**Choosing the Right Platform for Your Online Presence**

In today's digital age, having a professional online presence is crucial for businesses, individuals, and organizations alike. With numerous options available, selecting the right platform can be overwhelming. This article aims to provide an overview of three popular platforms that cater to different needs: Squarespace, Franco Hosting (a reseller service from GoDaddy), HostGator, WordPress, and their respective services.

**Squarespace: A Comprehensive Solution**

Squarespace is a design and hosting platform that offers a comprehensive solution for individuals and businesses. With both design and hosting services integrated into one package, users can expect a seamless experience. While it may come at a slightly higher price point than other options, the convenience of having two services under one roof makes it an attractive choice. Users like Squarespace are rewarded with a user-friendly interface, customizable templates, and reliable hosting.

**Franco Hosting: A Reliable Alternative**

Franco Hosting is another service that offers domain names, web hosting, email accounts, and more. What sets Franco apart from other hosting platforms is its reliability and commitment to customer satisfaction. With a wide range of plans available, users can choose the one that best suits their needs. As a bonus, customers can enjoy discounts on various products, making it an excellent choice for those looking to establish a strong online presence.

**HostGator: A Huge Player in the Industry**

HostGator is a well-established hosting platform that offers a wide range of services, including domain names, web hosting, and email accounts. What's impressive about HostGator is its sheer size; they have ads on major highways, making them one of the most recognizable brands in the industry. While opinions may vary, HostGator is undoubtedly reliable. Partnerships with other companies, like Franco Hosting, also provide customers with additional benefits.

**WordPress: A Free yet Powerful Option**

For those looking for a cost-effective solution, WordPress is an excellent choice. This platform offers free software that can be installed on any web host of their choosing. With the flexibility to choose from various themes and plugins, users can customize their website to suit their needs. However, this also means that they'll need to find and pay for their own hosting service.

**A Word of Caution: Choosing the Right Web Host**

When selecting a web host, it's essential to consider factors such as reliability, customer support, and pricing. While opinions may vary, some hosts are more reliable than others. For example, Franco Hosting has proven itself to be a trustworthy option for users like the author.

**Audiobooks and Free Trials**

As an added bonus, listeners can take advantage of free audiobooks from platforms like Audible Trial.com. By using the provided link, customers can enjoy high-quality audiobooks at no cost. Additionally, some audiobooks are available for purchase with a special discount, making it an excellent opportunity to explore new titles.

**Upcoming Vlog: Weekend Vlog and Video 1000**

The author will be taking a break from their usual routine to spend time with family and pets in their parents' house. While this means that the upcoming weekend vlog may be delayed, viewers can look forward to a unique perspective on the author's life and interests.

**Conclusion**

Choosing the right platform for your online presence is crucial. By understanding the strengths and weaknesses of each option, users can make an informed decision about which service best suits their needs. Whether you opt for Squarespace, Franco Hosting, HostGator, or WordPress, remember to consider factors such as reliability, customer support, and pricing. With the right platform in place, users can establish a strong online presence that resonates with their audience.

**Additional Resources**

For more information on web hosting services, domain names, email accounts, and other related topics, please visit the following websites:

* Franco Hosting: [www.frankahosting.com](http://www.frankahosting.com)

* HostGator: [www.hostgator.com](http://www.hostgator.com)

* Audible Trial: [www.audiobooks.com](http://www.audiobooks.com)

By taking advantage of these resources and choosing the right platform for your online presence, you can establish a strong foundation for your business or personal brand.

