Google Sites Pros and Cons of this Excellent FREE Website Builder

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Google Sites has many pros and many cons depending on what you need, want and expect from this free website builder. Overall, Google Sites is perfect for an "about me" style website. 🔔 Subscribe - goo.gl/ZuLpFA
Google Sites allows anyone to quickly and easily create small, lovely looking website with ease. You can even setup a custom domain name and you get 100% free hosting. If you've been looking to create a professional looking about me style website or perhaps you need to create a simple 5 to 10 page website for casual use then I highly suggest you use Google Sites.
Is it the perfect website builder? No. After having used Google Sites for the last 30 days, here are some pros and cons:
PROS:
-The templates you use look great. Everything is responsive and looks fantastic on mobile devices and it's very easy to edit and design your website with their built in drag and drop editor.
-Excellent option for any casual website, about me website that will be 5-10 pages long.
-Can setup a custom domain name that is https secure. Amazing!
CONS:
- No naked url's allowed. Your website must have the "www" in the URL.
- Visitors who try to visit your websites naked domain name will be presented with a "not found" error instead of being redirected.
- Even if you use a custom domain name, your Google Sites URL is still publicly available allowing for duplicate content where people can view your website via the custom domain name or the Google Sites sub domain URL.
- No control over page titles or the meta description. Your website will be poorly optimized for SEO.
- You must have a "home" link in your menu bar and you will have the homepage and menu link for home be duplicate pages. It's weird I know.
- Unlike Blogger, you can not monetize with Adsense
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@ivanhyuga124 3 года назад

no fluff and straight to the point. this is the type of content we need. thanks!

@DavidUtke 3 года назад

Glad you found it helpful.

@mz.loquacious Год назад

@@DavidUtke how to restore deleted custom domain on Google sites?

@MortenCopenhagen 4 года назад

You can get the naked url to work just fine. You can customize the url freely for each page. You may want to research your cons a bit better. One real issue is the lack of control of the height of images. Also adding an audio player that works across platforms is a challenge. Cheers.

@DavidUtke 4 года назад

Sure if you have a GSuite account but most don’t. Yes you can adjust the URL of pages. Never made the claim you can’t. My main issue is the lack of control over the on page SEO. Anyways, thanks for the comment.

@JohnOsCreations 3 года назад

How do you do it please?

@mattsmith4416 2 года назад

@@DavidUtke the m ok

@promediag Год назад

How to remove that Report this site on the corner, the info button supplied by Google

@777skiiii7 2 года назад

Deeply informative, clear, and concise, 10/10 thank you 🙏🏾

@zakhelembhele7046 Год назад

I can't believe you just shared, well maybe not "just", such valuable information. I was about to complete setting up my first sales funnel with Google sites. I can only imagine trying to direct audience to my contact form for an example, and the result is "Not found". What a disaster! Thank you so much!

@DavidUtke Год назад

Google Sites is great for what it is. Glad you found the video helpful.

@tjcline89 2 месяца назад

Okay I'm in similar situation 3yr later

@TheBnelsonphoto 3 года назад

Excellent info - clearly targeted for real users, based on solid experience. Thank you!

@promediag Год назад

How to remove that Report this site on the corner, the info button supplied by Google

@DZ-Entreprise 4 года назад

Simple and clear, thx a lot

@prbm2365 3 года назад

Update !! Google sites now accept naked domain names

@JohnOsCreations 3 года назад

Great description of google sites. Quick question. Do you have to do something in your google site settings to get google to index the site in search results? Thanks 🙂

@manasajayasri 4 года назад

Exactly what I wanted to know! Thank you!

@worthasandwich Год назад

This content was very helpful I admittedly was/am feeling a little lost. In short - I was wondering if I owed the domain though a third party sight like Name Cheap could I just have that sight redirect to my google sight to bypass the naked domain thing you were talking about? In longer - I want to be able to direct people to my web sight. I am making a TTRPG and I want people to be able to find my web sight easily so they can download character sheets, maps, and other content they might need. I purchased the web domain name as soon as I as finalized the name. I was wondering if this could be a kind of workaround or if there is something I don't know that would prevent that from working?

