WordPress.org is the website building software that powers around a third of the web, and there are many good reasons for that. First, the software itself is free to download. Secondly, you don't need to understand code to use it. And thirdly, there are lots of free resources to help you learn WordPress, not to mention a thriving community to ask for advice. (Check out our guide to the best WordPress tutorials to get started.)
But while the website building software is free, you will have to pay for website hosting separately. So above, we list the best web hosting companies for this specific purpose.