should - marketing website, portfolio website, content website (blog) shouldn't - big ecommerce website, big media website, for one time users(non programmers)

@truthseeker4452

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks

@silviu161

Жыл бұрын

but in real terms... shouldn't - any ecommerce website, blogs, media websites

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.

@shivangiverma7683

Жыл бұрын

did you make your website own or hired agency?

This fits nicely with the Q&A of this week! We need to think about what will work best for the client.

Never had a better explanation of what to choose! Now I totally understand why I have struggled building my own website :) Thanks!

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.

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....

4:27 Like how the frame zooms out a bit when he said the work "BIG". Props.

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?

Keep uploading tutorial and video consistently, brother your video really really useful.

I really appreciate this insight thank you!

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!

Excellent video - very clear, thank you.

Love it! Thanks my friend!

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

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.

Very insightful video , great Job!!!

In freelancing what is our frequently used way to design front-end is it "web flow" or "using templates like bootstrap and WordPress".

I agree with Ran, it's important to know the limitations

Super helpful, Thanks!!!

I appreciate the suggestions for portfolios near the end. Definitely not looking to drive a learning curve now

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? 😀

Man thanks for this vid, everything is verry well explained.

Hello, i have a question. I want to design a client´s website on webflow but don´t think it´s a good fit becouse the business is about "temporary apartments renting" need a member area, be capable of search apartments by dates, location, prices, etc and make reservations. Maybe i´m wrong but don´t see any integrations on webflow to do this king of things. Wix does it but it´s not as customizable. I don´t know if maybe wordpress might be a better option. Please help me figure it out wich patflorm should i choose.

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?

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.

@juangraciaofficial

2 жыл бұрын

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

@thomasjoli-coeur6037

2 жыл бұрын

@@juangraciaofficial would you elaborate on how you don't find it scalable per se

@Lucky5111

2 жыл бұрын

@@thomasjoli-coeur6037 Cant add filters to a simple api collections.

@thenewyorkean

Жыл бұрын

@@juangraciaofficial well said !

This was very helpful!

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?

Phenomenal breakdown. Thank you. What about selling 10-50 digital products like designs & templates? Is webflow the best option here?

@apache95

2 жыл бұрын

Yes.

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

@flux its 2022 now, what's your view on using webflow for multi product eccomerence websites?

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

thank you for the advice dude!

What would you recommend to use for learning language podcast website?

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?

@LanceThorpe

2 жыл бұрын

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

Hey man, is there a way to create a design in webflow and then 'upload' it to my shopify store?

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.

@Secerndigital

3 ай бұрын

Hi @jakubkameniar5728. Just wondering if you were finally able to get this done. Is it something you still need help with?

Can this be used for custom user based blog like show users only the interested content based on categories.

Thank you for this content.

Your bottle is always cool Ran!

Can the client easily edit their completed Webflow website's content (copy, images, etc.) like within a Wordpress website? thx

Should I use webflow as my primary platform for building a marketplace? (Combined with airtable + memberstack)

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?

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.

YOU ANSWERED MOST OF MY QUESTIONS I HAD, I WAS LITERALLY RESPONDING TO YOU THROUGHOUT THE VIDEO. 😆 LOL

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.

Great video and the intro music slaps

In my opinion, larger multilingual websites are also not suitable for webflow without expensive third-party solutions.

@epicsseven7686

3 жыл бұрын

I agree with this

@FluxAcademy

3 жыл бұрын

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)

@stijnjasper

3 жыл бұрын

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 KZread yet offering the solution so Ran, there might be an opportunity here :). Cheerio!

@georgy.design

3 жыл бұрын

@@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.

@leonvandeklundert6094

2 жыл бұрын

@@FluxAcademy Where can I find the video?

What’s the best no-code for building apps?

question guys if I want to build something with the idea of like Uber or Airbnb witch way to go?

What about if you want to build a course/coaching/mentoring website? with the possibility to scale to multiple courses in the future.

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?