@AsifAAli 2 года назад

Tell me about the redirection! I was going nuts for two weeks cuz I had purchased only a domain with the goal to forward it to my google site. Followed domain forwarding instructions carefully two times, and was getting the same error. I just checked it, and yay, it's working! :)

@kishorekandasamy6258 Год назад

Hey David, thank you, the video was really helpful. I have another issue with google sites, it's that my images are blurry after I upload them in place. Do you know any way out or am I doing something wrong??

@thepeaceplanet1696 4 года назад

Love how you think and how you explain. THANKS!

@deborahwright8646 2 года назад

This was a very informative training. I haven't seen this much detail in awhile thank you

@DavidUtke 4 года назад

Thanks for watching everyone. Also, I appreciate all the update comments on new features etc that roll out for Google Sites.

@passsacaglia 4 года назад

From one David to another David! Man I absolutely love your channel, content, knowledge, engagement and spirit! Damn words cannot describe my happiness finding you mate! Will follow for sure and looking forward to all your content, love your affiliate breakdown vids keep on doing that! Now I really look forward to make my affiliate sites alive! ps how does the amazon affiliate marketing payouts work? I'm in Sweden, will I start a TransferWise account and let Amazon send the money there or how does it work? Would be amazing if you could break this doen in a future video! Much appreciated and bromance from Stockholm Sweden! Stay cool in corona times and go high on C and D vitamin (I go 50x my BW on ascorbic acid powder a day and 10k IU vit D a day and around 30mg zinc). Best ! /Daveman aka piano king

@DavidUtke 4 года назад

@@passsacaglia Thank you :) I appreciate the support.

@aryanbiswasaruu8553 4 года назад

How to publish Google sites on Google search console?

@royzevisionneur2045 3 года назад

So if I understand, Google Sites is pretty trash for affiliation... :(

@ithamarlowe6158 3 года назад

You've earned my subscription. I'm a graphic design student interested in building personal websites. Will be coming back here

@DavidUtke 3 года назад

Awesome, happy to help.

@LaDeeDah 2 года назад

Wow I learned so much just now! I wouldn't have been thought to look for this info.

@selinet1972 2 года назад

Glad I came across your video!! Thanks!!

@HeatherFaraMS Год назад

Menus…if not a page ( a different site) can you put it in the menu? Can you search across multiple Google sites in a domain without searching the entire web? I subscribe to Google suite….not sure if different.

@tenderbarknight 2 года назад

I just got turned on to your channel recently and I am a big fan. I've had a blog for a year and a half that's finally making some consistent coin change every month. I'm starting a new website and want to have a more solid infrastructure built to accommodate for growth. Your videos are a big help. Keep it up!

@DavidUtke 2 года назад

Great, thanks for the kind words.

@skrish8938 3 года назад

Great presentation. Simple and clear.

@nonztv3731 4 года назад

Very informative.. Websites are not cheap so this is a good way to start.. Thanks David

@djthomh6193 4 года назад

They are if you use freenom and register a free domain

@johns818 2 года назад

8:55 Google recognizes hierarchy but you have to correctly use the H1, H2 and H3 headings in order for Google crawlers to catch it.

@globalpodcasteditors 10 месяцев назад

This is one of the most useful video that I've seen in a long time. thanks so much for all you're doing!

@DavidUtke 10 месяцев назад

Glad it was helpful!

@alimuqaibel7619 4 года назад

Many thanks. You went miss any pros or cons if you start at 3:00

@LeonardRattini 3 года назад

For my web site to include text data to read and pictorials to see. Could you apply to this?

@lifesuccessconnections4662 4 года назад

Hi David, thanks for this valuable video. I’ve tried Google sites too and I’d like to know if there’s a way to add a section in the posts for “Comments”. Also embedded links open in the same tab when clicked, and there’s no option to make it open on a separate tab. We’re you able to add “Share Buttons”?

