1. WIX.com CIS 282 Class Demo Walid Zaman

2. What is Wix.com  It is a free DIY website publishing platform  It lets users build innovative HTML 5 websites without any coding knowledge or the need to use any plug-ins  You do not need to be a world class web designer to create your own state of the art HTML 5 website with Wix.com http://www.wix.com/create/website/html/ most-popular/web/1

3. Signing up  It is free and very simple to do  Takes less than a minute  There are premium packages available if you want your own domain name  Initial free domain names in the form: www. username.wix.com/ sitename

4. Premium  Mostly for small to medium businesses or for e-commerce purposes  Offers more storage and bandwidth  Allows use of Google Analytics

5. Popularity  Added more users after HTML5 introduction  More than 1 million new websites were created in 90 days after this addition  Currently has more than 20 million users  Company was started in 2006 with only flash compatibility but now has more features with HTML 5

6. Creating  Has more than 170 stunning templates to choose from  You can even create from scratch with a blank template  The editor is user friendly and fun, with many customization options  There are options to add widgets, tags, and facebook links to increase website popularity

7. HTML 5  This is the feature that sets WIX apart from the many other website building platforms  It is the newest version of the popular HTML standard for web design  It is being used as an alternative to flash, meaning more accessibility on devices like the iPhone, where flash is not compatible  By 2013-14, 70% of businesses will switch to HTML 5

8. Competition  Sites like Weebly, another website creator, are popular  But has fewer templates  And has not integrated HTML 5 yet  WIX has a SEO (Search engine optimization) to make your website more visible on web searches by adding tags, keywords and descriptions

9. A look at WIX  http://www.wix.com/support/main/html5/ getting-started/video-tutorials-step-step- help http://www.wix.com/support/main/html5/ getting-started/video-tutorials-step-step- help  Getting started  Editor  Apps  Social

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