The barriers in starting a business have become lower and lower as years went by, and our society progressed more and more, from a technological standpoint.

There are many business ideas that can be implemented for 100$ or less, most of them on the Internet, with the potential to reach a market of 3 billion permanent connected people around the world.

But low entry barriers also means an easier way for anybody to build a company, which translates into bigger competition from anybody who is also starting up. One of the best ways to differentiate nowadays in any business, online or offline, is to create a beautiful website which is displayed seamlessly on any device, from smartphones to tablets.

The days when you needed to stay permanently in touch with a designer to create your own website are slowly fading out. Even if you are busy running an offline company, a need for an online presence is more than required if you want to grow. Given the limited time an entrepreneur or manager has, we would like to present you a great way to create a mobile-friendly website for any personal project or company in just a few clicks.

Smooth experience and intuitive interface

Introducing uKit, the responsive website builder for micro, small and medium businesses. This cloud based platform is tailored to the needs of internet newbies, who don’t have neither the technical skills or the time to create a good looking website.

Launched in May 2015, uKit was developed in over a year by the team behind uCoz, the largest free website builder in Eastern Europe which currently boosts 1.5 million websites in several languages.

You can register quickly and securely through your e-mail address, by choosing a password or using a social network account like Facebook or Twitter, for example.

After you finish the registration interface and move forward, you will be able to select the desired category and preview how your website will look on a desktop, tablet or smartphone.

At the next step you can select your website’s name which will be first a subdomain. After this, you will be able to fastly connect your own domain like “name.com”, “.eu” or “.ro” and give your website a complete professional look.

As you proceed and arrive in the friendly user interface, you can easily edit your new website’s elements and change the default Company name or address. The automatic sync with Google Maps which follows after entering the address details can be very helpful, especially if you have a location or office which can receive potential walk-in customers. This feature is very important especially for Guesthouses, Small Hotels, Tailors, Restaurants, Travel Agencies, Money exchanges, Shops or Hairdressing saloons, as many customers use their smartphones to search for nearby services while on the move.

Stylish and content rich templates

Another very important feature offered is the content text found in the available designs. As many website templates around the web are filled with texts like “Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetuer adipiscing elit”, uKit website builder designs come with relevant and useful texts that aim to provide inspiration for the end-user, based on the business particularities.

The system offers several widgets and integrations, like Pinterest and SoundCloud, highly useful for artisans and artists. The entrepreneurs who want to sell products online can do this with ease, through the Ecwid e-commerce platform, a system powering over 700.000 shops around the web and offering over 40 payment methods in 45 languages. For example, users from the US, UK or Canada can easily accept USD payments through Stripe, PayPal or American Express, while Romanian store owners can accept RON bank card payments through 2checkout or Payeezy. The best part in using the e-commerce feature is that you can sell up to 10 products for free.

uKit offers a trial period of 14 days, during which you can enjoy the full capabilities of the system, followed by a flat monthly fee starting with 4$/month, payable by any bank card which supports online payments.

Variety of mobile-friendly websites

Generally, the system can be used to create various online pages, from small business websites to start-ups, freelancers, artists or online stores. The team is also preparing a magic wand tool through which new users will be able to convert their old company websites into mobile-ready, search friendly and easily marketable web-pages. The result of this will be more visitors and potential customers for any business seeking growth.

Currently, uKit website builder is available in English, Russian and Portuguese while Romanian is expected to be launched by the end of August 2015.

If you were looking to create a new mobile-friendly website or try out a new website builder, you are invited to register!

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