@ashleypanashechitsatse9439 2 года назад

For comments, you can use a platform called 'HTML Comment Box' - they give you an HTML code which you can copy and paste it on your Google Sites pages

@fathoniagung Год назад

Dude, thank you! this is what I need.

@iamtopzzy 3 года назад

With all this cons in mind, its not ideal for landing pages am I right? (Driving traffic )

@isaacezie8998 3 года назад

Thank you for this presentation. It is quite educative. However, I have a question: If one cannot google Adsense to google site, can one use it for affiliate marketing?

@hozman67 Год назад

I think the redirection problem has been solved

@nityand2735 4 года назад

Awsome information mate..thanx

@jetsetterworldtravel 2 года назад

David can you move away from a Squarespace hosted website completely and to a Google Site? Or do you have to keep the Squarespace hosting since my domain is G Suite domain is billed through my Squarespace account?

@DavidUtke 2 года назад

These are two totally different CMS. You can move away sure, but you'll need to copy and paste the content from Squarespace to Google Sites. A slow, tedious process depending on how complex the site is.

@moderncrazeshop 3 года назад

Fabulous summary THANKYOU!

@DavidUtke 3 года назад

You're very welcome!

@agooglepage6485 3 года назад

Great knowledge.

@rodneymanuel7016 2 года назад

when add a domain to google sites does it come with SSL certificate?

@user-vg8ls2jn4i 3 месяца назад

This saved me so much time. Word Press it is

@balphachannel 5 месяцев назад

Thanks buddy, for the information.

@christopheralvarez7597 2 года назад

Very interesting! I didn't know that before!

@MyHomebodyHomey Год назад

concise and informative. thank you

@nimmiofficial28 Год назад

You are really a great man. Thanks for sharing such an important information I was so confused regarding these points which you shared. I didn’t found any such information about google sites which could give me a way what to do why to do n why not to do… some people says it’s good to make website on google sites but I dnt understand that why people usually not using google sites if it’s free and easy. Thanks for giving a perfect answer of my problem n queries at such level. I am a RU-vidr too I run a spiritual channel it’s Rays of happiness and also a small business entrepreneur. I was making my website for my business. N so I was vry confused wht to do n I got the answer. Nobody is making videos on google sites limitations but you nailed it. Grt job bro 👍👏🏻

@DavidUtke Год назад

Thanks, that's why I made this. Google Sites, Blogger, what's the difference etc.

@Dr.Jagadeesh.A.B_ChildSurgeon 2 года назад

Very nice video. Thanks for content. I have query.....how to create "separate blog page" within the website without embedding separate blog page ...?

@pimjaiSri 3 года назад

Awesome informative, thank you.

@DavidUtke 3 года назад

Happy to help :0

@bodhidharma4522 3 года назад

Can you merge printful with one's own google sites webstore?

@MrBlack0950 Год назад

sounds like it will be good for my uses. I needed a way to easily organize notes and information in a way that can be expanded and easily shared. Kinda like a mini version of wikipedia, but on a very specific topic for a small group of people.

@idiomi8556 Год назад

A wiki?

@MrBlack0950 Год назад

@@idiomi8556 for a fictional world that only i know about, yes

@TimsCabana Месяц назад

Can I have content in my google sites website that has various affiliate links that point to other various destinations... like Amazon, etc. ? Does Google have a problem with this?

@riarereitimon4410 3 месяца назад

Thanks,great video, informative and to the point

@Moregame28 3 года назад

Can you use it for affiliate marketing?

@ishaharikrishnan 3 года назад

Can I add custom photos , like the photos which I have on to the website ? Can the website be edited or updated when required ?

@DavidUtke 3 года назад

Yes, yes and yes.

@g.a.r3058 Год назад

One more question David. Can you install facebook pixel into your google site?

@danexour 4 года назад

Very informative

@atultanna 2 года назад

What would be the URL of inner pages of google sites where URL are based on KWs

@Laumarxever 2 года назад

Really useful. Thank you. Can you create a newsletter application form or you can only use google forms? I haven’t found an alternative yet.

