Like all site builders, Webflow definitely has its limitations. So you have to decide if it fits into your process and the types of sites you are building. For my agency it has been the PERFECT fit (especially when we focus on ranking those sites with SEO), but it may not be the best for you. This video does a pretty good job showing us where Webflow can fit in to your business.
should - marketing website, portfolio website, content website (blog) shouldn't - big ecommerce website, big media website, for one time users(non programmers)
With the power of being able to manage every element of a design, comes the complexity of managing every element of the design. I'm excited to see where webflow brings this tool, I wish their service plans didn't come off like a bargain rate cell phone plan... Remember the days of all those "creative web designs" that the general population could not figure out how to navigate? I'm truly shocked that Adobe never adapted Dreamweaver to work with wordpress or a CMS natively.
Totally agree, I was excited to use Webflow with my clients because of all of the design freedom, however, most of my clients are eCommerce business or need booking capabilities like doctors or hotels, who also need login credentiale, hence Webflow is no suited for my type of customers. And I know some plugins and advanced code could make it work, it honestly, the price of Webflow plus the price of each workaround does not justifies choosing Webflow over Shopify. I wonder if a platform so limited could be sustainable in the long run.
one aspect we don't discuss about the difference between wordpress and webflow is the number of jobs for this skills available on the market. I am in east coast and I just don't see many jobs out there asking for webflow. The reason is because wordpress exists for many years already and the support they need obviously is much larger than webflow.
That's obvious, wordpress is scalable while webflow isn't, it's more like a freelance solution to sell to small businesses so if you want to start freelancing webflow is a great starting point. But if you want a developer job or you've been freelancing and starting to get bigger clients, Wordpress is the way to go
Wordpress with Divi is also very easy and no-code style. I can make nearly all I want and more with small css coding... But on top of everything, also webflow, good to have Frontend Dev skills. Plus, years ago I paid for lifetime Divi plan and now I'm building my sites free of charge. With webflow, there is constant, monthly fee. It is perfectly fine to pay once you arre on the level, when you build and sell your sites on regular basis, but starting your freelancer path and building one now and then, webflow is a monthly cost...
I was 99,9% convinced to make the switch from WordPress to Webflow but the absence of multilingual support really is a dealbreaker. I wanted to design a small hotel website with EN/DE/NL language support, which in WordPress can be done relatively easily through (free) plugins. Webflow’s answer for this is using Weglot, which is a paid service I cannot convince the client to pay extra for. I saw something about duplicating pages manually in Webflow but this is not a scalable solution and it undermines the SEO structure. There are no videos on TH-cam yet offering the solution so Ran, there might be an opportunity here :). Cheerio!
@@stijnjasper How’s that undermines the SEO structure? As far as I know, making a subfolder is superior to subdomain in most cases, e.g. yoursite.com/en is better than en.yoursite.com because the latter is a separate page - meaning, en.yoursite.com doesn’t help with yoursite.com’s SEO. I might be wrong about it though. Let’s see what Ran brings us next on this topic. Also, I do really hate lack of native multilingual support. I don’t think it will come out anytime soon because it seems like Webflow and Weglot have some sort of an agreement, no cap. Speculations lol. Still, Webflow gives you design freedom that Wordpress doesn’t. So it really depends on the project.
Awesome description on when to use webflow, I've been looking for this for some time, I am planning to upload content and modify on a weekly basis, want to build a personal customized website, thank you...webflow seems to fit my needs....
Did too. But still use webflow and then export code and work with that. The process of building a UI on webflow is much easier and less tedious than code.
Me too. I realized Webflow's limitations and then started my path to become a front-end developer. I am in that process yet and I love it. After that, I will become a back-end developer so I can create those functions that clients always ask for. Also, Webflow is very expensive! I quit for that reason too.
Thanks Ran. I can't think of any other do/don't use cases but thanks for confirming that, for my area of interest, I was right to switch from WordPress/Elementor to Webflow and take your course!
@@Mohamed-qr6sc You could, but I still think webflow e-commerce is good, and ecwid integration is also a good simple option. Depends on your needs really.
What setup would you recommend for a website to offer online course's, with quizzes, drip-feed content and the option to integrate webinars and podcast, etc. The whole deal... Can I do this with webflow? And if so, what integrations would I need?
