SynthaSite, an AJAX-based webpage editor that lets users create websites by dragging-and-dropping, has relaunched with a new interface that it hopes will make the site more appealing to casual web designers. While most of the feature set will stay the same, the company believes that the new interface will expose users to features that were hidden in confusing menus in the last iteration of the site.
One of the most useful features of SynthaSite is its integration with Picnik, an online image editing site. Users can easily manipulate the images they’ve uploaded to SynthaSite using Picnik’s browser-based editor, with the changes seamlessly reflected in their SynthaSite library.
We originally wrote about SynthaSite in September 2006. A year later, the site made the bold (and somewhat bizarre) move of giving away some of its stock away to users, prompting Michael to question if it was becoming desperate. The site later raised $5 million, allaying these concerns. SynthaSite sees competition from a number of other WYSIWYG designers, including Wix and Weebly.
Looks like Wordpress templates without all the useful plugins.
I know, templates can be boring. However, with webepags, you can build your own web page without knowing a lick of html or using templates either. Webepags also allows you to build your own custom database to submit data from web forms to it as well without any scripting.
So, try it out. Go to http://www.webepags.com
I’ve played around with Wix and it was nice. Isn’t this very similar?
And the above link (webepags) seems like just trying to get some traffic.
Keep eye on http://www.edicy.com
May fail, may be a “great success”.
Some Skype co-founders involved.
Synthasite is somehow good to use, but new version seems some bugs while editing html, it can only show about 33 lines and if you want to insert more lines, it disappears! 0_0
Nusushika: thank you so much for the feedback. Your very specific description of the bug with the HTML edior was most helpful. We will look into this right away!
Hi, one thing that I found when I was doing the editing – on the right hand side of a new page, where you get the 2 x tabs (content & properties) – sometimes the cursor can get ’stuck’ when editing the properties (eg keywords, Meta Description etc)……I was doing this using Firefox browser – maybe this is a bug common to Firefox?
Solution: I prefer to make a spreadsheet before inserting content, with columns listing things such as keywords, descriptions, titles etc, and simply copy and paste the finished content into the fields…….
It’s easier to follow what you’ve put in, gives you a useful record of what you’ve done (eg for SEO comparisons), and generally makes life easier.
So, not a major issue, and if that’s the biggest issue, it’s certainly not a showstopper.
Ian
http://www.hxrooms.co.uk
(Serviced Office & Meeting Venue website, built with Synthasite)
Doesn’t work at all. FF3. Lost 2 Minutes of my life, won’t wast another 2…
Users can easily manipulate the images they’ve uploaded to SynthaSite using Picnik’s.
I have six Synthasite sites and plan more. I have been a client through multiple versions and the latest version is yummy.
This company has made it possible for people like me, who are light on programming skills, to build lovely sites easily and quickly. It is possible that competitors offer comparable products, though an article rating them that I read gave Synthasite five stars and others less. Others often have stifling restrictions or require ads.
For me, the deal was sealed when I discovered Synthasite’s outstanding customer support. No company has tolerated so many questions from a relentless question-asker like me so graciously.
As they add features and polish the product they are building a real web 3.0 phenomenon. I think this is going to be a big part of the internet’s future. It is incredibly liberating not to have to wrestle with a programmer to get the design I want.
I am posting links to a couple of my Synthasite sites so that you can verify I am a real person. Obviously I welcome all traffic but since I see self-promoting posts in this thread I want you to know my identity. You can follow links on any site to get to my others if you want the full tour. I’ll start you with my comics:
http://scratchi...synthasite.com/
http://redmenac...synthasite.com/
Recently a young lady who used Synthasite to build a site about teens who self-harm wrote to me. She felt frustrated because “her Synthasite site did not look as good as mine.” I looked at her site and it was a remarkable work for someone who I think is quite young. I recently read a book on self-harm and found her site to be informed and valuable. The devil was in the details: my designer side offered her tips on font choices, colors, balance, etc. that I think will help her shine. Tools like Synthasite can help us all make some shabby-looking sites, but the user community and tutorials are providing remedies. The reason I tell you this is because my sites looked poor at first, but some now look quite nice. Synthasite and similar tools force us to develop our eye as designers and not to indefinitely delegate design to pre-packaged templates. I think this is a good thing.
