Compare Your Options

It used to be you had to choose between a conventional WYSIWYG editor like Frontpage and Dreamweaver which usually resulted in a terrible site, since you're not an expert, or pay thousands of dollars to a custom designer to do it right.

Now you can enjoy the best of both worlds with Ipoxi.
Read on to learn the old ways and how it's now so much easier to get the same or better results with our do-it-yoursefl website builder.

Conventional Do-It-Yourself (buying an html editor)

Essentially you are attempting to do the same thing that professional designers make a living at.  There really is a reason they get paid. The process is like this:

• Purchase an html editor
  Cost: $50-$250.
  
  
• Purchase a graphics editor.  Create images to add character to your site like shadows and textures. If you want any lines or shapes on your site that are not straight (like curves and rounded corners) you'll need to create images for them because your html editor only draws straight lines.  Cost: $50 - $450.
  
  
• Learn to use these new tools effectively. 
  There are classes that take full terms at community colleges and universities focusing only on this subject.  Cost: $500 and class twice a week for 2 and half months (for html and then again for graphics).  You may be able to learn it from a couple good books for $80 and a lot of read time.
  
  Web design is a professional skill and takes time to develop good technique.
  

Custom Design

If you had enough money then custom would always be the best way to go for initial design, though changes and maintenance could be difficult.  Let professionals take your input and do what they do best, build a great website for you. The process is like this:

• Find Custom Designer
  Find a designer you can trust.  You're going to pay them a lot and there is no turning back when the money is gone.
  
  
• Brainstorm Ideas
  Give them some ideas of what you have in mind for your site.  You may look at  other sites that are on the web for features that you really like.
  
  
• Wait for options
  Now you wait by giving the designer some time to create a few options for you  to choose from.
  
  
• Make your choice 
  Choose an option and make a few adjustments. At some point you're going to start paying for this design process.  Probably some  up front and the rest upon completion.  Cost: $3000+.
  
  
• Think Marketing
  Give the designer your content that must go on the website.  The text messages you want to say and pictures you want to be there of employees, product, offices, etc.  They can't make up the text as they don't know  your business like you do.
  
  
• Live Site
  Have your site loaded onto a web server so the world can see it.  Pay your  monthly hosting fees from then on.  $20/month.
  
  
• Call For Changes
  Call your designer whenever you want them to make changes and pay their  hourly fee to do so.  A couple of years later you want a new look on your site so you start this process with fees all over again. The result here is hopefully that your site is exactly what you want.  This is great but you sure paid for it and will always be paying for it as you make changes and do redesigns in the future.  A website for an ongoing business is an ongoing process.

Ipoxi - The Best of Both Worlds

With Ipoxi you get a site that is designed by professionals using all the same techniques deployed in a custom site.  You give Ipoxi the same input that you would give a custom designer.

• No Outrageous Up Front Costs
  No expensive design fees, our total cost is probably less than your phone bill.
  
  
• No Software Investment
  You do not have to buy or learn how to use any new tools.  Our interface is intuitive and easy to use. 
  
  
• All in Your Control
  You'll have your site completed in no more time than it would take you to type your content in a text editor to give to a custom designer.
  
  
• Save Time
  Rich site design techniques are used in your Ipoxi site which you may not have the skill or time to do on your own.
  
  
• Unlimited Updates
  Make updates anytime you like for no additional cost.
  
  
• Unlimited Redesigns
  You can even change the entire look of your site with one click of a button and without having to re-type all of your existing content.