@HaltWhoGoesThere

2 жыл бұрын

Im curious of this as well

@oski205

2 жыл бұрын

What did you do in the end?

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! :)

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?

@neoniquestudio

3 жыл бұрын

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?)

Such a honest no BS video!

What's about for a small banking platform?

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.

thank you

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...

Can webflow be used to create investment platform with user management dashboard?

How can I publish a website where some forms were able to write directly on a SQL SERVER Database? and also, make this website able to show information from there? Webflow could do it? or what tool could?

I currently have a Squarespace site...do you have a video for how to move all of the content on that site to Webflow?

@Justin-le7zy

2 жыл бұрын

not possible

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.

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?

@TK-lv5ff

Жыл бұрын

Check out servicenow

great helpful content! Do you actually ever drink from that bottle or is it part of the table?

@cdev-kz3lj

2 жыл бұрын

wtf

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.

@Mohamed-qr6sc

2 жыл бұрын

Would you think we better just start with equid as online shop and knew brand better than building a website ?

@NomadCulture

2 жыл бұрын

@@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.

Question about that portfolio website. That one appears to be using webgl. Does webflow have webgl capability built in?

@topemeister3000

3 жыл бұрын

Nah. You’ve gotta use custom code.

@animedreamz2009

3 жыл бұрын

@@topemeister3000 dang...current learning three.js

@topemeister3000

3 жыл бұрын

@@animedreamz2009 Same Bro

@4:47 how to use Webflow just for the front end for an Ecommerce store? I don't really get that 🤔

How does Webflow compare with Yootheme Pro?

i learned coding after learning webflow

@leocaesar2

3 жыл бұрын

lol same, I realize webflow limitation .. now proud React developer

@stephennjoroge1303

3 жыл бұрын

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.

@melvynpaulino6183

3 жыл бұрын

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.

@mohitswami3288

3 жыл бұрын

@@stephennjoroge1303 according to you which is best webflow or coding?

@stephennjoroge1303

3 жыл бұрын

@@mohitswami3288 Depends on what you want to achieve. For small website projects with less features webflow is the way to go

If somebody needs a functional eshop with many products which platform you prefer?

@mcvgs1780

3 жыл бұрын

Shopify is your best bet for this. Webflow has a limit of 500 or 1000 products you can add depending on your account tier. You need an enterprise account for unlimited products on Webflow. Shopify comes with unlimited number of products you can add regardless of your account tier.

@michalgazdik9103

3 жыл бұрын

I have WP store with 25000 products and it working perfectly

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.

@rubuscaesius1433

Жыл бұрын

Shopify

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!! ❤️

@denniszenanywhere

3 жыл бұрын

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?

@aprodan5245

3 жыл бұрын

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.

@denniszenanywhere

3 жыл бұрын

@@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.

@mohitswami3288

3 жыл бұрын

according to you which is best webflow or coding?

@just.a.random.comment

Жыл бұрын

@EstieChoi, What kind of websites do you build using Webflo

So webflow is not good at scae but they have an enterprise plan as well so maybe you could use that.

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.

If you build up the same business like "Boiler Room", would you roccomend webflow for it?

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?

What should we use instead.

What is the best builder for a media company website? 😃

Thanks. For my requirements I need something else.

I want to design a UI for a backend developer running laravel/react , its mainly textual database content. I mainly want to be able to format the screen and give the dev something he can use. currently am using word processor and the dev is doing his best with that, but the result isn't great. I haven't done much web design, but I think I know what I want to achieve. figma seems more orientated towards phone apps, but we are just using Web. webflow seems orientated towards full site deployment. what should I use.

@yaktojason

Жыл бұрын

Use figma, it can do practically anything web design related. Since you just want to show something to the dev, that's all you need. Webflow is unnecessary here imo

@tonystanley5337

Жыл бұрын

@@yaktojason Yes have ended up using it, but it is so complicated (not impossible) I don't have the time to learn it. Am contracting it out on gig basis fairly cheaply.

