myfotoguy
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- Joined
- Feb 15, 2010
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- 856
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- Location
- Minnesota
- Can others edit my Photos
- Photos OK to edit
I've gone through various changes in how I share and display my images, you can read about it here.
In the end, for me, I chose Zenfolio for reasons described in the link above. If I were after more business I would change my blog (links in sig below) to match the design of my Zenfolio (or vice versa). The blog would then be less about sharing tips and more about promoting my work and sharing stories about my latest assignment.
Zenfolio is flexible enough to match some blog desgins, and blogs very flexible to match Zenfolio.
In the end, I decided the thing I like about Zenfolio is the professional look and layouts, ability to customize the appearance. Also, they back up their servers. When you host yourself, I am not sure what you need to do for backup, or if it's extra. I also like the fact that they handle all the security updates. In a server installed gallery that you run yourself you are responsible to keep adding any neccessary security patches. I don't know how often that is going to be a real threat if you don't, but I decided that I would let Zenfolio handle that for me, and I decided they could do everything else better than I could. But, that's just me, I know that your own hosted domain and coding you can control and personalize, and if you don't mind maintaining it, for many, it's the way to go.
In the end, for me, I chose Zenfolio for reasons described in the link above. If I were after more business I would change my blog (links in sig below) to match the design of my Zenfolio (or vice versa). The blog would then be less about sharing tips and more about promoting my work and sharing stories about my latest assignment.
Zenfolio is flexible enough to match some blog desgins, and blogs very flexible to match Zenfolio.
In the end, I decided the thing I like about Zenfolio is the professional look and layouts, ability to customize the appearance. Also, they back up their servers. When you host yourself, I am not sure what you need to do for backup, or if it's extra. I also like the fact that they handle all the security updates. In a server installed gallery that you run yourself you are responsible to keep adding any neccessary security patches. I don't know how often that is going to be a real threat if you don't, but I decided that I would let Zenfolio handle that for me, and I decided they could do everything else better than I could. But, that's just me, I know that your own hosted domain and coding you can control and personalize, and if you don't mind maintaining it, for many, it's the way to go.