I did try it out a while ago @deairby but I don’t actively use it.  Have you watched the tutorials  http://www.tabsite.com/documentation?  They do have some good videos.  But the problem with a lot of things that can be heavily customized is that they can then become fairly complex.  Where are you stuck?  The design?  (that’s where I always get stuck  Could there be another easier app that meets your needs?

@designbykiltz @andrea-vahl thanks for the comments, is Wix a website hosting place. I have a friend who has her website on something like that. Yes, it does have flash which is why she using it.

@designbykiltz I “liked” you on fb. Checked out the nominations link. It works well, I see. I am going to need to sit back and analyze everything I’m learning on SME. I’m almost at the info overload!!! Thanks so much for taking the time to leave comments.

Never ever use a flash website, for one it takes for ever to load and if you don’t have a mobile version of your website it will not show up on a iphone, most smartphones are doing away with flash capabilities so it is a dying breed. On another subject everyone needs a mobile website, not a mobilized version but an actual mobile website, Google is in the process of removing sites from their search engines if they don not have a mobile website also, they say mobile is the future and if a business is not mobile then they are not a serious business

Rick

I agree with Rick – stay away from flash for a website. While Wix does have a “non-flash” aspect, it’s ugly & you can’t adjust it. I used it mainly because I needed something quick that looked nice & the other apps out there were too cumbersome to work with. For the voting aspect I’m going to take a look at the solution that @deairby had originally asked about.

@rlmosca – A question that I’m looking for an answer for. Is there a solution for a mobile website that runs off a CMS platform that also runs the main website? The majority of my clients don’t have the time, manpower or money to maintain two separate sites. I’m looking at responsive web design now to fill that answer, but if there’s another solution, I’d like to hear it.

@designbykiltz You asked…A question that I’m looking for an answer for. Is there a solution for a mobile website that runs off a CMS platform that also runs the main website?

“There are solutions that can be run from one platform, Wordpress, but I highly recommend against this because when you build a mobile site using Wordpress it takes much longer to load, this is due to all of the processes that Wordpress loads in the background!”

Your question…The majority of my clients don’t have the time, manpower or money to maintain two separate sites. I’m looking at responsive web design now to fill that answer, but if there’s another solution, I’d like to hear it.

“This is a great reason why you offer to maintain it for them, at a cost of course!
If they don’t have the money, manpower or time and don’t want you to maintain it for them then look for clients who are serious in building there business!”
Rick

@designbykiltz @rlmosca What an awesome conversation! Thanks for all the information.

@designbykiltz In response to… Do you have any documentation for what you shared about Google pulling sites without mobile support? I would love to use that in the classes I teach to answer the “why do I need a mobile site”. But, I only include documented material in my classes. If you could point me to your resource on that, it would be great.

No, I have an insider I rely on but you could tell them that over 50% of local searches are performed using mobile devices and if they don’t have a mobile site there business will not show up and they will miss out on potential customers.

You can show them this report… http://www.digitalbuzzblog.com/2011-mobile-statistics-stats-facts-marketing-infographic/

Rick

@deairby That is what we do here, help one another!

@deairby You have been my role model!

@rlmosca