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enhey guys wor you David def franker here from D frank.com ask as always but just in case for the new viewers out there I got to tell you what it is that is your open for for submitting questions such as this one which actually comes from Jordan Boyd that name sounds familiar Jordan do you usually watch my live stream over ddr.com yeah that was a Shameless plug either way Jordan says hey David I'm looking to create a website just like you but what I want to know is what is the best website designer out there all right Jordan This is an excellent question but first of all I got to tackle something you say what is the best website designer Now by designer do you mean software or a physical designer like a person such as myself well if you're looking for designers go to elance.com that's a website full of amazing designers for just about any project you can think of uh but if you're talking about designers in terms of like WordPress and Squarespace which you probably are then you've come to the right place okay so for this video I'm going to talk about a couple things the first two I'm going to talk about are platforms that I personally use and that I think you could also use yourself because in my opinion they're amazing and I've been using them for years and those are just two platforms I say just two because there are so many more choices out there but these are the ones I personally prefer first up is Squarespace guys it is no secret that I love Squarespace just go to danger.com Squarespace for proof I mean the new default for Squarespace is version six which I have to be completely honest with you guys I'm not a huge fan fan of now in theory and I've seen this in person I mean I've actually played with it myself for both my own projects and clients potential projects just you know playing around the platform version six it's not terrible but I don't think it's as userfriendly as squares space version 5 is version 6 is definitely more flexible it gives you more features and overall it's just a more versatile platform versatile versatile what do you say but in my opinion nothing beats version 5 I mean it is limited compared to Squarespace version 6 but I've just gotten so used to version 5 over the years think of going from something like version 5 to version 6 like from Windows 7 to Windows 8 Windows 8 introduces all these new features but do you really want to see it in that kind of weird user interface now of course I'm going to use the word weird very uh Loosely because I actually like windows8 I don't hate it and that's how I feel about squares space 6 I don't hate squar displace 6 but I do like it for what it is however with that said I do prefer square space 5 over squares space 6 kind of like I prefer Windows 7 over Windows 8 and yes I am using Windows 8 right now for the live stream but I'm technically in the Windows 7 UI that was a lot of comparison there but long story short Squarespace version 5 check it out you'll love it hopefully okay so next up and last on the list for in terms of design and that's wordpress.org I talked about WordPress many times I love WordPress I like Squarespace more because it's just easier to use more user friendly but I like WordPress for certain reasons over Squarespace in that well it's more flexible it's more compatible with literally thousands upon thousands of different plugins I mean if you have a website idea chances are pretty damn good that WordPress can handle it and that's the thing WordPress is just the beginning it depends on the host you put it on it depends what kind of software you use on the back end and it's just extremely flexible software of course it is free because it's open source but keep in mind there's a huge difference between wordpress.com and wordpress.org wordpress.com in my opinion is much more of a controlled environment where it's kind of noob Ville I don't mean that in a disrespectful way um I guess what I'm trying to say is wordpress.com is a great learning platform but if you really want to use WordPress for what it's intended for check out wordpress.org that is definitely the way you want to go and plus let's be honest wordpress.org lets you install on your own server any other server for that matter and I'm just going to repeat myself it's just a better platform don't even think about wordpress.com go with wordpress.org you will not regret it one bit okay so those are designed platforms let's talk about Two Hosts that I love in terms of web host oh by the way I should say Squarespace is also a uh design and a host platform so you get both you get two services for one which is why it's a little more expensive but WordPress like I said is free free but that's P purely the software and that needs to be installed on a web host of some kind which I'm actually about to talk about okay so the first web host I want to talk about is the Franco hosting doesn't that sound familiar well yeah cuz that's my own service it's technically a GoDaddy reseller service but I believe mine is well it is cheaper because I offer certain discounts here and there and you guys just got to check it out go to the Franco hosting.com I have all all all kinds of good products for you to use including discounts which is always is good I do domain names web hosting for both Linux and windows I do email hosting and tons of awesome stuff to just check out I'm tripping over my words but you get the point the fracka hosting is actually very reliable and I'm not just saying that cuz it's my own service but I actually do use it myself so that should tell you something and next up is HostGator HostGator isn't my favorite hosting platform out there but it is definitely very very reliable I mean it's huge HostGator is so huge that they actually have build ads on major highways and yes I've seen them I'm just kind of throwing that out there cuz years ago um when I used