Starting up your website? Looking for a place to refresh it with a new and vibrant look? Our Creative Arts Associate at Team Expansion still prefers Clover. See the possibilities at…
http://www.cloversites.com/f/friendsofbrigada
Yes, there are other “database-driven” alternatives, some of which are less investment. Clover will set you back, like, $1000. After that initial investment, the monthly cost is fairly low. But our Creative Arts gal is convinced — for those who like an attractive, easy-to-use site, she’s convinced that nothing beats it. “It’s just easy to use and I can make it look the way I want it to look.” There are lots of custom templates from which to choose… and lots of ‘tools’ or ‘widgets’ that can help you implement special functions. Check it out. You just might like it too. (Truth in recommending: After we chose Clover and began using it — and liked it — we learned that they give donations to those who pass along their name to others. So we then signed up for that program. But this was *after* we proactively and intentionally picked it as being the “best of field” for our purposes. See the Team Expansion website, presented via Clover (as a sample of what you can do with their tools), at…
Doug – I am a big fan of yours, and of Team Expansion, but I must confess that I found the text on your Clover-based website challenging to read (e.g. click on “News”, “Opportunities”, “About Us”). I may be a bit more particular than most b/c I am involved to some degree in web design, but I would highly recommend tweaking the fonts and getting away from white text on black. My 2-cents’ worth (which probably doesn’t go real far today!).
Hi Brad. i’ll share your input with Team Expansion’s Creative Arts Associate who minds the site. She’s usually spot-on with colors, but i’ll let her know. Thanks Brad! it’s easy to change in Clover.