Welcome to the Community - Introduce yourself!

[Erin6]

Hi, there!

Thank you for joining the Weebly Community. We can't wait to hear what you have to say about our community as we work to make it the best space for you possible.

Now that we're here, let's start getting to know each other! Please introduce yourself in the comments. Feel free to include a link to your site as well as a bit about yourself.

Thanks, and I look forward to meeting you!

Enjoy your day,

Erin

[MaidenShade]

Hello,

I guess you have been live for a month now, but I just got the email to join today.  I have a number of Weebly sites I've created for others and two for my own stores (StudioCygne.us and MaidenShade.com).  I hope to learn some down-and-dirty tricks to easily and properly redo my stores from scratch, as I used original Weebly technology to create them.  

As an older and handicapped user on a fixed income, I appreciate having an affordable, intuitive, high-quality product like yours.  It is the difference between being able to afford a more creative, unique site that stands out, and a run-of-the-mill, free site, using limited tools.  I have steered others your way because I believe in and love Weebly.  

Having said that, I have some cognitive problems and sure could use some help to re-create my sites.  One of my reasons for joining is finding that kind of support on this forum, and possibly I can help others, too.

Kind Regards,
JSH/MaidenShade

Bunny Night LightI'll Fly Away CanvasHamsa Wall Hanging

[altucker]

Hello all! I'm Al Tucker and I teach commercial art and graphics at a technical high school in Pennsylvania. I've been using Weebly to create my class site since the fall of 2009. My students all use Weebly to host their portfolio sites and I learn from them every day. My class portal allows me to curate and share everything related to my class. I look forward to the collaboration that Weebly Community can foster.

[ksenia_fenner]

Hi everyone!

My name is Ksenia (pronounce 'Kse-nee-ya) )) I am Russian and I live in USA. 
I found weebly when I decided to start my blog. I write for my russian friends abour life and people in America. 

I didn't think that I will be able to create a nice site, but weeble proved me that I can ))) 

So happy that time to time I open site editor and find new features  

There are several little issues with russian translation and some backend problems. I hope weebly team will solve them very fast )

[oldcornerstore]

Hello My Name is Rob,

I run a Personalized gift store here on Weebly.

www.theoldcornerstore.com

Am really looking forward to getting some great tips from the community and help out anyway I can..

I am Very active on twitter:  @oldcornerstore

Hope all Great Success!

[Adam7]

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@ksenia_fenner wrote:

Hi everyone!

My name is Ksenia (pronounce 'Kse-nee-ya) )) I am Russian and I live in USA. 
I found weebly when I decided to start my blog. I write for my russian friends abour life and people in America. 

I didn't think that I will be able to create a nice site, but weeble proved me that I can ))) 

So happy that time to time I open site editor and find new features  

There are several little issues with russian translation and some backend problems. I hope weebly team will solve them very fast )

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Our engineers are working on some really great improvements to our language translations, so you can expect to see a leap forward with those and other features.  Thanks for sharing!

[GerryRyder]

Hi,

My name is Gerry and I live in Rainhill near Liverpool UK.  I have been playing around with Weebly for a 3 or 4 years, but 12 months ago I got involved with my local Civic Society.  It had done an awful lot of research into soldiers from the village who  fought in WW1 and held an exhibition to show off story-boards, memorabilia etc.  It seemed a shame to pack it all away afterwards so I foolishly offered to create a website - www.rainhillremembers.uk 

Let me say it has been an interesting journey, but I have learned so much.  We are now looking to expand in other areas of the village's history and are already looking at a facelift with some new themes.

Regards everyone

[SusieO]

@GerryRyder  Hi from another Weebly Brit... hailing from the East Midlands.

[studebaker]

Howdy all, I'm Allen. I use Weebly for my site fractalcamo.com where I sell Custom Printed Hydrographic Film and Custom Printed Wrap Vinyl.

I'm happy with Weebly so far, and am grateful for the goshippo plugin that's avaivable.

Sales are going through the roof and I'm sure the Weebly Store is partly responsible for that.

[AbbyCampbell]

Hi Erin & Weebly Team Mates!

My name is Abby Campbell. I have been with Weebly for a few years now. Sad to say, but I started my first website nearly 10 years ago with Wordpress. It was the most excruciating pain I had ever gone through in building a website. After learning how to use it and publishing my first website, I was so proud. Then my first upgrade happened, and my website looked like a disaster! It literally took me three days or more to fix my website each time there was an upgrade as plugins weren't always updated with Wordpress' theme updates. It was so frustrating, and I felt like I was turning into a web designer - something I didn't wish to be.

Thankfully, I found Weebly! It is the most user-friendly platform for website building I have found throughout the years. I absolutely adore it! Sometimes, it doesn't have all the features I want. However, they are always updating which is really nice. Plus, I would rather forego those minor features for the ease of using Weebly. 