I think Webflow is best for designing, whether front ends or backends...if you export them into your own VPS, then all the rest is irrelevant. That's how we use it anyway...we do the design in Webflow, then export the site, and translate the html into blade templates, which is really a trivial amount of work and something we still have to do if we did the design outside of Webflow (blade is for Laravel, but you could also easily translate them to Mustache or Handlebars as well). I don't' think I would host with Webflow unless I was making a site that I anticipated would have wild fluctuations in usage...although you could host on AWS and have the same dynamic scaling. For most of our use cases, the demand is pretty predictable. Whatever the end use, Webflow is a great design aid...really speeds things up.
That's interesting. So its possible to just get the design and functionality part out of the way when building a website then just go elsewhere possibly somewhere cheaper for security and hosting?
Loved this video! Thanks so much 😀 I'm trying to create a video library of on-demand workouts, preferably one that requires a sign-up and monthly membership fee to access. Would you recommend webflow for this? 😀
it has been 3 years since this video, would love to know your opinion about webflow on the last 3 points. Are they stll the same or is it different in 2024?
Thank you for this video. I am left with two options to pick from for my UX design portfolio. I want to choose from editor X and Squarespace; which is the best to pick?
You kinda missed the big one. If you need CMS options, and you want to OWN you website, then Webflow is not the solution. As exporting it doesn't bring CMS with it. So you are stuck with Webflow's hosting.
what a great video - so helpful ... but what do you think of people that wanna do online counselling services? or selling any ebooks/guides? I am thinking of going with webflow! :)
Summary: Pros of Webflow: Customization: Webflow allows for highly customizable marketing websites and designer portfolios. Ease of use for content updates: Webflow is easy to use for websites with regular content updates, such as blogs. Cons of Webflow: Not ideal for complex e-commerce websites: Webflow lacks features like user accounts, product customization, and multiple payment processors needed for advanced e-commerce websites. Not suitable for very large content websites: Webflow may not be able to handle the complexity of managing a large website with many editors. Learning curve for beginners:Webflow has a learning curve and may be difficult for beginners who are new to website building.
Hi Ran, What about an online collaborative platform where topics are posted and experts are encouraged to post ideas and content and collaborate with each other?
Yes, I also would be interested in this with regards to webflow! Basically would it be suitable to create a Forum/Community like platform? (I know it cannot do it natively but are there maybe good plugins/integrations for that?)
Hi, thanks for this video. That´s what I was looking for. I have a question Should I Use a Webflow for Drink Bar Menu? The main purpose of the site is show the customer about 200 drinks, where he can filter based on his interests (for example, show me only drink with vodka and marajacue because I loved that. Or don´t show me any tequilla stuff because I hate them). That is the main purpose. The secondary purpose is make it singe page, mainly for mobile devices and use the anchnor menu, so he can easily scroll thru the menu, but main optiption should by filter. Thanks for your answer.
I agree with using webflow only for customized presentation websites, but until you do it, you will encounter a cumbersome experience for building it. To make an online store with it or even a blog, it doesn't make sense, please consider many of the negative reviews on trustpilot of customers before choosing webflow, the technical support is difficult, you might get lost the project and if you want to make an online store, let it be the simplest, better choose wordpress or shopify, 100 times better choices.
Since I see webflow literally everywhere these days, I love that you also shared the cons or just things we should consider before using it. ^_^ Thoooo I’m already webflow user myself LOL ☠️ this is still insightful!! ❤️
Front end developers are ok with Webflow but I notice that back-end developers feel left out. I don't see UX design of back end sites as much? Is there such a thing?
I had to answer this, backend programing doesn't need UX because the clients don't see the backend. They rather need a database design or some sort of software architecture.
@@aprodan5245 I agree with you. Backend programming doesn't need UX but follow-up question, why do some engineers ask it anyway, if it's at all possible given that there is one for front end? I know it's not an easy question to answer but it did came up in a meeting with software engineers.
Beware... When Ran Segall says that Webflow is difficult to learn is only because he has a course to sell... That course is not much better that the actual free videos on the Webflow channel... Actually, I liked far more the free short YT videos... If the course had a more fair price I wouldnt say this but he oveprice it just to play with pshychology... Whn something is that expensive you value it more and even if you may think you got ripped off you brain will convince you that you made the right choice....
yeah you are completely right. In the course, he is telling that he only made one e-commerce website for a client and does not have that much experience with e-commerce. I mean what? You sell the expensive course and do not know the tool inside out? I am a little bit disappointed.
