Best Clean Websites of 2021 | 13 Mind-blowing Examples

1. Norm Architects

https://normcph.com/

I love this minimalist tile design of Norm Architects, very classy! The yellow-ish background fits with the muted colors in the images making the website even cleaner. Very inspiring!

Things we love about this web design

• Branding always on top
• Great choice in tile spacing and size keeping images large enough
• Absolutely sunning images

2. Firescript

https://firescript.ca/

This classy and cool-looking website gives me the chills! The blue-ish background combined with the mountain and animated cloud are super well done. Colorful flourishes in the logo color are just the cherry on top. Love it!

Things we love about this web design

• Simple but stylish
• Call to action above the fold
• Great social proof

3. Kristen Lee Calligraphy

https://www.kristenleecalligraphy.com/

Look at the creative design of the website! You can definitely tell there’s a lot of work on this website even though it’s very limited and concise. There is no word too much here. The writing style used in the website enhances its attractiveness. 

Things we love about this web design

• White and muted colors fit so well here
• Use of calligraphy on a calligraphy website is a must!
• Very attractive images

4. Milkshake

https://milkshake.app/

Milkshake website excels at creating a mesmerizing website. This one of those clean websites that still manages to incorporate a lot of design touches. Very cool!

Things we love about this web design

• Super creative
• Very colorful
• Great typography

5. Illo

https://illo.tv/

Oh yes. Looking for a modern portfolio website example? Illo definitely is one to watch!  This design studio created a bold portfolio design by using powerful colors combined with big fonts. Love it!

Things we love about this web design

• Awesome animations
• Very unique web design
• Lots of whitespace

6. Future Theory

https://futuretheory.com.au/

I love the abundant use of whitespace here, or should I say blue space. Go check this one out for a clean design with lots of text and images.

Things we love about this web design:

• Nice typeface
• Bold and blue
• Very unique design style

7. Wendy Ju

https://www.wenxinwendyju.com/

Wendy Ju definitely created a modern portfolio example to showcase her projects. I love the scrolling effects combined with incredible images. Definitely make sure to check this one out!

Things we love about this web design:

• Unique web design style
• Very clean design
• Nice layout dividers

8. Natan

https://natan.be/

The short video on dresses gives a little bit of glamour to the home page. The white and silver combo of the profile makes it shine in its glory. A very stylish and clean fashion website.

Things we love about this website design:

• Lovely video
• Clean menu on the left
• Great use of animations

9. Birch Community

https://www.birchcommunity.com/

The evident use of color synchronized pictures is a stunner treat. If you are looking for a clean resort website example, this is the one!

Things we love about this website design:

• Modern web design with classy pictures
• Lots of whitespace
• Nature inspired colors

10. Themes Kingdom

https://themeskingdom.com/

Themes Kingdom makes an immersive website. The use of bright colors and themes makes the profile very attractive. I love the way the mobile and desktop views are displayed here.

Things we love about this website design:

• Very colorful
• Cool logo
• Nice navigation style

11. Spring/Summer

https://springsummer.dk/

Spring/Summer a digital design agency. The color contrasting of the website makes it very appealing and I love the colors used. There are a lot of images on this website and I especially love the composition they use. Look very arty!

Things we love about this website design:

• So colorful
• Lots of whitespace when text is used
• Interesting navigation style

12. Character

https://character.co/

Character represents its website with a lot of animations and images while remaining a super clean website. No easy feat! The way this website opens leaves nothing to the imagination, a very clever idea if you want your potential customers to know exactly what you are doing.

Things we love about this website design:

• Cool animations and videos
• Lots of whitespace used
• Quite unique style, very remarkable

13. Master and Dynamic

https://www.masterdynamic.com/

Master and Dynamics open with a spectacular portfolio. The contrasting models of headphones, earphones, and speakers make the website eye-catching.

Things we love about this website design:

• Stunning images
• Smart menu idea with images
• Cool black and yellow colors

BONUS – Here is my favorite template

Clean Website Template

URL: https://mycodelesswebsite.com/try-theme/life-coach

Why this is such a great template:

• Clean design, great to turn visitors into customers
• WordPress compatible, easy to customize
• Free download if you’re a Divi member

Get started in 2 steps

1 ► Download your theme, click on the button above

2 ► Get a free domain with a one click Wordpress installation

BONUS: Elegant Themes

URL: https://elegantthemes.com/

Although this one officially shouldn't be in this list - I couldn't keep this one from you. Elegant themes has amazing website themes and leads by example. Their own homepage looks stunning.

What you can learn from this great  website

• Playful design
• Clear call to actions
• Great user experience

How to build a clean website?

