What is Showit and Why Should I Use It?

You love design. You have a vision for how your website should look. But most website platforms make you choose: settle for limited templates that all look the same, or spend thousands on a developer for every tiny change.

What if there was a better option?

Enter Showit—a website builder that finally gives creatives the design freedom they’ve been looking for without requiring a computer science degree. (And yes, it’s my personal favorite. I’ll tell you why.)

I’ve built my business on Showit for over 10 years, sold 8,000+ Showit templates, designed 300+ custom sites on the platform, and was named Showit Designer of the Year—so when I say it’s my personal favorite, it’s from a decade of daily use.

What is Showit?

Showit is a drag-and-drop website builder made for creatives and small business owners that gives you complete control over your design—no code required.

Showit is a drag-and-drop website builder designed specifically for creatives and small business owners.

Think of it like Canva, but for your entire website. You can move elements around, resize images, change fonts, adjust colors—all by clicking and dragging. No code required.

But here’s what makes Showit different from other drag-and-drop builders: you’re not locked into rigid templates or preset layouts. You have complete creative control over every element on your page.

Want your headline off-center? Do it. Want overlapping images? Easy. Want a layout no one else has? Go for it.

Showit gives you the freedom to design a website that actually looks and feels like your brand.

Why Showit? (The Benefits)

Creatives choose Showit for five core reasons: total design freedom, no coding, easy self-editing, a creative-first toolset, and separate mobile customization.

After 10 years designing on the platform and selling 8,000+ templates to other creatives, these are the benefits I hear about most.

Complete design freedom

You’re not stuck in template boxes. You can design your site exactly how you envision it. If you can design it in your head, you can build it in Showit.

No coding required

Seriously. You don’t need to know what CSS means or how to write HTML. If you can use Canva or drag files on your computer, you can use Showit.

Easy to update yourself

Want to change a headline? Update a photo? Add a new service? You can do it yourself in minutes. No waiting for a developer. No monthly retainer fees just to keep your site current.

Built for creatives

Showit understands that designers, photographers, and creative entrepreneurs need websites that reflect their aesthetic. The platform gives you the tools to make that happen.

Mobile customization

Here’s a big one: you can design your mobile site separately from your desktop site. Most platforms just shrink your desktop design down, which often looks terrible. Showit lets you customize the mobile experience completely.

Who Should Use Showit?

Showit is the best fit for photographers, designers, and creative business owners who want a visually custom site they can update themselves.

Showit works for everyone, but it works especially great for:

Photographers

If your work is visual, you need a platform that showcases it beautifully. Showit gives you complete control over galleries, image placement, and layout.

Designers

Whether you’re a graphic designer, interior designer, or brand designer, Showit lets you create a portfolio site that actually represents your design skills.

Creative business owners

Coaches, educators, wedding planners, stylists—anyone running a creative business who wants a site that stands out instead of blending in.

People who want control

If you’ve ever been frustrated by a platform that won’t let you move something three pixels to the left, Showit is for you.

DIYers who value design

You want to manage your own site, but you also want it to look professional and polished. Showit makes both possible.

Showit + WordPress: The Perfect Combo

Showit pairs with WordPress so your main pages get Showit’s design freedom while your blog gets WordPress’s SEO power—the best of both worlds in one seamless site.

Here’s where Showit gets really smart.

What is WordPress?

WordPress is a content management system—basically, software that makes it easy to publish and organize blog posts. It’s one of the most established platforms for blogging and powers millions of websites. WordPress is excellent for blogging and SEO.

How Showit and WordPress work together

Showit handles your website design—your homepage, about page, services, portfolio, contact page. Everything visual.

WordPress handles your blog—the content, the organization, the SEO plugins, the categories and tags.

Why this combination matters

You get Showit’s design freedom for your main pages and WordPress’s blogging power for your content. It’s the best of both worlds.

Your blog posts live in WordPress (which search engines love), but they’re styled to match your Showit site. Visitors can’t tell where one ends and the other begins. It’s seamless.

This setup means you can have a gorgeous, custom-designed website AND rank well in Google. You don’t have to sacrifice one for the other.

Showit vs. Other Platforms

Showit stands out from Squarespace, Wix, and Elementor by combining true drag-anywhere layout freedom with built-in WordPress blogging and fully managed hosting.

Let’s be real about how Showit compares to the other big players.

Showit vs. Squarespace

Squarespace is known for beautiful templates. And they truly are beautiful.

The difference is in customization. Squarespace templates have a set structure. You can change colors and swap images, but moving sections around or creating custom layouts isn’t as flexible.

Showit gives you complete layout control. You’re not confined to template structures. You can create something that looks completely custom.

The verdict: Squarespace for people who want something pretty and simple. Showit for people who want creative control.

Showit vs. Wix

Wix also offers drag-and-drop building. Sounds similar to Showit, right?

The big difference is in blogging. Wix has its own built-in blogging system, which is simple and works fine for basic blogs. But it doesn’t integrate with WordPress.

Showit gives you WordPress integration, which means you get access to powerful SEO plugins, better content organization, and the blogging platform that search engines love. WordPress is specifically built for content and SEO, which can make a real difference in how well your blog posts rank in Google.

You want your platform to handle the simple stuff so you can focus on the good stuff—your actual business and content.

The verdict: Wix for hobby sites or simple blogs. Showit for businesses that need serious blogging and SEO power.

Showit vs. Elementor

Elementor is a page builder plugin that works with WordPress. It’s beginner-friendly and offers drag-and-drop design, which sounds appealing.

But here’s what you need to know: Elementor is a plugin that you add to WordPress. That means you’re managing WordPress hosting, WordPress updates, plugin compatibility, and security yourself. If a plugin conflicts with Elementor or a WordPress update breaks something, you’re troubleshooting it.

Showit handles all of that for you. Hosting is included. Updates happen automatically. You don’t manage plugins or worry about conflicts. Everything is built to work together seamlessly.

The verdict: Elementor for people who are comfortable managing WordPress and want to DIY their hosting. Showit for creatives who want to design websites without managing the technical backend.

Questions We Get Asked A Lot

Getting Started with Showit

The smartest way to start with Showit is with a professionally designed template and the free trial—so you launch from a proven foundation instead of a blank canvas.

If you’re ready to try Showit, here’s the smartest way to start.

Start with a professionally designed template

You don’t have to start with a blank canvas. Starting with a template gives you a professional foundation that you can customize to fit your brand.

Our Showit website templates start at $699 and are designed specifically for creative businesses. Each one is fully customizable, mobile-responsive, and comes with everything you need to launch quickly.

You can change colors, swap fonts, update images, and rearrange sections—but you’re starting with a strategic structure that’s proven to convert visitors into clients.

Use the 14-day free trial

Showit offers a free trial (no credit card required) so you can test the platform for 14 days before paying. This gives you time to explore, play around, and see if it fits your workflow.

Customize to make it yours

Whether you start with a template or build from scratch, make it reflect your brand. Update the copy, add your photos, adjust the colors. Make it feel like you.

The beauty of Showit is that you can keep tweaking and improving as your business evolves. Your website can grow with you.

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