If you’ve been searching for a website platform, you’ve likely come across Showit as an option. Wondering what exactly is Showit? You’ve come to the right place to find answers.
As website designers, we don’t think this website platform is the perfect fit for every business, but it is amazingly versatile, and it will allow you to create a website that is totally unique to you.
Read on to learn more about Showit and its key features!
What is Showit?
Showit is an amazing drag-and-drop website builder that gives creatives full design freedom while integrating seamlessly with WordPress for blogging. With this platform, you can design a jaw-dropping website that converts.
It’s completely in a category of its own in terms of creative freedom. Think of it as a completely blank canvas where you can dream up whatever you want and make it a reality. Furthermore, it doesn’t come with rigid, boring templates to use – with this platform, you get full design control!
Another reason we love Showit is because it’s sooo easy to use, and it’s all in one. It is literally like Canva but for website design. A complaint we hear often about other website builders, such as Squarespace or WordPress, is that they are very difficult to customize. For instance, Squarespace does require some custom CSS to achieve the same type of customization you could get with Showit.
We also have to mention that this platform works with WordPress for blogging. WordPress is the most powerful blog tool on the market, so you get the best of both worlds: creative freedom AND the capabilities of WordPress blogging!
Key Features of Showit for Photographers
If you’re a photographer and you ask us, “Which website platform should I be using?” without any hesitation, our response is going to be Showit. As a photographer, you are already in a visual business, and your website needs to be visually pleasing as well, which is where Showit shines!
Here are some of the key features of Showit:
Drag-and-Drop Design
With Showit’s drag-and-drop design, there’s no coding required! You can just place and add your text, photos, and other elements exactly where you want, and you will have full visual control – it really is that easy!
Mobile-Specific Editing
If you’ve tried editing a mobile version of your website on a platform such as Squarespace, you will have realized (and probably felt incredibly frustrated) that your mobile version is just a straight-up copy of your desktop design and can’t be customized separately.
The good news is that with Showit, you don’t have to worry about this issue ever again! You can fully customize the mobile version of your website separately. Also, a lot of your website traffic is going to come from mobile devices, which is why it’s so important that your mobile website is optimized and looks good.
WordPress Blogging
When it comes to SEO and getting organic traffic, your blog is your BFF! WordPress is a big deal in the world of blogging, and it’s a perfect match that you get both Showit for design and WordPress for content as they work together seamlessly.
SEO-Friendly
Showit is an amazing platform for SEO. It lets you customize SEO for meta descriptions, alt text, and WordPress SEO Tools. To learn more about Showit and SEO, be sure to check out another blog post we wrote for you all about this topic here!
Easy to add movement
With Showit, it’s super easy to add movement like auto-moving galleries, GIFs, and videos. It’s so important, now more than ever, to have movement on your website! When a new user comes to your website, you want to stop the scroll, and content with movement is how you can make it happen. Also, video content can increase user engagement (and get users to stay on your website longer), and it can boost your SEO.
Support and Community
The hands-on support team at Showit is the absolute BEST we’ve ever interacted with. They also have a very active user community that you can join, hosted in Circle.
Does Showit Include Hosting?
If you’re wondering if Showit includes hosting, the answer is YES! Showit has different hosting tiers, and here’s a breakdown of each of them:
Showit
This is the lowest-priced tier, starting at $19 a month, and it’s ideal for you if you don’t need a blog.
Showit & Basic Starter Blog
This plan starts at $24 a month, and it’s perfect if you want to start a new blog, and their pre-installed plugins are sufficient for your needs.
Showit and Advanced Blog
This plan is $34 a month, and it’s for you if you want to migrate blog posts from WordPress or Squarespace. It also includes the option to install custom plugins from WordPress.
More info on each tier can be found here!
Also, you’ll be able to have security through Showit, as they’ll add your SSL certificate for you and give you exactly what you need to connect your domain!
Some things are NOT included in Showi,t such as your domain, which is why we suggest purchasing through Squarespace. Also, email marketing is not included with Showit.
How You Can Get Started With Showit
To get set up with Showit, here’s all you have to do:
1. Start by signing up and choosing a plan here!
2. Pick a template or hire a designer – like us 😊
3. Customize your site to match your photography brand
4. Connect a blog and launch your website! When it’s time to launch, be sure to check out our 9 Website Launch Announcement Ideas so you can have the most EPIC launch!
Ready to Get Started With Showit?
We hope you found this overview of Showit helpful! As self-proclaimed super fans of Showit, we really believe this is hands down the BEST platform if you’re an online creative who values creativity and wants the freedom to easily self-manage your own site.
Also, you don’t have to design your Showit website on your own! If you can dream it, we can create it. Our signature offer, The Rebrand Edit, is the ultimate rebrand package that puts your wedding photography business in front of your dream clients. Learn more about what the Rebrand Edit includes here, or get in touch with us here!
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KP’s design journey began in book publishing, but she fell in love with the truly limitless possibilities that web design presents. Since then, she’s been helping photographers and creatives become the no-brainer option for their dream clients before they even get on a call.
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Krystianna Pietrzak
