Looking to update my website

[hughesbryant]

A couple years back, I was interested in designing my website from scratch, so I built it from the ground up in Flash CS4 and it worked out pretty well. I hosted it on godaddy so all I had to do was update it through putfile and it would be fresh.

Now, I feel as if it isn't up to par with what a photographer wanting business should have, as it was made with no flash experience at all. I'm looking for a photo website place where I can get a template of some sort and then use my existing subscription to godaddy as I still have 3 years left. All of the places I've found, all want you to get hosted by them.

Any ideas of great site designs for relatively inexpensive prices?

Thanks,
Bryant

[ScottKCooper]

If you are wanting improved SEO, you may want to create a non-flash entry point. You may want to create a non-flash site completely. If you want to discuss, send me a pm.

[griptape]

You also have to consider the fact that many people use their phones for web browsing now, and phones and flash don't mix. I wrote my site in css, and then did flash for my portfolio gallery, and am in the process of deciding how I want to write the portfolio and get rid of the flash.

I'm not saying flash is bad per se, a lot of very pretty things can be done with it, but it's worth considering that you may be alienating some of your market by using it.

[hughesbryant]

Yeah, I do hate how flash doesn't work well with mobile devices. I'm not really looking to recode and develop a site again, because it was a very large pain, and took a very large amount of time due to not knowing any coding. Just looking for a simple alternative.

[KnOzz]

I have FLASH on my HTC hero , android rocks :P

[Karl Johnston]

Start a blog and link your site to your blog. Keep people updated with what you're doing and build a readers base - that's one of the cheapest and easiest ways to help SEO.

Try including your website in your signature on POTN, it picks up like crazy.