MONDAY, OCT. 12 - Anyone available to do quick revisions to an html web site?

Jillian Slack · 10-12-2009, 03:43 AM

Hi Warriors,

I'm in need of someone who is able to do some quick changes and tweaks to an existing html web site.

The changes need to be made by approximately 7:00 p.m. Eastern Time on Monday, Oct. 12, 2009.

Here are the things that need to be done (I'll provide the details to whoever ends up doing the job):

1. When I am on any page of the web site and click "home," it does not take me home. It gives me an error message. This needs to be fixed so "Home" actually goes home.

2. The headers across the top and the navigation menu on the margin no longer appear on the home page. They are just fine on all of the other pages, so we need to fix it so the header and navigation bar show up on the home page again.

3. Need to add an opt-in box in the header so it appears on every page of the site.

4. In the navigation bar, need to delete three links (and the pages that go with them), add a link to a new page, and add a link to a blog.

5. On one page, correct a broken link and move one short paragraph up higher on the page.

6. On another page, delete two photos and replace them with a short video that I am creating.

7. On another page, add an opt-in box (a separate opt-in box than the one that should appear at the top of each page in the template).

8. Correct a broken link at the bottom of the template, so it appears on each page.

10. Install WordPress and tweak the theme with my site's header so it will have a consistent look.

Please shoot me a message if you are interested, but only if you are totally comfortable with getting the job done quickly.

Also, please give me an idea of how much you would charge to take care of this (in US dollars).

Thanks so much!

Jill

JamesRad · 10-12-2009, 04:02 AM

Hi whats the url so we can check the site out before giving you an idea on price and time scale.

If you don't want to post on here PM me.

Thanks

James

Jillian Slack · 10-12-2009, 04:04 AM

Sorry!

The URL is:

A Greeting Yard- Lawn Card Sign Displays

Thanks!

JamesRad · 10-12-2009, 04:11 AM

Will check it out.

James

JamesRad · 10-12-2009, 04:28 AM

Hi Jillian

My honest thoughts are the website programming is a mess for instance

Quote:

<P><imgsrc="homepage1.gif" align=right width="250" height="146">
<P>What's A Greeting Yard? We're southwest Missouri's original lawn greetings

rental service, offering a fun alternative to sending bouquets of flowers,

balloons, cookies or candy - a gift

they'll never forget!

<P>

There is paragraph tags all over and not actually closing the tags, I personally wouldn't be interested in trying to do a quick fix on the site may find a lot more problems in doing that.

Sorry.

Some hints.
The home page link could easily be fixed the same as all the other broken links, they just need pointing to the correct page.

The navigation bar is actually just a picture with a map of link areas do you still have the original graphics. To alter the text of the old pages you no longer require.

I would really look at having the whole site re programed using html and css this would also make it a lot easier to make any changes on in the future.

Hope that helps
James

PM if you want a price for new site.

Jillian Slack · 10-12-2009, 04:45 AM

Crap. Well, I guess that's what I deserve for getting a really super cheap deal on that web site's design several years ago, along with a designer who disappeared on me when I needed work done.

The plan is to move the site to my HostGator account and set up a brand new site using WordPress. Totally revamped.

But I was going to wait on that. The priority right now is to make it presentable and put the opt-in boxes in there because I've entered a contest that will probably send some traffic my way. I'm trying to win a pretty hefty prize (not a web design prize -- ha!) and I don't want them to take a look at the mess my site is in right now and figure I don't know what I'm doing because of the site.

Other people have already submitted their entries in this contest and I've looked at their sites. At this point, my poor little site is not going to make a good impression.

The whole contest was a last-minute thing, and I'm just now starting to get the ball rolling for my relaunch. Otherwise, I would have had it in good shape before I even thought about entering the contest. But the prize is too fabulous to pass up.

This site just recovered from being hacked with a bunch of porn files in it. It was damaged somehow along the way, and the header and navigation disappeared from page 1.

Jillian Slack · 10-12-2009, 04:51 AM

OK here is another option. Tell me if this would work.

Set up a quick WordPress CMS sales page as the home page, with my opt-in box (because I should have had an opt-in box all along, but haven't -- and in this contest if I don't have an opt-in box, I'm pretty much dead).

Use the top header from the site that's already up, for the sake of consistency.

Leave the other pages of this site alone with their "/pagename" names.

It wouldn't be perfect (and it would not be a long-term solution) but would it give me the home page that I need in order to make a good impression for this contest?

