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chansgrose

12 years ago

Looks great!

But this should be in the copywriting forum or webdesign forum :/

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jthall89 12 years ago

Originally Posted by trexpro

Looks great!

But this should be in the copywriting forum or webdesign forum :/

awesome stang my man. I have a white 03 myself
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  awesome stang my man. I have a white 03 myself
  
  2003 cobra+h&r lowering springs+CCwheels+new pully, intake, tune,x pipe and catback=430whp of love haha
  
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jthall89

12 years ago

sorry about that. Honestly I put it here because I know I will get some quick response but dont want to break any forum rules..sorry guys

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tpw

12 years ago

Website Design Sub-Forum

When this thread gets deleted, it won't matter how many people could have seen it -- only that no one will see it.

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Mark Andrews Banned 12 years ago

Dare to be different. Why not?

Why not indeed.

Aside from the fact you're scrolling window is going the wrong way, you haven't got your single biggest benefit above the fold.

Give me a reason to scroll down to find out more about what you can do for me, above the fold.

From a design point of view, there's nothing above the fold which inspires in me any desire to find out more about you. A scrolling text/image box - big deal. Is this supposed to impress me?

Is this supposed to connect with my emotional frustration and pain and create inside my mind a strong desire to take the action needed to scroll further down, to find out what you're all about?

You have about 2-3 seconds to create a lasting, good impression.

Unfortunately with everything below the fold out of sight, there's not a single reason here for me to take any further interest in your website.

And so I think, pass. And go look for somebody else who actually knows what they're doing.

For if you cannot get it right on your own website...

...how can I believe you, have trust in you that you're going to do good by me, on my behalf?

This instantly will affect or impound negatively on your credibility. It will turn warmed up or hot leads away in a split second... whatever you're trying to do with your direct call to action, buried down below the fold.

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zaco

12 years ago

VERY NICE! I will try your services when I need a logo design "soon"

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Troy_Phillips

12 years ago

Am I the only one who sees the irony in a professional web design company wanting the design of their homepage critiqued?

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MattVit 12 years ago

Originally Posted by Troy_Phillips

Am I the only one who sees the irony in a professional web design company wanting the design of their homepage critiqued?

Heh.

"We'll design a website for you, no problem, but we're not sure if you will like it... And to be honest, neither are we..."
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chansgrose

12 years ago

Originally Posted by Troy_Phillips

Am I the only one who sees the irony in a professional web design company wanting the design of their homepage critiqued?

Maybe he was just simply seeking the opinion of others:confused: But yes it is quite ironic

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Troy_Phillips

12 years ago

The deal is it is a word press site

Originally Posted by trexpro

Maybe he was just simply seeking the opinion of others:confused: But yes it is quite ironic

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chansgrose

12 years ago

Originally Posted by Troy_Phillips

The deal is it is a word press site

This guy set himself up for his own headache... Everyone has there own styles and methods though ha...ha :rolleyes:

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Troy_Phillips

12 years ago

I am just busting his chops a little. I have word press sites a lot uglier than his and they still make money.

I may be too old school but flash sites are harder to SEO and rank and believe it or not ... well over 60% of the population is still on dial up so half of the bells and whistles are not working quick enough for them to see them.

Originally Posted by trexpro

This guy set himself up for his own headache... Everyone has there own styles and methods though ha...ha :rolleyes:

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chansgrose

12 years ago

Originally Posted by Troy_Phillips

I am just busting his chops a little. I have word press sites a lot uglier than his and they still make money.

I may be too old school but flash sites are harder to SEO and rank and believe it or not ... well over 60% of the population is still on dial up so half of the bells and whistles are not working quick enough for them to see them.

Definitely troy, I have 22 different wordpress sites and all of them bring in decent income and they are ugly as hell, I just would have took a different approach other than WP when creating a website designer page:p His site looks good regardless I believe though!

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MattVit

12 years ago

Originally Posted by Troy_Phillips

I am just busting his chops a little. I have word press sites a lot uglier than his and they still make money.

I may be too old school but flash sites are harder to SEO and rank and believe it or not ... well over 60% of the population is still on dial up so half of the bells and whistles are not working quick enough for them to see them.

60% use dialup? No, that's wrong. Even before I got a few sources, it was obviously wrong. The correct and latest figure is 10%, in the USA. Maybe what you claimed was correct in 2004 or something, though. Definitely not even "well over" 10%, mind you.

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Troy_Phillips

12 years ago

You are wrong .. the information I gleaned those numbers from was world wide in 2006 .. not 2004 .. man, I got to get out more.

Originally Posted by MattVit

60% use dialup? No, that's wrong. Even before I got a few sources, it was obviously wrong. The correct and latest figure is 10%, in the USA. Maybe what you claimed was correct in 2004 or something, though. Definitely not even "well over" 10%, mind you.

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jthall89 12 years ago

Well there is zero flash on this website so I will take everything else you say with a grain of salt... As for everyone else, thanks so much for the constructive input. I will put it all to action
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jthall89

12 years ago

Originally Posted by Troy_Phillips

I am just busting his chops a little. I have word press sites a lot uglier than his and they still make money.

I may be too old school but flash sites are harder to SEO and rank and believe it or not ... well over 60% of the population is still on dial up so half of the bells and whistles are not working quick enough for them to see them.

There is zero flash used in this site. I now have to take everything else you say with a grain of salt

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Troy_Phillips

12 years ago

I didn't run your source .. just looked like poor flash to me .. but then again I never claimed to be a web designer .. I just mostly use Word Press anymore .. Oh .. since I know how to use word press .. I guess I am a professional designer

Please feel free to take that anyway you like.