@@michalgazdik9103 He ceretainly knows how to sell. And think about it... Lokk at how much effort he made on his channel... Do you think someone with that amount of time and energy to put out content constantly is getting tons of clients every day?? He is a decent designer but he is not THAT good. And about Webflow, he knows the basic stuff which is normal. In Webflow theres not that much tools.It's either you know how to use them or you don't. But the UI itself is super easy to use, and if you know code it's super intuitive. It's much better to spend money on design fundamentals or typography courses than on his Skillshare level course...
Can you do a video comparing Webflow to Wix? Or do you have one? I'm a beginner definitely dont know UX/UI but I am considering learning as it can be a valuable skill farther ahead. I'm studying CS anyway so it wouldn't be a worthless skill to learn for me.
Thanks for this vid! Question: I am a painter (UX/Product designer by day) and looking to have a unique portfolio of my work/brand online, my IA does require more of a menu (mini mega menu) and I would like the option to sell certain items - not all items. I am trying to decide between SquareSpace and Webflow - Seems like you answered my question but curious why there is such a learning curve with Webflow if they have so many preset templates? Do you mean the CSS/Html part if you want to customize?
Im a music, sound, and game designer, but i am VERY picky and templates never seem to have quite what I need. I’m using Wordpress now but its so meticulous with keeping plugins up to date that i may switch. Just had to edit php files. That was educational, but not fun.
I starting in webdesigning, and spend time on elementor but find it pretty hard and also not very flexible? What builder do you recommend if you would start today?
One of the main reasons I'm making a website is to have a big website with loads of products and to have users log in and store their information. I noticed you said Webflow wasn't good for this. What would be a good alternative and the best website to give me the freedom to make amazing things like Webflow but also give me that storage in user data and products? Thanks in advance.
Would you recommend for a marketing agency, to have full creative control? Worried about video uploads due to peoples comments regarding slowing down the website.
need help on this.. Can you use webflow for a freelancing website. Which involves purchase services or commodity on the website, safe payments,pricing, emailing and tracking visitors and clients, login,checklisting and project upload from time to time. Is webflow a good option.
Hey there! Can you please send your question to this e-mail? team@flux-academy.com. Please link the video to the e-mail so the team can better help you. :) Thanks!
Webflow would be a good platform to use if you don’t want to learn to code even though you need at least some HTML and CSS knowledge. Otherwise use figma and work with front end and back end developers instead.
Definitely SaaS. I also get a lot of inquiries from insurance agencies, lawyers, cybersecurity firms... really anyone who needs a marketing site like Ran said. Just depends on what they want to spend and the relationship they want to have with their web developer. I find this can really determine if webflow is the right platform for them.
Webflow is good for portfolio, only if you have $$$. I don’t so I ended up learning JavaScript. If you have the source code you can host anywhere you want.
I want to get my website made for my ecommerce brand and Shopify is better than any other platform out there. The only reason that's making me want to use Webflow is because of how interactive it is. Is there a way to connect Shopify check-out to Webflow?
That's a good question and good point. Webflow on the design side is the best that I have seen to date. But ecommerce limitations is disappointing. Especially when I see that Wix has a better ecommerce platform. I was wondering too, if you can connect shopify to Webflow.
Its is possible. Once you have designed your front end on Webflow, You can use Udasly to convert code exported from webflow into a shopify or Woocommerce theme.
Two more cases when not to use webflow. 1. If create a website for a eastern european company, Webflow websites are just too slow. Better pick word press and chose a loacl hoster. 2. You live in Germany. Webflow still ist not compatible with the German DSGVO law, so you or your client might run into problems.
@@dovisd1672 Sure you can do that but the CMS is gone then. There are better tools that give you cleaner code, like pinegrow, if you want a pure html site.
