• I painstakingly spend hours and days of research before committing to and buying a major component for my website. It’s hard, because I’m building my first website and I don’t really know what’s best for me yet. I started with a page builder that came with my web host subscription and that was painful! The plugins recommended by pros weren’t working or created conflicts. Eventually, I trashed the whole thing and started over. I am fairly certain this is why I do a lot of research now.

    The next thing I decided on was Elementor and it is so much easier! I like that the pros I follow on YouTube put together some really nice tutorials. wpcrafter.com, wpsculptor.com and snifflevalve.com all have excellent tutorials using Elementor with the Generate Press theme. They all have free and pro tutorials for Elementor and GP.

    Generate Press is one of the most recommended with Elementor, because it’s so customizable. Not once have I experienced the two fighting against each other. GP also goes for full width mode, and allows you to take over most functions using Elementor. That said, Elementor says it works with most themes and it’s website has a list of their most recommended themes.

    I went pro for both Elementor and GP because compared to other themes and builders, the price was very reasonable. Both make it really easy to get started in free mode and you can create full websites with both. However, if you’re going to have things like pricing tables, online courses, ecommerce, or want a truly one stop shop, I recommend at least going for Elementor Pro. They have a few functions in the pipeline to be rolled out yet, but they’ve released so much in the 2 months I’ve had them, I don’t expect it to take long to roll out the rest. It’s not anything needed at this moment that another plugin can’t do.

    And that leads to my favorite part. Thanks to Elementor, I have already been able to remove a number of plugins. I just removed a coming soon/maintenance mode plugin, for instance. I removed a separate slider plugin, too. These are 2 functions that were rolled out since I purchased it a couple months ago. There’s some plugins on my radar that I scratched and I expect I will continue to remove separate plugins as they continue releasing new features. I like simplified. I like one stop shop.

    I’m not the only one excited. A lot of website builders are too. 3rd party developers are creating plugins just for Elementor. The 3 I mentioned that I watch on YouTube all develop sites for a living.

    • This topic was modified 7 years, 7 months ago by raised10. Reason: Correction - The maintenance/coming soon mode is a new FREE feature
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  • Plugin Author ArielK

    (@arielk-1)

    Thanks for the kind words, I hope we can continue to make you happy like this ??

    Thread Starter raised10

    (@raised10)

    Thanks, ArielK! I removed “pro” regarding the 2 functions that were introduced since I purchased the Pro version. I assumed the coming soon/maintenance mode would be a pro feature, but you guys are awesome and made it a free feature.

    I’m so impressed for what you’re giving for free, I’m happy that I purchased the pro version as a thank you. There are a lot of small costs that add up, and it’s not made clear to newbies creating a website. There are a lot of people who say, “Have your blog created in 20 minutes for less than $5 a month.” They don’t discuss security, backup, business email, the value of premium themes, and other costs that are important.

    Your team doesn’t price gouge and seemingly understands that a lot of people are cash strapped when starting a website/online business. I appreciate that your team helps people start out strong, and I imagine it’s going to create loyalty when folks are able to invest more money into their website.

    There’s a plugin where I love its capabilities. It has several apps in one plugin, and I know it would make my life easier. There’s only one pro feature that I really almost need, not just want, to get it to function as needed. However, it’s cost prohibitive for me. That means someone else will get my business and loyalty, because they offered me an awesome, affordable and scalable product from day 1. I’m glad to see that Elementor understands the concept of getting newbies and making it easy and affordable for them to grow their new business.

    I think you will continue to impress me and several others, and I will recommend as much as I can. I did follow Elementor on Twitter and RT, recommending Elementor to my followers. My Twitter is primarily used for connecting with other online solopreneurs and writers. I am really grateful for Elementor and I hope to help others who might be struggling to get online.

    • This reply was modified 7 years, 7 months ago by raised10.
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