Currently, I have three websites with Weebly. Plus, my daughters are now using it for their own businesses. Following are my websites:

HookedOnPinball.com - I built this site almost two years ago for my husband's hobby of pinball games. My husband is now more internet savvy and can add and update products himself - thank goodness! This business has grown tremendously since I first published it, and it is doing very well for a part-time business. My husband's fans tell him how they love the site all the time. However, I know it needs updating which I plan to do late summer where I will change it to a responsive theme and add a bi-weekly blog. 

AbbyCampbellOnline.com - Originally, I built this site as an author media site where I sold my book and eBooks. Now, I let bookstores like Amazon.com and Barnes & Noble deal with mailing my book, and I have removed my eBooks as I'm rewriting several of them. Since I also contract with doctors and weight loss centers for my writing skills and meal plans, I use this site as a platform for new clients to get to know me. It needs updating, but I am focused on a new business right now in which I'm building another site. Therefore, it will have to wait.

911BodyResQ.com - Currently, I'm building a new website which will sell professional brand nutrition supplement for the alternative medicine community. Because I have 275+ brands, it is a long process - especially when I still have other endeavors. I have just put my writing business on hold while I build this new online business. I will publish once I have 10-12 brands built into the system and will most likely continue to build throughout the next couple of years. Many of my colleagues ask me why I don't use another platform that other supplement sites use. The reason is because they look awful and are so slow to process! I want my site to be beautiful and offer more than just products, and I know I can do that with Weebly. Also, I will be writting articles/blogs for this site for the holistic medicine community and hopefully it will attract people to my site to buy. My goal is to be the authority go-to for professional, natural, and organic supplements. I want this to be my full time business, but we shall see what the future holds.

[RevMichael]

I'm Michael, I have built for myself and helped with a couple of ministries web sites, I do have to say Weebly is much easier than some of the ones I worked with in the past.  I hope I can be of some help here.... maybe an eye of a old guy might see things a little different..... sometimes just following the lingo is impossible. Blessings to all.

www.RevMichael.org

[AbbyCampbell]

Hi Erin & Weebly Team Mates!

My name is Abby Campbell. I have been with Weebly for a few years now. Sad to say, but I started my first website nearly 10 years ago with Wordpress. It was the most excruciating pain I had ever gone through in building a website. After learning how to use it and publishing my first website, I was so proud. Then my first upgrade happened, and my website looked like a disaster! It literally took me three days or more to fix my website each time there was an upgrade as plugins weren't always updated with Wordpress' theme updates. It was so frustrating, and I felt like I was turning into a web designer - something I didn't wish to be.

Thankfully, I found Weebly! It is the most user-friendly platform for website building I have found throughout the years. I absolutely adore it! Sometimes, it doesn't have all the features I want. However, they are always updating which is really nice. Plus, I would rather forego those minor features for the ease of using Weebly. 

Currently, I have three websites with Weebly. Plus, my daughters are now using it for their own businesses. Following are my websites:

HookedOnPinball.com - I built this site almost two years ago for my husband's hobby of pinball games. My husband is now more internet savvy and can add and update products himself - thank goodness! This business has grown tremendously since I first published it, and it is doing very well for a part-time business. My husband's fans tell him how they love the site all the time. However, I know it needs updating which I plan to do late summer where I will change it to a responsive theme and add a bi-weekly blog. 

AbbyCampbellOnline.com - Originally, I built this site as an author media site where I sold my book and eBooks. Now, I let bookstores like Amazon.com and Barnes & Noble deal with mailing my book, and I have removed my eBooks as I'm rewriting several of them. Since I also contract with doctors and weight loss centers for my writing skills and meal plans, I use this site as a platform for new clients to get to know me. It needs updating, but I am focused on a new business right now in which I'm building another site. Therefore, it will have to wait.

911BodyResQ.com - Currently, I'm building a new website which will sell professional brand nutrition supplements for the alternative medicine community. Because I have 275+ brands, it is a long process - especially when I still have other endeavors. I have just put my writing business on hold while I build this new online business. I will publish once I have 10-12 brands built into the system and will most likely continue to build throughout the next couple of years. Many of my colleagues ask me why I don't use another platform that other supplement sites use. The reason is because they look awful and are so slow to process! I want my site to be beautiful and offer more than just products, and I know I can do that with Weebly. Also, I will be writting articles/blogs for this site for the holistic medicine community and hopefully it will attract people to my site to buy. My goal is to be the authority go-to for professional, natural, and organic supplements. I want this to be my full time business, but we shall see what the future holds.

[DJM1]

Hello Everyone,
Thank you for the invite to the community. I have been using Weebly for many years. My new site is still a work in process but it is getting there. I just retired March 2nd so now maybe I can get to work on it more and have it up and running shortly.

