Wix.com Introduces a Gallery of Successful Websites Created Using the Free Website Builder

    NEW YORK, NY, April 28, 2010 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Internet users have enjoyed designing their own free Flash websites using Wix.com's powerful site-building software for a few years. Wix's free website design elements are extremely simple to manipulate, and make the process of website building a fun and dynamic creative activity rather than an intense technical production. Starting this January, selected users have had their websites featured on Wix's home page, as "Wix of the Day" websites. Now, the company has collected its entire archive of these spotlight-worthy sites, and is presenting them alongside one another in a comprehensive Wix of the Day Archive.

For a Wix website to be entered into the Wix of the Day competition - and to eventually have a permanent home at Wix.com via the Archive - users submit their websites through a link found on Wix's homepage, beneath the Wix of the Day site. Wix's Design Studio receives and evaluates the submitted sites, based on a combination of visual appeal and demonstrated success using the website builder.

The head of Wix's Design Studio, Hagit Kauffman, describes the impetus behind Wix creating the Archive. "We're often stunned by how impressive the web designs are that we receive from users. The website builder allows creativity to be pushed to its limit, and the work we've seen beautifully illustrates this," Kauffman said.

The Archive includes not only images of the most outstanding websites created using Wix, but short paragraphs with descriptions of the web design, in terms unique to Wix. This enables curious Archive visitors to easily recreate the web design they see, by entering the builder platform and applying the appropriate tools. Users can also refer to Wix's Support website, Wixpedia, for deeper information regarding Wix features.

The Archive will serve as a source of both practical information and creative inspiration. Those new to Wix will use the Archive to learn about what is made possible with the Wix platform. Users already familiar with Wix can benefit from exploring what worked for others, and may reexamine their own website design. The Archive is especially exciting for the designers whose sites are featured, as it provides an excellent opportunity for product promotion.

The Archive is presented in a blog-like format, and each Flash website appears under the date it was originally featured on Wix. Currently the Archive can be accessed through a link on Wix's "How To" page, located at the bottom of Wix.com's main page. In the future, the Archive may be relocated to a more visible spot on Wix's website. In the meantime, it sits comfortably near the How To Guides which offer information about building specific niche websites.

Wix was created in 2006, and has company headquarters located in New York, with satellite offices in Tel Aviv. The company is funded by Mangrove Capital Partners, Bessemer Venture Partners and Benchmark Capital.

We're passionate people and Wix is our company. We wanted a way to make creating high-quality Flash websites and other web content faster, easier and search engine friendly. At the heart of Wix is our intuitive drag & drop editor where all the creating happens. All Wix websites are search engine friendly even while they are all built using Flash interface. A small but growing start-up, we love it when you use Wix to make your own fabulous websites and other Flash creations.
Website: http://www.wix.com

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