Mixed Feelings About Showit – Some Potential, But Frustrating Trial Experience
I was excited to try Showit, but my experience was mixed. The platform has potential, but there are some frustrating design quirks and support issues that made the trial difficult. Firstly the free templates look great but the paid templates are overpriced! I found a pixieset template for $2,000 which is just crazy.
One major issue is that locked features are hidden rather than grayed out. This makes it unclear what tools are available with a subscription, leaving me wondering whether I was missing features or just not looking in the right place. A simple UI change could make this so much easier.
I also ran into alignment issues—text placed perfectly in the editor would shift unpredictably in live view. That’s a big deal for a design-focused platform and made me question how reliable the site-building experience would be long-term.
Support was unhelpful and they probably just started ignoring me once I sent in a convo rating they didn't like. While I recognize I asked long, multi-part questions, the responses I got didn’t fully address everything. Kevan also opened by telling me he had just returned from lunch, which felt unnecessary when I was waiting on help and he redirected me to the learning materials. Some of my key concerns were ignored, and I had to piece together answers myself.
Here are all the questions I asked:
1. Is there a way to turn photos black and white? Or is that something I unlock with a subscription?
2. Are there features I’m not seeing due to no subscription?
3. If so, maybe pass it on that it would be better if they showed the options grayed out so we know what is and isn’t doable?
4. I could take the photos back into Lightroom, but doing it on the site would save so much time—haha. (More of a statement, but it reinforces your first question.)
5. I’m most likely going to subscribe, and I’ll have further questions about using “Bloom” to add a live chat feature and other lead capturing options. Do those offer video tutorials? Or will I HAVE to plug it into AI and have it read-sing it like Taylor Swift? (A little humor here, but the core question is about video tutorials for Bloom.)
6. OH, and my logo I added… Is there a way to sync that to every page, or do I need to keep adjusting its size/location coordinates for each page?
Kevan only directly answered two of these questions:
• He said there’s no built-in way to turn photos black and white and that editing should be done externally.
• He mentioned that live chat (Bloom) would require adding a code in the Advanced Settings tab.
The rest were either ignored or brushed off with a general reference to tutorials.
Another disappointment was the lack of basic image editing features—something as simple as turning photos black and white isn’t possible within Showit. That means extra steps in external software when a built-in tool would have been much more convenient.
Overall, Showit could be great, but the combination of hidden features, minor bugs, and lackluster support made my trial more frustrating than it should have been. With some improvements, I’d consider trying again, but for now, I can’t fully recommend it.
17. maaliskuuta 2025
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