Free vs. paid websites:
Which is right for you?

Site-Building Tools

Free:

Many free services give you easy point-and-click building tools. (But you may not "own" your site layout or be allowed to move it to another site if you change hosting companies. Check their Terms & Conditions.)

Paid:

Some hosting companies provide online tools that don't require installing software on your computer. 1&1 includes their online point-and-click WebsiteBuilder, plus other tools in their higher-priced packages.

You can probably use any site-building software you want to, from simple to complex. Wikipedia's article Comparison of WYSIWYG HTML editors has an overview of free and paid web-page editors.