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- GBOUTIQUE
can anyone here recommend the best company for creating a website without the need of a developer such as 4ormat. What are the pros and cons of using such companies, and are they reliable and easy to setup? thanks
- tOki0
Are you after a company who makes websites but are not developers? Do you even understand what is involved...? and how do you mean "set up" ???
- GBOUTIQUE0
I understand with 4ormat you create a site yourself using the templates provided, but am asking peoples advice of how good they have found such sites to be.
- ********0
4ormat and other sites are great for non-developers to create portfolios, but I've found most of them are very limited expanding on anything other than that purpose.
- GBOUTIQUE0
yes I am not a developer, so it would be useful to use one of these sites as it would only be for a portfolio / company. Is 4ormat the best one for this type of thing, or are others with more features and generally better? thanks for your help.
- thecreativefire0
using templates is a short-sighted cost saving measure and leads only to bad design and forms a poor image of you/your company. spend wisely on a proper site and it will be an investment.
- ********0
I disagree, and I am shooting myself in the foot here as I'm a web designer/developer. If you're an artists and you just want your work up in a quick-and-slick fashion, these recent folio-builders are incredibly handy.
Looking through a lot of the 4ormat websites I am pretty impressed by what can be created. They do all follow a set template but for showcasing work that is not web design, the outcome is pretty good.
- tesmith0
I think he is asking if 4ormat is good not if template sites are acceptable on here. I found it to be very good, simple to use, lots of flexibility and offers tremendous support.
- GBOUTIQUE0
yes I am asking how good 4ormat is from current users. It's not just the simplicity that appeals but also to easy way you can update etc. So is 4ormat the main one people are using?
- Daithi0
VIRB looks good too - never used it though
- ********0
search through QBN for 4ormat - There was a topic where people compared it to another similar site, with a pretty much 50/50 divide - I can't remember the other service but if you can find it it might be a nice alternative.
- ********0
that was the other one.
http://www.qbn.com/topics/625747… (not timelining, just there may be some useful info in the other 4ormat thread)
- GBOUTIQUE0
thanks
- ********0
1) Work out a bill of requirements / specification.
2) Get a few some quotes from designs/developers.
3) Find out prices for hosted service solutions / see if your requirements can be met.
4) Compare the options and make a choice.
Remember, the cheapest price isn't always the best value.
- gah .. typos .. 2) Get a few quotes from designers/developers********
- gah .. typos .. 2) Get a few quotes from designers/developers
- GBOUTIQUE0
4ormat looks like the best of the above so far...
- ximeraLabs0
FourOrmat.
- ********0
How about C a rgo? http://c a rgocollective.com/
- d_rek0
In a perfect world we would all be able to hire developers to build out custom portfolio experiences which are catered to our needs. The reality is most of us don't have capital and/or freetime that such a project would demand. Hence the pre-fab portfolio's.
I think all of the above-mentioned are viable solutions for time-pressed artists on a budget. I think most of them, in terms of initial template and presentation, are very comparable. You can tweek them all to some extent. Although the things I imagine would be most important for making a decision would be the following: 1)presentation 2)ease-of-use 3) cost
- ********0
damn 4ormat looks pretty damn good to me. im not a developer, and i dont want to showcase web skills , also it lets you link your URL which i think is cool
- GBOUTIQUE0
yeah not interested in using a prefix to the web address, where so of the others seem to want you to.