The thing that makes the web awesome is the diversity. Every website you visit is different. Think of how boring things would be if every site was one template with different content. Hint: it would suck.
But there’s also a concept that programmers use that is applicable here. It’s called DRY – Don’t Repeat Yourself. It basically means don’t re-invent the wheel. Creating a new and cool design for your site isn’t re-inventing the wheel, it’s inventing something that is unique and valuable.
So what is reinventing the wheel? That would be trying to recreate things that are done better elsewhere. For example, why create your own image gallery when you can use a free service like Flickr? Why host your own video when you can use one of the multitudes of hosting services out there? There are hundreds of coders out there working on making things you can use awesome, and in some cases you just can’t compete with that.
The idea is simple: make unique what should be made unique, and plug in other services to save time, effort, and money.
Let’s take a look at 10 things you free services we recommend for your film site.
