| Service 1 Name: Weebly.com | Rating out of 5 |
| Video Support | 4 |
| Audio Support | 4 |
| Email Forms | 3 |
| Social Media Integration | 4 |
| Text Editing Tools | 3 |
| Blogging Tools | 4 |
| Cost | 5 |
| Customisation | 3 |
| Choice of Themes | 4 |
| Ease of Use | 4 |
| Service 2 Name: About.me | Rating out of 5 |
| Video Support | 2 |
| Audio Support | 2 |
| Email Forms | 3 |
| Social Media Integration | 5 |
| Text Editing Tools | 5 |
| Blogging Tools | 2 |
| Cost | 3 |
| Customisation | 4 |
| Choice of Themes | 3 |
| Ease of Use | 3 |
Weebly.com
Weebly's well organised interface made it easy to see at a glance what weebly would have to offer as a site builder. It has a series of menus across the top for easy access to its key features. a simple drag & drop is all it takes to add text, images or forms to your weebly website. At a first look, the weebly website seems like nothing special. It's a simple uncluttered and easy to use, and thats exactly what id be looking for, however it does seems slightly simple with little creativity, for someone with limited set of skills to create their own internet presence.
Weebly to mee seemed fairly limited at first use, as I want to focus on design support and weather the website will be able to achieve the look I want. the template variation was alright but more can always be better, and most just seemed to blocked, or not the right look I was going for. Although you can change around a lot of the website the lack of widgets and features to add to your website shows. however weebly balances the ease of use and flexibility effortlessly. For example when i went to sign up and try the features it took less than a minute to start choosing and constucting. the standard drag and drop feature or editor is what stands out, with its easy function the editor has a habit of showing you only relevant options on screen, such as when i went to edit an image it only showed me what i needed to see. As it did show me the right options and was a simple walkthrough of getting to know the program, I just still didn't enjoy the lay outs or maybe the to simplistic options, all though it was fun I didn't see it very challenging.
One bit of information i did find out was Weebly is the only major website builder to offer a separate iphone app to help manage your website on the go. The app isnt a full website builder, its more of a selection of features thats helpful on the go. The app was a good little feature and can understand why you cant use the full features on a phone as that seems to take away the point of a website builder.
About.me
This is a site that enables you to create a special page that brings together all your social media profiles, blogs and online galleries. You get to be the decider and choose what you share with the people who visit your About.me page, so you can either have a very corporate looking portfolio for work with your google+ account and hide your Facebook or twitter, same goes for more of a personal non corporate one. About.me when i first went through the website I came to realise you have a great deal of control over how the finished result looks. You're able to add your own background photo, change fonts and decide where the main navigation box will appear on your page. I felt you could easily gain a stylish easy-to create web design thats suitable for both professional and personal use, however I'm not sure if it's given me enough to make it my chosen platform.
The most noticeable feature is the ability to upload a large high quality photo to act as your background for the site and enter a small amount of information about yourself. You can drag the main box with your text and links around on the page to it in just the right spot on the photo. You can also add links and feeds from other services like my Facebook and Twitter account. It appears About.me is a great place to create an 'About me' on the internet. the features or lack of features doesn't really make about.me a great portfolio builder. One good factor would be creating one and then leaving it until you wanted to go and change your information. I feel another website where i update information about myself is the last thing I need, except to include all my professional social sites could benefit myself. I could see maybe this website helping similar job hunters create a sort of online resume, as we've know most employers nowadays could look at your online profiles and its better to have a cultivated story of who you are rather than what pops up on google search.
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