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Old 01-31-2008, 07:22 PM
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Hello,

I made some pretty major changes to my site a month or so ago and have been tweaking ever since. I am trying to get the best possible combination of appeal, navigation and SEO.

I have definitely notice a great improvement in my SERP and traffic for the keywords I am targeting. I also scored really well on the various site checking tools (except for accessibility priority 2 & 3) but have some reservations about the site appeal.

Your thoughts and comments are appreciated.

Web Site Design, Georgia Web Designer

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Old 01-31-2008, 11:20 PM
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You are a web DESIGNER ?
With this site?
Don't answer as it was a rhetorical question.

If I were going to hire someone to DESIGN my website, I would not want a TEMPLATE.

Sites I am involved with, but did not DESIGN. You should take lessons.

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Old 02-01-2008, 07:22 AM
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Thank you for your honest input.

I am not sure what indicates this is a template, if further elaboration warrants, please do so.

I sell templates but I did not put the site together (is that better than design ) with a template. The first page was created and then I used it as a copy of the others. From my understanding, websites should stay consistent throughout. (Understanding that my skills are still in the beginning phase).
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Old 02-02-2008, 04:20 PM
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Looks very nice! Crisp & clean...

Only remark I have at this moment is that I would give the list at the left a image instead of a regular bullet. A little bubble like used in the logo perhaps?

And...That's my contribution.
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Old 02-05-2008, 10:31 AM
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I like the design. It's clean, easy to navigate and full of useful information.
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Old 02-06-2008, 04:45 PM
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I suppose it looks alright on the front-end, but on the back it's not so good.

You are A.) using tables...this should no longer occur, especially coming from a 'web design' company. B.) not only are you using tables, but you've got some serious div-itis going on. Typically div-itis occurs when a person simply tries to replace all the table rows and cells with div tags, which is also a no-no.

I'd recommend you get on some tutorials for building table-less websites using efficient CSS techniques.

You could really lighten your markup with a bit of effort.
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Old 02-06-2008, 11:24 PM
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Thanks you guys for the comments and especially the good review ran_dizolph. That is exactly the type of information I am looking for.

I knew that tables were old news so I tried to stay away but I did not realize one could have too many divs.

Back to the drawing board. Thanks.
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Old 02-11-2008, 05:15 PM
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Offering cheap hosting and website builders devalues your design services.

Analogous to the struggling actor selling tv's, musician selling stereos, or artist painting houses.
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Looks great, some of the images look out of focus thought, you might want to check your home page.

Overall looks easy to navigate and understand, good job!
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