Only you hate wordpress it seems, lol. I create online stores based on a lightweight theme that I later customize as a design, after making sure that everything looks good and is perfectly functional, I offer access to my clients and they already understand very quickly how to add products, how to manage orders + I offer them access through the woocommerce mobile application, as a bonus and they are very happy with all these things. If my customers are happy, my mission has ended and the conclusion is the wordpress is the best choice for many projects.
i want to create a website for my window cleaning business that is created in a way that is able to be optimized and works well on google. I am willing to learn how to do this for my own websites but not as career building sites for clients. I was going to use Webflow but i see from the advice that it is not probably the best option. Could you recommend something that would suit me.
Hi, I work in a factory and wanted to have a website to manage my production data, quantity produced, sku, register capacity, clients, sales. Currently I have a VBA application in excel that does all smoothly but I wanted to migrate all this to an online platform. Which platform do you recommend which can handle all this databases?
Hope you see my comment - I need to build a site for a non profit and need to build it to accept online donations for the charity - can webflow work for that or what would you recommend in that case for my site? I’m not a web designer but a member of the board for this charity tasked with this duty.
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Like all site builders, Webflow definitely has its limitations. So you have to decide if it fits into your process and the types of sites you are building. For my agency it has been the PERFECT fit (especially when we focus on ranking those sites with SEO), but it may not be the best for you. This video does a pretty good job showing us where Webflow can fit in to your business.
did you make your website own or hired agency?
should - marketing website, portfolio website, content website (blog)
shouldn't - big ecommerce website, big media website, for one time users(non programmers)
Thanks
but in real terms...
shouldn't - any ecommerce website, blogs, media websites
With the power of being able to manage every element of a design, comes the complexity of managing every element of the design. I'm excited to see where webflow brings this tool, I wish their service plans didn't come off like a bargain rate cell phone plan... Remember the days of all those "creative web designs" that the general population could not figure out how to navigate? I'm truly shocked that Adobe never adapted Dreamweaver to work with wordpress or a CMS natively.
4:27 Like how the frame zooms out a bit when he said the work "BIG". Props.
Totally agree, I was excited to use Webflow with my clients because of all of the design freedom, however, most of my clients are eCommerce business or need booking capabilities like doctors or hotels, who also need login credentiale, hence Webflow is no suited for my type of customers.
And I know some plugins and advanced code could make it work, it honestly, the price of Webflow plus the price of each workaround does not justifies choosing Webflow over Shopify.
I wonder if a platform so limited could be sustainable in the long run.
Hey there,
I am a freelance website developer specializing in building business websites and e-commerce websites.
Can we connect?
Never had a better explanation of what to choose! Now I totally understand why I have struggled building my own website :) Thanks!
I realize with webflow is all about integrations and not using all of its native features. So it seems that the dev team is aware of the limitations
This fits nicely with the Q&A of this week! We need to think about what will work best for the client.
Phenomenal breakdown. Thank you. What about selling 10-50 digital products like designs & templates? Is webflow the best option here?
Yes.
one aspect we don't discuss about the difference between wordpress and webflow is the number of jobs for this skills available on the market. I am in east coast and I just don't see many jobs out there asking for webflow. The reason is because wordpress exists for many years already and the support they need obviously is much larger than webflow.
That's obvious, wordpress is scalable while webflow isn't, it's more like a freelance solution to sell to small businesses so if you want to start freelancing webflow is a great starting point.
But if you want a developer job or you've been freelancing and starting to get bigger clients, Wordpress is the way to go
@@juangraciaofficial would you elaborate on how you don't find it scalable per se
@@thomasjoli-coeur6037 Cant add filters to a simple api collections.
@@juangraciaofficial well said !
Wordpress with Divi is also very easy and no-code style. I can make nearly all I want and more with small css coding...
But on top of everything, also webflow, good to have Frontend Dev skills.
Plus, years ago I paid for lifetime Divi plan and now I'm building my sites free of charge.
With webflow, there is constant, monthly fee. It is perfectly fine to pay once you arre on the level, when you build and sell your sites on regular basis, but starting your freelancer path and building one now and then, webflow is a monthly cost...
In my opinion, larger multilingual websites are also not suitable for webflow without expensive third-party solutions.
I agree with this
video coming up on how to do this with Webflow (and a 3rd party tool, which you'll need no matter what platform you use)
I was 99,9% convinced to make the switch from WordPress to Webflow but the absence of multilingual support really is a dealbreaker. I wanted to design a small hotel website with EN/DE/NL language support, which in WordPress can be done relatively easily through (free) plugins. Webflow’s answer for this is using Weglot, which is a paid service I cannot convince the client to pay extra for. I saw something about duplicating pages manually in Webflow but this is not a scalable solution and it undermines the SEO structure. There are no videos on TH-cam yet offering the solution so Ran, there might be an opportunity here :).
