Hey everyone,

I'm looking into redesigning my website, and am looking for some tips on what software or websites to try.

What do you guys use to create your galleries and share on your website? What have you tried and liked/disliked?

What i've tried:
-smugmug
-simpleviewer
-lightroom stock galleries
-microsoft frontpage template photo galleries


I'm also hoping to add a blog to my site as well, does anyone have any experience with that too? I'm not an expert web designer, but I know my way around Frontpage using basic HTML programming. I'm hoping to find something I can maintain myself that's conveniet and quick.

Thanks in advance!

 

No one here makes website photo galleries?

 

I currently use Lightroom Galleries 4. It's a template that you download into lightroom and build from there. Unfortunately, for me at least, the online editor doesn't work so I have to reupload the pages if I want to add photos.

As far as the others go...
Smugmug I already pay for Flickr and my domain name, so I didn't want to pay for another thing that was more than the original two combined anyways.
Simpleviewer I'm not great with HTML, and with the Apple iWeb software, there was a GoDaddy (yes, I'm cheap when it comes to things that don't give me an ROV) ad banner on the top of the page and on the top of the Simpleviewer box, so that was off the list. The other viewers from AirTight didn't give me the set by set control from flickr that I wanted, and I don't know enough about databases to work directly with the viewers.
Lightroom Stock Galleries These are nice, but leave something to be desired
Microsoft Frontpage Mac user.