I have been working on two websites and am trying to decide which one I want to use and connect with a domain name.
One is made at wix.com and one is wordpress.com/
I just wanted to get some feedback and see which one looks best/most professional before I invest money on hostin, domain name, etc. The images are pretty stock, but I intend to eventually update them with some of my own.
Any feedback on things I should consider changing would be welcome as well.
Thanks
http://jaxpersonaltraining.wordpress.com/
http://louisjxn.wix.com/louisjacksonfitness
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Thread: Feedback on Websites
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01-28-2013, 04:31 PM #1
Feedback on Websites
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01-28-2013, 04:53 PM #2
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01-28-2013, 10:13 PM #3
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01-29-2013, 08:24 AM #4
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01-29-2013, 08:54 AM #5
I prefer the way you've laid out the Wix one. Haven't read content, just prefer the lay-out.
Why would wix cost more? A domain name is a domain name, no?High quality Home Personal Training in Edinburgh, UK.
www.castlepersonaltraining.com
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01-29-2013, 09:07 AM #6
Thanks, the Wix version is definitely my favorite! Wix would cost about $99 per year, which includes free domain name, hosting, ad vouchers,analytics, etc. + removal of all the wix ads. I have heard a lot of good things about Wix, too.
The Wordpress would cost me around $21 just to get a domain name and use it.
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01-29-2013, 12:11 PM #7
Ah right, cool. I was completely broke when I started on my website so just went with wordpress and never even looked at Wix.
Will get a proper website done in a year or so, I think...just found it loads of hassle messing about with site design, layout, SEO etcHigh quality Home Personal Training in Edinburgh, UK.
www.castlepersonaltraining.com
Look us up on ******** "Castlepersonaltraining" or just look me up "Peteratcastle"
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01-29-2013, 05:05 PM #8
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01-31-2013, 12:38 PM #9~~~International Sports Science Association Certified Fitness Trainer~~~
~~~International Sports Science Association Certified Specialist in Exercise Therapist~~~
~~~International Sports Science Association Certified Specialist in Fitness Nutrition~~~
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01-31-2013, 11:11 PM #10
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02-01-2013, 12:56 AM #11
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whats most important unless you have to startup money already in place, its best to make money first, and invest it into your company so you can make more.
I think this idea is great. Id eventually try to get some videos of yourself instead of bob harper because its promoting his stuff on your site, which is fine for a beginner, eventually though, your own videos to help promote yourself. this make sense?Disclaimer: The above post is my personal opinion and does not represent the official position of any company or entity. It does not constitute medical advice.
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02-02-2013, 09:40 PM #12
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02-02-2013, 09:43 PM #13
After doing some research and reading reviews of wix, I decided to scratch that site and modify the original wordpress site I started. It looks like I can get everything going for under $20, so that's way better than investing $99 at this point. If anyone has any feedback on the modifications I've made to the wordpress site, I would appreciate it.
http://jaxpersonaltraining.wordpress.com/
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02-03-2013, 10:35 PM #14
- Join Date: Mar 2008
- Location: Dyersburg, Tennessee, United States
- Posts: 9,222
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Disclaimer: The above post is my personal opinion and does not represent the official position of any company or entity. It does not constitute medical advice.
Online coaching avilable
******** Great Physique Fitness https://www.********.com/Great-Physique-Fitness-575323199169735/?ref=hl
Twitter SmetonFitness https://twitter.com/SmetonFitness
Instagram https://www.instagram.com/great_physique_fitness/?hl=en
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02-04-2013, 01:10 AM #15
You can do an awful lot with wordpress.
Get your domain name off a domain name seller such as cheapnames.com or godaddy (just don't use godaddy for hosting, they suck). Then host with a proper hosting company such as hostgator, bluehost etc.Raw Lifts (IPF) = Squat-440 Bench-264(paused) Dead-551
Raw Lifts (Gym)= Squat-440 Bench-270(paused) Dead-573
Training: http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?t=138990333&highlight=klaery
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02-04-2013, 10:28 AM #16
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02-04-2013, 07:14 PM #17
Good stuff man. Keep us updated on how it goes. I have been working on my own site too and made the mistake of hosting at godaddy. That's how I know they suck for hosting. Soooooo slow. I'm in the process of moving over to hostgator now.
My site is www.thewittyparrot.com if you want a look. Beginning stages now and nothing to do with exercise or fitness haha. I am constantly getting stuck and asking others for help, i know how daunting it is at the start.. Let me know if I can help you at all.Raw Lifts (IPF) = Squat-440 Bench-264(paused) Dead-551
Raw Lifts (Gym)= Squat-440 Bench-270(paused) Dead-573
Training: http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?t=138990333&highlight=klaery
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02-04-2013, 08:40 PM #18
wix one looks better but i strongly advise you look into http://incontrolwebsites.com/ they are websites specific to fitness businesses.
i use them and love it.
