How do I make my site stand out among other Smugmug sites?

Question

I see some sites that are just amazingly well done using the Smugmug back end. How can I make a site look as nice as some of these other sites?

Answer 1

Smugmug provides a document to help users get started customizing their sites here.

There are also several companies that offer customization services if needed. Trey Ratcliff has provided a short review of a couple of these companies here.

Answer 2

This question was well answered here:

• http://news.smugmug.com/2011/05/25/smug-tip-of-the-week-smugmugs-customization-options-with-eric-trimble/.

If you are looking to invest in your site development through someone else's hand, here is the smugmug list of Certified Customizers:

• http://www.smugmug.com/photos/example-photo-sharing-sites/.

And lastly, much of my personal customization was done through nuggets found at this dgrin forum:

• http://www.dgrin.com/forumdisplay.php?f=31