{"id":40319,"date":"2023-12-15T02:35:00","date_gmt":"2023-12-15T02:35:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.designbombs.com\/?p=40319"},"modified":"2024-01-03T04:00:49","modified_gmt":"2024-01-03T04:00:49","slug":"strikingly-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.designbombs.com\/strikingly-review\/","title":{"rendered":"Strikingly Review: Is It the Best Website Builder for You? (2024)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Considering using Strikingly to build your website? In our hands-on Strikingly review, we&#8217;ll help you decide whether or not it&#8217;s the best option for your situation.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In general, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.designbombs.com\/go\/Strikingly\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Strikingly<\/a> offers an easy way to get started with a simple website. It can also be more affordable than other website builder tools like Wix and Squarespace.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With that being said, the visual editor is not as powerful as those other tools, and people who value flexibility might still prefer using a solution like self-hosted WordPress.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Basically, there are both pros and cons of Strikingly, which is what I&#8217;ll try to highlight below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83d\udcda Here&#8217;s everything that I&#8217;ll cover in our Strikingly review:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"#quick\">Quick overview of the features<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#how\">How to make a website with Strikingly<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#editor\">A hands-on look at the Strikingly editor<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#features\">Six other important features in Strikingly<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#pricing\">Strikingly pricing<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#pros-cons\">Pros and cons<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#faq\">FAQs<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#faq\">Final thoughts and recommendations<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Note <\/strong>&#8211; I&#8217;m using the Strikingly <strong>Pro<\/strong> plan for this review. You might have access to slightly different features if you&#8217;re using the free plan or the more expensive <strong>VIP<\/strong> plan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"quick\">Strikingly Review: A Very Quick Look at the Features<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.designbombs.com\/go\/Strikingly\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"639\" src=\"https:\/\/www.designbombs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/strikingly-1024x639.jpg\" alt=\"Strikingly review\" class=\"wp-image-40321\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.designbombs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/strikingly-1024x639.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.designbombs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/strikingly-300x187.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.designbombs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/strikingly-768x479.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.designbombs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/strikingly.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I won&#8217;t spend too much of our Strikingly review just listing features because you can find all of these details on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.designbombs.com\/go\/Strikingly\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the Strikingly website<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But if you haven&#8217;t spent much time browsing the site yet, here&#8217;s a quick rundown of what Strikingly offers\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>First off, Strikingly puts more of a focus on using its visual editor to create simple, one-page sites, whereas most other website builders are initially focused on multi-page sites.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For example, you need to activate the ability to even create multiple pages, and Strikingly will warn you that you should only do this if you have a lot of content.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Overall, I think this is where Strikingly is strongest &#8211; creating simple sites. Especially simple one-page sites.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With that being said, Strikingly does support more advanced features for people who need it, including the following:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Blogging<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>eCommerce for physical products, digital products, and services<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Membership sites and content restriction<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Email marketing and automation<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Popups<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Live chat<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>You&#8217;ll see these features in more detail in the hands-on section, which is why I&#8217;m intentionally keeping this section very short.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"how\">How to Create a Site With Strikingly<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Building a site with Strikingly is super easy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To begin, you&#8217;ll register for a free account.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Then, Strikingly will prompt you to choose from one of the premade templates or a blank slate:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.designbombs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/strikingly-review-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"798\" src=\"https:\/\/www.designbombs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/strikingly-review-1-1024x798.jpg\" alt=\"Strikingly templates\" class=\"wp-image-40322\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.designbombs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/strikingly-review-1-1024x798.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.designbombs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/strikingly-review-1-300x234.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.designbombs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/strikingly-review-1-768x598.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.designbombs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/strikingly-review-1.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The templates look ok but are a bit limited in terms of numbers versus what you get from other popular website builders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Once you choose your starting point, Strikingly will launch you straight into the editor and you can start building your site.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Since the editor is one of the most important parts of Strikingly, let&#8217;s take a deep dive into that next\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"editor\">Exploring the Strikingly Editor<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.designbombs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/strikingly-editor-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"784\" src=\"https:\/\/www.designbombs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/strikingly-editor-1-1024x784.jpg\" alt=\"Strikingly editor\" class=\"wp-image-40323\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.designbombs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/strikingly-editor-1-1024x784.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.designbombs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/strikingly-editor-1-300x230.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.designbombs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/strikingly-editor-1-768x588.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.designbombs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/strikingly-editor-1.