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Debi, I figured it out. Just for you.
My website. Let me know what you all think. *UPDATED 3/2/09*
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Well done! I enjoyed my visit..... the horses are fantastic.....the only critque I have is that there is too much red colour on the page....it sort of hits you in the face...... would make the red block on the home page smaller, thus showing the chicken pic more fully.... other than that.....it's great!!
Your Old English Game birds are awesome! I want some (((SIGH))))
Your Old English Game birds are awesome! I want some (((SIGH))))
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Well, I'm not a big fan of the type of hosting that has all the advertising on it. I go through yahoo and have a pretty basic site without all the ads on it. My website is sadly neglected, but if you check it out, that will give you an idea of the basic yahoo service. It has a very simple sitebuilder, too, and you can choose templates like I did or have a geek really make it shine.
As far as layout, the background photo is really cool, but I just don't think it works as a background photo. I never really got a chance to see it because the menus poppped upand covered it. I wanted to see the birds!
If you have a photo of your pasture or a barn, something simple might work better for that.
I only clicked on a couple of pages. It seemed to take long to load. I don't know if that has to do with the webhosting site or my computer or the formats of the pages.
The photo albums look to have some really neat photos. I opened the one of the horses and was curious to know some information... what breed, who is riding, etc. If it is just a family album you might want to keep the info to a minimum but if you offer any services... lease, lessons, sales.... you might want to put some stats up there.
Just my quickie input. Congratulations if this is new... it's fun tinkering with a website, but updates are nice. I need to make more of an effort to keep mine updated.
Well, I'm not a big fan of the type of hosting that has all the advertising on it. I go through yahoo and have a pretty basic site without all the ads on it. My website is sadly neglected, but if you check it out, that will give you an idea of the basic yahoo service. It has a very simple sitebuilder, too, and you can choose templates like I did or have a geek really make it shine.
As far as layout, the background photo is really cool, but I just don't think it works as a background photo. I never really got a chance to see it because the menus poppped upand covered it. I wanted to see the birds!
I only clicked on a couple of pages. It seemed to take long to load. I don't know if that has to do with the webhosting site or my computer or the formats of the pages.
The photo albums look to have some really neat photos. I opened the one of the horses and was curious to know some information... what breed, who is riding, etc. If it is just a family album you might want to keep the info to a minimum but if you offer any services... lease, lessons, sales.... you might want to put some stats up there.
Just my quickie input. Congratulations if this is new... it's fun tinkering with a website, but updates are nice. I need to make more of an effort to keep mine updated.
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i love it =]
i think we may be getting some oegb from you.
it's hard to find a repudable seller that isn't a hatchery for them and i can guarentee your good =]
i think we may be getting some oegb from you.
it's hard to find a repudable seller that isn't a hatchery for them and i can guarentee your good =]
I like it! The links on the left would show up better in a bold white I think rather than red. But overall very nice site.
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True that.
I think that the bold red block over the site everywhere you click is a little daunting. The background (the chickens) is what needs to come to the front. I was really trying to see them.
True that.
I think that the bold red block over the site everywhere you click is a little daunting. The background (the chickens) is what needs to come to the front. I was really trying to see them.
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I'm going to look at your site strictly from a web developer point of view.
1) The menu is hard to see. This is a result of the background image and bright red is a very 'harsh' color on the eyes when used on a computer screen.
2) The background picture is a really nice image, but it's all covered up by your content box....so why not remove it from the background and place it within the text area of the home page. This would also eliminate the issue of the menu being hard to see. Alternatively you can also place the pic up beside the page title,.
3) You use a lot of real estate for your titles on each page. Website 'real estate' is the space something takes up on a page. The title takes up a full 1/3 of the page on my monitor (1024), and the white text overlaps. Bigger is not always better on websites. Also remember there are many monitor sizes out there and what looks good on your monitor may be squished up on someone elses.
4) Bright red is a very harsh color to use on the title. If you moved your background image into the content area, and changed the background color to say, a beige (just as a suggestion), then you could change the title color to a more maroon color and it will balance a bit better and not be so harsh.
5) The text in the content area butts right up against the border of the maroon box that houses it. You can change this by adding a 'cellpadding' value to your table....if the content management software you're using will allow it.
6) All the text on the site does not have to be bold. I find people get into the vicious cycle when they start out with their fist websites of trying to draw attention to everything. The make the title HUGE then they have to make the other information on the site bold and large to balance the huge title, but then OMG, attention just has to be drawn to multiple other areas of the page so they change the color, and make it bolder and bigger, and add an underline, ete etc... Before you know it you have a very messy looking site.
