First Website

First website was created with Tilda Website Builder. This tool is simpler than Elementor or Framer, but it has various limitations in content creation. Some of the features are only available if you are a subscriber. For instance Zero Block allows you to compose your own template for the page. HTML Editor widget allows you to apply different html tags and styles in your content. You can also use the power of the third party integrations that Tilda suggests. However, some of these features are still paid.

So I created an account and started to build my first website. It was my first experience in the frontend building, so I started with a simple idea: is to create just one static page that simulates some kind of game. Where you can choose any interesting category and read it.

Thanks to Figma trial, it allowed me to build my website with all paid functionality. I started with a simple design (that was generated in my mind, honestly :D) and started building.

Day by day and my site is live. It took a week to create this website, but the final result was awesome and I started to use it as my primary portfolio page. This page still exists, just take a look: https://mistix.tilda.ws

First experience with Elementor Builder

Although this website looks good, but it's not enough. I still need something better that could present my skills, testimonials, showcases in more professional way. So I decided to move forward and to build another website. But this time I wanted to use Elementor Builder. It's a plugin that could be installed in the Wordpress CMS and just like in the Tilda you can still create, build and modify widgets in your page. But Elementor gives you more space to brainstorm your mind and create something really unusual than just static page.

But at this time I wanted to prepare web design first, to keep all my thoughts, ideas, prototypes only in one place. So I started with Figma first and created my homepage. It took me maybe 5 days to implement, but eventually I've got a really good design layout for my website.

And now the complex part of web development began. I configured my local server with Wordpress CMS installed and started building the website. Despite my bad experience with the Elementor development area, things went well. I've created hero section and added some about, portfolio and testimonials sections. Development took over 2 weeks to implement all necessary things, but finally I've got a really amazing work. The website looked great on different devices and that's the only more complex part of the development.

After development I decided to move the website to the live server (so everyone can access it). Found a server provider. Then I found a free domain "uk.to" (it was a bad idea, spoiler) and finally linked the domain to my website. Activated all the necessary features like: SSL certificate, HTTPS and some other security stuff. Thereafter I linked my Google Analytics API to track the traffic (and the results were incredible.. Some of the users were from the USA, UK and some other part of Europe).

And that's it. Website was created with over month, but it was worth it.

But it seems that something went wrong with those website if you are on this website right now.. The thing is the website was broken because of the free domain that I was using. I couldn't even access my Wordpress Admin Panel to back things up there, because the page returns a 500 error code (or something that means that something went wrong with my domain). I tried writing to the domain owner but with no luck. I read that it's possible to restore files from the SQL database and I restored only images and videos (which is fine). But it wasn't possible to restore some other important live website stuff.

Unfortunately I can't share the link to that website, because it was also deleted from the CMS system and server as well. Website was live for over 5 months (which is a really good duration)

Quick Solution. Framer

Bad things happen, so I decided to create a quick variant of the new website. I had media so it was easier to restore the progress. I searched in the Google about website builders and finally got Framer in a spot. I analyzed features that Framer suggested and it was exactly what I'm looking for.

I opened the Framer builder and started building again. From scratch. This was hard again, because it was a completely new experience with the new tool. But I had no choice. Either I create a website or leave everything as it is and just send to the clients github as my portfolio page.

The first week was all about learning. I learned some useful things in the Framer that I didn't know and hadn't done before with Elementor or Tilda. Framer took me to the next level of the website creation.

The second week was all about practicing. I tested what I had learned on my website. Step by step, but the website is growing gradually.

Conclusion

And as you can see, I've finally built this website and now it looks much better than the previous ones. There were hard times learning something new, but every step makes you better and more professional in your way. Because the more problems you solve - the more flexible you are. Do not give up and keep going no matter what it takes!