DJM-Sales.com

[nestedturtle]

Hello!  I think this community is a great idea.  I've been using the Etsy forums for a couple of years now and have learned so much from my Etsy sellers.  It's great to now have this feature with Weebly since running your own website is completely different!

My name is Lisa - I've been working on my Nested Turtle website here on weebly for a couple of years now and continue to make tweeks and changes as I learn more.  I look forward to learning and sharing tips with everyone here!

[ShanasPaw]

I have been using Weebly for several years, first for a church website and now for my online business, Shana's Paw Graphics. My site is ShanasPaw.com.  I have very little technical knowledge or ability regarding websites and online sales, so I am eager to learn from others.

On my site, I offer customized graphic designs and templates for a variety of items, ranging from baby shower invitations to event flyers to worship bulletins. I want to improve my site in terms of being effective and easy for customers to access and use. I also want to become better at using social media. I find that my best source of new customers is Pinterest. So, one thing I want to learn about is how best to present my business on Pinterest and convert pins to purchases.  But, these are just a small part of what I need to know more about!

[SeedyBee]

Good day everyone,

SeedyBee is my gaming handle, but tells a great deal about me as well. My name is Carl and I am a real-time embedded software engineer.  I put my career on hold in order to assist the family business and more importantly, to boost my wife's business(es).  Thus I control 3 Weebly sites: a free one: BoreckyFruitFarm.Weebly.com, a Pro Site: BATM2001.com and a Business Site: Love4MySkin.com. 

I chose Weebly because I did not want to learn another set of languages and syntax (I already have 15 or so running amuck in my head).  Moving to a Business site and a Pro site has opened new challanges.  I'm learning, experimenting, and pushing all the envelopes.  As time permits I poke around the code so I can "invent" modules for my use.  If I get anything neat, I'll pass it along.

I look forward to learning from everyone here and welcome suggestions or comments about the sites.  The farm site is least refined and still on an older theme.  The Business site is the newest one and has problems I'm trying to solve.

Have a Great Year Everyone!!

Carl D. Borecky

[Heirloom_Angel]

Hello!  My name is Angela and I've been using Weebly for a few years now.  I began with the blog and then decided it was time to delve into a new adventure after becoming disenchanted with so many eCommerce venues/platforms.  My site is www.heirloomangel.com and I sell vintage items and DIY supplies.  

Since starting with Weebly, I've picked up some very basic coding and been able to get my site to pretty much where I want it.  I recently created a site for my Dad also using Weebly!  His site is www.flyingirishcreations.com and he is an artist who works with wood.

I'm happy to be part of the Beta for this and am amazed at how Weebly has progressed in the short time I've been here!  Thank you for a great platform!

~Angela

[Aubrie]

My name is Aubrie and I have sites on Weebly for my animal welfare nonprofit work. I actually came to Weebly after I had issues with another company - the sites were not mobile friendly at all and my content looked cluttered. I don't know any code and I do my site work on the fly from my paying job, so I needed something I could learn relatively quickly while still putting out something I think looks good.

I've been really happy with Weebly since my move. I have two published sites related to my own animal advocacy (for which I own the domains), one I developed recently for a contact of mine (using a free version) and I'm working on another which is similar but is specific to an area (another free version).

www.Paws4Change.com

www.NoKillHuntsville.com

www.MarshallCountyAnimalControlAlabama.weebly.com

I'm not sure what I'll really bring to the community since my learning curve is larger than most, but I'm interested in engaging and providing feedback as someone from the novice tribe.

[Adam7]

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Aubrie wrote:

I'm not sure what I'll really bring to the community since my learning curve is larger than most, but I'm interested in engaging and providing feedback as someone from the novice tribe.

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Community is all about sharing- something you're already done but talking about how use use Weebly and showing everyone your sites. I'm sure you'll be able to learn a lot from other members, but I think you'll be surprised at what you'll be able to show other people, too.

[Roberta2]

My name is Roberta.  I started using Weebly several years ago for our computer user website.  I tried several other HTML types of software and had a really hard time grasping it all and I was very relieved that I was able to use Weebly right off the bat.  Our computer user website is:http://www.scug.org/  Our family is into cars, mostly Corvettes and muscle cars and one of our sons suggested that I do a website about our cars so that's how the Dykstra Motorsports website came about:  http://dykstramotorsports.weebly.com/  We also go on monthly day trips with some Corvette friends and it was a great place to post those pictures.

[leannz]

Hello Weebly Community,

leannz here.  I am building my first website with Weebly. I look forward to any and all knowledge, inspiration and ideas for improving and growing my site. Hoping for interesting feedback on a variety of topics.

[leannz]

leannz again,

Should have added my website to the first posting.

www.inspiringvitalwomen.com