"Build To Update" Basics

What is "Build To Update"?

"Build To Update" is an online site building tool which makes it possible to create and host professional looking, scalable, full featured web sites without any technical expertise.

What can I do with "Build To Update"?

• You can create and launch a personal or business website

• You can update your website from anywhere in the world, using just a browser

• You can add unlimited number of pages and any type of content - text, music, video, photo galleries and files

• You can add interactive elements such as a discussion forum or blog, web forms, mailing lists

• You can safely work on content changes while visitors are browsing your site

• You can publish updates instantly

• You can restrict access to specific areas on your site to select users

• You can monitor site statistics

• You can have your site hosted under your own domain

Does "Build To Update" have any limitations?

Each new version of "Build To Update" brings in new functionalities which are automatically integrated into your website. Designs and features which are not available with the standard "Build To Update" edition can be implemented as a custom order . The current "Build To Update" version does not offer the following capabilities:

• There is no option for simultaneous editing of the same content by several users.
• There are no different administrative access levels, approval work flow and history of changes.
• There isn't an integrated shopping cart system with online credit card processing.  For the time being we offer integration with PayPal, 2CheckOut, Google Checkout and all merchant tools that allow for HTML script integration.
• You can't create your "Build To Update" design on your own. Once we build the basic site and template for you, you can update the site yoursel
• You can't use "Build To Update" as a general hosting solution - we don't offer FTP, SSH or ability to run custom scripts. "Build To Update" provides instead an integrated platform where you can build web sites without any need of FTP, SSH or scripting knowledge.
• You need to be connected to the internet in order to edit your site.

Who can use "Build To Update"?
Practically anyone who can use a browser and text editing programs will be able to use "Build To Update" as well. "Build To Update" can be particularly useful to:

• Small businesses and professionals who wish to establish an upscale web presence

• Artists, writers or photographers in need of an online portfolio

• Collaboration teams looking for an online venue to present project information and coordinate activities
• Individuals willing to create a personal website for blogging or sharing photos
• Anyone who wishes to have a full-featured, good-looking web site that can be easily managed and updated

What makes "Build To Update" different from other website building tools?

The key advantages that set "Build To Update" apart from the multitude of website building tools are:

• Professional and highly customizable designs
• An integrated platform to launch, manage and host a website with all types of content and interactive features
• Flexible pricing structure to accommodate any type of web project.
• Easy to use even for beginners with no technical skills at all

What does it cost to make a site with "Build To Update"?
What makes "Build To Update" one of the most popular website building tools is the balance between functionality and price, which aims at covering the needs of every user. and just the basic features to the Power package, which has 1 GB of storage and the full set of functionalities "Build To Update" can offer a business to make its site a success. Please take a look at the features and packages we offer for more information.

Are there any banner ads in "Build To Update"?
"Build To Update" will never add banners or popup ads to your site. We believe that this form of advertising pollutes the internet environment. The only form of advertisement is a small label placed at the bottom right corner of Free sites which links back to "Build To Update".

What do I need to build a site with "Build To Update"?

A browser and internet connection. A couple of hours,  And, of course, content and ideas!

Can I use "Build To Update" for blogging?

Sure. "Build To Update" includes a powerful Blog module with abilities for moderation, access restrictions, RSS and posting via email. "Build To Update" offers much more than purely Blogging services however. You can establish a complete web presence of which the Blog is just one feature.

Can I use "Build To Update" for selling products online?

Yes. You can easily sell products on your "Build To Update" website by integrating PayPalŪ Buy Now Buttons or Shopping Cart, 2CheckOut, Google Checkout or any other merchant tool that allows integration via HTML scripting.

Can I use "Build To Update" for photo-sharing?

Certainly! BuildToUpdate's Image Galleries allow for multiple images upload, automatically prepared thumbnails and navigation, a variety of views including slideshow.

No, "Build To Update" doesn't support FTP. The product has been designed with the aim to allow people without technical skills to create feature-rich web sites. We are not trying to compete with companies offering standard FTP-based hosting. This market has been saturated and we can't really provide any competitive advantage there.

Can I use "Build To Update" for editing my current website?

"Build To Update" is not a stand-alone application which can be used as an editing tool on any website. It is a complex web publishing platform with integrated hosting. So, in order to edit your current website with "Build To Update", you will first need to recreate it with "Build To Update" by opening an account and loading your content. In most cases you can just copy-paste each page from your old site into "Build To Update". If your current website features functionality which is not among BuildToUpdate's features, please contact us or apply for a custom design quote.

You can easily migrate any FrontPage / Dreamweaver site to "Build To Update" by simply copy-pasting the text and images from your current site to BuildToUpdate's Text and Image editor. Although the copy-paste is not applicable for some features (like photo galleries, images opening in a popup, etc) and they have to be recreated anew, the time you'll spend recreating your site in "Build To Update" will definitely pay off. Here is why:

• You won't need to become an HTML/JS/FTP expert to maintain your web site on a regular basis

• You don't need to install and update any software

• You don't need to buy hosting ("Build To Update" has integrated high-performance hosting)

• You can edit your web site from any computer with a popular browser

• You don't have to worry about broken images or links

• All your pages will have a professional, consistent look and feel

• You can publish changes instantly

• You can change the design of your site with a single click

"Build To Update" is fully compatible with Internet Explorer 5.5 + on Windows and Mozilla 1.4+ / Firefox 1.0 + on Windows / Linux / Mac OS X. With the partially supported browsers listed below you will not be able to edit text and images using the Text and Image editor.

Fully and partially supported browsers grouped by OS: