Format is a specialized website builder designed primarily for creatives, photographers, and artists, aiming to help them showcase their work and manage their creative businesses efficiently.
What Format Does
Format enables users to build and customize their online portfolios with ease, using a user-friendly interface that does not require coding knowledge. It is tailored to help creatives present their work professionally and attract clients.Key Features and Functionality
Templates and Design
- Format offers nearly 100 professionally designed templates, with thousands of design variations. These templates are created by award-winning designers and are easily customizable to fit individual styles and brands.
Ease of Use
- The platform features a drag-and-drop page editor that makes it simple and straightforward to build and customize website pages, even for those with limited website knowledge.
Mobile Optimization
- All templates, pages, and layouts are fully responsive and designed for a mobile-first experience, ensuring that the website looks great on any screen.
Media Display
- Format allows for high-quality image and video rendering without slow load speeds, ensuring that media content loads quickly and maintains its quality.
Customization and Flexibility
- Users can create custom pages with unique gallery layouts, colors, text formatting, and even embed custom code. This flexibility enables creatives to express their individuality and brand identity.
E-commerce and Sales
- The Format Store feature allows users to sell their products, services, and digital downloads online without any commission fees. Users self-fulfill orders, and the platform supports up to 1000 store products depending on the plan.
SEO and Online Presence
- Format provides easy-to-use SEO tools to customize search engine results for pages, images, blog posts, and store items, helping to maximize online visibility.
Domain and Email
- Users can buy, transfer, or connect a custom domain name to their website, and also set up a professional email address powered by Google Workspace, which includes access to Google Calendar, Drive, Docs, Sheets, and Forms, along with 30GB of cloud-based storage.
Studio Management Tools
- The platform includes tools to simplify and grow creative businesses, such as Lightroom integration for publishing and updating portfolios directly from Adobe Lightroom, and easy-to-use blogging tools to connect with audiences.
Security and Protection
- Format offers features to protect images from unauthorized distribution, including warnings for right-click attempts and the option to add watermarks.
Support
- The platform provides 24/7 help and support from a team of creators who can assist with any questions or issues related to the website. Additional resources include in-depth articles, how-to guides, and courses via Format Magazine.