@kammycat2288 Год назад

this is outdated info

@sojc6834 Год назад

what do recommend affiliate marketers to use, Google Sites, Wordpress etc etc ?

@DavidUtke Год назад

WordPress for sure.

@sojc6834 Год назад

@@DavidUtke thank you!

@g.a.r3058 Год назад

Thank you for making this video. Its been more than 2 years since you posted this piece and now I am curious whether there have been major or minor changes with google websites?

@DavidUtke Год назад

Funny you ask, I'm actually going to revisit Google Sites and see if that's the case. If so I'll redo the tutorial and this pros and cons video.

@wakeupworkout7781 Год назад

@@DavidUtke please do, i'm currently trying to decide if i need to change my small business page from google sites to something like zyro or gator. my page isn't showing up well on SEO and the page speed insights look like the load time is horrible (esp on mobile)due to all kinds of extra code that can't be changed either. The duplicate "home" page is still there and its screwing up not being able to set my homepage as canonical, which I'm guessing is messing up my SEO as well.

@milwaukeemotor5995 3 года назад

which is the best website to drive traffic to it

@Odonsuccess 3 года назад

Do we have to do anything else to be on search results with free google sites?

@fahimedits3 3 года назад

How much storage i get on Google site? Like can i upload video and photos up to 100 gb?

@globalgogetter4469 3 года назад

Thanks!

@shirin.N.Monfared 2 года назад

Thanks so much.

@chrisotten9156 Год назад

I think the con "wont support naked domains" has been updated? I don't see that issue on my domain, but I just recently set this up a month ago.

@DavidUtke Год назад

Yes it has actually. One down side of videos is you can't update them.

@chrisotten9156 Год назад

@@DavidUtke Ahhh I didnt know that! Thanks for the reply

@kunasuntharyduraippah1535 4 года назад

How many subpages can be added in the google sites

@rayremnant 2 года назад

The redirection issue can be solved through the domain configuration, which Google Sites clearly doesn't handle. Sure, they could implement it in some way, but it isn't in its scope of work.

@promediag Год назад

How to remove that Report this site on the corner, the info button supplied by Google

@zolekamfono6633 Год назад

Thanks for the informative video, David. Tell me, why do you say a Google website is not really for attracting a lot of traffic?

@boltmann 4 года назад

Thanks a bunch!

@DavidUtke 4 года назад

You're welcome!

@johnlestermedina2229 Год назад

Can a user access it in offline mode? Can I create a website of simple information system?

@jameswalsh2427 Год назад

Thanks for sharing.

@creativeartist6989 2 года назад

Great video...Can you add links to it or is it only for show??

@dr.ujjalmisra7551 4 года назад

What do you exactly mean by 5 to 10 page website? As in, does that mean in TOTAL 5 to 10 pages (so maybe if we're considering blogging, we can only have 5 to 10 individual blogs) or something else?

@BoltRM 3 года назад

I do know it uses the storage from your Google / Gmail account, but I don't know if there's a set limit to the # of pages. I thinik he was saying if the site gets too large it will become unwieldy ?

@mr.randallinc.8591 5 месяцев назад

Good info and break down 👌

@dileepsyed7402 Год назад

HI David is possible to grant access page wise in google sites.

@tuxness 2 года назад

Great video, appreciate the review 👍

@DavidUtke 2 года назад

Happy to help!

@IsoldeHallArt 3 года назад

Would this be a good route to go for a photography portfolio?

@DavidUtke 3 года назад

No I would use WordPress or the website builder “format.”

@Oneiromaster 22 дня назад

Good info here. Most of the cons don't bother me so moving forward with my Google site!

@DavidUtke 18 дней назад

What site you building?

@Oneiromaster 13 дней назад

@@DavidUtke Doing a website for my music. So mainly a place to put all my info and links. Though I'm still struggling with getting my custom domain name to work!

@MrBlackblacker 3 года назад

when i share my site, it looks like a blue unprofessional rectangular box.

