Wix sells itself on being easy: “No coding skills needed, just drag and drop!” It sounds perfect for busy small business owners. But once you’ve spent some time inside the Wix editor, the cracks begin to show.
What should be simple often turns into hours of frustration. Instead of saving time, you end up battling with a clunky system that makes you question whether “easy” is really the right word at all.
1. Laggy, Buggy, and Resource-Hungry
Plenty of users complain that the Wix editor:
- Crashes or freezes mid-edit, losing your changes.
- Consumes huge amounts of RAM, slowing down your computer.
- Needs constant reloading just to keep working.
When all you want to do is update your services page or add a new image, wasting 20 minutes reloading the editor isn’t exactly efficient.
2. Drag-and-Drop Chaos
Yes, you can drag elements anywhere. The problem is, they don’t always stay put. Users often report:
- Text boxes and images that shift or resize randomly.
- Elements that line up on one screen but appear misaligned on another.
- Visual consistency that’s hard to maintain across pages.
Instead of looking professional, your site risks looking cobbled together — not a great first impression for potential customers.
3. Features Hidden Behind Extra Apps
Need a simple booking form? Or a way to capture emails? On Wix, many of these basics are buried in third-party apps. That means:
- Extra logins and passwords.
- Additional costs on top of your plan.
- More complexity when something breaks.
The “all-in-one” promise suddenly doesn’t feel so all-in-one.
Why This Matters for Small Businesses
Your website should be the tool that saves you time, not one that steals it. For tradespeople, shop owners, or local service providers in Wolverhampton, Walsall, Dudley, and Stourbridge, every wasted hour in the editor is an hour you could’ve spent serving customers.
A Better Way: Websites That Just Work
At Black Country Tech Support, we don’t do clunky. We build clean, fast, easy-to-update websites on open platforms that are designed to grow with your business.
- No crashes or freezes.
- Simple updates without design chaos.
- Essential features built in, not bolted on.
When you want changes, you can make them easily — or if you’d rather not, we’re just a phone call away.
Tired of wrestling with drag-and-drop?
Let us build you a website that works smoothly from day one.