{"id":4271,"date":"2022-08-24T12:22:17","date_gmt":"2022-08-24T19:22:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.digitalphotos101.com\/blog\/?p=4271"},"modified":"2023-03-25T12:21:20","modified_gmt":"2023-03-25T19:21:20","slug":"pixpa-review-all-inclusive-photography-portfolio-website-builder","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.digitalphotos101.com\/blog\/pixpa-review-all-inclusive-photography-portfolio-website-builder\/","title":{"rendered":"Pixpa Review: \u00a0All-inclusive Photography Portfolio Website Builder"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

I’ve got a detailed Pixpa review for you in this post. As a photographer or other creative, if you’ve been searching for a fast and easy way to create a classy-looking portfolio website, Pixpa is well worth considering. It’s ideal for photographers looking for an affordable, all-in-one website builder without needing to code.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As a photographer, having a well-designed portfolio website is key for creating a strong online presence, increasing your client base, and showcasing and selling your work. While there are many all-in-one website builders, Pixpa<\/a> is one of the few dedicated to the needs of photographers, artists, and other creatives. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This all-inclusive, drag-and-drop website platform offers sleek, clean designs and powerful features. It lets you create a portfolio, client galleries<\/a>, an e-commerce store, publish a blog, and more. Even better, it\u2019s easy to use, affordable, SEO friendly, and (yay!) you don\u2019t need any coding skills.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Beginner Friendly<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Pixpa is excellent for beginners. It includes all the essential tools to build a portfolio website quickly and easily. Newbies with zero web design or coding experience can figure it out pretty easily.<\/p>\n\n\n

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The intuitive interface includes a drag-and-drop builder and beautiful mobile-responsive templates<\/a> that are fully customizable. There are pre-built content blocks for different kinds of pages, so you just drag one onto the page and add your content. \u00a0I also appreciate that Pixpa has highly customizable navigation menus, which offer you a lot of flexibility. While no coding knowledge is needed, you can add custom CSS and HTML if you want.<\/p>\n\n\n

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I like that you don\u2019t have to worry about anything \u201cunder the hood\u201d like PHP updates, platform updates, SSL (HTTPS), or backups \u2013 Pixpa handles all that for you automatically. An all-in-one portfolio website builder<\/a> like Pixpa is much easier for beginners to use than WordPress or Joomla and you don\u2019t have to enable a bunch of special plugins to add functionality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Branding<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Branding is critical to your online presence as a photographer. Pixpa supports logos and favicons, and you can easily connect your site to your custom domain.  <\/p>\n\n\n

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Client Galleries<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The website builder offers integrated galleries<\/a> that enable photographers to share proofs and sell images to their clients via desktop, mobile, or tablet. Clients can create Favorite lists, add favorites, and comment on photos. They can also order images via your preferred print lab. In addition, you can create mobile gallery apps for your clients to share highlights or give them a photo shoot preview.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Flexibility and Customizable Templates<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Perhaps Pixpa\u2019s biggest strengths are flexibility and customization. There are 130+ fully responsive, mobile-friendly templates<\/a>, 90+ of which are specifically for portfolio or photography websites. Within these templates, there are themes for different types of photography including wedding photographers, landscape photographers, food, fashion, and other specialties.<\/p>\n\n\n

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In the drag-and-drop WYSIWIG page builder, you also can use 300+ pre-built layouts and content blocks for portfolios and blogs. Since everything is already tested, you don\u2019t have to worry about how it\u2019s going to look on different screen sizes or mobile.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Change Templates Any Time<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Further, if you want to change your template, you can do so any time and your content will automatically flow to the new template. This is a real plus, as some other photography portfolio website builders don\u2019t allow you to change themes once your site goes live. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Portfolio Galleries<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

As a photographer or creative, one of your goals is to show off your work. Pixpa offers 25+ customizable gallery layouts for images and videos with options for grid styles, slideshows, and scrolling.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Blogging<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Pixpa offers a built-in blogging platform where you can create, schedule, and publish posts. You can add tags, categories, a comment section, social media widgets, search, and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Online Store Builder<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The eCommerce<\/a> features enable you to sell physical products, digital products, or services. \u00a0It handles the typical things a photographer would need, including taxes, discounts, shipping, order processing, etc. You can connect online payments via Stripe and Paypal. Note that some of the features like inventory management and abandoned cart recovery are only available with the \u201cAdvanced\u201d pricing plan (see more about the pricing plans below<\/a>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Commission-Free<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

A big plus with the online store is there is no commission. Some website builders like Wix and Squarespace will charge you a commission on every sale made through the website, but Pixpa doesn\u2019t. Of course, you will still have to pay a transaction fee to Paypal or Stripe, but your sale is commission-free.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Marketing<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

To help you with your online presence, Pixpa offers customizable forms such as contact forms and newsletter subscription sign-ups. You can even offer workshop sign-ups. The higher-level plans also offer integrated marketing popups to show your latest product or promotion, as well as announcement bars and mobile information bars without requiring a 3rd<\/sup>-party app.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Third-Party App Integration<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Speaking of 3rd<\/sup>-party apps, you can add 50+ third-party integrations<\/a> like Google Analytics, Square, an Instagram feed, YouTube, Vimeo, Google Calendar, Mailchimp, Shopify, and others. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Search Engine Optimization<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

To get your site found, SEO (search engine optimization) is extremely important. Pixpa makes it simple for newbies. The tools are built in so you just have to add page titles, descriptions, and image alt tags. Say what? If you need a primer on basic SEO, you will find info in Pixpa’s extensive online guides. Further, Pixpa automatically creates site maps and uses 256-bit SSL certificates.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pricing<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

One of the best benefits of Pixpa is it\u2019s an all-inclusive photography portfolio website builder with simple, transparent pricing<\/a>. The cost won\u2019t break your budget. You know exactly what is included, there are no surprises. There are four pricing plans. You can either play monthly or get a price break by paying yearly or 2 yearly. Currently, you can save 63% on 2-year plans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n