We’ve had a few enquiries recently asking about a comparison with the other of the free/low cost website builders out on the internet like Microsoft’s OfficeLive and Homestead.com, so we’ve built a quick comaprison chart to help with making your descision.
| Homestead |
OfficeLive |
IndependentOwners |
Feature |
No
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No
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Yes
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Properly structured web code – works on all browsers not just MS Internet Explorer, allowing the search engines to crawl the site correctly |
|
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
Templates designed sepcifically for the villa and vacation rental market by professional designers |
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
No knowledge of HTML needed for basic site |
|
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
No knowledge of HTML needed for professional site |
|
No
|
No
|
Yes
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No knowledge of good web design needed |
|
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
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Free domain name, with optional upgrade of buying a .com |
|
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
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Free hosting of your site |
|
No
|
No
|
Yes
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Free property listing at VillasPeople.com |
|
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
Rental administration facility |
|
No
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MSN only
|
Google, Yahoo! & MSN
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Optimization package allowing you to climb the ranks of the search engines with guidance from top search engine experts |
|
No
|
No
|
Yes
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Translation package allowing you to make multiple versions of your site in different languages |
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No
|
No
|
Yes
|
Multi-site facility allowing those of you who own more than one property to manage them in one go |
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What have you got to say? Have you used one of these or another competitor? What qualities are most important to you in building and managing your own website? We want to hear your opinions, your comments!
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