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Strikingly does not offer a free-form visual, drag-and-drop builder where you can drag any element anywhere on the page. Instead, it uses a section-based approach with drag-and-drop elements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To put together the design of a page, you&#8217;ll add multiple sections like you&#8217;re assembling lego blocks. Then, you can customize each section in two ways:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>You can choose from premade layout options, such as changing the button placement.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>You can enable drag-and-drop to move elements around <em>within that section<\/em>. So you do still get some type of drag-and-drop editing experience, it&#8217;s just not totally freeform.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>The main advantage of this section-based approach is that it&#8217;s simpler, especially if you&#8217;re not a designer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Creating a design from scratch is tough and time-consuming. It&#8217;s much easier to just choose from Strikingly&#8217;s pre-built sections and put them together like Lego blocks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Of course, the downside is that you lack the flexibility of a true free-form editor. While you can use drag-and-drop inside a section, you can&#8217;t move elements between sections and you still don&#8217;t get the total flexibility of a free-form editor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Basically &#8211; non-technical people will be fine with Strikingly&#8217;s approach, but designers who want total flexibility might not like it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Let&#8217;s take a look at how it works\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-adding-sections\">Adding Sections<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>If you started from a template, it will have already added some sections for you based on the template. You can see these in the sidebar:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.designbombs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/strikingly-editor-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"786\" src=\"https:\/\/www.designbombs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/strikingly-editor-2-1024x786.jpg\" alt=\"Sections\" class=\"wp-image-40324\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.designbombs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/strikingly-editor-2-1024x786.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.designbombs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/strikingly-editor-2-300x230.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.designbombs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/strikingly-editor-2-768x590.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.designbombs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/strikingly-editor-2.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>If you click the button to <strong>Add New Section<\/strong>, it will open a slide-out where you can browse all of the premade sections, which are divided into different categories:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.designbombs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/strikingly-editor-3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"783\" src=\"https:\/\/www.designbombs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/strikingly-editor-3-1024x783.jpg\" alt=\"ADding a new section\" class=\"wp-image-40325\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.designbombs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/strikingly-editor-3-1024x783.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.designbombs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/strikingly-editor-3-300x230.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.designbombs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/strikingly-editor-3-768x588.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.designbombs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/strikingly-editor-3.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>If you want to rearrange the order of sections on your page, you can use drag-and-drop to move sections in the sidebar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-editing-a-section\">Editing a Section<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>To edit a section, you have a few options.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>First, to customize any text content, you can just click and type on the page &#8211; it&#8217;s pretty much like editing a Word document. You&#8217;ll also get a formatting toolbar to customize the text if needed, such as bolding it or changing the color:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.designbombs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/strikingly-editor-4.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"783\" src=\"https:\/\/www.designbombs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/strikingly-editor-4-1024x783.jpg\" alt=\"Editing text\" class=\"wp-image-40326\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.designbombs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/strikingly-editor-4-1024x783.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.designbombs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/strikingly-editor-4-300x229.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.designbombs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/strikingly-editor-4-768x587.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.designbombs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/strikingly-editor-4.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>If you click on other elements, you&#8217;ll get settings specific to that element. For example, if you click on the button, you can add a link and change the design:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.designbombs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/strikingly-editor-5.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"785\" src=\"https:\/\/www.designbombs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/strikingly-editor-5-1024x785.jpg\" alt=\"Editing a button\" class=\"wp-image-40327\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.designbombs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/strikingly-editor-5-1024x785.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.designbombs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/strikingly-editor-5-300x230.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.designbombs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/strikingly-editor-5-768x589.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.designbombs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/strikingly-editor-5.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>To change the layout of a section, you have two options.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can use the section&#8217;s built-in settings to make some customizations or you can activate drag-and-drop to move elements around within that section.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For example, for this section, you can change which side the image is on (or disable the image):<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.designbombs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/strikingly-editor-6.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"786\" src=\"https:\/\/www.designbombs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/strikingly-editor-6-1024x786.jpg\" alt=\"Editing a section\" class=\"wp-image-40328\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.designbombs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/strikingly-editor-6-1024x786.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.designbombs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/strikingly-editor-6-300x230.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.designbombs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/strikingly-editor-6-768x589.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.designbombs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/strikingly-editor-6.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>If you enable drag-and-drop, you&#8217;ll get a new handle next to an element that lets you drag it to a different position. However, you can still only move it around within the section&#8217;s existing layout:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.designbombs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/strikingly-editor-7.