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Nick Coates
@gadgick · Creative developer / Tools @ Symantec
Awesome job! Sometimes all you need is just a simple website, nothing too crowded & highlights your passions. Can you map your own domain to the sub domain? Also can you update the colours, layout etc?
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Max Deutsch
@_maxdeutsch
@gadgick Thanks, Nick! Right now, we are keeping it really simple - so the colors and layout are fixed (we actually think this makes for a better experience...at least at this stage). As far as custom domains, this is currently a possibility, but will require you to upgrade to Somebody Pro (for ~$4/mo, which we think is a pretty competitive price). Mostly, this is how we plan to subsidize hosting fees.
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Nick Coates
@gadgick · Creative developer / Tools @ Symantec
@_maxdeutsch Ok thanks! What do you get with Pro? Would be good to maybe include that on the site e.g. free vs pro. Also would recommend using SSL particularly the login/sign up.
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Max Deutsch
@_maxdeutsch
@gadgick right now, Pro only features the ability to connect a custom domain name. So either you connect a domain you currently own or you can get a new one (the Pro subscription comes with one free domain name). We don't show free vs pro on the homepage because we are trying to reduce choice paralysis upfront as much as possible - we want you to first completely focus on building a great site, and then you can figure out what domain name you'd like. SSL is a good suggestion... Thanks
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Nick Coates
@gadgick · Creative developer / Tools @ Symantec
@_maxdeutsch Thanks Max, thinking about the free vs pro on the site is a good move. I'd still love to be able to customise it, particularly colour scheme... Adobe Portfolio does this w/ the CC subscription. Please add SSL... I work for a security company & it pains me when I don't see websites encrypt auth (in fact anything nowadays) data!
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