Hi

We are looking at offering sitebuilder technology to our existing and future customers. However, building one from the ground up is proving too cost and time prohibitive.

Is there any 3rd party Sitebuilder companies that you would recommend from (a) Customer ease of use standpoint (B) ease of backend Administration

Your opinions are valued

Best

Mike

Hi Mike,

We've been looking into SiteStudio by Psoft (http://www.psoft.net/SS/site_studio_info.html) based on recommendations here at WHT. If anyone knows of any good alternatives, though, I would also be interested in hearing about them.

I agree, sitestudio works pretty well. Our customers seem to like it.

I've been looking at http://www.webeditplatinum.com/index.php

Its a little pricey, but you can add your own templates and its more advanced than Psoft's sitestudio. Only real downside is that the editor only supports I.E.

With SiteStudio, I am assuming that it has some sort of access control to allow the user to create the web pages in their own home directory?

How does it do that?

With SiteStudio, I am assuming that it has some sort of access control to allow the user to create the web pages in their own home directory?

How does it do that?

You set the ftp path to tell it where to upload the site.

I've found that the best solution is often a custom solution :)

Originally posted by midphase-Dan
I've found that the best solution is often a custom solution :)

Very true.

But as the guy said, he finds that too time and cost consuming.

I'd certainly vouch for SiteStudio, pSoft did a solid job with it, and customers seem to love it

Originally posted by thinkcomp
Though I tend to find myself accused of advertising when I say things like this, I'd be happy to talk to people about how my company might be able to help.

Aaron

Whiteboard is $99.00 per seat. PSoft is basically $1.50. I do not like PSofts Java requirment. I would love something in another language. But the ones I have seen/tested are all way to expensive for the hosting industry. Just my 2 cents.

I have been looking at:

http://www.hibyte.co.uk/pages/op4.html

But from $400-$1000 - expensive. :(

Try www.soholaunch.com . Knocks the socks off Sitestudio.

Vito

I'm currently looking into this too. I'm taking a slightly different approach I think. My sites will come with a basic template driven (fill in the blank style) site builder. And if they want to get fancier I'm thinking of advertising something like http://www.livesitebuilder.com.

With Live Site Builder I'd get a kick back if they buy it, and it seems very robust from what I can tell right now. This route has a cheaper initial overhead (just have to pay for a more simple site builder), and lets customers have a few more options (I'd most likely recommened more than one system).

Just a thought.

Come On Dan -
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Originally posted by midphase-Dan
I've found that the best solution is often a custom solution
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Dan, dude what are you talking about "custom". You and Zak, called me the other day wanting to get my product????

Mark

Originally posted by mreedy
Come On Dan -
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Originally posted by midphase-Dan
I've found that the best solution is often a custom solution
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Dan, dude what are you talking about "custom". You and Zak, called me the other day wanting to get my product????

Mark

http://esc04.midphase.com/signup/signup.php
You can check out our "custom" product here. I submitted a form for your product to see what it was about. I wasn't aware of it being a site builder.


Zak

Own3d :D

Kevin

Originally posted by H-U.net
Own3d :D

Kevin

Owned?

Someone obviously didn't go to the link that I posted :rolleyes:

Originally posted by mreedy
Come On Dan -
quote:
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Originally posted by midphase-Dan
I've found that the best solution is often a custom solution
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Dan, dude what are you talking about "custom". You and Zak, called me the other day wanting to get my product????

Mark

By the way, dude- no one called you the other day wanting your product. I click through from an advertisement (http://66.36.234.7/ads/soholaunch_bannerad_468x60_110703.gif), and filled out a form to see how to "increase revenue", and offer new products, without knowing it was a website builder.

Nice product, terribly poor way of trying to get a customer.

Zak

Zak,

My comment was in relation to your post!

Someone obviously didn't read my post in context.

Never mind :rolleyes:

Kevin

Originally posted by mreedy
Come On Dan -
quote:
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Originally posted by midphase-Dan
I've found that the best solution is often a custom solution
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Dan, dude what are you talking about "custom". You and Zak, called me the other day wanting to get my product????

Mark If you are the owner of soholaunch, then you sure are unprofessional coming to a board and attacking someone you claim was a potential customer, while disclosing private information. If you are just an employee, then the owner should be notified. With the "dude" references I certainly hope you are the latter.

Don't know if you had any potential of selling midphase, but I do know this display ended my interest in your product.

make any site's clone in very cheap price from scriptlance.com,

There are many programmer all over the world, who make clone of any website.... My advice is that ..just chose any site which you thing is the best and then send the project there and get bids.. send project like that: " clone of ______ site but some modifications" .



take care

Mr. Incognito and Mr. Zak from Midphase,

You know what you are both 100% correct. The post was inappropriate, I extend my sincerest apologies. I am new at the web forums and still learning the proper etiquette for posting.

It won't happen again

Originally posted by vito
Try www.soholaunch.com . Knocks the socks off Sitestudio.

Vito

Dear Mr. Vito,

Thank you very much for your "Expert" opinion of our software.

Your cander is much appreciated.