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Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0L IS

07/11/2010 10:00:57 AM · #1

I'm on my fourth web-site developer and I'm done. Like almost everybody I know, we keep getting screwed with maintenance, upgrade, problem-fixes, general lameness etc... and I've decided that I need to cut them out of my life for good. So, the question is..."does anyone here use WIX"?

I have a WIX page up on the free plan to test the interface and it's super easy but wonder if anyone else has been using them...digging or hating the service???
Let me know - S

Message edited by author 2010-07-11 10:12:46.

CreativeFlyPhoto

Canon EOS-5D Mark III

07/11/2010 10:25:22 AM · #2

hey there .. yes! I use wix .. it's so simple

i use it for my real estate site //www.swflpropertiesforyou.com and I'm now playing around with it for my photography which is //www.wix.com/cfdesignz/photo

my friend also used wix to get her photo business site up - she paid for the premium service

//www.inspiremecreative.com

we are both happy with what it offers

hope that helps

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JamesA

Nikon D800

Nikon AF-S Nikkor 85mm f/1.4G

07/11/2010 11:08:20 AM · #3

I have used wix before and it's great apart from the fact its is all flash which can make it slow on some computers no matter what there connection, it also has a habit of appearing "clumsy" sometimes imo. See here for some exampls of sites i have made using wix, for myself and other artists.

Right now i've went for a more simple html based site over the fancy flash wix site, as its more about the pictures than the website itself. My current website

If you have any questions or need and assistance using wix PM me and i'll be happy to help.

James

Louis

Nikon D800

07/11/2010 11:37:40 AM · #4

Also note that, because it is strictly Flash, iPad users won't see it. That means me. :P I regularly use iPad for photo site viewing when I'm not at my regular computer, and that's most of the time.

Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM

07/11/2010 12:46:37 PM · #5

Here's the test site...

It's pretty easy. I just need to divide my galleries into 3 sections and set up links to sell prints through Zenfolio. Also need to disable my old site and link the page to my domain.

Hopefully I'll never have to talk to a web developer again for my entire life. Shoot'em all, I say...

MacDonald

Canon EOS-5D Mark II

07/11/2010 01:08:24 PM · #6

I just checked out your site.. and was very impressed. You did it so quickly too that I wonder why you ever went to web developers in the first place. :)

Bear_Music

Samsung Galaxy S21, S21+, S21 Ultra

Sony 24-70mm F4 Vario-Tessar T* FE OSS

07/11/2010 01:23:38 PM · #7

I sent an email to you via your site steve, let me know if you get it. It tries to help you correct a grammatical error. It "sent" so fast I am suspicious :-)

R.

JustCaree

Canon EOS-1000D Rebel XS

Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS

07/11/2010 01:28:19 PM · #8

I use wix for my photography and another for my family, my husbands bro's business uses wix upgraded (so he can take credit cards), and my sister uses hers promote her side business also upgraded -- we are all very happy!

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kawesttex

Apple iPhone 11 Pro

Canon EF 17-40mm f/4L USM

07/11/2010 02:00:13 PM · #9

Good looking website and it loads quickly for me. I did notice that the 'page scolling' is on your home page and bio also but takes you nowhere. It does work for your portfolio which is awesome. I'm not familiar with Wix so I can't help you on how to remove the scrolling feature from other pages.

Message edited by author 2010-07-11 14:00:40.

Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0L IS

07/11/2010 02:04:52 PM · #10

Originally posted by Bear_Music:

I sent an email to you via your site steve, let me know if you get it. It tries to help you correct a grammatical error. It "sent" so fast I am suspicious :-)

R.

Thanks for the looks everybody.

Bear-Got it. Fixed it. I did a lot of tweaking and set the site up in a few hours. I'll probably change that opening text but I needed to replace the latin-gibberish placeholder to see what worked (text size, font etc.) Although I suppose it doesn't look too bad...

As for the Food folder (Street Folder, Portrait/Headshot Folder) in the portfolio section, I haven't figured out how I want to lay it out BUT I also don't see the skins that usually cover that base automatically where you can have multiple folders within a Gallery/Portfolio section. Not good on WIX part because that's a common offering in these templates.

Anyway...off to a decent start. Death to ALL web-developers!

Message edited by author 2010-07-11 15:31:44.

CreativeFlyPhoto

Canon EOS-5D Mark III

07/11/2010 04:13:28 PM · #11

I really like the template ... looking good :)

it inspires me to get my photo site going :)

thanks for sharing!

Melethia

Canon EOS-80D

Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0L IS

07/11/2010 04:37:55 PM · #12

Looks awesome, Steve! Love the quote from Paul. :-)

07/11/2010 09:12:18 PM · #13

Thanks Deb. Gotta lurve Paul...miss him too.

Outside of the customized smooth edges that web developers can achieve, I'll take this any day for the luxury of not having to deal with one ever again. I still have a lot of tweaking to do but I'm all linked up...flexible...empowered and not slave to anyone's whims, schedule, bullshit etc. The last guy I used fetches a good dollar for his work and I hired him because he's an on/off boyfriend of a dear friend, needed the work and money BUT now I'm small potatoes and not worth his time. Oddly he was using my site to market his work because of the design and he liked my images....he got a lot of work out of it. Now, it's taken him over a month to piss around and not fix a few major glitches so, I'm done with him.

Here's how it stands right now...
I just need to hook up print sales through Zenfolio and maybe a few other goodies (proper/select folders) and I'm done

Message edited by author 2010-07-11 21:19:37.

07/11/2010 09:21:46 PM · #14

Whats the lowdown on Zenfolio? How much of the take do they get? What is the cost if you purchase prints from them. My main business is purchasing prints and selling them at shows. I plan to have my own website up soon but it's not going to be a commerce site.

BTW every site posted looks really great. Is this WIX site completely free? How and can someone explain more?

posthumous

Canon EOS-40D

Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II

07/11/2010 09:32:08 PM · #15

Originally posted by Louis:

Also note that, because it is strictly Flash, iPad users won't see it. That means me. :P I regularly use iPad for photo site viewing when I'm not at my regular computer, and that's most of the time.

That is iPad's fault. Write a letter to Steve Jobs.

Leica 35mm f/1.4 Summilux M Aspherical MF - Black

07/11/2010 09:48:13 PM · #16

This

is trying Wix as we speak.

scarbrd

Leica M10

07/11/2010 09:56:22 PM · #17

Originally posted by posthumous:

Originally posted by Louis:
Also note that, because it is strictly Flash, iPad users won't see it. That means me. :P I regularly use iPad for photo site viewing when I'm not at my regular computer, and that's most of the time.

That is iPad's fault. Write a letter to Steve Jobs.

Actually, it's Adobe's fault for not making a decent flash plug in. Jobs just refuses to allow crap that doesn't work on mobile devices.

07/11/2010 10:04:42 PM · #18

Originally posted by scarbrd:

Originally posted by posthumous:

Originally posted by Louis:
Also note that, because it is strictly Flash, iPad users won't see it. That means me. :P I regularly use iPad for photo site viewing when I'm not at my regular computer, and that's most of the time.

That is iPad's fault. Write a letter to Steve Jobs.

Actually, it's Adobe's fault for not making a decent flash plug in. Jobs just refuses to allow crap that doesn't work on mobile devices.