@yaktojason

Жыл бұрын

@@tonystanley5337 If you think figma is difficult I'm just glad you didn't try to mock something up in webflow 😅

@tonystanley5337

Жыл бұрын

@@yaktojason Well I can use it, but to make something professional is harder, there are like 4 controls for text alone.

@shakoandguladze1669

Жыл бұрын

@@yaktojason I want to create UI and Front by myself. I have Back-end dev in my team. Would it be wise to use Webflow to build UI and Front only? Thanks

I am a front end developer but now for client work mostly I use webflow.

Aren't they expanding in ways to make their program for more uses now? They just advertised that like a day ago.

Ran, how do you think, is Webflow good for building restaurant website with order form forwarding to messanger?

@FluxAcademy

2 жыл бұрын

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!

@LuckyYulka

2 жыл бұрын

@@FluxAcademyI have sent my question to that email~ Thanks!

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.

@focusxmedia2014

Жыл бұрын

So I can use webflow for design and just copy the script for the whole site or web app?

@abdallahly3643

Жыл бұрын

@@focusxmedia2014 yes

@philidornews4055

Жыл бұрын

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?

@hiphiphorhayy

Жыл бұрын

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?

Does webflow have database, i want to build job board using only webflow is it possible

@silviupopovicci

Жыл бұрын

this is not possible with webflow. avoid it.

Idk… I hear what your saying, but coding will always be king when it comes to frontend and backend development for clients

Can I start blogging with wordpress Everyone recommends it, all I have to do is choose a good theme right? 😢

Just use an outsource backend and you can build large CMS websites and large e-commerce websites.

@cfennoy1751

Жыл бұрын

Do you have any examples or do you recommend a specific software for the backend piece?

100% agree

Your youtube channel deserve more!

Bro wordpress has oxygen builder,that product have grid flex box custom coding, please check that is not good or no..?

@mrjohncrumpton

3 жыл бұрын

Oxygen builder is great. Especially with css grid. I built www.doublesided.agency using it.

@omerta3393

3 жыл бұрын

@@mrjohncrumpton well done

@Danachew

3 жыл бұрын

@@mrjohncrumpton I seriously spent a good two minutes just trailing orange dots everywhere LOL. Amazing website! You've got me really intrigued about using Oxygen.

@mrjohncrumpton

3 жыл бұрын

@@Danachew thank you! The cursor mouse trail is custom javascript, so it'd work in any page builder. It's my wife's design. Look under the work section on desktop for an example of a layout using CSS grid. Try resizing the browser to see how it changes. Oxygen makes it easy to go from a four column to three, then to two and finally one as you change the width. This isn't easy with flex box.

@mrjohncrumpton

3 жыл бұрын

@@omerta3393 thank you! My first oxygen build so it took some time.

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.

Hi Ran Segall, just need one help on form of my webflow. I give you site access, please don't charge (because it's small) & please help fix.

Everyone hates working with Wordpress? Lol. That’s news to me 😂

I was in the process of building a large ecommerce website on Webflow. Will Udesly help with moving it to wordpress? I would hate redoing all the work all over again.

@denniszenanywhere

3 жыл бұрын

Have you considered Shopify or BigCommerce?

@stephennjoroge1303

3 жыл бұрын

@@denniszenanywhere I have. the problem is that to get the desired look on the front end is really difficult or close to impossible. You have to work with a template.

@denniszenanywhere

3 жыл бұрын

@@stephennjoroge1303 I can relate. But isn't an e-commerce site's UX design almost similar to each other? Unless, of course, you're talking about the visual design which is a different challenge entirely.

@eddieyan5529

3 жыл бұрын

I had issues using Udesly just for basic blog and never converted...

@stephennjoroge1303

3 жыл бұрын

@@denniszenanywhere The Visual Design for me is the issue. Most of these templates out there have a lot of clatter and don't always look as appealing as having a custom design for yourself

Everybody hates working with WordPress? I guess I've heard it all now ..

webflow needs to add lms feature

Webflow doesn't let me pick a mouse-over color or effect, placing a grid made a horrible mess and the blocks don't match the icons that I chose. It's just a terrible experience.