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Old 06-12-09, 09:59   #8 (permalink)
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Re: Websites

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Originally Posted by 4fit? View Post
I do web design on the side, so some of the things I mention may be things that only I would notice or care about, but......

1 - I applaud you for using CSS and div tags to layout the site instead of using tables. Good job there.
2 - I don't see a need to have the name "Detailing By Justin" in the header area twice.
3 - Unless that Flash object on your homepage is reading from an XML file, that will be a pain to update. I would recommend using something like jQuery to create something like that. You could then couple it with a small PHP script that would loop through a particular folder on your server and cycle through the pics like that. To update the pics, simply add or remove pics from that folder on the server.
4- There are a few errors detected by the validator. (All dealing with that Flash movie).
5 - On your "Photos" page, having the fullsize images open in a new window is kinda annoying. Add a little coolness to the site by using something like Lytebox, Thickbox, or any of the other cool image viewers available.
6 - Speaking of the "Photos" page, I would personally rename that page to something like "Gallery".
7 - Your homepage needs to have a bit more on it that just an image cycler. Some text similar to what you have on the top of the "About Us" page would be nice.
8 - If you can ditch the logo and link to GoDaddy that appears at the bottom of every page, do it.
9 - Add some validation to your Contact form. Whether it be PHP, jQuery, etc, some form of validation needs to be applied.
10 - When someone clicks on the Submit button to submit their form, they need to be taken to a page that says "Thanks for contacting us, We will get back with your shortly" or something like that. At the very least, use a ********** alert box to state that the form was submitted successfully.
11 - Instead of a solid gray background, I may would change it to a gray-to-black gradient or something like that. Just to give it a bit more pop. But that is totally a personal preference.

Feel free to hit me up if you have any questions or anything.
Okay hold up im a newbie when it comes to webdesign, I know the basics right now, I bought a tutuorial about dreamweaver but gave up after trying to make a drop down menu toke me four hours and it doesnt even work haha, I used a template maker on godaddys page to make this site, so did use the div tags even though they are very easy to make haha, Im not sure what the tems PHP and jQuery and things like that, Im pretty good in photoshop, can really get actionscript in flash files but working on it. O thanks for the input !
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