host skater I didn't realize how big they were and I was passing over a bridge I forget where exactly I think I was going into Delaware and I saw the host skater a billboard I was like what wow HostGator is pretty freaking huge so there's really no points to this blur I'm just saying it's a pretty reliable service so like the Fran a hosting HostGator offers everything imaginable from domain names to web hosting to email accounts if you name it they probably have it also guys I just want to say real quick I am partnered with them now which is awesome so if you use the code def Franco 2013 d r n c213 a checkout you can save 25% on your order 25% I'm emphasizing that because usually it's like 10% 15% but no 25% now use that link below use that discount code again D Franco 2013 and you can Saving right away it's always good right win-win and now Jordan I hope that answered your question again I really have to put this out there there are so many more platforms out there to choose from but I personally prefer a combination of Squarespace to franka hosting WordPress and HostGator those in my opinion are four Services definitely worth checking out and now since today as in asking question video you do get a free audiobook today's free Audi book over at Audi trial.com thecreative one is called create onepage websites for a steady income stream now I have not read or listened to this book myself but I can back up the fact that there are so many people out there making a lot of money with these onepage websites I'm getting emails about Mac OS 10 well I should say OS 10 it's no longer Mac OS 10 but either way check it out normally selling for $15 exactly you can get it for completely free over again at abl trial.com thecreative one link is right below simply click that link sign up search for this audio AUD book and it is yours to keep forever but hey a little secret don't tell anyone this it's not only this audiobook so if if you want any audiobook of your choice as long as audible sells it it is yours for free as long as it use that link right below and now guys this is where we must part weighs it's very sad but not that sad because tomorrow is my weekend Vlog I usually have my weekend Vlog up on Monday but I'm actually not at home as you're watching this video so it's going to be a bit delayed but the good news is is I will be my parents house from today Sunday into Tuesday U so you'll get to see some Vlog footage of me and my pets so I know you guys love that right most of you do anyway so that's something to look forward to and of course video 1000 is right around the corner and yes I do have a song picked out I'm not telling anyone yet cuz I like to keep it a secret but believe me this song is very fitting it's very emotional and I really can't wait to show it off all right guys I'm hitting the mark on my T4i I really love to talk guys thank you so much keep those questions coming d.com askk I really appreciate it I'm talking really fast see you next time peacehey guys wor you David def franker here from D frank.com ask as always but just in case for the new viewers out there I got to tell you what it is that is your open for for submitting questions such as this one which actually comes from Jordan Boyd that name sounds familiar Jordan do you usually watch my live stream over ddr.com yeah that was a Shameless plug either way Jordan says hey David I'm looking to create a website just like you but what I want to know is what is the best website designer out there all right Jordan This is an excellent question but first of all I got to tackle something you say what is the best website designer Now by designer do you mean software or a physical designer like a person such as myself well if you're looking for designers go to elance.com that's a website full of amazing designers for just about any project you can think of uh but if you're talking about designers in terms of like WordPress and Squarespace which you probably are then you've come to the right place okay so for this video I'm going to talk about a couple things the first two I'm going to talk about are platforms that I personally use and that I think you could also use yourself because in my opinion they're amazing and I've been using them for years and those are just two platforms I say just two because there are so many more choices out there but these are the ones I personally prefer first up is Squarespace guys it is no secret that I love Squarespace just go to danger.com Squarespace for proof I mean the new default for Squarespace is version six which I have to be completely honest with you guys I'm not a huge fan fan of now in theory and I've seen this in person I mean I've actually played with it myself for both my own projects and clients potential projects just you know playing around the platform version six it's not terrible but I don't think it's as userfriendly as squares space version 5 is version 6 is definitely more flexible it gives you more features and overall it's just a more versatile platform versatile versatile what do you say but in my opinion nothing beats version 5 I mean it is limited compared to Squarespace version 6 but I've just gotten so used to version 5 over the years think of going from something like version 5 to version 6 like from Windows 7 to Windows 8 Windows 8 introduces all these new features but do you really want to see it in that kind of weird user interface now of course I'm going to use the word weird very uh Loosely because I actually like windows8 I don't hate it and that's how I feel about squares space 6 I don't hate squar displace 6 but I do like it for what it is however with that said I do prefer square space 5 over squares space 6 kind of like I prefer Windows 7 over Windows 8 and yes I am using Windows 8 right now for the live stream but I'm technically in the Windows 7 UI that was a lot of comparison there but long story short Squarespace version 