Cheerio!
@@stijnjasper How’s that undermines the SEO structure? As far as I know, making a subfolder is superior to subdomain in most cases, e.g. yoursite.com/en is better than en.yoursite.com because the latter is a separate page - meaning, en.yoursite.com doesn’t help with yoursite.com’s SEO.
I might be wrong about it though. Let’s see what Ran brings us next on this topic.
Also, I do really hate lack of native multilingual support. I don’t think it will come out anytime soon because it seems like Webflow and Weglot have some sort of an agreement, no cap. Speculations lol.
Still, Webflow gives you design freedom that Wordpress doesn’t. So it really depends on the project.
@@FluxAcademy Where can I find the video?
Awesome description on when to use webflow, I've been looking for this for some time, I am planning to upload content and modify on a weekly basis, want to build a personal customized website, thank you...webflow seems to fit my needs....
i learned coding after learning webflow
lol same, I realize webflow limitation .. now proud React developer
Did too. But still use webflow and then export code and work with that. The process of building a UI on webflow is much easier and less tedious than code.
Me too. I realized Webflow's limitations and then started my path to become a front-end developer. I am in that process yet and I love it. After that, I will become a back-end developer so I can create those functions that clients always ask for. Also, Webflow is very expensive! I quit for that reason too.
@@stephennjoroge1303 according to you which is best webflow or coding?
@@mohitswami3288 Depends on what you want to achieve. For small website projects with less features webflow is the way to go
Idk… I hear what your saying, but coding will always be king when it comes to frontend and backend development for clients
Thanks Ran. I can't think of any other do/don't use cases but thanks for confirming that, for my area of interest, I was right to switch from WordPress/Elementor to Webflow and take your course!
I appreciate the suggestions for portfolios near the end. Definitely not looking to drive a learning curve now
for eCommerce, Ecwid is pretty good to integrate, and we are still waiting for memberships to be a part of Webflow. That will be something beautiful.
Would you think we better just start with equid as online shop and knew brand better than building a website ?
@@Mohamed-qr6sc You could, but I still think webflow e-commerce is good, and ecwid integration is also a good simple option. Depends on your needs really.
I am a front end developer but now for client work mostly I use webflow.
Seems like Webflow will be a good fit for what I do. I appreciate the candor with regards to when it is not a good fit.
I agree with Ran, it's important to know the limitations
Everybody hates working with WordPress? I guess I've heard it all now ..
YOU ANSWERED MOST OF MY QUESTIONS I HAD, I WAS LITERALLY RESPONDING TO YOU THROUGHOUT THE VIDEO. 😆 LOL
In freelancing what is our frequently used way to design front-end is it "web flow" or "using templates like bootstrap and WordPress".
I think Webflow is no good as a video hosting website. Because in Webflow we don't have ability to upload our video to the server, especially via CMS.
Keep uploading tutorial and video consistently, brother your video really really useful.
What setup would you recommend for a website to offer online course's, with quizzes, drip-feed content and the option to integrate webinars and podcast, etc. The whole deal... Can I do this with webflow? And if so, what integrations would I need?
Im curious of this as well
What did you do in the end?
I think Webflow is best for designing, whether front ends or backends...if you export them into your own VPS, then all the rest is irrelevant. That's how we use it anyway...we do the design in Webflow, then export the site, and translate the html into blade templates, which is really a trivial amount of work and something we still have to do if we did the design outside of Webflow (blade is for Laravel, but you could also easily translate them to Mustache or Handlebars as well). I don't' think I would host with Webflow unless I was making a site that I anticipated would have wild fluctuations in usage...although you could host on AWS and have the same dynamic scaling.
For most of our use cases, the demand is pretty predictable. Whatever the end use, Webflow is a great design aid...really speeds things up.
So I can use webflow for design and just copy the script for the whole site or web app?
@@focusxmedia2014 yes
Can you work with a component based CSS architecture this way in a reasonable manner? Or will this mean rewriting large portions of the CSS?
