Website advice

[Matthew Forrest]

Hi Guys

I have been thinking of getting my own website for a while now and i was simply lookin for some advice on what other users feel would be a good provider to get to build my website.

Any advice would be helpful...

Cheers Matty

[chris-p]

I use Moonfruit.com. Pretty handy, full domain registration and you can build it from anywhere.

If it's just for photography, the clickpic websites are very popular.

[AndyStevens]

I've looked at Clickpic before which seem very good. I ended up building my own though using DreamWeaver (more of a challenge!).

[Matthew Forrest]

I take it that's adobe dreamweaver? That would be far too complex for me lol! I've heard of clickpic,does that give you the option for a shopping cart ect? There's that many out there offering different deals.

It will just be to showcase my work also maybe to sell prints?

[AndyStevens]

Yes Matthew, it's Adobe DreamWeaver - great for whiling away the hours on a cold wet non-photographic day !!

Clickpic allows you to integrate a PayPal shopping cart which is basically free although they will charge a % commission for each sale. I use PayPal on my site and it's always worked fine - you could buy a print off mine to test it if you like

[Matthew Forrest]

Lol.Nice website Andy ive just had a wee browse.Some nice work.

[AndyStevens]

Thanks for the comments Matty, much appreciated (that's the new look website I've been playing with for hours and hours and hours). Now to get a load more decent shots to put on there

Cheers
Andy

[jinky]

I use a firm called luxipics for mine which launched at this years Foucs on Imaging event at the NEC with a great opening deal where I got unlimited space for £39 - usually double that. You get password protected galleries with the pro version and people can order from the site though I`ve not used that facility yet. very supportive as I am useless at these things and very similar to clikpic but better value I feel. Bought the domain name elsewhere and forwarded it to my luxipics site

[Stormsong]

Wix is not too bad if you want a flash site (free). Does not have paypal facilities though

[Matthew Forrest]

hmm so much to choose from!!

To anyone who has a website has it been an advantage having one e.g exposure,work,sales ect or much the same??