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I spent several hours yesterday adding and refine some of my pages on my website. I have been writing websites since the early 90s and I have to say I am thrilled not to have to write in html.

 

I tried Sandvox that Chris campbell recommended. I didn't like it. My brain does not work like hers. I later found Go Daddy and their web builder. I can update it easily and edit at will. I had forgotten how to do the links to local pages but remembered this morning. I have fixed a few glitches.

I like being able to organize numbers topics like the how-to pages from the finished examples in the gallery.

Check it out.

http://www.marciaselsorstudio.com

 

If something isn't working, please let me know. Sometimes it looks ok on my computer but is not working when its "out there".

 

Marcia

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Looks beautiful Marcia! I thorougly enjoyed both looking and reading. All of your links worked for me except for two, the links for Exhibitions and Publications. These buttons took me to a screen that asked me to login to my godaddy account.

 

I use Weebly for my website, and I am a big fan of its ease of use, and that it's free. Weebly can be found at http://weebly.com, and my website is http://goodelephant.com

 

If anyone else would like to post their website in this thread, so others can test out its functionality and navigation, or for general feedback, please feel free!

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Got them fixed. It is a surprise when I check them and think all is working but miss a few.

Thanks for letting me know.

I hadn't updated many links lately and was using the wrong html. I simply needed to use the drop menu and save. I like the ease of updating information and jpgs.

I have never been a blogger. I enjoy your blogs and the light bulb comparison. And your new fish plates.

 

 

Marcia

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I went with weebly too, on Mea's recommendation.  If you're not computer savvy, it's very easy to figure out, it's clean and simple, and you can check what the mobile site will look like in the editor.  

I did a recent update, and I think all the links work, but if people could report back on how fast the photos load or any other things that I can't think of, I'd appreciate it. 

www.dieselclay.com

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Go Daddy doesn't require writing html code either. It is fast and easy. Just have to drag the right title from menus.

I really like the ability to change, update and edit easily.I have 22 pages on my site found through titles and sub titles. I reorganize the sources of the links on the sites. Happy with the results. Customer service is also extremely good.

 

 

Marcia

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It's starting to look like we are a Weebly cult.

 

Diesel, I do not get the same error message as Marcia. All of your links work and every page loads quickly.

 

In addition to the feedback I gave you in your status update, I also think you do an excellent job with "lifestyle photos." Your photos are clear, well-lit, modern and stylish but not pretentious, and the scale seems well-defined. Anyone who wants to see good examples of lifestyle photos should take a look at Diesel's site.

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I created my website using a four-week trial of Adobe Dreamweaver.  Taught myself to use it and had the site finished in 3 weeks.  (No other work during Decembers.)

 

I now use Notepad to edit the html code, but I make only small changes every month to the cycling side, and only add photos occasionally to the pottery pages.  I'm very adept at copy/paste and find/replace.

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Godaddy has all my domains and I'm up to 5 that all feed into 2 separate websites. I wanted very specific colors, designs, shopping cart, PayPal integration, etc. Because of this I still do it using html code since I haven't found a drag and drop source that gives me all the control I want yet. I do all the website design layout (not serious graphics design) using my iPad using Textastic. Minor photo editing is done using Photogene on my iPad as well. Lifestyle shots (groan) are also done on my iPad. Serious graphics work is done on my desktop using Photoshop.

 

I've used the more elaborate website design programs and never really took to them always found myself reverting to entering the code by hand. I'm old what can I say. I know I'll eventually have to give up some of the precise details I want just to make it easier to maintain and adapt to the newer platforms but still hanging onto to doing it old school style for the moment, maybe if they finally come up with color schemes, fonts and graphics that do what I want I will change sooner.

 

You all can probably guess my website name

 

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Maria, how high are your security settings?

 

Mea, thank you. I take that as high praise.

 

I have many skills, but coding isn't one of them, so drag and drop is where it's at. I just found the simplest template they had and tried to let my work show. For the record, a professional took that picture of the vases with the flower arrangement as a favour to her friend, who was the florist. They passed me the photos, and gave me permission to use them. Most drag-and-drop providers, like weebly or Wix is another one that gets a lot of recommendations in my area, seem to be designed for ease of use. I have been told they're not as good for things like search engine optimization, particularly the free versions. I have an seo optimization course that I bought to help things along, but I haven't gone through it yet. It's not critical at the moment, and other things are more pressing.

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. I have been told they're not as good for things like search engine optimization, particularly the free versions. I have an seo optimization course that I bought to help things along, but I haven't gone through it yet. It's not critical at the moment, and other things are more pressing.

 

I used to do SEO/Web Dev for a living. The best thing to do is just put out great content with good titles and not worry about all the technical things. When you make great stuff and people find it, they will link to you and that is hands down the best SEO you can get. I always told people, quit worrying about doing SEO stuff, and just do good stuff that you do and people will find you. You can spend years doing SEO and if you have no content or no value, no one will come anyways, or if they do they will bounce quickly.

 

Spend your effort making pots, writing articles about pots, etc etc. Once you have some stuff up, sooner or later someone will find your stuff and be like, WOW, check out what I found, then it just happens. 

 

Any decent web company like weebly/wordpress/etc etc is going to have the technical basics down good enough where you don't need to worry about the technical sides of things. 

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Back in the day, I used to use Dreamweaver for web development of the art departments web site. I really haven't worked with anything web wise for the last 10 years except to do my blog, this forum, and all of the other sites that I visit. All in all, there are to many other things for me to do besides sit at a computer and code.

 

 

best,

Pres

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Diesel,

Go Daddy just increased their security at the demand of Google.

BTWW Life photos are very complimentary to your work. Well done. That is not easy to do.

Chilly, It tells me to open cookies otherwise can't find it. Currently have cookies off because I find them annoying when I read the news.

Pres, I need to blog but don't want to spend the time either.

Pugaboo, where is you link to your website? I have the basic web builder for Go Daddy I after Dreamweaver, Sandvox,and some others and basic html in the 90s, I find the Go Daddy great for changing , updating. etc. I had not done much serious reorganizing for about a year and forgot a couple of details, but when a figured out what I had forgotten, it was a breeze.

Marcia

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attachicon.gifDeisel.pngDiesel,

I just had a warning from Safari when I tried to go to your website. I can bypass it. I like the distress mug.

 

I'm using Chrome on a Mac and get a warning for Callie's site too. Tried it a few times and got the same warning. 

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My website is:

 

http://www.pugaboo.com

 

It's got the linking pages to my etsy shops as well as eBay though I don't have much on eBay right now it's turned into more of a seasonal sales tool for me as opposed to etsy which I get a sale every week from. I have all different kinds of stuff on my website but mostly Pugs. I am still adding more of my pottery here, lately I've been focusing mostly on my etsy shops and perfecting the look of my photos for new listings. It also has my blog, though I haven't blogged anything new in a year. YIKES! Just can't find the time to do it all.

 

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I just started using eHost. I had a few things I need help with, but the, Chat Tech, wasn't able to help. So I messed around and finally fixed it. Maybe I should be a tech support. Anyway, the sitebuilder is fairly easy to use. But it helps if you already know how to build a site. I pay 18.45 and month, for Ecommerce, PayPal, Domain Name, SiteLock, email, SEO tool (don't know what that means) but I got it, Free Ad credits, Stats, Domain Privacy (I think that's to stop spam) and a lot thing for shipping, inventory, taxes, invoices and Google.

 

I published today, but I only have a few items made and more drying and awaiting part to repair Duncan kiln. That came today, on the hottest day of the year, in Kingsville. Heat Index at 115. I wish I could afford air.

 

Here's my site address; http://markoveganoceramics.com/

 

Do you think I should hold off till I have more pottery to sell?

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attachicon.gifDeisel.pngDiesel,

I just had a warning from Safari when I tried to go to your website. I can bypass it. I like the distress mug.

 

 

I'm using Chrome on a Mac and get a warning for Callie's site too. Tried it a few times and got the same warning.

 

I just tested and I also get this alert.

Callie, I think I figured out the glitch. Your website loads with no error with the prefix "http". The error happens when one clicks the url in your signature, which has the prefix "https". "https" is for SSL secure servers, which I don't think weebly uses. Everyone's browsers are responding "hey that's not a secure server." So just edit the "s" out of your url.

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What Mea said is the solution. I didn't even realize you had an s or I would have said that same thing, didn't even look! If you don't have a SSL license for your domain and you tell people you do, it is called spoofing a license and since google and other browser's can't find your license they are warning people that your site could be malicious. Since that is a way people can steal information.

 

That picture of your planters with flowers on the homepage makes me want those pots btw. Nice work

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