Does ConfTool GmbH provide the main conference website?

Do you provide any web design services, i.e. creating and hosting the main website for our conference?
 
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Sorry! No, we don't.
 
There are a lot of excellent web-hosting services available (some are even free), and we think it does not make too much sense for us as a small company to compete with all these providers.
 
Options for Your Conference Website
 

• Pages on an existing website: For smaller events, it is often sufficient to create one or a few pages on the website of the university or organization responsible for the event.
• A website builder: These do not require IT knowledge, come with many modern templates, and allow you to edit the contents of your website easily online.
• Your own domain: If you want your own domain name for your conference website (for example www.example-conference.org), you will need a paid service.

We think it is important to keep the website free of advertisements to make it look genuine and professional, so a paid service usually makes sense anyway.
 
Website Builders
 
Some website builders even offer free packages that are (nearly) ad-free, and their paid packages often come with a domain name.
 
Some popular examples of website builders are SITE123, Wix, Squarespace, Jimdo, IONOS, WordPress.com and Google Sites.
 
Jimdo and IONOS are based in Germany and host within the EU, which can be an advantage regarding GDPR compliance.
 
Most of these providers now also offer AI-assisted site generators that create a first draft of your website from a short description. These drafts are a useful starting point, but you should always review and edit the texts before publishing them.
 
Where to Compare Website Builders
 
More tips can be found on comparison sites such as Tooltester and Website Builder Expert.
 
How Your Website and ConfTool Work Together
 
Even though we do not create your website, ConfTool is designed to work alongside it:

• Link to ConfTool from your website: Add links to your ConfTool installation wherever authors and participants need to act, e.g. for paper submission and for participant registration.
• Publish your conference agenda: ConfTool Pro can generate a browsable copy of the conference agenda that you can add to your own website or distribute on a USB flash drive. Please see We want to publish the conference program online for details.

Please note that ConfTool Pro can create and export the conference program, but it has no design or layout functions for your main website.