That's interesting. So its possible to just get the design and functionality part out of the way when building a website then just go elsewhere possibly somewhere cheaper for security and hosting?
Man thanks for this vid, everything is verry well explained.
Loved this video! Thanks so much 😀 I'm trying to create a video library of on-demand workouts, preferably one that requires a sign-up and monthly membership fee to access. Would you recommend webflow for this? 😀
it has been 3 years since this video, would love to know your opinion about webflow on the last 3 points. Are they stll the same or is it different in 2024?
great helpful content! Do you actually ever drink from that bottle or is it part of the table?
wtf
Thank you for this video. I am left with two options to pick from for my UX design portfolio. I want to choose from editor X and Squarespace; which is the best to pick?
You kinda missed the big one. If you need CMS options, and you want to OWN you website, then Webflow is not the solution. As exporting it doesn't bring CMS with it. So you are stuck with Webflow's hosting.
@Celal Taşdemir It's not a con, it's just the rules of using a propreitary software. If you know coding, then you don't need Webflow at all.
I would integrate with a database to feed-in content to the webflow cms so you own the actual content
Why would I hate working with Wordpress? Those kind of comments sound so unprofessional… not funny at all.
what a great video - so helpful ... but what do you think of people that wanna do online counselling services? or selling any ebooks/guides? I am thinking of going with webflow! :)
Summary:
Pros of Webflow:
Customization: Webflow allows for highly customizable marketing websites and designer portfolios.
Ease of use for content updates: Webflow is easy to use for websites with regular content updates, such as blogs.
Cons of Webflow:
Not ideal for complex e-commerce websites: Webflow lacks features like user accounts, product customization, and multiple payment processors needed for advanced e-commerce websites.
Not suitable for very large content websites: Webflow may not be able to handle the complexity of managing a large website with many editors.
Learning curve for beginners:Webflow has a learning curve and may be difficult for beginners who are new to website building.
Hi Ran, What about an online collaborative platform where topics are posted and experts are encouraged to post ideas and content and collaborate with each other?
Yes, I also would be interested in this with regards to webflow!
Basically would it be suitable to create a Forum/Community like platform? (I know it cannot do it natively but are there maybe good plugins/integrations for that?)
Hi, thanks for this video. That´s what I was looking for. I have a question Should I Use a Webflow for Drink Bar Menu? The main purpose of the site is show the customer about 200 drinks, where he can filter based on his interests (for example, show me only drink with vodka and marajacue because I loved that. Or don´t show me any tequilla stuff because I hate them). That is the main purpose. The secondary purpose is make it singe page, mainly for mobile devices and use the anchnor menu, so he can easily scroll thru the menu, but main optiption should by filter. Thanks for your answer.
Hi @jakubkameniar5728. Just wondering if you were finally able to get this done. Is it something you still need help with?
What should we use instead.
Thanks. For my requirements I need something else.
Great video and the intro music slaps
I really appreciate this insight thank you!
You may hate wordpress, but there are million dollar stores run on Wordpress+Woo Commerce
I agree with using webflow only for customized presentation websites, but until you do it, you will encounter a cumbersome experience for building it. To make an online store with it or even a blog, it doesn't make sense, please consider many of the negative reviews on trustpilot of customers before choosing webflow, the technical support is difficult, you might get lost the project and if you want to make an online store, let it be the simplest, better choose wordpress or shopify, 100 times better choices.
Since I see webflow literally everywhere these days, I love that you also shared the cons or just things we should consider before using it. ^_^
Thoooo I’m already webflow user myself LOL ☠️ this is still insightful!! ❤️
Front end developers are ok with Webflow but I notice that back-end developers feel left out. I don't see UX design of back end sites as much? Is there such a thing?
I had to answer this, backend programing doesn't need UX because the clients don't see the backend. They rather need a database design or some sort of software architecture.
@@aprodan5245 I agree with you. Backend programming doesn't need UX but follow-up question, why do some engineers ask it anyway, if it's at all possible given that there is one for front end? I know it's not an easy question to answer but it did came up in a meeting with software engineers.
according to you which is best webflow or coding?
