Best YouTuber Website Builders to Promote Their Channels

There are many website builders available for YouTubers to build and promote their channels, but few are good enough to be called the best. However, there are some website builders available that are perfect for blossoming YouTubers. 

So which website builders are considered the best for YouTubers? They include the following tools: 

  • Podcastpage
  • Wix
  • Squarespace
  • WordPress
  • Weebly

Read on to find out more about these website builders and how they can be used for a professional website that will quickly build a loyal fanbase. 

Podcastpage

Don’t let the name fool you. It was made originally for podcasts but now that it can sync with YouTube, it’s a powerful site builder for any video maker.

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For those who want to set something up once, pick a nice-looking template, and let the website run on autopilot, Podcastpage is for you. The genius of this website builder is that it integrates directly with YouTube to pull your videos automatically into the website making a unique page per video. That way you spend less time managing the website and more time making content.

Here are a few other features you might like:

  • Post to social automatically from the site
  • Email list-building tools
  • Attach your own domain name
  • Easy drag-and-drop template builder

It’s what I currently use to host one of my video-first podcasts.

Wix

Founded in 2006, Wix is a simple drag-and-drop website builder with over 150 million users, making it one of the largest website builders in the world. Through Wix, a YouTuber can build a website quickly and easily as well as facilitate e-commerce and patronage. 

Because Wix also has a dedicated app market, it’s easy to pick and choose features for a website based on necessity. With this capability, users are able to customize their websites completely to suit their needs. 

Here are some of the other features available through Wix: 

  • Search engine optimization options (SEO Wix)
  • Graphics builders (Wix Logo Maker)
  • Video production tools (Wix Video Maker)
  • Blogging tools (Wix Blog)

Some of the advantages of a Wix website include the fact that Wix websites are optimized for mobile devices, so they won’t experience any strange warping of user interface features as a result of being viewed on a mobile device but optimized for desktop. 

Their prefabricated web design layouts also make it easy for someone with no prior experience in website building to still put together a really professional, nice-looking site. 

The biggest advantage of Wix is that it is a free service, which is the perfect price for a YouTuber or other entrepreneur who is just getting started in their business and doesn’t really have a lot of investment capital to throw around. 

However, many of Wix’s premium features, such as a customized domain name and other applications necessary for a professional website, are not available without a paid subscription. These subscriptions range from $13 to $39 a month, depending on individual needs and preferences. The more expensive the subscription, the more features are made available. 

Squarespace

Squarespace is a web design company founded in 2003 and showcase one of the most popular web-building tools in the business. One of the biggest advantages for a YouTuber using Squarespace is that they’ll be associating with a product that has a long history and a solid reputation built by years of service. 

Like Wix, Squarespace offers everything a startup like a YouTuber needs to build and maintain their own website. 

Instead of forcing the user to purchase, install, and micromanage the different aspects of their website separately (such as landing pages, product showcases, etc…) Squarespace incorporates all of these features into one system.

Here are some of the other features available through Squarespace:

  • Large selection of preset design templates 
  • Superb backend design with an aesthetically pleasing user interface for web design
  • Includes maintenance tools such as website analytics 
  • Options to increase speed and security as well as export data

Squarespace offers many basic and advanced website building features as well as 24-hour customer service, so it’s easy for users to get in touch with staff if they have any problems with their website. 

Overall, Squarespace has good options for a YouTuber looking to build and maintain a base for fans and followers, but one of the few downsides to this website builder is that its marketing features are a bit buried in the user interface. Squarespace tends to prioritize aesthetic design and impressive graphics over function, and it shows. 

For pricing, Squarespace starts out at $12 and gets increasingly expensive with the more features and bandwidth you purchase. This is on par with other services that comprise its competition, such as Wix. 

WordPress

WordPress got its start as a brand of free blogging software in May of 2003, and at first, this brand was largely dedicated to online journaling. In the years since WordPress became the blueprint for over 34% of all websites on the Internet combined (including the website you are on now).

Coming up in the heyday of online blogging, WordPress quickly established itself as one of the premier free website-building services available on the Net and has since expanded into many other ancillary services. This makes it a perfect platform for YouTubers to promote their channels. It has everything a promoter could need in an impressive-looking package. 

The major advantage of WordPress is that it has continued to evolve with the needs of an ever-evolving user base. The same millennials that were blogging their feelings on WordPress websites in their teens and twenties are running their own businesses from WordPress in their thirties. 

Here are some of the features available with WordPress: 

  • SEO optimization
  • Cost-effective maintenance
  • Syndication capability
  • Easy upgrading options
  • Seamless integration with other social media networks such as Facebook and Twitter

Because WordPress has been around for so long, there are countless tutorials available on how to customize and optimize the features available. As long as a user has the patience to research and teach themselves things, there is no limit to the ways they can learn to use WordPress to promote themselves or their channels. 

WordPress is free to download and use, but buying your own domain name ($12/year) and web hosting (starting at $5/month). For those users who require a higher level of features, such as e-commerce options and analytics, the cost can be higher. 

For YouTubers promoting their channels, WordPress is a great option because it’s a way to get a personal website up and going for very little money, and it integrates easily with YouTube.

Weebly

Weebly was founded in 2006 and has risen to acclaim as one of the most popular website builders available. One thing that skyrocketed their popularity was mention in the American national bestseller The 4-Hour Work Week. Since then, tens of thousands of entrepreneurs have flocked to this website builder to promote themselves. 

Weebly’s features are comparable to WordPress, Wix, and other base-free website builders, but there are a few distinct advantages to using Weebly as a platform. Here are a few of them:

  • Fast download speeds 
  • Strong web security 
  • Custom CSS module
  • Tutorials and other educational tools for web design
  • Built-in extensions

If a YouTuber launches their page off Weeby’s subdomain, it is completely free. However, if a user wants their own customized domain, they will be looking at paying $11 a month or higher depending on the bandwidth required and other features added in. 

Weebly has some convenient add-in abilities, such as app plug-ins and customized HTML, JavaScript, and CSS. This means that even if a user wants something that isn’t available in the base software, they can typically work it in somehow. 

For customer support, few website builders can compete with Weebly. They offer, phone, email, and live chat support services for paying customers, and free users can either email for support or troubleshoot their issue using WordPress’ hundreds of tutorials and knowledgeable user base. 

The Best Website Builder for YouTubers Depends on the Individual

YouTubers want to promote their channels for a variety of different reasons and can conduct business in all different kinds of ways. This means that when choosing a website builder to promote their channels, YouTubers should look at the specific capabilities they want on their website.

With all the website builders available at very economical starter prices, every YouTuber should be able to find an option that works for their particular brand. 

Dan Sanchez, MBA

Dan Sanchez is a marketing director, co-host of the B2B Growth show, and blogger. He holds a Masters in Business Administration (MBA) and BS in Marketing Management from Western Governors University. Learn more about Dan »

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