When choosing a digital address for your business, pick a website you can easily manage yourself if you’re not hiring a marketing company. There are a plethora of website builders and platforms for you choose and we’ll get you started with eight to choose from.

In This Flow

• Microsoft is forced to not monopolize

• Video: Use Wordpress, Make, and Anthropic to auto post blogs

• 8 Website tools you might not have ever heard of

• Norton and Quickbooks got some new moves

• Wix v WordPress v GoDaddy

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“Microsoft, you can’t have it all! Not in this part of the world.” - EU

Microsoft has struck a deal with EU regulators to resolve antitrust concerns after Slack (now under Salesforce) and Germany’s videoconferencing firm Alfaview lodged formal complaints claiming Microsoft unfairly tied Teams to Office/365 by forcing customers to pay for Teams even if they didn’t want it. Microsoft now must offer Office/Microsoft 365 subscriptions without Teams at a discounted price, allow easier switching and data portability, and improve interoperability so you can choose what collaboration tools suit you, not have them pushed on you.

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Using Make & WordPress to automate Blogging

Now this is the cool stuff - Thanks, Deep Dive with The AI Automator’s! If you are tired of seeing AI create blogs and want to use your own writing, you can substitute the Anthropic module with another Google sheets or Airtable module where you keep your writing.

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A few big boss tools in popular industries

👉 ClickSites.ai – Build a complete, professional website in minutes with AI, pay once, no monthly fees, and customize with a drag-and-drop editor.

👉 Elementor – A powerful WordPress site builder that gives you full design flexibility with drag-and-drop tools, hosting, and built-in growth and e-commerce options.

👉 Website Toolbox – Quickly add a branded, secure forum or community space to your site with customizable themes, privacy tools, and monetization options.

👉 Website.World – An all-in-one B2B + B2C builder loaded with e-commerce, CRM, email tools and more, made to grow with your business.

👉 Typedream – A no-code, design-first tool for creators to build beautiful websites, landing pages, “link-in-bio” hubs, and sell digital products easily.

👉 Webnode – Simple, fast, and user-friendly: make a modern site in seconds by answering a few questions, using templates, with AI help.

👉 Pickaxe – No-code platform for creating, launching, embedding, and selling your own AI tools or apps, using your own data and with white-label options.

👉 Plausible Analytics – Privacy-focused, lightweight web analytics that give you clear insights without cookies or complicated dashboards – ideal alternative to Google Analytics.

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Takes a lot to run a small business and here are some great new features popping up around the software planet.

• Norton wants to protect small businesses (and influencers) with dark web and social media monitoring

• Intuit adds AI agents to QuickBooks aiming to help cut around 12 hrs a week for accountants and bookkeepers.

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Website Builder Showdown: Wix vs WordPress vs GoDaddy

Wix

Wix.com is a fully hosted website builder known for its drag-and-drop simplicity and stylish templates—no tech skills needed. It’s the ultimate “no fuss” option—just drag, drop, and done. Great for anyone who wants a beautiful site up fast without extra headaches.

Trustpilot: ★★★★☆ 4.0 / 5 (25,000+ reviews)

Heads-up: Tons of templates, but once you pick one, switching isn’t easy.

WordPress

WordPress.com is the web’s most popular platform for flexible sites and blogs, with endless features and plug-ins if you want to expand later. The flexible choice, with loads of options and room to grow—ideal if you want to customize or blog a bit.

Trustpilot: ★★☆☆☆ 1.5 / 5 (3,000+ reviews)

Watch out: Takes some learning, and advanced features cost extra.

GoDaddy

GoDaddy.com is about speed and simplicity, letting you launch a basic, professional website in just a few clicks. The speedy starter—super simple to use and perfect if you want to be online in minutes.

Trustpilot: ★★★★★ 4.5 / 5 (120,000+ reviews)

Note: Less creative control, but you’ll be online before your coffee cools.

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We love it when a community comes together

See this weeks finds of solved questions in the Make and Airtable communities and tweak to fit your needs.

❓One user connects Airtable with Slack and was struggling how to get images auto-uploaded in to Slack using Make. Here’s the solution.

❓How would you used scraped website information in Make? Here’s one approach.