@EstieChoi, What kind of websites do you build using Webflo
Beware... When Ran Segall says that Webflow is difficult to learn is only because he has a course to sell... That course is not much better that the actual free videos on the Webflow channel... Actually, I liked far more the free short YT videos... If the course had a more fair price I wouldnt say this but he oveprice it just to play with pshychology... Whn something is that expensive you value it more and even if you may think you got ripped off you brain will convince you that you made the right choice....
yeah you are completely right. In the course, he is telling that he only made one e-commerce website for a client and does not have that much experience with e-commerce. I mean what? You sell the expensive course and do not know the tool inside out? I am a little bit disappointed.
@@michalgazdik9103 He ceretainly knows how to sell. And think about it... Lokk at how much effort he made on his channel... Do you think someone with that amount of time and energy to put out content constantly is getting tons of clients every day?? He is a decent designer but he is not THAT good. And about Webflow, he knows the basic stuff which is normal. In Webflow theres not that much tools.It's either you know how to use them or you don't. But the UI itself is super easy to use, and if you know code it's super intuitive. It's much better to spend money on design fundamentals or typography courses than on his Skillshare level course...
Can you do a video comparing Webflow to Wix? Or do you have one? I'm a beginner definitely dont know UX/UI but I am considering learning as it can be a valuable skill farther ahead. I'm studying CS anyway so it wouldn't be a worthless skill to learn for me.
Should I use webflow as my primary platform for building a marketplace? (Combined with airtable + memberstack)
What about if you want to build a course/coaching/mentoring website? with the possibility to scale to multiple courses in the future.
Love it! Thanks my friend!
Just use an outsource backend and you can build large CMS websites and large e-commerce websites.
Do you have any examples or do you recommend a specific software for the backend piece?
Thanks for this vid! Question: I am a painter (UX/Product designer by day) and looking to have a unique portfolio of my work/brand online, my IA does require more of a menu (mini mega menu) and I would like the option to sell certain items - not all items. I am trying to decide between SquareSpace and Webflow - Seems like you answered my question but curious why there is such a learning curve with Webflow if they have so many preset templates? Do you mean the CSS/Html part if you want to customize?
He means building with Webflow requires you to know basic HTML and definitely how CSS interacts with HTML elements. I would go with SquareSpace though
What would you recommend to use for learning language podcast website?
Can webflow be used to create investment platform with user management dashboard?
Very insightful video , great Job!!!
If you build up the same business like "Boiler Room", would you roccomend webflow for it?
Im a music, sound, and game designer, but i am VERY picky and templates never seem to have quite what I need. I’m using Wordpress now but its so meticulous with keeping plugins up to date that i may switch. Just had to edit php files. That was educational, but not fun.
Super helpful, Thanks!!!
I starting in webdesigning, and spend time on elementor but find it pretty hard and also not very flexible? What builder do you recommend if you would start today?
One of the main reasons I'm making a website is to have a big website with loads of products and to have users log in and store their information. I noticed you said Webflow wasn't good for this.
What would be a good alternative and the best website to give me the freedom to make amazing things like Webflow but also give me that storage in user data and products?
Thanks in advance.
Shopify
Can the client easily edit their completed Webflow website's content (copy, images, etc.) like within a Wordpress website? thx
Would you recommend for a marketing agency, to have full creative control? Worried about video uploads due to peoples comments regarding slowing down the website.
Excellent video - very clear, thank you.
thank you for the advice dude!
Hey man, is there a way to create a design in webflow and then 'upload' it to my shopify store?
need help on this..
Can you use webflow for a freelancing website. Which involves purchase services or commodity on the website, safe payments,pricing, emailing and tracking visitors and clients, login,checklisting and project upload from time to time.
Is webflow a good option.
Great helpful video. Tx
Ran, how do you think, is Webflow good for building restaurant website with order form forwarding to messanger?
Hey there! Can you please send your question to this e-mail? team@flux-academy.com. Please link the video to the e-mail so the team can better help you. :) Thanks!
@@FluxAcademyI have sent my question to that email~ Thanks!
I'm studying to become a UX Designer and I'm hoping to get some freelance clients. Would Webflow be a good platform to learn?
Do tag me when you got the answer. We're kinda in the same boat. hehehehe
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Webflow would be a good platform to use if you don’t want to learn to code even though you need at least some HTML and CSS knowledge. Otherwise use figma and work with front end and back end developers instead.
