Blog/template recommendation?

bcgal00

As I am trying to build my homepage with smugmug and will link to a blog, I wonder which one I should use? Currently I have a portfoliositez blog site but once I cancel my contract with them I won't have access to that blog anymore and will need to create one. As I'll be paying for a portfolio acct with smugmug I don't want to pay a yearly fee for a blog too. Its just more than I can afford right now. I do need my blog to be customizable so I can match up my headers and look of the blog and smugmug home page. Which wordpress is free (or is it anymore), which template do you recommend...or is there another site you recommend? I don't mind paying a bit for a blog template, I just don't want a yrly fee. Any recommendations? Thx for any help.

Lindy

Hi,

There's a thread that tells you how to match your (blogger specific) Blog to your SMugMug site. Blogger does have free blog sites.

The tutorial thread is here: http://dgrin.com/showthread.php?t=101262

It appears Wordpress does have a free option, as well. It's really up to you to decide which blog site you want to use. You can go here to see more: http://wordpress.com/

I hope that helps!
Lindy
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JamesGPhoto

Why doesn't smugmug have a built-in blog feature??

smurfy

Why doesn't smugmug have a built-in blog feature??

It's been listed as 'planned' on the feedback forum for years now.

If a blog is important for your business model, best to not wait on SM for it.

ZBlack

Squarespace offers a great platform for portfolio/gallery sites with an included blog. It recently opened up e-commerce through Stripe, but I haven't messed with that yet. They also have the ability to import albums from SmugMug with links back to the smugmug gallery if you're selling via a lab here. I'd imagine that the blogging feature is probably one of the top things to come in the SmugMug re-design, but when that will happen no one really knows, and maybe it won't be included at all.