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Greg Gilbert

Weld Websites - Create websites with any design, for any device.

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The Visual CMS. Create visual, animated, interactive content on your existing web/e-commerce platform. No need for developers or agencies. Be more flexible, work faster, save money.

In September 2015, we launched v2 of Weld, then a simple but designer-friendly web design tool, like Keynote or Illustrator but for the web.

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Soma Arnold Toth
I really like this idea: Finish tutorial, get Unlimited Projects.
Henric Malmberg
Maker
@tothasoma From one entrepreneur to another: this is one of the best ways of onboarding a user we have tried yet.
Soma Arnold Toth
@radiofreejohn Yeah only for one month, but it's just made me learn the basics - and that's the goal. Actually I don't really care about getting Unlimited Projects, but I care about get something for free. I think this is how most users thinking. We're all excited by getting something for free aren't we? Actually I never got anything in a saas for learning the basics.
Greg Gilbert
Hunter
Really happy to share Weld Websites with you fellow hunters! @tomsoderlund can you explain us how is Weld Websites different from, say, Wix or SquareSpace? Also, why did you decide to build it?
Tom Söderlund
Maker
@gregoiregilbert Weld Websites gives you the freedom of designing any way you want, but don’t have to bother with coding. So I guess it sits between more template-based tools like SquareSpace/Wix/Weebly and “real” programming. Our vision is actually to make a programming tool that anyone can use. Our first product was “Weld Prototypes” (http://www.producthunt.com/tech/...), this new version is for websites, and in a year or so we hope to support mobile apps too.
Henric Malmberg
Maker
Hi! I'm the CTO of Weld and I'm here to answer any technical questions you might have. To give you the bird's-eye view, Weld consists of a number of microservices built with technologies such as Node.js, Angular.js, Websockets and MongoDB. I'm happy to elaborate on any of those choices or anything else you want to know.
Demetria Anne Zwierzynski
@hanktard Excited - does this play nicely w/ Squarespace? Grid (yes, I FINALLY am on Beta). Clean design, looking forward to using it. Cheers!
Juan J. Ramirez
How does generated code looks like? Is it SEO friendly? One problem I have with these kind of tools is how messy and unmanageable the final code looks like. It's impossible to dig in and modify anything manually. It would be interesting to know how you guys take care of this...
Tom Söderlund
Maker
@whoisjuan Hi Juan! Our approach is more that you design and keep your website/app on our platform rather than exporting generated code. I think we’re doing OK from an SEO perspective but we’re working on to improve it further. We are beta-testing a new feature where “real” programmers can create custom objects in HTML/CSS/JavaScript. Weld users can then drag-and-drop these objects into their projects.
Olof Mathé
Weld has come so far, love products that make us more productive!
Tom Söderlund
Maker
@olofster Thanks Olof!
Soma Arnold Toth
I have no doubt - you just made me go through the basics.
andres martinez
Maker
Hello everybody. Thanks for voting. I’m Andrés, lead designer at Weld. ​ We are very proud of this version of Weld. We improve the tool almost every day. Making it faster and more powerful without losing ease of use. We want to allow more people to create things, to explore their own ideas with their own design. Hope you enjoy it! ​ A “pro” tip for Weld: * sliders = 10% increases by default * sliders + shift = 1% increases
Guilhem Menard
Thanks for your work guys. Can't wait to try this new feature! The Weld mobile app building site was just great, I'm sure it will be the same for the website app.
Anders Ekman
Awesome! Will be nice to try this version, looks like you're doing great progress!
Jérôme Devouge
Great idea! Websites look awesome!
Anton Podviaznikov
Brilliant idea to offer free service in exchange for putting your logo on the site
Tom Söderlund
Maker
@podviaznikov Thanks Anton! How do you feel about the pricing levels?
Mr. Wilson
Are there tools available for users to accept payments with processors such as Stripe or PayPal?
Henric Malmberg
Maker
@cmwilson15 Good question! We are evaluating options for this specific use case. Watch out for a Stripe object to appear in our library in the not too distant future!
Johannes Ridderstedt
Nice video! Especially when it goes from paper to live editing.
Henric Malmberg
Maker
@johannesl Thanks! @ampeyrou deserves the credit for that work!
Tom Söderlund
Maker
@johannesl Thanks!
Jason Dainter
Nice work guys
Kunal Bhatia
The Weld team has been doing great work for a while now. I use the tool for more app design than web design, but I love the responsive concepts they've created.
Henric Malmberg
Maker
@kunalslab Very happy to have users that gets the point of Weld like you do, Kunal. Makes me feel like we're on the right track!
Mohammed ElBalkini
really like the idea, it is as good as https://thegrid.io/
Tom Söderlund
Maker
@mbalkini I haven't tried The Grid yet, but I actually think they're quite different. Grid is doing the design for you, while Weld gives you full control of the design, while still being fast and easy to use.
Demetria Anne Zwierzynski
@tomsoderlund @mbalkini Are you, or do you plan to import feeds (either manual or auto )? Cheers
Niklas Laninge
As a psychologist working in tech I can't be more thrilled about products like this. THX WELD!
Tom Söderlund
Maker
@laninge I'm thrilled to see what happens when psychologists get new interactive tools!