Portfolio Website

[MikeZip007]

I'm looking for a really easy and cheap way to get my photos online (not on flickr or photobucket). Website management scares me so I'd like something that I can update quick and easy when I need to. I was thinking some sort of pre-made photo web template or something like that.

I also heard that bridge can help you get your photos online easy? What are my options?

[Stocky]

Get a .mac account
If you don't want to go that route what do you have in the way of software and html authoring experience?

[stathunter]

Cheap is subjective--------------I personally like smugmug.com ---I have a paid pro account--- .Mac is just as expensive.

[flipstyle72]

do you have any webhosting? Try simpleviewer, fairly easy. If you have cs3 there is a addon or plugin for it too. Select your folder of files, choose a template and bam, quick and easy. just upload the files to server.

I too have a smugmug, Fairly easy even for a beginner to the web. Cost money, but to me it's worth it. I created a very simple site and linked gallery to my smugmug.

[narlus]

zenfolio.

[g-money]

Jalbum is also nice for starters plus you can get a free 30meg hosting account.

Greg

[jokar]

Another vote for Jalbum. The software is robust, easy to use, very flexible, and and comes with a number of 'skin' options that you can apply to your site. And it's free (though they do welcome donations!)

I've been using it for a couple of years now and can't speak highly enough of it. I don't use the site hosting option as I have my own domain and hosting contract. I use FileZilla (also a freeby) to upload new and modified content to my site, and it's pretty easy.

Have a look at my little website for example...

Regards,

John

[basroil]

if you want to not really worry about space or bandwidth, the $25/year account at smugmug gives you storage, bandwidth, and printing abilities, and if you decide you want to sell through them, you can upgrade to pro without loosing anything. hell, i can even give you a $5 off coupon. i don't think you'll find better deals than 20 bucks for 12 months of unlimited storage and bandwidth. and when i mean unlimited, i'm not talking about verizon wireless "unlimited"; some guy here decided to upload several hundred gb (forgot how many thousand images., i currently have about 7.8gb across three dozen galleries and 3100 photos)

[MikeZip007]

if you want to not really worry about space or bandwidth, the $25/year account at smugmug gives you storage, bandwidth, and printing abilities, and if you decide you want to sell through them, you can upgrade to pro without loosing anything. hell, i can even give you a $5 off coupon. i don't think you'll find better deals than 20 bucks for 12 months of unlimited storage and bandwidth. and when i mean unlimited, i'm not talking about verizon wireless "unlimited"; some guy here decided to upload several hundred gb (forgot how many thousand images., i currently have about 7.8gb across three dozen galleries and 3100 photos)

Ooo coupon?!? What is it, I think I'm going to do smugmug

[flipstyle72]

Ooo coupon?!? What is it, I think I'm going to do smugmug


The storage capacity alone does it for me. You can order backups on disc if ever your hard drive with all your pics fail on you.

[MikeZip007]

The storage capacity alone does it for me. You can order backups on disc if ever your hard drive with all your pics fail on you.

Woah!

File size limitations?

Can I link files on that site to forums?

[Halliday]

I use SM as well. I use it as my offsite backup. ALL my keeper images get uploaded. Family photos are in protected galleries. I use other protected galleries to let clients download images. I have print orders too and links to forums and Blogger.

I got grandfathered in before the last price increase at $100/yr. I can't beat that.

[rprimeau95]

Another vote for Jalbum. The software is robust, easy to use, very flexible, and and comes with a number of 'skin' options that you can apply to your site. And it's free (though they do welcome donations!)

I've been using it for a couple of years now and can't speak highly enough of it. I don't use the site hosting option as I have my own domain and hosting contract. I use FileZilla (also a freeby) to upload new and modified content to my site, and it's pretty easy.

Have a look at my little website for example...

Regards,

John

Jalbum what is the link I did a search and a japanese site popped up with that name is that it?

[HDsportster]

everything you need is on www.zenfolio.com

only $100 per year ($90 with a discount - use the reference code PJ4-UCN-VWZ ) you get unlimited disk space, total account management, ecommerce, print house options, the whole nine yards.

quick to load and tons of options.

[papermoon]

I agree that it depends on what you consider cheap. I use (and generally like) bigblackbag.com. It's template based but is customizable and has a built-in e-commerce feature for check-out, etc.

[Ham1]

Woah!

File size limitations?

Can I link files on that site to forums?

File size Limitations for SmugMug:

12MB for Standard/Power

24MB for Pro

512MB for Videos!!!

YES, you can link any size photo you want in Forums. Just make sure you have external linking ON in your settings.

Markham

[PhotosGuy]

Jalbum what is the link I did a search and a japanese site popped up with that name is that it? Jalbum.net NOT .com
http://jalbum.net/hosting/

Example skins - JAlbum
http://jalbum.erica59.com/jalbum.html

JAlbum skins seem easy to modify & there's a lot of help in their forums. Some subforums are dedicated to only one skin, which makes it easier to get info.
http://jalbum.erica59.com/jalbum.html