Everyone hates working with Wordpress? Lol. That’s news to me 😂
Such a honest no BS video!
Your bottle is always cool Ran!
This was very helpful!
Thank you for this content.
What’s the best no-code for building apps?
May I take a template's from showcase in Webflow to make my own portfolio?
Or there is a couple of bags in templates and I shouldn't use them?
Question about that portfolio website. That one appears to be using webgl. Does webflow have webgl capability built in?
Nah. You’ve gotta use custom code.
@@topemeister3000 dang...current learning three.js
@@animedreamz2009 Same Bro
Then who's the targeted clients for Webflow?
SaaS + one product store
Definitely SaaS. I also get a lot of inquiries from insurance agencies, lawyers, cybersecurity firms... really anyone who needs a marketing site like Ran said. Just depends on what they want to spend and the relationship they want to have with their web developer. I find this can really determine if webflow is the right platform for them.
@@crarls27 thanks fir this.
question guys if I want to build something with the idea of like Uber or Airbnb witch way to go?
Webflow is good for portfolio, only if you have $$$. I don’t so I ended up learning JavaScript. If you have the source code you can host anywhere you want.
I want to get my website made for my ecommerce brand and Shopify is better than any other platform out there. The only reason that's making me want to use Webflow is because of how interactive it is. Is there a way to connect Shopify check-out to Webflow?
That's a good question and good point. Webflow on the design side is the best that I have seen to date. But ecommerce limitations is disappointing. Especially when I see that Wix has a better ecommerce platform. I was wondering too, if you can connect shopify to Webflow.
Its is possible. Once you have designed your front end on Webflow, You can use Udasly to convert code exported from webflow into a shopify or Woocommerce theme.
@@stephennjoroge1303 I didn’t know that. Thanks for the insight. Will I have to pay for webflow plan in order to export the code?
Two more cases when not to use webflow.
1. If create a website for a eastern european company, Webflow websites are just too slow. Better pick word press and chose a loacl hoster.
2. You live in Germany. Webflow still ist not compatible with the German DSGVO law, so you or your client might run into problems.
100 % agreed here
But what if i just build a website on webflow and then just host on local servers my exported code?
@@dovisd1672 Sure you can do that but the CMS is gone then. There are better tools that give you cleaner code, like pinegrow, if you want a pure html site.
There is a solution for the german DSGVO law
Hi Suppose there is an existing website so can we migrate and add a new design made in webflow in that existing custom-coded site?
I currently have a Squarespace site...do you have a video for how to move all of the content on that site to Webflow?
not possible
Only you hate wordpress it seems, lol. I create online stores based on a lightweight theme that I later customize as a design, after making sure that everything looks good and is perfectly functional, I offer access to my clients and they already understand very quickly how to add products, how to manage orders + I offer them access through the woocommerce mobile application, as a bonus and they are very happy with all these things. If my customers are happy, my mission has ended and the conclusion is the wordpress is the best choice for many projects.
What's about for a small banking platform?
Can I start blogging with wordpress
Everyone recommends it, all I have to do is choose a good theme right? 😢
thank you
What is the best builder for a media company website? 😃
How does Webflow compare with Yootheme Pro?
i want to create a website for my window cleaning business that is created in a way that is able to be optimized and works well on google. I am willing to learn how to do this for my own websites but not as career building sites for clients. I was going to use Webflow but i see from the advice that it is not probably the best option. Could you recommend something that would suit me.
@flux its 2022 now, what's your view on using webflow for multi product eccomerence websites?
I’d say WordPress is better for a blog. That’s what it was designed for after all.
Can this be used for custom user based blog like show users only the interested content based on categories.
Your youtube channel deserve more!
Hi, I work in a factory and wanted to have a website to manage my production data, quantity produced, sku, register capacity, clients, sales. Currently I have a VBA application in excel that does all smoothly but I wanted to migrate all this to an online platform. Which platform do you recommend which can handle all this databases?
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is there a woraround for the 10,000 cms limit? using a subdomain might solve the issue? i don't know u tell me please
WordPress Elementor is better than Webflow for most cases. Only data management webflow is better
Hope you see my comment - I need to build a site for a non profit and need to build it to accept online donations for the charity - can webflow work for that or what would you recommend in that case for my site? I’m not a web designer but a member of the board for this charity tasked with this duty.