iWeb and Musicians
So you’ve recorded on your Mac and now it’s time to promote your music online. Having a website is a crucial component in promoting your music online. Not only can your website serve as an online store for fans to purchase t-shirts and music but more importantly it allows you to connect with your fans and provide a place for them to interact with other fans.
Thankfully since you own a Mac, iLife has a program called iWeb. Now if you are a web developer or have free access to one, iWeb may not be the road you want to go down. However; if you are a novice when it comes to creating a web page then iWeb is the tool for you. Let’s go over the good, the bad and the ugly of iWeb and then you can decide for yourself if this is the tool you want to use:
There is no other tool like iWeb.
If you need to create an attractive website quickly and easily iWeb is the tool for you. Do you want to avoid the technical jargon and complications of how to design your site; like where content should be placed etc? iWeb allows you to choose from a ton of different templates and allows you to simply drag and drop pictures into the template. iWeb also allows you to include your music and movies. iWeb also allows you to add widgets and update your Facebook friends when you’ve made a change to your website. Check out Apple if you want to take a look at templates. At the end of the day if you want to work on your music instead of spending time working on making a website iWeb is the tool for you.
There are some haters out there that are against iWeb. Namely because iWeb locks you into a specific template and does not allow the customization that only a web developer can provide. In addition; many haters say that iWeb templates are not SEO (Search Engine Optimization) friendly. However, there are SEO tools that you can use to increase your visibility. For more insight click here. If you don’t know what SEO is check out this Wikipedia article.
Ultimately; you don’t need to spend your hard earned money to hire anyone to build a website for you. The best technology is the one you available to you right now. Your mac has the tools you need to build a great website.
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