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"786\" src=\"https:\/\/www.designbombs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/strikingly-editor-7-1024x786.jpg\" alt=\"Drag-and-drop editing\" class=\"wp-image-40329\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.designbombs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/strikingly-editor-7-1024x786.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.designbombs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/strikingly-editor-7-300x230.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.designbombs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/strikingly-editor-7-768x590.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.designbombs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/strikingly-editor-7.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>When you&#8217;re done, you can save your changes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-editing-mobile-design\">Editing Mobile Design<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>All of your Strikingly designs are responsive by default, which means that they&#8217;ll work on any device.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can enable a mobile editing mode by clicking a toggle in the editor:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.designbombs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/strikingly-editor-8.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"886\" src=\"https:\/\/www.designbombs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/strikingly-editor-8-1024x886.jpg\" alt=\"Strikingly mobile editing\" class=\"wp-image-40330\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.designbombs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/strikingly-editor-8-1024x886.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.designbombs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/strikingly-editor-8-300x260.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.designbombs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/strikingly-editor-8-768x665.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.designbombs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/strikingly-editor-8.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>However, you should note that any edits you make in mobile mode will still affect the desktop site.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I think this is a bit of a weak spot as sometimes it&#8217;s nice to be able to adjust things specifically for mobile visitors (and this is a feature that a lot of other builders do support).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"features\">Six Other Notable Features in Strikingly<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Now that you know how the editor works, let&#8217;s take a look at some other important features in Strikingly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-1-blogging\">1. Blogging<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>If you want to include a blog on your site, Strikingly includes a dedicated blogging tool, though it&#8217;s not especially powerful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To begin, you&#8217;ll need to add a blog section to the page where you want to list your blog posts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Once you&#8217;ve done that, you&#8217;ll be able to access a new interface to add your blog posts. To write text, you can just click and type.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can also click the plus icon to add the following elements:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Image<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Video<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Button<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Separator<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>HTML embed.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.designbombs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/strikingly-features-1-blog.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"785\" src=\"https:\/\/www.designbombs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/strikingly-features-1-blog-1024x785.jpg\" alt=\"Strikingly blogging\" class=\"wp-image-40331\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.designbombs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/strikingly-features-1-blog-1024x785.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.designbombs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/strikingly-features-1-blog-300x230.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.designbombs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/strikingly-features-1-blog-768x589.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.designbombs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/strikingly-features-1-blog.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-2-seo-features\">2. SEO Features<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>To help optimize for search engines, Strikingly lets you add a custom SEO title and meta description for each page:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.designbombs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/strikingly-features-2-seo.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"783\" src=\"https:\/\/www.designbombs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/strikingly-features-2-seo-1024x783.jpg\" alt=\"Strikingly SEO \" class=\"wp-image-40332\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.designbombs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/strikingly-features-2-seo-1024x783.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.designbombs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/strikingly-features-2-seo-300x229.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.designbombs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/strikingly-features-2-seo-768x587.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.designbombs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/strikingly-features-2-seo.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>You can add a custom social share image, but only at the site level which is a bit disappointing if you plan to rely on social media traffic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-3-ecommerce-support\">3. eCommerce Support<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>While I don&#8217;t think that eCommerce is a strong point in Strikingly, Strikingly does let you sell products via your site if needed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As with a blog, you can set this up by adding a store section to your site. Then, you&#8217;ll get a new interface to add products.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can sell physical products, services, and\/or digital downloads. Strikingly also supports both simple and variable products:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.designbombs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/strikingly-features-3-ecommerce.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"846\" src=\"https:\/\/www.designbombs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/strikingly-features-3-ecommerce-1024x846.jpg\" alt=\"Strikingly ecommerce\" class=\"wp-image-40333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.designbombs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/strikingly-features-3-ecommerce-1024x846.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.designbombs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/strikingly-features-3-ecommerce-300x248.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.designbombs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/strikingly-features-3-ecommerce-768x635.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.designbombs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/strikingly-features-3-ecommerce.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-4-membership-sites-and-content-restriction\">4. Membership Sites and Content Restriction<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>If needed, Strikingly can also help you create a restricted content membership site. Again, I don&#8217;t think this is a strong point of Strikingly <em>per se<\/em>, but this functionality is there if you want it and it can work well for simple membership sites.