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[blaide]

I have a copy of Dreamweaver (need to learn how to use it). Everyone says it's the best and has the most options/features. Many say xsitepro is easier to learn, has less features than Dreamweaver but is geared for the Affiliate marketer and is also geared or incorporates alot of SEO functions to get higher natural rankings in Google for the sites it creates. My question is, since SEO is the most important thing, should I forget Dreamweaver and use xsitepro or does Dreamweaver also have SEO features/functions?

 

[faradina]

I do not use Dreamweaver but I went to its official site and from what I see of the features mentioned ( on http://www.adobe.com/products/dreamweaver/features/?view=topnew ) SEO is not included. I also looked at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adobe_Dreamweaver and I still did not see any mention of SEO features/functions.

 

[affil96754]

If you are new to website building, you should really stick to wordress ( google loves it)and Marks plan

Just using dreamweaver or xsite pro unless you know what you are doing can take a long time to rank well

I have used conventional building, but when I changed to wordpress my rankings improved more in 2 months than in the previous 12 with the same content
It is extremely versatile and less time consuming

 

[blaide]

Thanks for the reply's guys. I did a search for wordpress and viewed the site and it looks like it is designed for blogs not building websites. I downloaded it to install and check it out, but ithe installation instructions said I had to have ftp access to my site and edit something in a text editor and put it up on my site. I'm a total newb and have no clue about any of that and also am just getting started and don't have a site yet. That's why I need a website buliding program. I would use site rubix since it's included in my WA membership and has free hosting and is easy to use, but I've read several post where people said it was not very seo rich and had limited functionality compared to the other 2 mentioned programs. Many of the other posts and reviews also raved about the seo tools built into xsitepro and how it helps with rankings. Like dream weaver, they said it also had many options and templates and was geared for affiliate marketing. As Dreamweaver seems to be the gold standard as far as a site builder, I'd like to use that except how hard is it to SEO the sites it creates? I don't mind the sharp learning curve as I have learned complex software before and would rather have a program that will give the most benefit, but SEO is the most important thing so right now it seems to be my main focus in choosing a website development software.
Any additional insite or info./comments would be appreciated. Thank you in advance.

 

[wollowra]

Xsitepro is good for newbies but when you learn to use it well.. you can build a pretty good site.
Yes the SEO is good in xsitepro.
Dreamweaver.. you will need to learn how to build a site and tweak it for SEO.
Also, wordpress can be used to build a website.. you just need to learn how.
Marks Blueprint template theme for worpress is set up to look like a website.

If you want to set up a site fast, then xsitepro is great.
Wordpress is good too and dreamweaver, but DW will take longer to learn etc..

There is also NVU but I don't like it that much.

The important thing is to just start building.. you will soon find out if you can or can not do something or if it's too hard.
Regards
Troy

 

[blaide]

Thank you troy. Your reply was very clear and helpful. I also saw a youtube review that compared xsitepro, wordpress and sitebuilder. It said xsite pro could not do blogs but that you could create a site and domain with xsitepro and make a sub-domain where you can install wordpress and create a blog. Sounds like the best of both worlds. So I plan on doing just that and learning Dreamweaver as I go along so that later as I become more experienced and knowledgeable, I can utilize Dreamweaver if I need to do things that xsitepro and wordpress can't. Thanks again.

 

[bblackwell]

I've never used xsitepro, but I've had amazing SEO results using Wordpress for building sites. Between the natural SEO capabilities built into the app, plugins that help SEO even more, and the ability to easy alert Google and others to your updates, you can get your new site ranked on the first page of results for long-tail keywords within just a few days. It's much harder to do using traditional web design apps, in my experience. I agree with wollowra that you can find Wordpress themes that will make it look and function just like a normal website, but with tons of handy features and tools built right in.

Dreamweaver is a great program but has a huge learning curve compared to simpler tools like Wordpress, so I'd make it a long-term goal to learn it, and put your efforts into getting simple sites up and built quickly. That way you won't get burnt out or discouraged along the way, and will start seeing results sooner.

 

[wollowra]

Dreamweaver is a great program but has a huge learning curve compared to simpler tools like Wordpress, so I'd make it a long-term goal to learn it, and put your efforts into getting simple sites up and built quickly. That way you won't get burnt out or discouraged along the way, and will start seeing results sooner.

Great comments..

T

 

[sydney]

I just want to add dreamweaver is a text editor it has no seo built in.
if you want to create a website manually then you can use dreamweaver.

but why use dreamweaver if you have open source CMS like drupal and wordpress? those open source CMS are equiped with SEO modules.

 

[Deman40]

Thanks from me also,I was about to ask if I should use a wordpress site or
Xsite pro site? My research pointed toward wordpress as the easiest for us beginners.I will still continue practicing with XsitePro and may do as blaide
said and incorporate both.

 

[Cecille L]

If you are a complete newbie but would like to create your own site for affiliate marketing, then go with XSitePro.

Dreamweaver is a great design tool for HTML, but that is all it is. You have to be at least familiar with HTML and web design to be able to use this application. And yes, you have to tweak any page you make in Dreamweaver for it to be search engine optimized.

It isn't a web design application but more of a blogging platform, but I like to use WordPress. I find the interface very user-friendly, I can easily customize any theme I choose, and adding and updating content is easy as well.

 

[wollowra]

In my experience, both are good.
However, I have found Xsite pro to be good if you really want to do it all yourself and learn the ins and outs of designing a nice looking website.
But I found when it comes time to outsource it, that most people use wordpress.
There are heaps more people using wordpress than xsitepro in my opinion and that will make it easy to outsource later on, unless you can find someone who works with xsitepro.

I actually love xsitepro because you can really customize everything with ease and it makes you understand the whole process of building a website and that will come in handy later on down the track when you do outsource because you will know what is going on.

I don't really like the fact that xsitepro uses tables instead of divs, but that is not really an issue if your site is well optimized for SEO.

I think if you are planning to outsource then Wordpress is the way to go.
If you want to build your first site yourself then xsitepro is the way to go in my opinion and then you can pay someone later on to build your sites for you.

Both have great SEO abilities.

Regards
Troy