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- wademd
I was wondering if anyone is using krop or has used krop to host their portfolio. Has anyone used the paid service? What are your experiences with it?
I am working on my portfolio site redesign but its taking too long because I am too indecisive and the old site is in flash and its too time consuming to add new work. I want something nice and temporary in the mean time but I am not sure if the paid krop service is worth it...
What do you guys think?
- thoughtandtheory0
It's a solid service that's simple and well worth the price. But, it really depends on what type of designer you are. If do anything else besides web design it should work just fine as far as a portfolio goes.
But, if you're a web designer, it doesn't really make sense for this to be your primary portfolio. It's understood that you should have a custom built site to show your abilities.
- wademd0
Haha.. yeah I hear you but I am a print guy who gets suckered into web projects. Thanks for your comment
- akrokdesign0
i would still have my own portfolio site. which i do. :-)
- wademd0
Well I noticed the pro account has domain mapping which would be a nice temporary feature to have instead of constantly having to redirect people while I build the new site
- wademd0
The only thing that kind of bugs me about the layout is the constant scrolling.. i wonder if there is a way of displaying the stuff without having to scroll so much.
- traut0
has anyone using this received work from someone just browsing and finding your portfolio there ?
- 23kon0
If people are surfing Krop and finding a designer/illustrator/photographe... they like the style of then yes its maybe worthwhile having your own folio site PLUS having a wee krop one too - even a free one and point people towards your main site for more work.
if i was going with one of these quickbuild sites then it'd probably be indexhibit as you can customise it with your own css and still have a stupid easy cms for updates that people who are not coders can update.
- KwesiJ0
I was wondering if clents are given access to browse portfolios based on category etc.? Because otherwise it'd be like any other portfolio thats up to you to promote and use for job applications.
- 23kon0
The bad thing about krop though is that you are linked whether you like it or not to other illustrators/designers/photograp... etc
So if you send someone your link to see your work to show them what you can do for a potential job, they might end up navigating away from your page and onto another creatives page, losing you a possible client.- i don't see where they're linked, is this a pro account thing or should i be logged in or what?KwesiJ
- 23kon0
i think employers/clients have to pay to be able to browse folios
http://www.krop.com/employer/
(unless youve specifically sent someone a link to YOUR page)
- jo0
I have a krop creative pro subscription, so far it hasn't paid off. I didn't expect that I would get people knocking down my door or anything, but the thing I don't like is that there is no way of knowing whether anyone has even glanced at my site. There's not even a way for me to run a test to see if my name would come up in searches, cause as an employer you need an account to do that. So I basically have my work on their site and can only assume that it's coming up in searches. I have no way of confirming that. If I need to improve my tags, it would be nice to have some information to work with. I have my work on the aiga website as well and they have an indicator that lets you know how many people have viewed each individiual peice in your portfolio and I at least get an occasional call to see my book. The work I get from the aiga site has paid for my membership many times over.
- megE0
I used it this past year and it worked just fine. I don't think employers had to pay to see your work, just your contact information. And in most cases I was the one doing the contacting, so they had my information anyways.
There isn't a way to check your views (like with c.o.r.o.f.l.o.t) but I like the display/price a lot more than the alternatives.
- Laurent0
Yep, got a pro account.
I think it is rather cheap and the layout is clean and neat.
The Sliders are practical too as no need to go back to a previous thumbnail page, as all is there on a page.
$99 a year is a great price...and don't forget the mapping domain name option to personalise it. Ideal!
You can also check how many people have been on your site when you log in and go to Resume...it will tell you how many people visited your site.
- GridGirl120
personally, i think some of the other unmentionable portfolio hosting services seem like a better, more attractive deal.
making your own site seems to be the best bet though.
- DrBombay0
Employers have to pay to view your portfolio. So you pay money to limit your potential. How does it make sense?
- jo0
It doesn't make sense. A guy on the phone confirmed that only paying clients can search portfolios and that there is NO way of knowing if your portfolio is getting any action unless someone contacts you for a job. They do have google analytics info set to release by the end of this month though. I'll hang in there to find out if this membership is really paying off, otherwise, I can't offer any solid justification for it at this point.
- DrBombay0
I see this as being maybe a good solution for print designers who have no skills online. But the job listing board is open to the public: http://www.qbn.com/jobs/ So why not just set up a simple site and send your resume/cover letters to those people directly?
- jo0
"You can also check how many people have been on your site when you log in and go to Resume...it will tell you how many people visited your site."
I'm just not seeing that info, which probably means no one has viewed my resume, which means that I need to improve my search tags, which means I need more information on who's searching for what so I can increase my portfolio views.
- I meant the Resume Tab in your editor...it is there, for sure...check againLaurent
- Laurent0
^ or even check "account settings" tab....the info is just there with the last time you have updated your site too.
Can you see it?