Comments on: Hosting

By: Ryan

Ryan — Thu, 02 Jun 2011 00:05:44 +0000

It's 1gb which is more than enough for a majority of our hosting clients. We've got a few that have been bumped up a bit, but that's the exception. 1 - ProofBuddy will resize when uploading, but it's generally better to do it on your end. It's typically faster to do it on your end because you'll have a computer dedicated to doing nothing aside from resizing images where our servers are busy doing other things as well. It'll also cut down on your transfer time since you'll only be uploading small images. And programs like Photoshop or Elements give you a lot more control over how the image looks downsampled. 2 - The Pro version does let you upload a watermark. Typically a PNG file it's overlaid the image during upload. 3 - FTP is one of those things that sounds way harder than it is. With the right program it's just like copying files between folders on your computer. If you'll type "bulk" into the search box on the top of this page it'll bring up a page on how to upload more than 10 at a time.

By: Jen

Jen — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 12:03:32 +0000

I read that the total amount was around 50,000 images. I can't remember the GB size though. I'm only a photographer, not a computer techie. My question is about the file limit and uploading.

1. Is it better for me to websize the images first or do you all automatically do that?

2. I'm assuming you don't have a way of watermarking or protecting the files? Is this something I have to do first?

3. I know that the 10 file limit is if you upload through your browser, and that there is also an option to upload with an FTP program like FileZilla and import from there. And any of those 10 files can also be zips containing jpgs, BUT do you have instructions on how to do this? I haven't worked with zips much and I have NO idea what a FTP program is. Like I said.... NOT a techie by any stretch!

Thanks!

By: Ryan

Ryan — Thu, 23 Sep 2010 10:39:57 +0000

Yes, the monthly fee does include the Pro version. The $149.95 is only if you want to install the Pro version on your server.

The 10 file limit is if you upload through your browser. There is also an option to upload with an FTP program like FileZilla and import from there. And any of those 10 files can also be zips containing jpgs.

One catch is that our hosting is for ProofBuddy, not for your main site. So you would likely still need an account with another host like PortfolioSitez for your primary site. It's easy to link between the two though.

By: Gwen Hawkins

Gwen Hawkins — Thu, 23 Sep 2010 01:42:43 +0000

I'm very interested in possibly switching my hosting over to you. I'm with portfoliositez right now. While I'm happy with them, I don't like their proofing gallery. If I switched my hosting, does the monthly/yearly fee(whichever way I choose to pay) include the pro version of your proofing gallery, or is there also the $149.00 fee to pay to have the pro version. So I guess I'm asking if the pro version is included in the hosting fee, or is it on top of the hosting fee? Also, I read that you can only upload 10 pics at a time into the galleries? is that right or is it possible to upload lots more than that at a time? Thank you :)

By: Ryan

Ryan — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 23:06:11 +0000

Unless they've changed something recently, no ProofBuddy doesn't work on WIX servers. We do have several WIX clients that host their ProofBuddy sites on our servers though. If you click on the hosting link on the right side of the page there's more information.

By: Laurie

Laurie — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 20:03:35 +0000

I am wondering if this will work on a website that I created through WIX?

By: Ryan

Ryan — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 20:07:16 +0000

Honestly haven't ever heard of squarespace. Generally if a host uses Linux and supports WordPress then ProofBuddy wlll work.

By: Michael Drake

Michael Drake — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 18:19:19 +0000

Have you heard of anyone using squarespace to host??

By: Ryan

Ryan — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 01:53:13 +0000

Sent you an email earlier today. In case you come here first, or someone else has the same question...

It's month-to-month. No contract. But it is cheaper per month if you go with the annual billing. With our hosted option you'll have the latest version of ProofBuddy Pro. And no, there aren't any other fees aside from the monthly (or annual) bill.

By: Ashley Robole

Ashley Robole — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 14:33:38 +0000

If I choose to have you host it and I want it to be billed monthly, do I have a contract or can I just cancel the payments if I decide to go a different route?

Also, would i just be paying the $24.95 a month or are there other fees involved when you host it?