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To set this up, you&#8217;ll first need to enable membership using one of the options:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.designbombs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/strikingly-features-4-membership.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"846\" src=\"https:\/\/www.designbombs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/strikingly-features-4-membership-1024x846.jpg\" alt=\"Strikingly memberships\" class=\"wp-image-40334\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.designbombs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/strikingly-features-4-membership-1024x846.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.designbombs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/strikingly-features-4-membership-300x248.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.designbombs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/strikingly-features-4-membership-768x634.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.designbombs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/strikingly-features-4-membership.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>You can add multiple tiers if needed, including free and paid options.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Once you&#8217;ve done that, you can create members-only pages that are only visible to logged-in members.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-5-marketing-tools-email-live-chat-and-popups\">5. Marketing Tools (Email, Live Chat, and Popups)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>If you want to connect with your site&#8217;s visitors and\/or members, Strikingly supports both emails and live chat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can also create popups to grow your email list and promote deals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here&#8217;s an example of what it looks like to send an email newsletter from Strikingly:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.designbombs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/strikingly-features-5-email.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"841\" src=\"https:\/\/www.designbombs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/strikingly-features-5-email-1024x841.jpg\" alt=\"Strikingly email marketing\" class=\"wp-image-40335\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.designbombs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/strikingly-features-5-email-1024x841.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.designbombs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/strikingly-features-5-email-300x246.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.designbombs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/strikingly-features-5-email-768x631.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.designbombs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/strikingly-features-5-email.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-6-custom-html-and-css\">6. Custom HTML and CSS<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>If you need to add some custom HTML, scripts, or CSS, Strikingly does let you do that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You have a few different options.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>First, you can add an HTML section to add custom HTML to an individual page.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For sitewide code snippets (e.g. Google Analytics or custom CSS), Strikingly also lets you add custom embeds in the header or footer section.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.designbombs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/strikingly-features-6-html.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"845\" src=\"https:\/\/www.designbombs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/strikingly-features-6-html-1024x845.jpg\" alt=\"Strikingly custom code\" class=\"wp-image-40336\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.designbombs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/strikingly-features-6-html-1024x845.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.designbombs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/strikingly-features-6-html-300x248.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.designbombs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/strikingly-features-6-html-768x634.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.designbombs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/strikingly-features-6-html.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"pricing\">Strikingly Pricing<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>As I mentioned in the introduction, one advantage that Strikingly has over other tools like Squarespace and Wix is that it can be a little cheaper for certain use cases, though there are some important caveats to consider.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Strikingly has a forever free plan as well as three premium tiers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The forever free plan lets you create a simple website and sell a single product if needed. However, beyond not getting access to all of the features, there&#8217;s one important caveat &#8211; you must use a Strikingly.com subdomain and your site will have other Strikingly branding.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In terms of the paid plans, Strikingly is one of the more affordable website builder options that you&#8217;ll find.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For the best value, I recommend looking at the Pro plan:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.designbombs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/strikingly-pricing.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1004\" src=\"https:\/\/www.designbombs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/strikingly-pricing-1024x1004.jpg\" alt=\"Strikingly pricing review\" class=\"wp-image-40337\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.designbombs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/strikingly-pricing-1024x1004.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.designbombs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/strikingly-pricing-300x294.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.designbombs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/strikingly-pricing-768x753.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.designbombs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/strikingly-pricing.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Not only does the Pro plan add lots of useful features, but the cheaper plans will only let you create a single-page site.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Another notable detail is that you can pay for multiple years upfront to save money (<em>on a monthly basis<\/em>). Of course, you&#8217;ll need to be confident that you want to use Strikingly for a long time if you do that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you&#8217;re not sure yet, you can pay on a monthly basis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Strikingly also offers a 14-day free trial for all paid plans<\/strong>. You do need to enter your payment information to get it, but you won&#8217;t be charged anything until after those 14 days and it&#8217;s easy to cancel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"pros-cons\">Strikingly Pros and Cons<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>As we near the end of our Strikingly review, let&#8217;s go over the pros and cons of building your website with Strikingly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Pros<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Free plan<\/strong>. Strikingly&#8217;s free plan can help you create a functional website, as long as you&#8217;re ok with using Strikingly branding.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Good value on paid plans<\/strong>. For the features that you get on the <strong>Pro<\/strong> plan, Strikingly is very affordable vs other website builders.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Easy to use<\/strong>. Strikingly is pretty easy to use, especially for simple sites.