Your website is you #1 marketing piece so dont skimp on it.
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02-04-2013, 08:46 PM #19
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02-05-2013, 12:45 AM #20~~~International Sports Science Association Certified Fitness Trainer~~~
~~~International Sports Science Association Certified Specialist in Exercise Therapist~~~
~~~International Sports Science Association Certified Specialist in Fitness Nutrition~~~
http://www.becomethemass.com/
*****Negging qurs for life crew.*****
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02-05-2013, 04:01 AM #21
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02-05-2013, 06:58 AM #22
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02-05-2013, 07:01 AM #23
Yeah, I have purchased my domain to go with the Wordpress site I designed; now I just need to pick a hosting service. Wix was just not worth the $99 once I read about the problems supermant11 and MANY others I've had. I should have this site : http://jaxpersonaltraining.wordpress.com up and running as louisjacksonfitness.com sometime this week!
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02-05-2013, 10:15 AM #24
I'm about to go on a murderous rampage. Upon further searching, WIX does a helluva job covering their tracks. I did a little google search via my iPhone and there are pages and pages and pages of "My website doesn't work" linked to WIX, even some as new as yesterday and when you click on it, the pages no longer exist. So, I think it would be safe to assume they are deleting the problems so others won't see them. Any ways, not to steal your thunder Original. I'm out of options as WIX definitely looked the best in terms of program and website development. I might have to pay someone now as my design skills don't go that deep. I was relying on a computer class I took 11 years ago with basic HTML on windows 98 lol
~~~International Sports Science Association Certified Fitness Trainer~~~
~~~International Sports Science Association Certified Specialist in Exercise Therapist~~~
~~~International Sports Science Association Certified Specialist in Fitness Nutrition~~~
http://www.becomethemass.com/
*****Negging qurs for life crew.*****
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02-05-2013, 10:48 AM #25
I'm glad you (and me!) at least avoided spending $100 a website with so many issues. It's money you can save to apply to something that will work. I loved the look of my wix page, but it just wasn't worth all of the potential problems I read about.
My current wordpress page isn't fancy, but it works and isn't going to break my bank account.
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02-05-2013, 10:59 AM #26~~~International Sports Science Association Certified Fitness Trainer~~~
~~~International Sports Science Association Certified Specialist in Exercise Therapist~~~
~~~International Sports Science Association Certified Specialist in Fitness Nutrition~~~
http://www.becomethemass.com/
*****Negging qurs for life crew.*****
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02-05-2013, 11:09 AM #27
Just wordpress right now and I haven't mapped my new domain name to the site. I'm leaning toward going with hostgator, which would cost me around $67 per year for the most basic package. It's a little bit more than I would like to pay to host a simple Wordpress site, but Hostgator gets overwhelmingly positive reviews so I'm willing to pay a little bit more for better customer service.
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02-05-2013, 11:23 AM #28~~~International Sports Science Association Certified Fitness Trainer~~~
~~~International Sports Science Association Certified Specialist in Exercise Therapist~~~
~~~International Sports Science Association Certified Specialist in Fitness Nutrition~~~
http://www.becomethemass.com/
*****Negging qurs for life crew.*****
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02-05-2013, 11:38 AM #29
Thanks!! That coupon will help out A LOT! And thanks for the PM! I've got a couple of clients to train here in an hour, so I'll reply to you tonight when I get back home. BTW, I thought about doing the $1.99 per month hosting at GoDaddy, but since I've heard so much mixed feedback on their service, I didn't. I might have to do some more research on it though.
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02-05-2013, 01:54 PM #30
I found godaddy to be absolutely horrible for hosting and there interface sucks. Check out the other reviews on them
I did a reverse IP lookup to see why my site was so slow... On godaddy shared hosting I was hosted on single server with over 700 other websites. That is not a typo. After research I found it was not rare to be on a single server with up to 2000 shared sites. Pretty appalling and totally unacceptable.
Just did if for my hostgator account that I have just switched over to. Only sharing with 150 sites. Pretty good.Last edited by klaery; 02-05-2013 at 04:06 PM.
Raw Lifts (IPF) = Squat-440 Bench-264(paused) Dead-551
Raw Lifts (Gym)= Squat-440 Bench-270(paused) Dead-573
Training: http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?t=138990333&highlight=klaery
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