Flexsitez Pre-sales available now!
Posted on May 31, 2011
Our Flexsitez have arrived! Our flexsitez is a product that is more then just a blog. It is the most versatile, dynamic, and feature packed product yet. You can create a stand-alone html blog website or use it strictly as a blog and link out to our beautiful flash portfolio site. With the ability to create and save multiple themes, preview the themes while creating them, and download our newly created themes and updates, you’ll never outgrow this blogsite! Features include:
OVERALL:
* ability to save multiple themes
* ability to update your themes with the built-in updater that will install all the latest bug fixes and features
* ability to view your site in preview mode so you can click around and see what it would look like before setting a new theme live
* no Flash – compatible with non-flash products such as the IPad and Iphone
* ability to edit the hundreds of settings via an easy to use area of the wordpress wp-admin
* full control – if there is css that you want to add to the theme’s stylesheet, or a less common element you want to style with css, there is an area built-in to add to the style.css which will ensure your custom css is always added and never overwritten with future updates.
* fully compatible with the latest wordpress features including their new dynamic menu system that gives you full control over button location, sub menus, etc.
LAYOUT:
* ability to set width
* ability to set colors, padding, margins, background images, and much MUCH more to make each look truly unique
* ability to add a left sidebar, right sidebar, or both and set the widths, paddings, backgrounds, etc.
* ability to upload a background image, and a custom sized image on top of the background to create a very stylized look
ADVANCED LAYOUT:
* ability to add custom images to the site and have 12 different starting locations for those images. This may be our most impactful feature and the hardest to explain. 
With this you can add custom design elements that overlap your slideshow, add custom buttons that stay on the side of the browser, or even add custom buttons that come out from behind the content area like the twitter, facebook, and rss buttons on our samples. You can have the image link out to anywhere you want, or not be a link at all. You can set them to animate left/right, up/down, fade, or not animate and you have full control over the location of the image – all without flash and without writing any code!
HOMEPAGE:
* a homepage wordpress template that will have a built-in ‘featured gallery’ bar on it
* ability to start your blog with this page or not
SLIDESHOW:
* 9 different starting layouts
* ability to further customize layouts by changing widths, heights, logo placement, logo holder background color, logo holder background opacity
* select different animation types
* bulk upload slideshow images and use built-in cropper to size the image to fit perfectly in slideshow
* slideshow layouts that include two seperate slideshows
* ability to have the logo panel and/or main background change color with each image
GALLERIES:
* create multiple galleries just as you would posts
* choose to have galleries on the main menu, as a featured gallery, or both
* choose height of gallery and upload all navigation arrows to match your theme design
* no Flash – compatible with non-flash products such as the IPad and Iphone
CONTACT PAGE:
* most advanced contact page we offer with ability to create unlimited form fields with different types (input, text, multiple select, dropbox, radio)
* built-in ShootQ integration
BLOG:
* upload custom post icons for each category
* post icons can include date and be positioned anywhere from the left or right of the post title
* full control over colors, font sizes, font face types (web safe fonts) , styling
* 50+ settings to highly customize comment area including top and bottom images for even, odd, and author comments
* ability to upload custom buttons below post for twitter, facebook, email, comment, and rss.
* threaded comment support up to 5 levels deep
* ability to show/hide comment and display on main blog page or not
* built-in bio section that you can have appear on top of the blog page with an image and description
IMAGE PROTECTION:
* right click disabled for images
* drag and drop images disabled
* image toolbars disabled
* iphone/ipad ‘save image’ menu disabled
FLEXSITEZ PRICING
our new flexsitez product will be priced as follows:
Standard: $11/mo + $20 setup fee
Premium: $16/mo + $40 setup fee
Owned License: $150 (will not include flexcart which will be able to be purchased separately- wordpress install included):
Standard blogsite/flash site to standard flexsite Switch: $20.00
Premium blogsite/flash site to premium flexsite Switch: $40.00
Add-on template: $20.00 setup + $5/mo or $60/yr (will not include flexcart which will be able to be purchased separately for premium accounts)
The premium account will come with all the same features listed above that our standard come with. In Addition it will include the flexcart which will be launching at the end of June and it will include 2 gigs of hosting space and 20 gigs of bandwidth as opposed to the 1 gig of hosting space and 10 gigs of bandwidth that is included in the standard. The Owned license DOES NOT include the flexcart.