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Solid feature list<\/strong>. While Strikingly isn&#8217;t super strong in any area, it does boast a lot of functionality including blogging, eCommerce, membership, email marketing, popups, live chat, and so on.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Cons<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>No free-form editing<\/strong>. Strikingly doesn&#8217;t offer true free-form editing because of its section-based approach. If you want total flexibility, you might prefer something like Webflow or WordPress + a theme builder.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Limited template selection<\/strong>. Strikingly doesn&#8217;t offer as many templates as other builders. Additionally, the templates are usually only for single-page designs, so you&#8217;ll need to build other pages yourself using sections.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Weak responsive editing<\/strong>. While all of Strikingly&#8217;s designs are responsive by default, you can&#8217;t create targeted tweaks just for mobile visitors because changes you make in mobile editing mode will still affect the desktop site.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"faq\">Strikingly Review FAQs<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>To finish out our Strikingly review, let&#8217;s run over a few FAQs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"schema-faq wp-block-yoast-faq-block\"><div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-1664680415056\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\">Is Strikingly a legit site?<\/strong> <p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">Yes, Strikingly is legit. It&#8217;s been around since 2012 and has raised millions in investment, including graduating from the Y Combinator accelerator.<\/p> <\/div> <div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-1664680422371\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\">Do I need web hosting if I use Strikingly?<\/strong> <p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">No &#8211; one of the advantages of Strikingly is that it already includes hosting and does all of the maintenance for you. You can just focus on building your site.<\/p> <\/div> <div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-1664680435227\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\">Is Strikingly really free?<\/strong> <p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">The Strikingly free plan is free forever, but it does have limited features and includes Strikingly branding.<\/p> <\/div> <div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-1664680443203\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\">Is Strikingly good for blogging?<\/strong> <p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">While you certainly can create a blog with Strikingly, I think you would be better off with WordPress (self-hosted or WordPress.com Pro plan) if you&#8217;re specifically looking to create a blog.<\/p> <\/div> <div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-1664680453360\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\">Is Strikingly good for SEO?<\/strong> <p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">Strikingly is fine for SEO in that it lets you control the important details, such as SEO titles and descriptions. I wouldn&#8217;t say it&#8217;s the <em>best<\/em> for SEO, as I prefer the flexibility and automation of WordPress. But you can certainly build SEO-optimized sites with Strikingly.<\/p> <\/div> <\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"final\">Final Thoughts on Strikingly<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Now for the most important question of our Strikingly review &#8211; should you use it to build your website?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Let&#8217;s break it down by when you <em>should<\/em> use Strikingly and when you <em>should not<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-when-to-use-strikingly\">When to Use Strikingly<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Overall, I think the main reason to choose <a href=\"https:\/\/www.designbombs.com\/go\/Strikingly\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Strikingly<\/a> is its price.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you&#8217;re ok with Strikingly branding, it has a pretty generous free plan. The free plan will even let you sell a single product, which you won&#8217;t find in most other website builders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Strikingly&#8217;s premium plans are also more affordable than most other website builders in terms of the features that you get. For example, Strikingly&#8217;s $16 per month<strong> Pro<\/strong> plan lets you sell recurring membership subscriptions, which you&#8217;d need to pay $65 per month for if you used Squarespace and at least $25 per month at Wix.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So if you&#8217;re willing to accept some limitations in terms of the editor and templates, Strikingly can offer good value for those on a budget.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Additionally, while Strikingly is a bit more limited in terms of design options, some people might actually prefer that because it makes the editor simpler to use.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For this reason, I think Strikingly can be a great option for people who want a really simple tool that can still build a website that looks good.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.designbombs.com\/go\/Strikingly\" class=\"wp-btn\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Visit Strikingly<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-when-to-use-a-different-tool\">When to Use a Different Tool<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>In terms of pure functionality and flexibility (<em>i.e. ignoring price<\/em>), I think that there are better ways to build a website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For more DIY-type users, you can use <a href=\"https:\/\/www.designbombs.com\/what-is-wordpress\/\">WordPress<\/a>, either by self-hosting your WordPress site or paying for the WordPress.com Pro plan (<em>which offers a simpler way of creating a WordPress site that still lets you install plugins<\/em>). <a href=\"https:\/\/www.designbombs.com\/how-to-make-a-website\/\">Here&#8217;s how to make a WordPress site<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you specifically want a website builder, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.designbombs.com\/go\/wix\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Wix<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/designbombs.com\/go\/squarespace\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Squarespace<\/a> offer superior products in my opinion. They do cost a bit more to access the same features, but you get a nicer editing experience, way more templates, etc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you&#8217;re a web designer, you also might prefer <a href=\"https:\/\/designbombs.com\/go\/webflow\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Webflow<\/a>, though I don&#8217;t recommend Webflow to casual users.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To see more options, check out <a href=\"https:\/\/www.designbombs.com\/website-builders\/\">our full collection of the best website builders<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And if you&#8217;re specifically <a href=\"https:\/\/www.designbombs.com\/how-to-create-an-ecommerce-store\/\">building an eCommerce store<\/a>, then I recommend skipping Strikingly and using <a href=\"https:\/\/www.designbombs.com\/go\/shopify\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Shopify<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.designbombs.com\/go\/woocommerce-com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">WordPress + WooCommerce<\/a>. You can see more options in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.designbombs.com\/best-ecommerce-platform\/\">our full collection of the best eCommerce platforms<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Do you still have any questions about Strikingly or our Strikingly review? Let us know in the comments.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Considering using Strikingly to build your website? 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