For this contest, when people see my video submission and then visit my site, I need for them to see that I have the opt-in box and the video (that I am almost finished with and will have ready to load).

Those are the top priorities for now, and the revamp will come later.

I don't want to move the site from its current hosting to my HostGator account because I don't want to risk it being down at any time while this contest is going on.

My contest submission goes in Monday night and I'm not sure how long it will take for the judges to make a decision. Anywhere from a couple of days to four weeks. So I won't be doing the big revamp of this site for a little while.

Hope that makes sense.

JamesRad · 10-12-2009, 04:57 AM

The issue with the home page is the fact that the header and side bars was being placed on the page by server code #include virtual="plug1.txt" .style1 { COLOR: #ff00ff; FONT-WEIGHT: bold}#include virtual="plug2.txt" .

This could be fixed by simply recoding the page at the start.

Have you got the code for the optin boxes ready?

James

JamesRad · 10-12-2009, 05:32 AM

Hi Jillian Just PM you.

Let me know asap what you think

Thanks James

Jillian Slack · 10-12-2009, 09:00 AM

PM sent.

FYI -- As of right now, no one has been chosen to complete this job.

Just wanted to let everyone know, in case you sent me a PM or email regarding these tasks.

Thanks,

Jill

TLTheLiberator · 10-12-2009, 09:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jillian Slack

Sorry!

The URL is:

A Greeting Yard- Lawn Card Sign Displays

Thanks!

Interesting service.

Looks local, I hope you're well versed in local online ads.

All The Best!!

TL

Jillian Slack · 10-12-2009, 09:14 AM

Yup. No problems there. Been studying under the "great ones" re: local SEO, and this site has consistently ranked high in Google organic searches for quite some time.

Just need to get these few items tweaked.

Thanks.

10-12-2009, 03:43 AM	#1
Jillian Slack Advanced Warrior War Room Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Missouri, USA Posts: 714 Thanks: 24 Thanked 94 Times in 62 Posts	MONDAY, OCT. 12 - Anyone available to do quick revisions to an html web site? Hi Warriors, I'm in need of someone who is able to do some quick changes and tweaks to an existing html web site. The changes need to be made by approximately 7:00 p.m. Eastern Time on Monday, Oct. 12, 2009. Here are the things that need to be done (I'll provide the details to whoever ends up doing the job): 1. When I am on any page of the web site and click "home," it does not take me home. It gives me an error message. This needs to be fixed so "Home" actually goes home. 2. The headers across the top and the navigation menu on the margin no longer appear on the home page. They are just fine on all of the other pages, so we need to fix it so the header and navigation bar show up on the home page again. 3. Need to add an opt-in box in the header so it appears on every page of the site. 4. In the navigation bar, need to delete three links (and the pages that go with them), add a link to a new page, and add a link to a blog. 5. On one page, correct a broken link and move one short paragraph up higher on the page. 6. On another page, delete two photos and replace them with a short video that I am creating. 7. On another page, add an opt-in box (a separate opt-in box than the one that should appear at the top of each page in the template). 8. Correct a broken link at the bottom of the template, so it appears on each page. 10. Install WordPress and tweak the theme with my site's header so it will have a consistent look. Please shoot me a message if you are interested, but only if you are totally comfortable with getting the job done quickly. Also, please give me an idea of how much you would charge to take care of this (in US dollars). Thanks so much! Jill

10-12-2009, 04:02 AM	#2
JamesRad Proud Student of MWA 3.0 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: UK Posts: 91 Thanks: 9 Thanked 6 Times in 6 Posts Social Networking	Re: MONDAY, OCT. 12 - Anyone available to do quick revisions to an html web site? Hi whats the url so we can check the site out before giving you an idea on price and time scale. If you don't want to post on here PM me. Thanks James

10-12-2009, 04:04 AM	#3
Jillian Slack Advanced Warrior War Room Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Missouri, USA Posts: 714 Thanks: 24 Thanked 94 Times in 62 Posts	Re: MONDAY, OCT. 12 - Anyone available to do quick revisions to an html web site? Sorry! The URL is: A Greeting Yard- Lawn Card Sign Displays Thanks!

