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New liveBooks client and Philadelphia photographer Michael Confer specializes in Lifestyle and Landscape photography – with a distinctly elegant and classic style. We were so impressed with how he put together his website that we just had to feature it this week.

Read on for more on his site’s creation – and don’t forget to head over to www.mconferphoto.com to see it all!

Q: Did you use a pre-designed template or was your site custom-built?

MC: I used a Professional pre-designed website by liveBooks for photographers called “Landscape.” One Monday morning I downloaded four different pre-designed liveBooks templates so I could experiment and interact with the different strengths and design features of each template. While I liked many of the different aspects of each design, the “Landscape” template fit my personality the best. It features a professional, yet simplistic design that showcases my images and videos without additional fancy designs that can potentially distract the user. Once the “Landscape” template was chosen, I resized and uploaded my images, experimented with galleries and image order, wrote some background info and highlights, did a few tests, optimized the mobile aspect, spoke to customer service twice, and linked my Vimeo videos. I submitted the request to go live Thursday evening and was live Friday morning!

Q: How long did it take you to create your site?

MC: I experimented with templates for one day and learned all the features of the editSuite. The other three days were experimenting with design, image order, and background information. In the end it took me about three hours a day for four days. If I had all decisions made about my website, except for template choice, I could have done everything in one day. I had already owned my domain name with one of the major providers and called them for some confirmations; I was all set in 10 minutes.

Q: What’s your favorite aspect of your site thus far?

MC: A favorite aspect of my new liveBooks site is the simplicity, professionalism, and the showcasing of my work first and foremost. I hope everyone visiting my site feels the same!

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