Would anyone actually recommend Google sites
Has anyone used Google Sites to create their website?
Is google sites an alternative to other mainstream website builders?
What are your thoughts about Google Sites?
It really depends on what kind of site you want to build. If you want a blog-like site that has regular updates then Google Sites won't work. Same if you want lots of customisation.
However, for sites that are more information repositories, portfolios, businesses etc it's quite good and really easy to use.
If you'd like, you can take a look at the two sites I've made with it. Head to jmdworks.org to see my portfolio. Once there, click on "Collections" in the menu to open the second site.
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I have been looking for a cheap alternative to our current website (using Wix) which is only co-owned by our organisation (a start up housing co-op with virtually no budget currently) as someone else set it up for us but didn't seem to fully understand what they were doing. We use Google docs and sheets for all our documentation and email so that makes sense but I have seen a lot of fundamental issues that have required people to take their sites elsewhere.
What is the general user experience like?
I am debating between Google Sites and Dreamhost. Google Sites seems very simple and inexpensive which I like, but I’m not sure how well it would work for linking my books to purchase.
Thanks!