stellyx
02-15-2006, 10:12 PM
Maybe some hints as to what direction i should be heading?
www.gohugemx.com
thanks in advance
www.gohugemx.com
thanks in advance
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Jupac
02-15-2006, 10:25 PM
Lose the Enter page
stellyx
02-15-2006, 10:30 PM
is it just too jumpy? too long? quality suck?
stellyx
stellyx
Jupac
02-15-2006, 10:34 PM
No, You want people to get to your main page ASAP.
stellyx
02-15-2006, 10:37 PM
thanks for taking your time to look at it. so you recommend no intro? even with the buttons that get you there with a click?
stellyx
stellyx
Jupac
02-15-2006, 10:38 PM
Yea Im not sure about the number but I think its like 80%+ of people use the "Skip Intro"
Also the intro will kill your bandwidth alot
Also the intro will kill your bandwidth alot
stellyx
02-15-2006, 10:43 PM
thanks a lot. saved me cash and time.
Jupac
02-15-2006, 10:45 PM
NP, Happy To Help
bathurst_guy
02-16-2006, 12:38 AM
I agree with the removal of the intro - a general rule of thumb is to make sure that your visitor can access what they went to your website for (pics, contact, info) within 3 clicks. Having an intro wastes one of those clicks.
I think you can remove all the "Click Here" things, its now 2006 and the Internet has been around for a while now. This was fine to do at the beginnning of the Internet when everyone actually needed instructions, now days people know.
I don't like using frames, I know they can make things easier, I use to use them when I first started learning web development, but its better to use server side includes.
If you wanted to keep the frames, you will need to make the navigation frame to have an auto scroll, as at the moment I can only see down to Sponsors and can barely see the next link, so scrolling will be required there.
But thats about it.
I think you can remove all the "Click Here" things, its now 2006 and the Internet has been around for a while now. This was fine to do at the beginnning of the Internet when everyone actually needed instructions, now days people know.
I don't like using frames, I know they can make things easier, I use to use them when I first started learning web development, but its better to use server side includes.
If you wanted to keep the frames, you will need to make the navigation frame to have an auto scroll, as at the moment I can only see down to Sponsors and can barely see the next link, so scrolling will be required there.
But thats about it.
stellyx
02-16-2006, 09:36 AM
yeah i guess that is a bit obvious with the click here things.
Now all i have to do is figure out how to make the bar autoscroll..
Think if i make a cooler intro it be worth it?
Thanks a lot
Stellyx
Now all i have to do is figure out how to make the bar autoscroll..
Think if i make a cooler intro it be worth it?
Thanks a lot
Stellyx
KDLA
02-16-2006, 11:21 AM
The intro. doesn't bother me, but I'm not partial to this: <Script LANGUAGE="JavaScript">
var Count = 0; var Text = "We’ll give you one guess, what this page is about....... Go huge or Go home!"; var Speed = 90; var timerID = null; var TimerRunning = false;
var i = 0; while (i ++ < 140) Text = " " + Text; function Scroll(){
window.status = Text.substring(Count++, Text.length); if (Count == Text.length)
Count = 0; timerID = setTimeout("Scroll()", Speed); TimerRunning = true;
} function Start(){ Stop(); Scroll(); } function Stop(){ if(TimerRunning) clearTimeout(timerID);
TimerRunning = false; } Start(); // end hide --> </Script>
It seems pretty juvenile.
(I looked at the Spanish side.)
- Homepage - There are too many ad images. They really clutter up your design.
- Seems like your pages lack a tight design: everything just sort of floats around. It really creates a chaotic look.
- Under "contactar," part of a Windows Media Player appears, but not enough to use the buttons.
- The banner (on every page) IS huge. You might scale down the size of it on the subpages - the pages linked off the homepage.
- You need to put some metatags for "keywords" and "description" in your <head> section.
KDLA
var Count = 0; var Text = "We’ll give you one guess, what this page is about....... Go huge or Go home!"; var Speed = 90; var timerID = null; var TimerRunning = false;
var i = 0; while (i ++ < 140) Text = " " + Text; function Scroll(){
window.status = Text.substring(Count++, Text.length); if (Count == Text.length)
Count = 0; timerID = setTimeout("Scroll()", Speed); TimerRunning = true;
} function Start(){ Stop(); Scroll(); } function Stop(){ if(TimerRunning) clearTimeout(timerID);
TimerRunning = false; } Start(); // end hide --> </Script>
It seems pretty juvenile.
(I looked at the Spanish side.)
- Homepage - There are too many ad images. They really clutter up your design.
- Seems like your pages lack a tight design: everything just sort of floats around. It really creates a chaotic look.
- Under "contactar," part of a Windows Media Player appears, but not enough to use the buttons.
- The banner (on every page) IS huge. You might scale down the size of it on the subpages - the pages linked off the homepage.
- You need to put some metatags for "keywords" and "description" in your <head> section.
KDLA
Pan
02-16-2006, 02:55 PM
Hi There
Purely as a surfer/not a computer Geek/ I saw the following
There was a partial bit of media player under the nav bar.
Slow pages
The images were not very clear
Didnt like initial page ---
have a nice day :)
http://www.koyli.com/
Purely as a surfer/not a computer Geek/ I saw the following
There was a partial bit of media player under the nav bar.
Slow pages
The images were not very clear
Didnt like initial page ---
have a nice day :)
http://www.koyli.com/
stellyx
02-16-2006, 04:53 PM
ok so tighten up the design. I was thinking of doing it all in flash and making it a no frame scroll down kinda thing. but my friend wanted to be able to edit it when im done, so i figured html was the only way to go.
less banner is going in
but what about the ads? where do you think they should go?
less banner is going in
but what about the ads? where do you think they should go?
KDLA
02-16-2006, 04:56 PM
Make them smaller/same size, and put them in a nice little strip across the bottom of your page -- like a strip of bumper stickers.
KDLA
KDLA
stellyx
02-16-2006, 05:43 PM
ive been using flash for the videos and theres tons of little nitches and things you gotta do.
I guess the question is what is your favoite way of integrating vids to your site?
thanks in advance
stellyx
I guess the question is what is your favoite way of integrating vids to your site?
thanks in advance
stellyx
KDLA
02-16-2006, 10:00 PM
Not to be too harsh, I'd say not worry about the videos, and instead work on the site design, in general. The videos should enhance existing content, not be a substitute for it (or detract from a less-than-great design).
[but, to answer question, there's not really a "favorite" way -- my favorite way might cause any viewer to need a plug-in to view your stuff, and vice versa. The aim is to create something that is accessible to most browsers. Flash is probably the most used, but that still requires plug-ins that people may not want to fool with installing]
KDLA
[but, to answer question, there's not really a "favorite" way -- my favorite way might cause any viewer to need a plug-in to view your stuff, and vice versa. The aim is to create something that is accessible to most browsers. Flash is probably the most used, but that still requires plug-ins that people may not want to fool with installing]
KDLA
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