Hey i would like to say thank you for mentioning me. It really means a lot to me. I still haven’t got round to re-designing my website but so far everybodys been telling me to keep it the way it is, which is what I’m planning on doing until I’ve got my head round it. But this comment was mainly just to say thank you!
http://www.sauropol.com is another do-it-yourself-website site which uses similar approach to user interface as synthasite
lot of thanks please send information to my email edress…
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love for all
Thanks. superb.
hi
I have to admit, I’ve tried using a number of ‘free’ automated website builders, with a varying degree of success.
I came across Synthasite by accident, and thought that I’d give it a try……and I’m glad that I did.
I’m just putting the finishing touches to a website I’ve built for some serviced offices: http://www.hxrooms.co.uk
I’ve found synthasite to be really easy to use, and providing that you do some simple site planning, it makes constructing a website a breeze (If like me, you can use image editing software, but aren’t a developer).
Nice features with synthasite:
- choice of website templates (easy to tweak)
- easy to make a blog (complete with hosting – cheaper than wordpress or moveable type)
- makes it easy for inserting meta info (keywords, description, titles)
- dead easy to format text for SEO purposes (ie. selecting H1/ H2/H3 etc, and being able to individually select text size/ colour/ format for these)
- easy to put in Google webmaster code
- option to put new pages into menu items (or leave out, and have additional text links – eg at the footer of pages – handy for SEO)
- as it’s accessible by browser, can log onto do updates/ more work with just an internet connection – no desktop software required)
- lots of useful widgets (this is obviously where they make their money – ‘premium widgets’ obviously generate the company an affiliate fee)
So, to summarise – easy to use, nice clean sites, easy to generate a website/ blog/ both, and well worth a try.
Hope this is useful.
Ian
those do help thanks i am only 11 and already have my own site of course I am confused how to post my site can you go onto http://WWW.Curtis.com and reply thanks!!!!!
I think its cool just i don’t know how to post my site help me leave a comment on my site
http://www.curt...synthasite.com/
WOW, very great site, I must create some sites now.
I know many people can’t use synthasite due to having no time or no patience to learn.
So we have this free facility for them.
You can get comletely free service of helping you to build your synthasite web-site as per your instruction.
If you still don’t want it free. Donate to us and we will donate 80% of the amount of donation to worldwide charities and rest 20% will be given to Synthasite.com for saying a Big Thank You To Synthasite People.
I love all of them for providing a very good tool to the humanity. Now try to make a site with synthasite and if you can’t or want more suggestions please contact us.
Thanks
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I know many people can’t use synthasite due to having no time or no patience to learn.
So we have this free facility for them.
You can get comletely free service of helping you to build your synthasite web-site as per your instruction.
If you still don’t want it free. Donate to us and we will donate 80% of the amount of donation to worldwide charities and rest 20% will be given to Synthasite.com for saying a Big Thank You To Synthasite People.
I love all of them for providing a very good tool to the humanity. Now try to make a site with synthasite and if you can’t or want more suggestions please contact us.
Thanks
Please contact us at innovativeindia ‘AT’ rediffmail.com
I have only one simple question..If it’s free with no ads, no banners, than how do they possible make money? I’m sure a lot of other people are wondering the same thing..how do they monitize this?
Hi Don – we offer premium services (such as selling domain names) that generate revenue, and we link to paid third party widgets (such as appointment scheduling via Genbook) that generate affiliate revenue for us.
By offering basic site building and hosting for free, we can attract a broad audience, and for those who want premium features, their revenue contribution will support the overall service.
Thanks… Cool and rilly superb!!!
its nice to have the own site and thanx for synthasite to make thus provision for us…..
the making of site is very adventures to me
well i made some how…plzzzz send me any new tips for it to make more intersting and tempting…..
Question. I’ve recently become acquainted with synthasite via an applications forum. And I have to say, I am very impressed. We were wondering if you now offer, or plan to in the future, the capabilities for voice chat that can be added.