Wix

“Squarespace or Wix will probably be easier to maintain than WordPress if you only need past work, service areas and a quote form. Whichever platform you choose, buy the domain separately so it stays under your control.”

“Wix’s own help page says its sites need to run on Wix’s servers, so moving to another builder usually means rebuilding the layout there, even if you keep the same domain. Keep copies of your photos and text outside the builder, and check export options and renewal pricing before committing.”

“Implementation in Wix or a migration would be quoted after reviewing the store and form requirements.”

“The reason I've never worked with Wix could be because, as a designer and developer, I like having control over everything. Wix doesn't really allow that.”

“wix will do exactly what you heard, it's cheap year one and then the renewal hits different lol. For what you're describing you honestly don't need a builder at all, past work, service area, and a quote form is like a 3 page site.”

“I love WIX. I created it myself and get a lot of compliments on it. It's very easy but I also took classes in marketing and SEO.”

“I work with Wix sites that are already functional but need that next level of polish, structure, and conversion flow.”

“Skip Wix (too many hidden price hikes) and WordPress (too complex if you just want a simple site).”

“I use Wix and have also used GoDaddy. Super easy, super reliable, easy to go back and update. Good luck!”

“Understood so I can buy my own domain at any of the three sites you mentioned? (Cloudflare or Porkbun) then use wix for site and if something happens I can just move to say squarespace?”

“Wix and Squarespace are fine if you want something live in an afternoon, but the price lock-in concern you mentioned is real, and migrating off them later is painful.”

“That way if Wix jacks up the price or you outgrow the platform, you keep your domain and just move. People get trapped because their domain is held hostage, not because they picked the wrong builder.”

“dont buy a domain with wix. if you ever want to move your website off wix it will be a painful process”

“Spend a Saturday afternoon with it before committing to Wix, Squarespace, or paying a developer. You may be surprised how easy it is now even if you know absolutely nothing about coding.”

“In your experience, is it possible to have a good SEO optimized wix site or is that an anomaly? Or would Wordpress be the best option to have a more simple but optimized site?”

“Either build something small on Wix (Squarespace is VERY expensive but you can use it, do not use GoDaddy) or Webflow. Otherwise find a pro.”

“Then point it to wix or wherever. If they raise the price or you get tired of them, you move the site and domain stays yours. people who bought domain inside the builder find out later how annoying it is to get it out.”

“Could you share your current Wix link and approximate number of products? After reviewing it, I can recommend whether improving Wix or migrating would be the better option and provide a fixed quotation.”

“Wix - doesn't allow you to clearly adding existing domain without having to search for it.”

“Wix Harmony is still missing a lot of features the classic editor has, and multilingual is one of the big gaps. The only real workaround right now is duplicating pages manually and linking them with language switcher buttons, which is painful but works.”

“Muhammad, the founder, is super solid with both Wix and migrations to Shopify/Squarespace. He’s great at building clean portfolio galleries and setting up smooth commission quote forms without losing the artist’s personal style.”

“(FYI, the answer is never Wix.)”

“I build responsive, modern websites and can work with WordPress, Wix, or Webflow. I can share examples of my work, discuss your requirements, pricing, and turnaround time.”

“Yeah Wix and Squarespace and Shopify for that matter are really aimed at beginners who want to DIY a website and just throw something together on the cheap. Sure shopify has some large brands but that is because they want a household name with an account manager aka a throat to choke if something goes wrong.”

“If you expect the site to grow into dozens of pages, though, I would seriously consider rebuilding it in Wix Editor/Studio or another platform that supports multilingual sites natively. With only six pages, the separate site approach may be the least painful workaround.”