Format vs Mighty Networks: Which is a better fit?

Mathew: Hi, I'm Matthew. I am a photographer. I give Format four stars out of five. For more reviews like this, click the link below. Before I settled on format, I looked at a few other options. The only one that I really tried in earnest was Squarespace, which came highly recommended, very beautiful, it was just a little bit outside my price point. And I really liked the ease of use of Format, compared to Squarespace, and the fact that it came in within my budget. I chose format because it provided just what I needed at the time. I was looking for something fairly simple, so I came in at a level which allowed me to have the galleries that I needed, just an attractive web presence, and something that was fairly easy to use. I like being able to get in and get started fairly quickly, without too much mucking around. I did also really like the fact that I had the option for HTML customization, so that I could come in, and where I wanted to, I could tweak and update and add a bit more functionality to the galleries or to the pages that I was offering to my clients. That was a really appealing at functionality to me, of Format. And again, it came in at a good price point for me. Getting started with Format was actually quite painless. There's always obviously a bit of time you have to invest when you go into a platform, but Format made it pretty easy to get started, to get going, to get things up and running. And their customer service, I didn't use the customer service directly many times, but when I did, they were really very responsive and very helpful. And I found that, compared to where I had used Squarespace beforehand, I found myself getting a bit lost in that environment. Format, I didn't have that problem. For anyone who is thinking about using Format, I would definitely say they're worth a look. There's obviously a lot of products to consider when you're making a decision like this, but Format's definitely one I would put in the list of things to consider. Jump In, they offer a trial, so you can come in and have a look for free, to see what you like, and to see if it works for you. I guess that would be my recommendation. Just try it. It's definitely worth having a look. They've got some really nice templates, they're fairly easy to use, and their customer service is very good.

Taryn: Hi, I'm Taryn. I'm a healing coach for women. I give Mighty Networks a three out of five stars. For more reviews like this, click below. When considering Mighty Networks, we were moving away from Facebook groups and wanted to do a subscription-based platform so we could offer a paid feature. Facebook groups was not serving its purpose anymore, and it really came down to Mighty Networks or Tribe community site by Stu McLaren. The reason that we ended up choosing Mighty Networks is we were able to try before we bought it, which meant we could invite all of our hosts and all of the staff onto the website to really get a good feel for having people at different access levels and what that would look like. We also chose it for the incredible support that we were receiving. They have a lot of training videos for whatever level you're coming in at, and whatever business type and level you're at. One of the main features that we appreciated was that you could offer different plans with groups, resources, community access at different price points, and then really bundle things together in a way that was customizable. Getting started with Mighty Networks was fairly simple from the setup standpoint. They walk you through a paid course, and they show you the ropes of what is important in order to set up a successful community. They give you all the tools that you need to get started. But it was tricky initially once you're in the platform. I will say that the interface and the containers that exist within the platform can get confusing. I've been in the platform for about six months now and still get lost sometimes. So there are pieces that are not entirely navigation-friendly. But other than that, there is a lot of promptings, and they're consistently making updates to their platform so that it is more user-friendly as they go. If you're considering using Mighty Network for your existing business, that is excellent. You already have a base that you are pulling from, people that are bought into what you have. So it is just such a natural fit to invite a community piece into that. If you are getting started with a business, which is what we were doing, a community platform was and is still hard to launch. So I would just say the major consideration there is, where are you at in your business building? And consider, if you don't have as much of a following, maybe using some other type of unpaid community platform at first to get the ball rolling, and then offering something more robust like Mighty Networks as you go-