The yellow on the maroon background actually stands out quite nicely, but on some pages the text color changes from yellow to red and orange on a maroon background. This makes it harder to see and tends to play funny tricks with you eyes if you stare at it for very long.
7) Your menu is on every single page.....excellent!
8) You have lots of picture of your birds and the images load quickly and you can navigate through the gallery easily..... excellent
9) The image are sized properly and don't look squished out of proportion ...... excellent!
10) You don't have any moving, flashing, twinkling, scrolling graphics on your site.... excellent excellent excellent !!! Having this stuff effects the download time of your site and is distracting to the viewer. These sorts of things are also known to crash browsers sometimes.
11) You don't have any background music .... excellent!!! Having music effects the download time of your site and is gets darn annoying if you want to read through a page. Also if you want to browse the web discretely while at work it's not nice hitting a site to suddenly have loud music blare from the speakers
I do websites for a living, so I can get picky about details. For a first site though it's a pretty good start
Urban Coyote
1) The menu is hard to see. This is a result of the background image and bright red is a very 'harsh' color on the eyes when used on a computer screen.
2) The background picture is a really nice image, but it's all covered up by your content box....so why not remove it from the background and place it within the text area of the home page. This would also eliminate the issue of the menu being hard to see. Alternatively you can also place the pic up beside the page title,.
3) You use a lot of real estate for your titles on each page. Website 'real estate' is the space something takes up on a page. The title takes up a full 1/3 of the page on my monitor (1024), and the white text overlaps. Bigger is not always better on websites. Also remember there are many monitor sizes out there and what looks good on your monitor may be squished up on someone elses.
4) Bright red is a very harsh color to use on the title. If you moved your background image into the content area, and changed the background color to say, a beige (just as a suggestion), then you could change the title color to a more maroon color and it will balance a bit better and not be so harsh.
5) The text in the content area butts right up against the border of the maroon box that houses it. You can change this by adding a 'cellpadding' value to your table....if the content management software you're using will allow it.
6) All the text on the site does not have to be bold. I find people get into the vicious cycle when they start out with their fist websites of trying to draw attention to everything. The make the title HUGE then they have to make the other information on the site bold and large to balance the huge title, but then OMG, attention just has to be drawn to multiple other areas of the page so they change the color, and make it bolder and bigger, and add an underline, ete etc... Before you know it you have a very messy looking site.
The yellow on the maroon background actually stands out quite nicely, but on some pages the text color changes from yellow to red and orange on a maroon background. This makes it harder to see and tends to play funny tricks with you eyes if you stare at it for very long.
7) Your menu is on every single page.....excellent!
8) You have lots of picture of your birds and the images load quickly and you can navigate through the gallery easily..... excellent
9) The image are sized properly and don't look squished out of proportion ...... excellent!
10) You don't have any moving, flashing, twinkling, scrolling graphics on your site.... excellent excellent excellent !!! Having this stuff effects the download time of your site and is distracting to the viewer. These sorts of things are also known to crash browsers sometimes.
11) You don't have any background music .... excellent!!! Having music effects the download time of your site and is gets darn annoying if you want to read through a page. Also if you want to browse the web discretely while at work it's not nice hitting a site to suddenly have loud music blare from the speakers
I do websites for a living, so I can get picky about details. For a first site though it's a pretty good start
Urban Coyote
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Hee hee I was thinking the same thing, from a web developer point of view! HEE HEE! and I agree with everything you said
one other thing the blue for previous and next is kind of hard to see at first! Excellent first go round!
Hee hee I was thinking the same thing, from a web developer point of view! HEE HEE! and I agree with everything you said
one other thing the blue for previous and next is kind of hard to see at first! Excellent first go round!
Brian,
I will have Hubby look at it tonight. He is a Graphic Designer and has done numerous sites. He can give you some input and tips.
He just did one for my Parent's 50th Anniversary, http://[email protected]
He also did our site (which he has neglected recently.. LOL) www.lockedhearts.bravehost.com
I do agree on the red on the first page, it is kind smack you in the face. The rest looks pretty good.
I will have Hubby look at it tonight. He is a Graphic Designer and has done numerous sites. He can give you some input and tips.
He just did one for my Parent's 50th Anniversary, http://[email protected]
He also did our site (which he has neglected recently.. LOL) www.lockedhearts.bravehost.com
I do agree on the red on the first page, it is kind smack you in the face. The rest looks pretty good.
Pic in the background is a bit overwhelming. Maybe only do it as a top banner?
Top text is hard to read in red on the background.
Try looking at websites you like and mimic that style.
Top text is hard to read in red on the background.
Try looking at websites you like and mimic that style.
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