Feel free to take anything you like. You can change some stuff and use my code base. This how we all learned. There is wget for windows and it will take source from almost any website. If you ask nice I'll even bundle it up for ya.Originally Posted by PenGun
I come from free software not the open sores crowd.
Nice images on your site. Very clean and simple. My #'s were for quotes I see for small sites using CSS and some menu's to drive it, so you can quickly modify the site later. This is what I consider the least effort for a small business needing a 'professional' site. A grand for a well built site is a small cost, considering what prices I see come back for some sites these days. Some firms won't even flinch at 5 and 6 figures for sites these days, because the internet runs their business.
Clikpic has been mentioned and I would second that recommendation as one choice. You can get a nice site with a couple of hours work and it will only cost you $50/year. Indexhibit is another excellent choice, with NO up front cost if you already have a domain name and ftp site.
Its important, too, to think about what you're trying to achieve. is it just place to show your work, or are sales a big consideration? Are you looking to impress your peers, or are you trying to grow a client base? It would be interesting to know which of the design approaches that have been suggested have actually produced sales or generated customers, but my guess would be that most websites are essentially places for friends to visit.
John
My website was done by Lynn Bell Designs at www.lynnbelldesigns.com . I like the way it looks and how it displays my images. I have full controle of the content, and can add or delete pages. The total cost (in 2007) was $700. Hosting is with GoDaddy . While I have a simple set of pages, GoDaddy offers more elaborate packages when its time to grow; see www.godaddy.com .
Drew Bedo
www.quietlightphoto.com
I just made one with Foliosnap. Easy to put up and manage, and I pay about $20 a month. I think it looks decent, and just did not have the time or money to have one custon made or to figure out for myself.
When you say "I want a website" do you mean:
1- I want my own page on the web to display a few images
2-I want to run a small photo business selling prints
3-I want to run a very active photography business with almost unlimited options
For option one, free account at Flickr or a free Smugmug account (or other similar places) is perfect. Maybe a free blog at Blogger. Free is good. All have templates. You have a space.
For option two a Smugmug Pro account for $150/year is a great way to do it. Still with a template, low cost, and in business.
For option three you need to seek out web professionals and that can cost. Others have mentioned some.
I went with free Blogger accounts, a free Flickr account as places to show work. then I added a Smugmug Pro account with my own domain. Smugmug provided the template and it works for me.
Website (by Smugmug): www.WildernessPhotographer.net
Blog 1 on large format : http://thetravelingcamera.blogspot.com/
Blog 2 on travels: http://wildernessphotographer.blogspot.com/
Flickr for just playing around sharing images: http://www.flickr.com/photos/wildernessphotographer/
So there are examples of the free and low cost.
BTW, maybe you want to do a blog but you also want your own domain. Well Blogger will do that. Take a look at Strobist to see what lighting guru David Hobby did. He uses a free Blogger account (and template) for his lighting stuff and a free Flickr page/group for his fans and followers. Nice
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