You can build and publish for free on a Wix subdomain with Wix branding. A custom domain and ad removal require a premium plan.

How to Create a Wix Website

Go from a blank Wix account to a published website, step by step.

Last checked August 2026. Wix changes its interface often — if something looks different, the underlying steps usually still apply.

This is the whole process from a standing start. Take it in order and you will have a live website by the end.

Sign up with an email address you will still have access to in five years. Avoid using a staff member's personal account.

Answer the setup questions honestly — they decide which features and templates Wix suggests.

Pick one whose layout matches the amount of content you actually have. You cannot swap templates later without rebuilding.

Work page by page. Real text and real photos beat clever design every time.

Use the site theme so a change applies everywhere instead of element by element.

Switch to the phone view and tidy the layout before you publish.

Click Publish. Your site goes live on a free Wix address until you connect a domain.

A premium plan removes the Wix ads and lets you use your own web address.

Tip: Do not try to make it perfect before publishing. A live, decent website earns more than a perfect one that never launches.

Common questions

Is Wix free?: You can build and publish for free on a Wix subdomain with Wix branding. A custom domain and ad removal require a premium plan.

Take your site live and check it worked.

What each part of the dashboard controls, in plain English.

Pick a template you can maintain, not just one that looks nice.