CoffeeCup -A Marvel in the Industry of Web Designing Software

Coffeecup is a website design tool that allows it's customers to create a website that is very professional without needing any HTML knowledge.

The interface is very user friendly – especially for beginners! You can instantly view the changes you have made, which takes a lot of stress out of website creation and saves you a lot of time!

If you do not mind paying, then their Visual Site Designer software is only $49. It allows you to create your site completely code free.

There are 10 professional themes that you can choose from or if you're feeling creative, you can pick a theme and make it your own or design your own theme completely from scratch and add various effects.

You can just drag and drop graphics and text and it offers built in grids so that everything on your website will be perfectly aligned.

An alternative is The HTML Editor. This is a great tool for experienced programmers and rookies alike.

When you are coding your site, the HTML Editor offers a Tag Reference feature that gives you a drop down list of tags to use and also offers code completion so that you won't have any unclosed tags.

There is also a split screen feature that lets you preview your work alongside your coding.

A really good feature is that the editor allows you to open up to 10 different browser types to make sure that your page is looking good. When your coding is done, you can choose to preview you work in IE, Firefox, Opera.

With Coffeecup, all of the software is available to purchase or you can opt for a free trial if you just want to check it out first.

Some additional web building tools that are offered include a shopping cart designer, a web jukebox, live chat and a lot of flash content.

If you're worried about Coffeecup being too expensive, they offer bundles of their products for lower prices.

You can purchase the Web Starter Pack for $99 and this includes the Visual Site Designer, Flash Menu Builder and Photo Gallery and a whole variety of graphics.



Buying this bundle will save you $116. There are a total of 5 bundle packs that cater to different needs.

Although the fact that you have to purchase the software means that you cannot make a website for free, this software is really a great tool for all web designers and will really be an investment to your site, and there is some free software available.

It is worth checking their free software as you may be able to make a website for free from the software that they offer.

However, if you are proficient in coding, consider using Wordpress to create a website as all you need to pay for is hosting and a domain name.