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bsdpowa

Jul 20 2008, 12:14 AM

Are you freakin' kidding me!?

This is the most crappy website I have ever seen in my life! What the hell is that? And you dare to say you have been programming for a year? Your father actually uses this for his own business!? I would rather live in a house without doors than order services from your dad. Tell him that.

First of all, your website starts with an address - yes that's a domain name and domain name should be SHORT and easy to remember and not 255 characters long. I didn't even bother to try to read what it says, I just clicked the link. I guess you chose that for your SEO campaign so it has a purpose, that's actually very good but you should get yourself another domain, the one which you will have printed on your business card. Both should point to your website. It has to be short and catchy.

Next, the design. You really left me speechless. I have nothing to say about this piece of junk you call a layout. I bet my 80y old grandmother who has never used a computer before would do a better job than you did right there. I'm sorry to be harsh, you asked for it but I should really be yelling at your father because he's the one who allowed this to represent his company. Have you ever heard of first impression? If you attract clients via internet you should be really freakin' cheap because I don't think anyone would ask for services a guy who can't put a decent website online.

When the website finished loading I said to myself "GOD PLEASE LET THIS BE A JOKE". I can't believe it, really. What is that actually? It's a black and white webpage with boring font and a web counter. Why did you save on colors, did you think your monitor will brake down? Links on the left took me to big low quality pictures and your contact page is awful. Plain php script with no background and Coppermine is default installation with their own logo header up there.

Couldn't you use a web template? There are hundreds of thousands web templates freely available on the web, you could use them and base your website on them because what you've got right now is really sad. Also, remove the counter and install Webalizer or something similar. You don't want your potential clients to judge you based on how many visitors you have.

After what I've seen here I can just advise you to find yourself another hobby because if that's all you've got after a year of programming then you really SUCK! Pay someone to design the website for you or ask a friend or something. If you won't be able to find any help you can PM me and I'll help you out but please take your site offline because it's a disgrace for mankind.

Note: I'm just a reviewer and perhaps I have higher standards than others but this is only my personal opinion so don't take it seriously if you feel offended in any way. Just skip it.

Forbez

Jul 20 2008, 12:51 AM

Alright, my views are:
Pros
Loads fast, as fast as google - due to the fact there's not images.
Has the all information required.

Cons
Not visually good looking, no colors and no images.
Drawings of locks...? Needs real life images.
Prices wouldn't go a miss

For a beginner, really well done. You've made a full website which works, which many beginners can't ever achieve. But if your fathers company is a serious one, ethier you need to design a better site, or he needs to get a professional web designer.

saitunes

Jul 20 2008, 03:07 AM

I like the look of the site, I do have a few comments,

1. The layout is good, I think that you should do your best to keep that layout when navigating away from the home page by using frames, e.g clicking on on the doors link opens where the information about the business is.
2. I agree with Varalu on the loading smaller images when going to the doors or locks page. Or possibly organize it or have the link to doors (for example) take you to a page with one link to the designer series, and one to the elegant series with a few thumbnail examples of each.
3. It could use a bit more colour (or color if you're from the US) the simple black and white is good, but maybe too minimalist (in my opinion)

It's Short sharp and to the point without any flashy graphics or banners or anything, if thats how you like it thats fine. I think it could use a bit more colour, maybe a logo and if you've got one definitely put it up there. I think the only real problem is point 2, at current I'm running 1024 x 768 screen resolution and its too much to see all at once.

You could use GIMP to resize the images, which I'm guessing are scanned.

good site.

navime22

Aug 9 2008, 05:34 AM

There's a lot of rooms for improvements here. Well first is the most important for me is your domain name. It's long considering it is a business website. Remember, if people cannot remember your website, there will be less traffic in your site. Just make it as short as possible. Second is your design of the site. You should be at the viewer's point of view. Remember that some people will look at website just by scrolling down the page, so make it as interesting as possible, and make your message be loud and clear. Third, make your website livelier by using images or flash. you could use swish, it's easy to use for beginners like me, and improving some of your elements in your site makes a huge difference. But hey, no one is perfect, there's still time for improvement.

