Moonfruit v MrSite

[CoralUK]

Hello All

We are in the process of rebranding and we would like to get a small website up and running. It really is just an "about us" sort of thing so nothing fancy. Our main things are - we would like at least 3 email addresses, 5 pages and the ability to add our own photos rather than using stock ones.

We also want to buy our own domain name.

Has anyone had any experience of either of Moonfruit (standard) or Mr Site (standard)?

Thanks in advance!

 

[Britnett Website Services]

Hi Cora
My experience with Mr Site is they are very inexpensive but can limit you as to how the site does in search engines. But a bargain should you just want a basic brochure site. If your budget allows we offer a Web Starter Pro for £499. This site will have CMS and be expandable so will last you some years. Go to Britnett.co.uk and ask for a info sheet on Website Starter Pro.

All the best - Paul.

 

[awebapart.com]

Moonfruit (standard) or Mr Site (standard)?

If you are considering Moonfruit and Mr Site, you should also consider the free Microsoft Office Live sitebuilder (I mention Office Live, and how you can google for other UK sites using it, in a recent post), and perhaps even the hosted domain offering from wordpress.com (although I'm not sure whether Wordpress provide their own email hosting too, you can configure your domain to use Google Apps email).

 

[Jim2k]

Do you not have a budget for a website? A small 5 page site with a few email addresses won't cost you much and it will be far superior to a moonfruit site if done properly.

 

[Dominic Taylor]

I tend to recommend Wordpress for throwing together a simple site

 

[Pocket Money Designs]

I built my website using Moonfruit's £45.99 standard package and recommend it. My site --- pocketmoneydesigns [link removed by Mod]

 

[Esk247]

Depends entirely on your budget and what you intend to do with the website over the next 12 - 18 months.

If it's going to remain a static, basic, plain site. You can use Mr Site as it has been recommended by the Princes Trust on a few occassions

If you are thinking that in 12 months you may want to add a few pages or a youtube video link or a more bespoke design you may well be better going for a professionally built html/css site. These need not cost the earth and are as expandable as your imagination.

You can have one built with a content management system and a few pages for around £200 - £300 (includes hosting and domain) as long as it's nice and basic, nothing too over the top and you only want to change text and images, not the entire design every week.

 

[Jim2k]

I built my website using Moonfruit's £45.99 standard package and recommend it. My site ---> www.pocketmoneydesigns.co.uk

It's a nice site PMD, but with all that flash whats it like for mobile users and Google seo?

 

[Rainbow Chasers']

Or you could find a newly qualified designer who will happily do you a site for very little if anything, just to build up his own portfolio!

Search and ye shall find.

 

[thecyclingartist]

All the Moonfruit sites I've seen are Flash based which annoys the heck out of me. (and as someone already said, that means they won't be fully accessible to iPhones and iPads)

I'd second a Wordpress site if you really have no budget.

 

[luke3310]

We can offer a very competitive price! Our websites are designed however you want them to look.

Regards, Luke.