@deepikapinkrose 3 года назад

Thanks for sharing Pros and Cons of Google sites. This is gonna be useful for all different people who are surprisingly not aware of facts. From India

@humanbeing1871 2 года назад

Hello I am also from India Kya aap mujhe bta skte h website publish krne ke baad woh Google ke kisi bhi page pr kb show hoti hai . After how many days ? please...

@nehachawlaactor 2 месяца назад

From where should i make a good free wrbsite ?

@OscarWrightZenTANGO 3 года назад

Very good presentation ma'man !!!!!!!!!!

@DavidUtke 3 года назад

Glad you liked it!

@OscarWrightZenTANGO 3 года назад

@@DavidUtke David, can you give me some suggestions on my new site -sites.google.com/view/zen-english/experience-history

@Armanii2795 3 года назад

@@OscarWrightZenTANGO it’s amazing !

@avaartstudios6624 2 года назад

Is this good for selling some artworks?

@vannaphasokar9336 8 месяцев назад

That was really helpful!!

@DavidUtke 8 месяцев назад

I really like Google Sites.

@newmanemmanuel1424 2 года назад

How do you set up your custom domain name

@peterbinderr1597 Год назад

Informative.

@Javamancometh 3 года назад

Can i geo target google sites? If i can how may i do it?

@sandponics Год назад

The video is great, although I suggest you either take it down or update/replace it to reflect the latest correct information because some of the information you provide appears to now be outdated and so could confuse viewers.

@DavidUtke Год назад

Will do, I'm going to make a new Google Sites tutorial soon and revisit this topic.

@Deesaigh Год назад

Thank you👍👍👍

@DavidUtke Год назад

No problem 👍

@promiseoromidayo5293 2 года назад

Hi, Great video😁! What would you say about starting an affiliate marketing business on Google sites since they rank so well on the search results? The method I intend using is blogging to answer questions and then give my affiliate product as a solution to their problems Thanks

@DavidUtke 2 года назад

Terrible idea for Google Sites. Blogger would be a better choice, a self hosted WordPress website would be best.

@producellol1399 2 года назад

@@DavidUtke why?

@eco-friendlyhomespodcast3569 3 года назад

Does google sites still struggle with the redirect?

@ikhmalz88 3 года назад

Hello, Is it can be search if we add our own custom domain?

@DavidUtke 3 года назад

Yes, but you have no control over the meta description.

@stepnitz Год назад

What hosting do you use for Google Sites? I am having an issue setting up Google Cloud.

@pnwlady Год назад

Google hosts for free.

@DavidUtke Год назад

It's a free website builder. Only thing you need to buy is your domain name if you want a custom domain.

@O.C_Satisfying 2 года назад

i found on of cons of google sites is it doesn't have filter button if i will create store so there would no filter :(

@kunasuntharyduraippah1535 4 года назад

How much space are given to us to work on google sites

@yeniarivarola 2 года назад

Gracias

@smartsolutions3060 3 года назад

How can I add a box to Google Sites that contains a free book for the customer with an email address?

@earthcitizen57 2 года назад

Hi, David good video. Can you attach javascript and css files to the html page?

@juangabrieloc7499 Год назад

Yes

@bpruss2 2 года назад

It looks like you found a solution to the naked domain issue? Or are you using a different tool now?

@DavidUtke 2 года назад

I deleted my personal WordPress blog, used the domain for a Google Site then moved it over to Blogger where it exists today.

@thabomakola4557 2 года назад

Great review I👌 How to get rid of this info icon ?

@danielorozco438 2 года назад

Would you recommend this site to display a portfolio?

@DavidUtke 2 года назад

Yes, but if you're a digital artist I personally like the website builder Format.

@motowink1555 2 года назад

My website is made with google site..and its perfectly work for me..happieeee

@DavidUtke 2 года назад

Great 👍

@georgemaus5260 3 года назад

Workspace sites not free, right? Do they sync w GMB, no mention from G?

@DavidUtke 3 года назад

What's a "Workspace site?"

@johnlestermedina2229 Год назад

Let's assume that I have already developed an website using google site, Can it be used in offline mode? Does it have a database?