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Three Common Approaches to Business Websites — A Practical Comparison (chapter 1)

1️⃣ Online Builders (e.g. Wix)

Typical use cases
Simple company websites
Portfolios
Static landing pages
Capabilities
Page creation
Basic forms
Basic SEO settings
Visual drag-and-drop editor

Advantages
Fast setup
No technical configuration required
Clear subscription-based pricing

Limitations
Fixed functional boundaries
Many features locked behind higher plans
Limited control over custom logic
Restricted integrations
Platform dependency
Performance defined by the platform
Checkpoint

Suitable for clearly defined, standard use cases.
Any deviation from the standard model requires compromises.

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