a vote for RapidWeaver...
Hi, I have used GoLive & DreamWeaver (hated DW) professionally, and have used iWeb quite a bit for some personal stuff, and even used IW to post some client proofs. IW is a nice option as chances are you already have installed (it is part of the iLife suite). IW integrates easily with iPhoto, and all those other "i's". IW is pretty much WYSIWYG.
However I recently made a switch to RapidWeaver, and so far absolutely love it. RW provides the simplicity of iWeb, and like IW has a template driven approach. However RW has an almost open-source community of developers, theme designers, utilities & applications behind it. The community (on the RealMac forums) is incredible... post a question or problem, and often within minutes you have scores of folks giving suggestions, snippets of code (or even looking at your site to offer advice and solutions). Furthermore, I have had direct contact with many developers in my short period of use, also offering advice and solutions. A lot of pros are switching over to RW, for the speed and ease of use.
The program is deceptively simple (which is good if you have no desire to be a code jockey). However it is also incredibly powerful, and you also have the ability to get into the websites CSS, alter or add javascripts, easily create forms that work through PHP, add slick lightbox effects (greybox, slimbox, shadowbox, etc...) that you see everywhere right now, including on Apple's own site... where if you click on an image the background dims way down, and a new larger image pop-up in a floating layer.
The program itself is cheap ($59 I think), and there is a huge array of themes you can buy. Most themes go for 12-18.00 each, and are extremely flexible (to the point that you can easily customize them and make them your own look and feel). You can rack up some bucks with the ala carte approach, but overall it is WAY cheaper than DW.
There is a thread on the subject here:
https://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?p=5836766#post5836766
Basically I took the line that RW was a tool powerful enough for professionals (yet still easy enough for most folks to learn & use quickly). Head over to RealMacSoftware and download a demo version which will allow you to create test sites with 3 pages. Some theme developers also have free themes or demo versions of their paid versions.
Technically RW is not a true WYSIWYG approach, as you do toggle between the content (or code) part & the preview. But keeping the content separate from the design actually makes sense, in that you can easily and quickly make HUGE changes in the overall look and feel with the click of a few buttons (RW makes extensive use of CSS, but don't be scared it makes it very EASY). Trust me, I have no desire to be a code-jockey either... I am a designer. RW has actually made me enjoy web work again, after years of avoiding it like the plague.
Check it out, it might work for you as well.
regards,
michael
PS: lurk around the forums here for a few minutes and you will see what I am talking about. The user support is simply unparalleled, I often wonder if these folks have "lives"... but I am thankful they are so passionate and helpful with their time:
http://www.realmacsoftware.com/forums/index.php/forums/