FLEXSITEZ LAUNCH AND PRE-LAUNCH SALE
We are currently adding the final touches to the flexsitez and completing some debugging. We will be starting setups next week on a first come first serve basis. We are running a pre-launch sale. These sale prices will expire as soon as we begin setups and will be replaced with coupons of a lesser value. Premium setups WILL NOT be setup with the flexcart until the flexcart launches. You will receive a coupon code in your welcome email for a free flexcart setup when available at the end of June.
FLEXPS75OFF – $75 OFF Owned License
FLEXPS25OFF – $25 OFF for Premium with free Flexcart installation once it launches (coupon will be posted in Welcome Email)
FLEXPS20OFF – $20 OFF for Flexsite – CART NOT INCLUDED
FLEXPS10OFF – $10 OFF for Current Service Clients for either a switch or added template
You can order a new service by going to http://www.portfoliositez.com/clientarea/cart.php?gid=6
You can order a switch/add-on by going to http://www.portfoliositez.com/clientarea/cart.php?gid=4
FAQs
We currently have one sample up that can be viewed at: http://www.portfoliositez.com/flexsitez/
We will be posting additional examples at the end of this week after we are completed debugging and putting in the final touches. We will update this page with FAQs that we are getting throughout the week.
Q: Will there be a sample admin available to try out before we purchase?
A: Yes, we will be creating a sample that can be played around with after we are complete with the launch and caught up on the initial order setups. There WILL NOT be a sample admin available during the presale.
Q: If we have a standard flash or blogsite account can we update to premium?
A: Yes, there will be a $30 upgrade fee along with the different monthly.
Q: Can I set this up on my current blog?
A: No. The Flexsitez will require a fresh install of WordPress which we will complete for you. You then can import your old posts from your previous blog.
Q: What is the difference between the original blogsites and the Flexsitez?
A: The flexsitez is much more customizable and will include the flexsitez themes we develop to give it unlimited looks, the blogsites have a few different features and are a bit more user friendly due to the fewer options.
Blogsite Pros:
* Comes with flash header and flash galleries for a more elegant feel
* built-in calendar
* built-in basic cart
* supports music, color changing elements, and slideshow in the galleries
* supports music throughout site
* two different headers (one to appear on main page and other to appear on all other pages)
* comes with a sitezadmin/ just like the flash sites for easy transition from flash to blogsite
Flexsitez pros:
* can create thousands of completely different looks
* full access to any themes PSitez develop for easy switching free
* support for sidebars, latest WordPress features including their new menu system
* non-flash so it displays on IPads, IPhones, and other non-flash products
* advanced features such as custom image uploads, full design control, etc.
* 9 different header layouts to choose from and tweak to create hundreds of different header looks
* advanced contact form with built-in support for ShootQ
* all admin controls built into WordPress’s admin so there is only one admin to use
* auto-updates built-in to allow you to see when there are updates and update the different themes, flexsitez core, etc. so you are always up to date with the latest bug fixes and features
In general we’d recommend the original blogsites if there is a design you like and you’d prefer a simplier solution for your blog that is a little less intimidating. We’d recommend the flexsitez if you change your look yearly (or even sooner) or are familiar with WordPress’s admin and would like the ability to have more control over your design and blog’s functionality.
Excited for the launch and the built-in ShootQ integration!
This is exciting! I was looking to switch to something that would support sidebars and have slideshow support, so this is right on time–I would not have to leave portfoliositez.
It is better with SEO that blogsites?
Can you explain a bit more about flexcart? Is is something similar to current client proofing galleries with cart/ordering?
Thanks!
Also, can you clarify about slideshows. Will there is a feature to add music? Is there a sample anywhere you have of how it works?
When will the presale end? and when will another sample site go up?
Thanks!
I’d love the answers to Elena’s questions before deciding whether to purchase!
Hi Mindy! The slideshows are the header slideshows, there aren’t separate slideshows included. The flexsitez are built in html and not flash so they will not support music at this time. They do have more SEO plugin support built-in then our original blogsites
So, to be clear. If I already have a premium blogsite with the cart and want to change to this new flexsite, I will need to pay the $30 switch fee, but wit the $25off coupon for premium, it would only cost me $5 and then continue to pay my normal monthly fee? And, I will get the flexcart for free when it comes out?
Or, if I would rather purchase an owned license–it would be $150 (which would be $75 with the $75 off coupon above) but doesn’t include the flexcart and then I would have full access to the site and hosting without paying a monthly fee—is this correct? How much will Flexcart be if I chose this owned license option?
Feel free to answer via my email address if you would rather respond that way.
Where can I find the difference in features between the basic cart and the new flexcard?
So totally stoked at the new flexisitez – new studio and now a new website! cool
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