subject: Go Live and Frontpage too steep a learning curve? [print this page] XSitePro is a new website design package that we have reviewed to create entire web sites, not just individual pages, and optimize them. I think that some web design packages have too steep a learning curve. That's why I want to tell you about a product that I've just reviewed called XSitePro. Here is a brief summary, and you can see the full review by using the link indicated at the end of this article.
I was looking for something more versatile than a lot of the lower end website building software such as Web Easy Pro, and Web Plus, yet with a good deal of the functionality of the higher end products such as Dreamweaver and Frontpage. As I needed to start quickly I didn't want the steep learning curve that these higher end products demanded.
Quite by accident I came across XSitePro. At first I was nearly dissuaded from taking it further, because I was presented with a one-page sales website which the software authors put out.
Personally, having spent a great deal of time, recently, researching web products, the one page sales letters deter me from going any further, as I have subscribed to several, and always been disappointed. I also dislike parting with money before I touch and feel' a product, and particularly like to download a fifteen or thirty day demo, which was just not available.
Erring on the side of caution I posted a request on the Warrior forum, and asked for advice as to which website development software I should opt for. More replies were positive about XSitePro than any other, so I subscribed and downloaded the software, putting faith in the promise of a 365 day refund.
I was certainly not disappointed and initially completed the tutorial, where I constructed a ten page website in around 11/2 hours. You can view the website completed in the tutorial by going to the web page indicated at the end of this article.
XSitePro is feature rich and I have picked out my 12 favorits.
XSitePro optimizes each page to rank well with the search engines and gives suggestions as to what tasks you need to carry out, to bring this about.
The Help' functionality is very good with on-screen pages supported by Index' and Search' facilities. There is Context Sensitive Help' throughout providing immediate help relating to the function you are currently performing. Online Help' accesses a Knowledgebase' of frequently asked questions with the ability to Submit a Ticket' if the answer is not found.
