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What do you use to host demo sites for clients?

by Underground
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For those who make mock-up websites for clients, what platform do you find best to do this?
#clients #demo #host #sites
  • Profile picture of the author ownergolan
    Wordpress obviously - set up a sub-domain. demo.yoursite.com
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  • Profile picture of the author ClarkKent
    No platform needed, just use your shared host and add a subdomain.
    You can also password protect via .htaccess if needed (Google is your friend).
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    • Profile picture of the author noahamsterdam
      great. Thanks for the password protect...

      Originally Posted by ClarkKent View Post

      No platform needed, just use your shared host and add a subdomain.
      You can also password protect via .htaccess if needed (Google is your friend).
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  • Profile picture of the author spesialis
    No need for subdomain, just create folders

    yourdomain.com/site1/
    yourdomain.com/site2/
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    • Profile picture of the author Marketinc Solutions
      Originally Posted by spesialis View Post

      No need for subdomain, just create folders

      yourdomain.com/site1/
      yourdomain.com/site2/

      That's exactly how we do it.

      We can then send them a direct link by text or email, as well as pull it up on our iPad in front of the client to walk them through it and get suggestions/feedback from them.
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    • Profile picture of the author ClarkKent
      Originally Posted by spesialis View Post

      No need for subdomain, just create folders

      yourdomain.com/site1/
      yourdomain.com/site2/
      You can do it this way,
      It wreaks havoc with relative URLs though when you move clients over to their domain.
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      • Profile picture of the author spesialis
        Originally Posted by ClarkKent View Post

        You can do it this way,
        It wreaks havoc with relative URLs though when you move clients over to their domain.
        I use backup plugin I've bought (WSO), it changed all URLs to new URLs (yes, every single one of them)

        Strangely, many people claimed the plugin doesn't work, saying the creator scammed ... and the WSO was closed.

        I've cloned hundreds of sites using that plugin.
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    • Profile picture of the author SJJPFTW
      Originally Posted by spesialis View Post

      No need for subdomain, just create folders

      yourdomain.com/site1/
      yourdomain.com/site2/
      This exactly. Can't get any easier
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  • Profile picture of the author Scottish
    I'm the same:

    clientscompany.mysite.com

    If you use the likes of hostgator it's just a case of setting up the subdomain (clientscompany) and then doing the quickinstall wordpress on it
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  • Profile picture of the author deu12000
    I have a whole bunch of extra domains so I just pick one and work on it on a completely different domain. If I have complete control over their domain then I do it right on their domain. I don't really create mock-ups though I start making the site and ask for opinions along the way.
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  • Profile picture of the author greenovni
    I usually use dot tk domains as they are free.

    For hosting I use either my own hosting account or if I am working with some crappy code I use Free Web Hosting with PHP, MySQL and cPanel, No Ads for free hosting.
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  • Profile picture of the author SurfCityMediaGroup
    Wordpress is the smart choice
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  • Profile picture of the author Steve1776
    I just got a .info to put demo sites on. 1and1.com have them on sale for $0.99 US. for the first year.
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