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<\/a>A Look at Weebly Premium Pricing<\/h2>\n

You can build a website for free with Weebly. However, you’ll get Weebly ads on your website (though these tend to be limited to an innocuous bar running along the bottom of the page). You’ll also be limited to a subdomain (yoursite.weebly.com [or whatever format]) rather than a custom domain tailored for your website (yoursite.com).<\/p>\n

You get full use of Weebly’s core website builder, plus SSL security and 500 MB of storage. But these aren’t enough to outweigh the negatives: having ads and using a Weebly subdomain will both be huge <\/em>minus points if you need to project a more professional image.<\/p>\n

If you’re building a website aimed at the general public <\/strong>(or a target audience), better stick to Weebly’s premium plans.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>

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You’ll have four paid plans <\/strong>to choose from. Features are staggered across tiers, so you’ll need to pay more if you want advanced features like video backgrounds or HD media.<\/p>\n

Here’s a closer look at what you’ll get with each plan:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Feature<\/td>\nStarter<\/td>\nPro<\/td>\nBusiness<\/td>\nPerformance<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Monthly Price<\/td>\n$8<\/td>\n$12<\/td>\n$25<\/td>\n$38<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Displays Weebly ads?<\/td>\nNo<\/td>\nNo<\/td>\nNo<\/td>\nNo<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Storage<\/td>\nUnlimited<\/td>\nUnlimited<\/td>\nUnlimited<\/td>\nUnlimited<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Free Domain<\/a><\/td>\nYes<\/td>\nYes<\/td>\nYes<\/td>\nYes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Google Ads credit<\/td>\n$100<\/td>\n$100<\/td>\n$100<\/td>\n$100<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
SSL Security<\/td>\nYes<\/td>\nYes<\/td>\nYes<\/td>\nYes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Advanced Site Stats<\/td>\nYes<\/td>\nYes<\/td>\nYes<\/td>\nYes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Site Search<\/td>\nNo<\/td>\nYes<\/td>\nYes<\/td>\nYes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Password Protection<\/td>\nNo<\/td>\nYes<\/td>\nYes<\/td>\nYes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Advanced multimedia options<\/td>\nNo<\/td>\nYes<\/td>\nYes<\/td>\nYes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Members-only sections<\/a><\/td>\nNo<\/td>\nUp to 100<\/td>\nUnlimited<\/td>\nUnlimited; includes membership registration system<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
SEO<\/a><\/td>\nYes<\/td>\nYes<\/td>\nYes<\/td>\nYes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Email marketing<\/a><\/td>\nNo<\/td>\nNo<\/td>\nNo<\/td>\n5 campaigns\/month<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ecommerce transaction fee<\/a><\/td>\n3%<\/td>\n3%<\/td>\n0%<\/td>\n0%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ecommerce product limit<\/td>\n10<\/td>\n25<\/td>\nUnlimited<\/td>\nUnlimited<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Advanced ecommerce features?<\/td>\nNo<\/td>\nNo<\/td>\nYes<\/td>\nYes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Customer Support<\/a><\/td>\nChat & email<\/td>\nChat & email<\/td>\nChat, email, phone<\/td>\nChat, email, phone<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Are Weebly’s premium plans worth it? <\/strong>Yes! Weebly’s plans are more generous than its competitors when it comes to aspects like storage and ad credits. You’ll also get a free domain, though this only becomes available if you sign up for annual billing.<\/p>\n

Weebly has strong support for SEO in general, as we discuss in our section on Weebly’s SEO and marketing features. Free SSL security with every plan is great for your website’s search rankings and overall trustworthiness, especially if you’re setting up an online store. This all dovetails well with Weebly’s ecommerce features, which are available on every plan, too.<\/p>\n

That said, Weebly does have some baffling limits. The most obvious—and most puzzling—is the exclusion of Site Search from the Starter plan. Giving visitors the ability to search your website is a basic feature, and it’s strangely stingy to withhold it here.<\/p>\n

With the popularity of HD displays, high-resolution visuals are practically mandatory for any website that wants to make an impact. But Weebly saves advanced media options like video backgrounds and high-resolution images and video only for the Pro plan and up. This means you’ll have to shell out more money if you want a website that features stunning visual assets.<\/p>\n

Finally, Weebly imposes some transaction fees and product inventory limits that can undercut its value as an ecommerce website builder for many users. If your main purpose is to sell products online, only the Business <\/strong>or Performance plans <\/strong>can handle a sizable store inventory. You can read more in our section on using the Weebly website builder for ecommerce.<\/a><\/p>\n

Can’t decide between the Business and Performance plans?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Give these plans a quick glance and they seem practically identical. Thanks to Weebly’s pricing model of staggering features across pricing tiers, the Performance plan is just the Business plan with a few more advanced features thrown in.<\/p>\n

Consequently, if you opt for the Performance plan, you can be sure that you’re not missing out on any features from the Business Plan tier. But should you jump to the Performance level right off the bat?<\/p>\n

The main question here is: What ecommerce and marketing features do you need? That’s the biggest—in fact, only—difference between the Business and Performance plans.<\/p>\n

If you sign up for a Performance plan, you’ll get these extra features:<\/p>\n