1. Analyze the best examples on this page
   
2. Make notes of what you like – and what you don’t like
   
3. Design your own site with this drag & drop website builder (includes free themes) 

4. Publish your website with a cheap hosting plan (includes free domain + SSL)

Clean website hosting

Where should I host my website?

After trying many hosting services we found 2 which stand out.

#1 Bluehost

✓ Great for hosting a single website
✓ Cheap
✓ Great support

#2 WPX Hosting

✓ Great for hosting multiple websites
✓ Free migrations

Clean Website Best Practices

#1 Claim the right domain before it’s gone

#2 Spend your money wisely

Many people pay high hourly rates to web designers who use simple templates to build a website.

Don’t let that be you. Nowadays it’s easy to build and customize templates using drag & drop website builder. We recommend Divi, it’s great for beginners and allows you to customize everything.

Checklist: 5 ways to make your clean website beautiful and highly converting

1. Don’t break the 5 second rule

The moment a visitor lands on your website you only have 5 seconds to make a good impression.

That’s 5 short seconds to convince your visitor to stay on your website – and don’t hit the ‘back’ button.

Make sure the text on your website is appealing and gets your visitor excited. Don’t waste the first 5 seconds of somebody’s visit with unnecessary fluff.

2. Don’t confuse your visitor with too many call to actions

Great call to actions draw the attention of your visitors.

That said, you don’t want your call to action buttons fighting for the attention of your visitor. Pick the most important call to action for that page, and go with it.

In case you want to show multiple call to actions anyway, make sure to give them a different design, with your primary call to action being the most notable one.

3. Design mobile-first

Last year over 52% of all the website traffic worldwide came from mobile devices.

More than half of the website visits are on a mobile device.

This percentage will only increase in the coming years, therefore the mobile design of your website is crucial for the success of your website.

When designing your website, think about mobile design before you build your desktop website.

4. Watch people using your website without telling them what to do

Once your website is ready it’s time to launch. Well, almost.

Invite some friends or colleagues and put them in front of a computer. Ask them to pretend to be potential customers and have them visit your website.

Now sit next to them, and don’t say anything (this will be harder than you think).

Do this with at least 5 people and learn from their behavior:

• Did they follow the steps you expected them to?
• Did your website load fast enough?
• Was everything clear to them?

5. Collect real testimonials from real members

By now you probably realized social proof is extremely important when it comes to building a great website. Take it to the next level, and add testimonials from your members.

Don’t write them yourself, don’t ask your friends to write them. Everybody will feel something is off.

Want to go for the perfect score? Include video testimonials. Trust me, this will turn your website into a conversion machine.

Growth hacking: 3 powerful strategies to promote your clean website

1. Go viral with a viral give-away

Imagine.

You send your website to 5 friends. Who each send it to 5 friends.

Now these friends also send it to 5 friends.  Oeh la la! Continue this loop for a while, and your website is actually going viral.

Viral Loops is a referral marketing tool which helps you to explode your website with new visitors.

We’ve used Viral loops to create virality with multiple websites. It allows you to build a sustainable referral scheme which helps you to grow your website rapidly.

2. Use local SEO

SEO is a great way to attract local clients. SEO stands for Search Engine Optimization and helps you to get free website traffic through search engines.

Check out these articles about local SEO if you you want to learn more about this:

• https://ahrefs.com/blog/local-seo/
• https://moz.com/learn/seo/local

3. Do a press release

Yaiks! A press release? That’s not for your website, right?

Well. It is actually. Journalists LOVE small businesses and the entrepreneurs behind them. It makes sense – if you’re at a birthday party, friends are probably always asking how your business is doing.

Everybody loves entrepreneurs.

Write a press release about a milestone your company achieved. It doesn’t really matter what it is your company did, just make it juicy and interesting.

Create a list of journalists and reach out to them. The key in this process is the follow-up. If you’re just sending them just one email you’re probably not going to have a lot of success. Remind them at least once within a period of 7 days.

Being featured by local news outlets actually is good for your SEO. The more websites mentioning you on their website, the higher you’ll rank in the search engine.

FAQ

What makes a good clean website?

A clean should have a minimalistic design, be easy to navigate and include a lot of social proof. Have a look at this page for great example websites.

How to create a clean website?

1. Analyze the best examples on this page
   
2. Make notes of what you like – and what you don’t like
   
3. Design your own site with this drag & drop website builder 
4. Publish your website with our recommended hosting platform.

How much does a clean website cost?

A web designer will charge anywhere between $1800 and $4800 for a decent website. However, this article will teach you to do it yourself for less than $100.

What information is needed on a clean website?

Your website will need at least the following pages: ‘Home, About us, Contact, Timetable. To create trust with your visitor it’s important to show lots of pictures and videos of your classes.