5 check it out you'll love it hopefully okay so next up and last on the list for in terms of design and that's wordpress.org I talked about WordPress many times I love WordPress I like Squarespace more because it's just easier to use more user friendly but I like WordPress for certain reasons over Squarespace in that well it's more flexible it's more compatible with literally thousands upon thousands of different plugins I mean if you have a website idea chances are pretty damn good that WordPress can handle it and that's the thing WordPress is just the beginning it depends on the host you put it on it depends what kind of software you use on the back end and it's just extremely flexible software of course it is free because it's open source but keep in mind there's a huge difference between wordpress.com and wordpress.org wordpress.com in my opinion is much more of a controlled environment where it's kind of noob Ville I don't mean that in a disrespectful way um I guess what I'm trying to say is wordpress.com is a great learning platform but if you really want to use WordPress for what it's intended for check out wordpress.org that is definitely the way you want to go and plus let's be honest wordpress.org lets you install on your own server any other server for that matter and I'm just going to repeat myself it's just a better platform don't even think about wordpress.com go with wordpress.org you will not regret it one bit okay so those are designed platforms let's talk about Two Hosts that I love in terms of web host oh by the way I should say Squarespace is also a uh design and a host platform so you get both you get two services for one which is why it's a little more expensive but WordPress like I said is free free but that's P purely the software and that needs to be installed on a web host of some kind which I'm actually about to talk about okay so the first web host I want to talk about is the Franco hosting doesn't that sound familiar well yeah cuz that's my own service it's technically a GoDaddy reseller service but I believe mine is well it is cheaper because I offer certain discounts here and there and you guys just got to check it out go to the Franco hosting.com I have all all all kinds of good products for you to use including discounts which is always is good I do domain names web hosting for both Linux and windows I do email hosting and tons of awesome stuff to just check out I'm tripping over my words but you get the point the fracka hosting is actually very reliable and I'm not just saying that cuz it's my own service but I actually do use it myself so that should tell you something and next up is HostGator HostGator isn't my favorite hosting platform out there but it is definitely very very reliable I mean it's huge HostGator is so huge that they actually have build ads on major highways and yes I've seen them I'm just kind of throwing that out there cuz years ago um when I used host skater I didn't realize how big they were and I was passing over a bridge I forget where exactly I think I was going into Delaware and I saw the host skater a billboard I was like what wow HostGator is pretty freaking huge so there's really no points to this blur I'm just saying it's a pretty reliable service so like the Fran a hosting HostGator offers everything imaginable from domain names to web hosting to email accounts if you name it they probably have it also guys I just want to say real quick I am partnered with them now which is awesome so if you use the code def Franco 2013 d r n c213 a checkout you can save 25% on your order 25% I'm emphasizing that because usually it's like 10% 15% but no 25% now use that link below use that discount code again D Franco 2013 and you can Saving right away it's always good right win-win and now Jordan I hope that answered your question again I really have to put this out there there are so many more platforms out there to choose from but I personally prefer a combination of Squarespace to franka hosting WordPress and HostGator those in my opinion are four Services definitely worth checking out and now since today as in asking question video you do get a free audiobook today's free Audi book over at Audi trial.com thecreative one is called create onepage websites for a steady income stream now I have not read or listened to this book myself but I can back up the fact that there are so many people out there making a lot of money with these onepage websites I'm getting emails about Mac OS 10 well I should say OS 10 it's no longer Mac OS 10 but either way check it out normally selling for $15 exactly you can get it for completely free over again at abl trial.com thecreative one link is right below simply click that link sign up search for this audio AUD book and it is yours to keep forever but hey a little secret don't tell anyone this it's not only this audiobook so if if you want any audiobook of your choice as long as audible sells it it is yours for free as long as it use that link right below and now guys this is where we must part weighs it's very sad but not that sad because tomorrow is my weekend Vlog I usually have my weekend Vlog up on Monday but I'm actually not at home as you're watching this video so it's going to be a bit delayed but the good news is is I will be my parents house from today Sunday into Tuesday U so you'll get to see some Vlog footage of me and my pets so I know you guys love that right most of you do anyway so that's something to look forward to and of course video 1000 is right around the corner and yes I do have a song picked out I'm not telling anyone yet cuz I like to keep it a secret but believe me this song is very fitting it's very emotional and I really can't wait to show it off all right guys I'm hitting the mark on my T4i I really love to talk guys thank you so much keep those questions coming d.com askk I really appreciate it I'm talking really fast see you next time peace\n"