by the website owner.
Webydo's DMS has an intuitive WYSIWYG design interface that allows designers to drag and drop into the online canvas design elements such as images, texts, videos, flash, galleries, menus, custom designed forms, widgets, or their own HTML code. A July 2013 partnership with the e-commerce widget provider Ecwid also added a built-in e-commerce functionality. Designers can start their clients' sites from scratch on a blank canvas, choose a layout or take inspiration from pre-made designs (in which each element can be modified).
When the designer decides to publish the website, Webydo’s code generator automatically creates the HTML code, which is updated to the latest industry standards (W3C valid), cross-browser and cross-platform compatible, optimized for search engines and comes with built-in content management system (CMS) and SEO management tools. The CMS permits further updating, deleting and creating new content in the website by the website owner. Designers can lock specific design elements, preventing unwanted changes made by their CMS clients and preserving full artistic control.
Webydo also hosts the published websites and provides automatic backups and data protection. The partnership between Webydo and Akamai gives access to the latter's content delivery network, permitting uploads to the closest server and subsequent duplication in all the other worldwide servers of the network.
Webydo is a B2B website builder intended primarily for professional designers who want to create advanced custom-made websites for their clients including a CMS, without writing code. Unlike do-it-yourself B2C website builders that target un-professional users and offer simple pre-designed templates, Webydo provides a professional platform. Webydo’s cloud system offers professional design tools that eliminate designers’ dependency on developers and enable their direct communication with their clients.
Webydo also provides a set of tools intended to help designers build an independent web design business, with a dashboard that permits handling multiple websites with features created specifically for designers, like:
- Build your brand - designers can re-brand Webydo as their own;
- Bill your client - designers can invoice clients for services directly from Webydo's dashboard;
- Share your site design - in order to ease the communication with their clients, designers can allow them to edit in the CMS (as a cloud-based software). They can also choose elements on their websites that are uneditable regions (the client will only be able to update the content while the designer has total access to the design).
Webydo business model is freemium, offering designers a free use of Webydo’s online software as well as free hosting of unlimited amount of websites on Webydo's sub-domain. A Premium plan allows designers to add web domains to their clients' websites, CMS and SEO management tools, more storage and an unlimited number of pages.
How do I win a Webydo Premium account?
You may enter by submitting your name and email address. You’ll receive one entry simply by doing so.
After that, you’ll also be offered various methods to earn additional entries. They range from sharing a link to this giveaway on social networks; to commenting or visiting a specific page. The more you participate, the higher your chances of winning! You will receive 5 additional entries into the giveaway for every successful referral via your shared links.
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