Stridr

Aug 16 2008, 07:03 AM

By looking at your work I can tell your effort is there, and you understand what it takes to make a site good. Great job, half the task is done, the main frames are up. Now to organize your site, maybe add a background, choose a colour theme, add flash and so on. Get a good banner and header.

keego

Aug 16 2008, 10:31 AM

Considering that you only have been doing programming for a year then it is okay for a newbie.
But to be honest (no offence) the site is pretty boring
The layout you chose is great for small business sites. its the usual layouts anyone would probably choose.
But i prefer when you click on the links to show the images , it shouldnt leave the page but be on the same page or a pop window not another page with jst blank white background and no border what so ever.

Check out bestwebgallery.com for some inspiration

it'll help you out more . you can keep it simple but add some other colour gradients

experiment some more

seeing how its a business site. it should be a tad more decorative but corporate looking

pedro-kun

Aug 16 2008, 11:02 PM

I've been reviewing the website for a while...

Pros:
Well, I'm not gonna be all soft and hold your hand on this. I'm not going to be too rough, though (as some people have already been)
So, there are no pros, except for the time it takes to load and the simplicity. But even the loading time can be bad; just take a look at the "Doors" and "Locks" sections.

Cons (or, in other words, what I would change in your website):
1. The static black and white is not bad. It's just badly used. However, I would at least throw in some shades of gray in it. Links could have other colors than the default ones...
2. What's with the centered left menu? And even if you want it centered, you don't need to use a <center> tag for each item. Also, you should wrap those up in a list :) (<ul> and <li> tags)
3. Don't separate the several "areas" your website has... It seems they are floating and they shouldn't. It is a page, a solid single page, and not three pieces of paper wandering around ;)
4. The markup (code) behind your site is awful, from unecessary center tags to countless <br>'s and <p>'s where you should have other more meaningful tags like lists and such.
5. The images. They shouldn't be scanned images. Either you make vector images or you take a photo of the actual items. The scanned images available now lack contrast and are too big. Maybe you should ask for help :) Perhaps some people wouldn't mind converting that to vector style :)
6. The contacts section is useful, but it somehow doesn't integrate with the site... Maybe because you made a blank page for contacts only :)
7. The domain name is BIG. This is a HUGE name lol! People will have difficulty remembering it ;)
8. The clock and the hit counter look very unprofessional. Really :)

Basically, you need to revamp everything. I can give you some pointers, if you want... besides, your whole site can be redone quite quickly, while teaching you valuable concepts about why you should re-think some parts of it. If you need any help, just PM me. Anyway, I just picked up your site, and fiddled a bit with the CSS (like 5minutes) and got this:

I think it's a little bit more pleasant to the eye... however, you're the one who decides. Anyway, if you need help (except for the vectoring part, lol), I'm just a PM away ;)

Blood

Sep 2 2008, 04:19 PM

not bad but can be a little better so I will give it a 2/5

MichaelA8

Sep 2 2008, 06:02 PM

Hi,

I'm not exactly sure what type of feedback you're looking for. I will say that the previous reviews all have merit. From a 'viewer's' point, I'd agree with changing font, and colors. Perhaps some relevant wallpaper. Also, I'd make sure that, while keeping it clean, there are few empty spaces. The ones that are kept, should be stratigicaly placed. Now, if you're also looking for a review of the specific content, let me know. I think it will be a powerful advertising tool, with some work. I was a painting contractor for years, so I know a little about a little. All in all, nicely done!

Michael

Deviatore

Sep 26 2008, 11:27 AM

people wont mind to see your website as you site is mostly text based. just like ones back to 1990's...
try using some templates. CSS templates are better as it is faster than HTML. google for free templates and you will find many of them.
but the main is that you should get a good header.

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