Frequently Asked Questions

Responsive web design is an approach to web design that makes web pages render well on desktop, tablet, and mobile devices, based on the  window or screen sizes.

Websites Made Simple leverages adaptive web design (the ability to customize sites by device type instead of just reformatting for screen size) to maximize conversion on your landing pages so your visitor has the best experience possible.

Our visual editor makes it easy to customize the desktop, tablet, and mobile views of every page. 

We designed Websites Made Simple to be a platform that empowers you to build a website that grows with your business.

That means you will be managing the project on your own and responsible for

• Choosing the template with which you want to build your website
• Gathering and creating content and your product images (or selecting from the millions available through our editing tool)
• Establishing a schedule, setting timeframes and identifying milestones that will ensure your website can be built and launched within the 30-day trial
• Budgeting for the monthly subscription and ongiong care packages (if you need help maintaining the site in the future)

We published this helpful Guidebook, "8 Things Every Successful Website Needs," so you can prepare for the aspects of project management that will be your responsibility.

If the thought of building your website is overwhelming, hire an expert.  Get the professional guidance you need from an Aespire StoryBrand Certified Guide and Website Design Expert.

Websites Made Simple is a Software as a Service platform (SaaS).  That means the platform is maintained by our team and your website reliably performs on a set of core code that powers the platform.

The benefits of a SaaS platform (instead of an open source platform) are many:

• Aespire Websites Made Simple (AWMS) is hosted on Amazon Web Services (AWS) for the ultimate reliabilty and security
• Open source software is vulnerable to hacking and malware, and requires constant updating and maintenance by a web developer, which means your website costs you more money and time with every passing day.
• AWMS is not open source web software like other popular CMS such as Wordpress, Joomla, Drupal, and many more.  Therefore it requires less maintenance and is more stable and secure, saving you time and money.

After your 30-day free trial, to continue using the platform you will need to choose a subscription to host your website on Websites Made Simple.

You will need to budget for ongoing subscriptions, such as:

• Your yearly domain name renewal.  When you reserve a domain name, you are essentially renting the name for a specific number of years, and your domain name must be kept current.  We recommend Namecheap.com as the most flexible and reliable registrar for your domain name.
• Your monthly AWMS subscription.  Our plans are cost-effective so you can spend less and make more money by designing your site and launching it on the AWMS platform.
• A yearly subscription to an auto-updating privacy policy.  We highly recommend purchasing a subscription to ensure your website and business are protected from lawsuits and fines due to ever-changing privacy law legislation.  

• When you build and launch your website on Websites Made Simple, you will pay with a valid credit card through our Stripe integration.
• If Aespire builds your website, we will invoice you directly and you will pay with a valid credit card.
• Please note that if payment is not made, your website and access will be disabled until payment is made in full.

Aespire Websites Made Simple is a powerful and easy-to-use visual website builder, with:

• A powerful website page builder and editor that helps you build pages fast, reliably, and with a great deal of flexibility.  AWMS is widely recognized as the most customizable visual website builder.
• Dynamic Pages that let you create beautiful pages with customer content and data from a single source, like a spreadsheet or collection. Dynamic Pages enable you to design a page once and use it to create multiple pages.  Each page displays different content based on items in an external or internal dataset (including Google Sheets, Airtable, and integrateed collection).
• The AWMS website builder comes with a built-in eCommerce solution that displays beautifully and works seamlessly across desktop, tablet and mobile.  Build product catalogs and sell your products online.

The best way to decide if AWMS is right for your needs is to

1. Choose a beautiful template
2. Sign up for a free, 30-day trial
3. Test the editor and eCommerce features
4. Select a subscription, launch your site, and enjoy the success of being an entrepreneur!

The eCommerce and online store features will allow you to sell products you ship and digital products online.

The store works like most other eCommerce solutions: 

• Your website attracts a visitor, who turns into a browser
• The browser explores your product catalog and selects items by clicking the Add to Cart button
• Your browser becomes a buyer, when they check out online through your shopping cart that integrates with dozens of payment processors.