Please show me a great webpage made with xara.

[gwpriester]

Unless I am missing something here, it is not the software but the skill of the designer that makes a great website. The best software in the world is useless by itself.

Xara has limitations. It is not designed for e-commerce. Yes you can work with shopping cart add-ons, but not natively. Xara is tiresome with large websites.

But for small to medium size websites Xara is terrific. I work in Designer Pro so there almost everything I need is right there for me. I can design a website and in the same window work on custom graphics, nav bars, edit photos, without having to leave the program.

I have seen over the years many really excellent websites created in Xara. Clean, effective, attractive, and content that is informative and easy to access. At the same time I have seen sites created in other programs that are overworked, gimmicky, hard to navigate and hard to find the appropriate content.

It all comes down to the designer and his skill using the tools at hand. Just like a great painter.

[ss-kalm]

Could I suggest gwpriester.com

[forresthowie]

Could I suggest gwpriester.com

Nice site! I also loved the art gallery one I saw earlier. All the sites posted here are great.

My own small offering (and I'm not techy as we're finding on another thread) is https://historicedinburghtours.co.uk/ The mobile version has issues but that's for another place.

What I find isn't so much that Xara will build you a nice looking website, it won't. What it does do really well, IMHO, is build you any site that you see that you want. That's the key thing for me. If I see a website out there that I like, I pretty much know I can use ideas from it/all of it in my own Xara design.

My 'wish list' for Xara would be full screen web video headers and an easy password protected area, but those aren't crucial.

[pauland]

Nice site! I also loved the art gallery one I saw earlier. All the sites posted here are great.

My own small offering (and I'm not techy as we're finding on another thread) is https://historicedinburghtours.co.uk/ The mobile version has issues but that's for another place.

What I find isn't so much that Xara will build you a nice looking website, it won't. What it does do really well, IMHO, is build you any site that you see that you want. That's the key thing for me. If I see a website out there that I like, I pretty much know I can use ideas from it/all of it in my own Xara design.

My 'wish list' for Xara would be full screen web video headers and an easy password protected area, but those aren't crucial.

One thing really surprises me about this site - no video.

I imagine that Robert is a great speaker or he wouldn't get such good reviews, so why doesn't this site showcase him talking about himself, how wonderful Edinburgh is and introduce a synopsis of each tour so people can choose what they would like to do?

Seems sad to waste the talents of a gifted orator who shouldn't be shy in front of a camera.

Paul

[forresthowie]

One thing really surprises me about this site - no video.

I imagine that Robert is a great speaker or he wouldn't get such good reviews, so why doesn't this site showcase him talking about himself, how wonderful Edinburgh is and introduce a synopsis of each tour so people can choose what they would like to do?

Seems sad to waste the talents of a gifted orator who shouldn't be shy in front of a camera.

Paul

Thank you kindly! That's me btw (I'm a one-man-does-almost-everything operation). The video adverts are filmed and ready to go up online. They 'should' have been there weeks ago but I redid the website, then lockdown happened and I had to switch to do online tours and now I'm having problems with the mobile site. They're all sitting there ready to get finished and posted!
Thank you for the comments.
Robert (Forrest - my middle name) Howie

[mcspade]

http://www.mheinc.com
I'm the engineer for this company and I sideline as the webmaster, using Xara. Xara is perfect for us.

[bwood]

@forresthowie. I like that, a lot of nice work. If you perhaps need help with your mobile variant let me know. I’ve made every mistake in the book. It’s a matter of picking and choosing what you want in the variant. Sometimes we just can’t include everything.

[Acorn]

gimmicky

Thank Gary, that is the word I was striving for.

Acorn

[behzad]

I really do not want to brag by showing my work. But here are few client sites done with xara.

www.clearsoundhearing.ca

www.minirinx.com

[Gypsyjoe]

I really do not want to brag by showing my work. But here are few client sites done with xara.

I don't believe it is bragging giving the OP what he is looking for! Looked at both sites and thought they are both good examples of what can be done, I wish my sites were good enough examples that I felt like offering them up but they are to simple. Thank you for offering up good examples and that goes for Gary's site also!