Comments on: Photographer Website Tips

By: scottwyden

scottwyden — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 15:53:12 +0000

Very cool! The Pro Photo Blogs are great themes. Hopefully you get the last bit worked out without a problem.

By: nolanstern

nolanstern — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 07:22:29 +0000

Like Ben Lee - my blog is hosted by Squarespace and it can be found at www.nolanstern.com. When I first started using SS, I found it easy to use and set up, however, I had to get some coding help for certain things. I was lucky enough to have found someone who was willing to help me out.

I am still trying to fix one issue but I am not worried about it at the moment as I am concentrating on getting new content on the blog on a consistent basis.

I intend to use the service for a year and plan to switch to Pro Photo Blogs via Wordpress.

By: scottwyden

scottwyden — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 07:00:45 +0000

So very true! As long as you're happy with the service and system then it is worth it.

By: Ben Lee

Ben Lee — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 06:24:52 +0000

Don't change it if it ain't broken! Squarespace advertised themselves towards the photographer and showed off a bunch of photographer's portfolios as examples. Guess, the marketing worked because I've signed up!

By: scottwyden

scottwyden — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 20:19:49 +0000

If they make it easy that is great. I would never switch away from Wordpress myself but it's good to know that there are other companies making it simple for people. The one downside to Wordpress is that since it is not designed specifically for photographers you need plugins to create portfolios.

By: Ben Lee

Ben Lee — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 20:13:35 +0000

I've only briefly flirted with wordpress so I can't really compare too much. When I was looking round (Jan) I was after somewhere I could host simple gallery's without the need for any coding - at that time I wasn't after a blog. I'm a novice (read: absolute beginner) programmer and squarespace made things very easy for me so I went with them.

Also, community in the squarespace forums has been top notch and a great help to me getting everything going too.

From what I gather, the experienced web designer/ programmer really enjoys these guys as they have made everything very easy to manage. You should have a look; see what you think.

By: scottwyden

scottwyden — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 19:40:59 +0000

I've never used Squarespace. How is their backend system? Is it as easy as Wordpress?

By: Ben Lee

Ben Lee — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 19:25:38 +0000

I'm on squarespace and they have a decent contact form. I would like to make it a bit nice but not had the time to change it about just yet.

So far all the photographers I've been emailing me have been legit so all good. Always nice to converse with fellow photographers!

By: scottwyden

scottwyden — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 18:59:17 +0000

Totally! My favorite Wordpress plugins for contact forms are: Gravity Forms (Paid), Contact Form 7 and CForms II. They make it easy to add a form to any Wordpress website.

Hopefully all photographers reply to emailed they receive even if from another photographer. When they do reply, hopefully they use a legit email address as well.

By: Ben Lee

Ben Lee — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 18:47:59 +0000

Thanks Scott. I've spent a lot of time on other photographers sites before I set up mine and it was always nice to be able to contact them quickly – esp. when they replied!