10-12-2009, 04:11 AM	#4
JamesRad Proud Student of MWA 3.0 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: UK Posts: 91 Thanks: 9 Thanked 6 Times in 6 Posts Social Networking	Re: MONDAY, OCT. 12 - Anyone available to do quick revisions to an html web site? Will check it out. James

10-12-2009, 04:45 AM	#6
Jillian Slack Advanced Warrior War Room Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Missouri, USA Posts: 714 Thanks: 24 Thanked 94 Times in 62 Posts	Re: MONDAY, OCT. 12 - Anyone available to do quick revisions to an html web site? Crap. Well, I guess that's what I deserve for getting a really super cheap deal on that web site's design several years ago, along with a designer who disappeared on me when I needed work done. The plan is to move the site to my HostGator account and set up a brand new site using WordPress. Totally revamped. But I was going to wait on that. The priority right now is to make it presentable and put the opt-in boxes in there because I've entered a contest that will probably send some traffic my way. I'm trying to win a pretty hefty prize (not a web design prize -- ha!) and I don't want them to take a look at the mess my site is in right now and figure I don't know what I'm doing because of the site. Other people have already submitted their entries in this contest and I've looked at their sites. At this point, my poor little site is not going to make a good impression. The whole contest was a last-minute thing, and I'm just now starting to get the ball rolling for my relaunch. Otherwise, I would have had it in good shape before I even thought about entering the contest. But the prize is too fabulous to pass up. This site just recovered from being hacked with a bunch of porn files in it. It was damaged somehow along the way, and the header and navigation disappeared from page 1.

10-12-2009, 04:51 AM	#7
Jillian Slack Advanced Warrior War Room Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Missouri, USA Posts: 714 Thanks: 24 Thanked 94 Times in 62 Posts	Re: MONDAY, OCT. 12 - Anyone available to do quick revisions to an html web site? OK here is another option. Tell me if this would work. Set up a quick WordPress CMS sales page as the home page, with my opt-in box (because I should have had an opt-in box all along, but haven't -- and in this contest if I don't have an opt-in box, I'm pretty much dead). Use the top header from the site that's already up, for the sake of consistency. Leave the other pages of this site alone with their "/pagename" names. It wouldn't be perfect (and it would not be a long-term solution) but would it give me the home page that I need in order to make a good impression for this contest? For this contest, when people see my video submission and then visit my site, I need for them to see that I have the opt-in box and the video (that I am almost finished with and will have ready to load). Those are the top priorities for now, and the revamp will come later. I don't want to move the site from its current hosting to my HostGator account because I don't want to risk it being down at any time while this contest is going on. My contest submission goes in Monday night and I'm not sure how long it will take for the judges to make a decision. Anywhere from a couple of days to four weeks. So I won't be doing the big revamp of this site for a little while. Hope that makes sense.

10-12-2009, 04:57 AM	#8
JamesRad Proud Student of MWA 3.0 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: UK Posts: 91 Thanks: 9 Thanked 6 Times in 6 Posts Social Networking	Re: MONDAY, OCT. 12 - Anyone available to do quick revisions to an html web site? The issue with the home page is the fact that the header and side bars was being placed on the page by server code #include virtual="plug1.txt" .style1 { COLOR: #ff00ff; FONT-WEIGHT: bold}#include virtual="plug2.txt" . This could be fixed by simply recoding the page at the start. Have you got the code for the optin boxes ready? James

10-12-2009, 05:32 AM	#9
JamesRad Proud Student of MWA 3.0 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: UK Posts: 91 Thanks: 9 Thanked 6 Times in 6 Posts Social Networking	Re: MONDAY, OCT. 12 - Anyone available to do quick revisions to an html web site? Hi Jillian Just PM you. Let me know asap what you think Thanks James

10-12-2009, 09:00 AM	#10
Jillian Slack Advanced Warrior War Room Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Missouri, USA Posts: 714 Thanks: 24 Thanked 94 Times in 62 Posts	Re: MONDAY, OCT. 12 - Anyone available to do quick revisions to an html web site? PM sent. FYI -- As of right now, no one has been chosen to complete this job. Just wanted to let everyone know, in case you sent me a PM or email regarding these tasks. Thanks, Jill

10-12-2009, 09:14 AM	#12
Jillian Slack Advanced Warrior War Room Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Missouri, USA Posts: 714 Thanks: 24 Thanked 94 Times in 62 Posts	Re: MONDAY, OCT. 12 - Anyone available to do quick revisions to an html web site? Yup. No problems there. Been studying under the "great ones" re: local SEO, and this site has consistently ranked high in Google organic searches for quite some time. Just need to get these few items tweaked. Thanks.