Creating a Website is the Best Way to Grow Your Business
Your brand needs to reach your target customers and a website is the best way to do this. At Website World, we provide business owners like you with one of the easiest and fastest free website builders online - and in one place too as along with email and website hosting, we also offer domain names too.
Create your own website for free using a website builder with a free trial.
Our step-by-step guide shows you how to build a professional website without coding — and how to launch it when you're ready.
Build a Website Without Coding
Modern website builders remove the need for coding entirely. Instead, you can:
- Choose a pre-designed template
- Drag and drop content into place
- Customise colours, fonts, and images
- Add features like contact forms or online stores
This means anyone can create a website — regardless of technical skills, knowledge and experience.
Is It Really Free to Create a Website?
Many platforms advertise “free websites,” but there are two common options:
Free website plans
- Limited features
- Platform branding or ads
- No custom domain
- Restricted ecommerce functionality
Free trial website builders
- Full access to all features
- No long-term commitment upfront
- Ability to build before paying
- Professional results without limitations
A free trial lets you create your website properly first, then decide if you want to publish it. Website World offer a free trial of our popular website builder.
Step-by-Step: How to Create Your Own Website for Free
This step-by-step guide is ideal for small business owners, tradies and service providers, startups and entrepreneurs, bloggers and creators - and anyone building their first website.
1. Start Your Free Trial
Sign up for a free trial so you can begin building your website.
This allows you to:
- Explore the platform
- Test features
- Build your entire site before committing
Our free website builder was designed with all experience levels in mind - from complete website newbies through to professional web designers. Simple enough for a beginner to build their own website, but with plenty of customisable features that web designers can use to create bespoke sites for their clients.
2. Choose a Website Template
Templates give your site a professional starting point.
Select one based on your needs:
- Business website
- Online store
- Service-based website
- Personal or portfolio site
You can customise everything later, so focus on layout and structure.
With pre-designed professional templates available for so many different website types, you're spoilt for choice. We've done all the hard work for you, providing you with templates that are easy to customise, versatile and incredibly functional. You can choose using filters to help narrow down your options, including by colour, features, categories and eCommerce functions.
No credit card is needed here! Simply add the name of your website and your contact details to start your free trial. You'll be sent an email with a login link and a temporary password which will take you to the dashboard where you have full control over your website.
3. Customise Your Website
Now personalise your site to match your brand.
Update:
- Text and page content
- Images and logos
- Colours and fonts
Our website builder uses drag-and-drop editors, making this process simple and visual. Adding and removing pages is done with the click of a button. Your website will come with pre-determined pages according to the type of template site you selected earlier. These can be deleted or edited by you easily. You can add products to your site individually or in bulk using CSV files.
4. Add Features and Functionality
Enhance your website with key features:
- Contact forms
- Image galleries
- Booking tools
- Online store (ecommerce)
- SEO settings
This is where your site becomes more than just a basic page.
One of the great things about creating your website with Website World is that you choose the payment gateways and freight options to use - not us! Our shopping cart integrates with several payment gateways for free! A payment gateway is required to collect the money from the customer's credit card, and deposit the money into your bank account. A payment gateway is typically a bank, or a third party, that specialises in payment gateway solutions. You can see the payment gateways we integrate with here.
5. Optimise and Prepare to Launch
Before going live, make sure your site is ready:
- Check mobile responsiveness
- Add page titles and meta descriptions
- Optimise images for speed
- Review all content
Once you're happy, you can upgrade from the free trial and launch your website.
The great thing about websites is that they can always be updated when they are live. As long as you're happy with the way your website looks and functions, then you can Go Live! Simply organise your domain name, click upon the Go Live button and pay for at least your first months hosting in advance. It's that easy.
Owned and operated in New Zealand, we're proud to support our local businesses with a better eCommerce option. If you have any questions about creating your business website or have an existing site you'd like us to move to our platform, we welcome your enquiries.
What You Get with a Website Builder Free Trial
Using a free trial gives you access to the full platform, including:
- Professionally designed templates
- Drag-and-drop editor
- Built-in hosting
- SEO tools
- Ecommerce functionality
- Ongoing support
This allows you to build a complete, high-quality website before making any payment.
