Everweb

Question

There has been a lot of discussion here about an iWeb replacement, especially Everweb.  I bought Everweb and spent the next several weeks rebuilding my website on Everweb.  No you can't import the files, you go from scratch.  It has a slightly steeper learning curve than iWeb, but once you get the hang of it, it goes pretty quickly. There are basic support videos and a good blog, but no manual worth the name.  Roddy helped out by making a bunch of widgets which really speed up the process.  Most SEO is built into the program, but you need a couple of Roddy's widgets to do a couple of things.
Anyway, the great day comes and…. IT WON'T UPLOAD.  I tried the Everweb ftp provided, Cyberduck, Filezilla and it just won't appear on my provider.  I even had them wipe my files so that I could do a clean install.  I spent a lot of time with them, Machighway, and could find no problem at that end.  I am also working with Rage to figure it out.  I finally reinstalled my iWeb site with absolutely no problem.  I had to have a site available.
There has been a lot of talk on other threads that you have to use Rage's hosting service with Everweb, even though Rage claims you can use any provider.  It's been a number of days, uploading TEST directories, and nothing yet.  Yesterday, they suggested that "maybe I would want to use their hosting service".  Uh ha.  Machighway charges me $49.95 a year for 5 gigs.  Rage is $99 per year and 2 gigs. In fact, reading their blogs, the only ones who seem be having success, are the ones using Rage's provider service, but maybe that's just me reading into it.  Anyway, a couple of more days and I am so done with Rage.  Maybe your experience with them will be better.
I was looking at Webacapella (sp?) a while back, maybe I'll look some more.

Answer 1

Your company sounds solid.  Can you supply me with URL's that review or comment on EverWeb, that are not connected to your company or this forum?  That would be helpful.
Sure! But please remember that it may be best to take this discussion to our support department or forums because this is an iWeb forum and I don't want to use it as a means to promote our software.
Here is one we are most proud of;
http://www.maclife.com/article/reviews/everweb_review
And some others;
http://appledailyreport.com/like-sandvox-everweb-worthy-iweb-replacement/
http://www.mymac.com/2014/06/everweb-review/
I created a shape (square with rounded corners) and tried to put text over and into the shape, and could not.  I spent hours trying to do this.
Although I can't be sure, this may be due to the fact that in iWeb you can just start typing and text will go into a shape. In both iWeb and EverWeb you can double click a shape to start typing, but EverWeb required the double click. As of version 1.5 or 1.6 (can't remember exactly), this works the same as it did in iWeb. That may have been the problem, but I'm just guessing. It was a highly requested feature and the cause of some confusion.
Perhaps I should have persevered.
Yes of course! We're here to help. Most of our users who get stuck one something will keep asking and they will get it. Then once over that hurdle they usually become somewhat of an expert themselves and start solving problems for others.
Likely other users had the same issue and the more people who tell us they have problems with it, the better we know that we need to improve the area. Always persevere!
If you want, I can email you privately, but I don't want to take too much of your time.
You can email support, don't worry about taking up too much of our time. We are here to help you! And create an awesome website builder. Let us help you create a great website! We'll have you up and running in no time, and you'll see you will quickly get the hang of everything. We have a large community on our forums to who can help you as well. But we are here to serve you!
1. How much memory will EverWeb take on my computer?  (I have 8GB) (I used 4.8 of system memory; a little more than half)
Memory used by software is dynamic, meaning software uses as much as it needs. You don't have 8GB of memory, you have technically as much memory as there is free hard drive space on your computer. OS X will use disk space as memory when needed, and does so constantly without you knowing. But that's a more technical answer. Your system software will adjust the memory used as more applications and resources are being used (it may be 4.8 now but that will change all the time).
Usually one website project will take 50MB to 500MB depending on how many images, text and other objects are on your page. Don't worry about this, it's not something you really need to consider anymore when running software. Back in OS 9 days you did, but OS X doesn't really require you to think about this for everyday software.
2. Where specifically do I ask my questions when I'm transferring all 200+ pages from iWeb into EverWeb?
Our discussion forums are a great place to start or our support email. You can find it under the Support tab on our website.
3. Do you only answer questions from customers who use your host?  I am so happy with Bluehost.
We answer questions from anyone and everyone! You don't need to host with us. But keep in mind that we can't fix your server related issues. That's why we offer the EverWeb + Hosting because when we have access to the whole system, we can offer better support.
4. Will I be a pest if I ask more than 10 questions?
I wish I could show you how the types and quantity of questions from people that we get! Don't worry about this. You sound like a smart person who just needs to get going...
5. I have to look up how much it will cost (I don't remember)... I hope it's a one-time fee instead of a monthly fee.
No monthly fee. It is a one time $79.95 USD fee and that gets one year of updates and support. For an additional year, you can purchase that for $49.95 USD but it is not required and you NEVER lose access to the purchased version (and upgrades) that you paid for.
Our view is this. Instead of charging for major releases that are overstuffed with features, we focus on major features all throughout the year. That makes the software less prone to bugs, you get more frequent updates and we aren't motivated to wait to add features in order to sell a major version.