Originally Posted by jthall89

There is zero flash used in this site. I now have to take everything else you say with a grain of salt

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jthall89

12 years ago

Originally Posted by Troy_Phillips

I didn't run your source .. just looked like poor flash to me .. but then again I never claimed to be a web designer .. I just mostly use Word Press anymore .. Oh .. since I know how to use word press .. I guess I am a professional designer

Please feel free to take that anyway you like.

Professional or not I think most would agree anything is better than NOTHING. Which is exactly what I get when I go to TroyPhillipsWeb.Com. Please send me a PM if your interested in my services.

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Troy_Phillips

12 years ago

When I put that site in my profile I had over 600 websites that were either money sites, extended traffic funnels, or private content linking networks.

A health issue rendered my entire left side impaired to the point of having to type with one hand and my speech not clear enough to use dragon for the bigger part of 2011.

I didn't think I would ever be well enough to go as big in the IM field again so I simply sold off or let all my IM stuff die.

Through therapy I can now use both hands, talk as plain as the average hillbilly, and even walk almost normal for several feet at a time.

But to say I have nothing.

I Have been both an off and online marketer for over 14 years .. full time. I put a son through UGA, Now have a daughter in private college, a son in grade school and full custody of 2 nephews who I will put through college.

I have done all of this and not had an active income for almost a year ... so take what I say with a grain of salt but I will be back on top because I have no fear of failure and will not do it it by coming on here and pretending to want my site critiqued to drum up business.

Those of us who know how to do it can always , not only do it again but do it a lot faster.

Thank you for your offer but I have had true , long time warriors offer me their assistance when I was down and really needed it. While I was truly thankful to all of them, I didn't take their help and think I will pass on your offer also.

Best of luck to you and yours

Troy

Originally Posted by jthall89

Professional or not I think most would agree anything is better than NOTHING. Which is exactly what I get when I go to TroyPhillipsWeb.Com. Please send me a PM if your interested in my services.

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lostcyclist

12 years ago

ya'll are brutal.

Ok, so I would probably de-emphasize the social media aspect. Sure, it can lend some credibility, but it's not a main aspect.

As an earlier poster mentioned, I would try to get the "Web design" "logo design" and "IM" headings above the fold.

And then, can I pick at your "get. connected". seriously? What about "be. empowered." or "Next.level" or "bigger.pond" or "bigger.market" or stand out.

The internet is such a huge, untapped field that its way more than just being connected. Heck, I was connected on fb for a decade before I figured out how to make money from my connections. So really maybe taking it a step further and showing what the connections will do for your customers.

And Troy, what better place to beta test your site then in a room full of sharks? Sounds like a good plan to me!

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hustlinsmoke

12 years ago

I like it as a website goes. What I don't like is moving objects on a website, but I getting better at it.

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Chris Chicas

12 years ago

Not bad, but there is no optin in box. : /

And I know that an Opt in box is not everything yet I would include it on a site like this.

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paul_1

12 years ago

Originally Posted by jthall89

Hey guys
I was wondering if you could real quicky offer me some advice on the homepage of my web design company site. Any input is greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance

side2sidemedia.com

Your website looks great! For sure you'll attract many clients with it

Goodluck!

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MattVit

12 years ago

I don't think OP really cares what we say about his website.

WHY?

He didn't design it. It's a template.

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It's a thinly veiled advertisement to get new clients.

LAME.

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MattVit

12 years ago

Originally Posted by jthall89

sorry about that. Honestly I put it here because I know I will get some quick response but dont want to break any forum rules..sorry guys

Yeah, you put it here because it's a prime advertising place

You put it here because you knew the web design forum would know it was a template.

You put it here as an el cheapo way of getting new clients.

Also, on your website, it's spelled "your company's" - it's a possessive noun, not a plural - basic English 101.

(ie, "there are 5 companies" or "your company's profits will go up")

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chansgrose

12 years ago

Originally Posted by MattVit

Yeah, you put it here because it's a prime advertising place

You put it here because you knew the web design forum would know it was a template.

You put it here as an el cheapo way of getting new clients.

Also, on your website, it's spelled "your company's" - it's a possessive noun, not a plural - basic English 101.

(ie, "there are 5 companies" or "your company's profits will go up")

Lol dude.. You just ate that guy alive.. :p
And that was most likely his original thought of posting in this forum.. lame

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thomaspaylor

12 years ago

You guys are brutal lol.

In all serious though, there is nothing wrong with a web development company using Wordpress sites or templates to deliver client solutions.

80% of the sites we develop for our clients use Wordpress as the CMS behind them. There is no point in spending extra hours coding a custom solution which can easily be achieved straight out of a standard Wordpress install. I know from speaking to other web design companies in the UK that Wordpress is fast becoming an industry standard CMS system for website builds.

The fact that he is using templates/wordpress is fine, as long as its all clearly explained to his clients and he can sell the benefits/features of a wordpress site over a custom coded site.

Good luck with your new venture.

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MattVit

12 years ago

Originally Posted by thomaspaylor

You guys are brutal lol.

In all serious though, there is nothing wrong with a web development company using Wordpress sites or templates to deliver client solutions.

80% of the sites we develop for our clients use Wordpress as the CMS behind them. There is no point in spending extra hours coding a custom solution which can easily be achieved straight out of a standard Wordpress install. I know from speaking to other web design companies in the UK that Wordpress is fast becoming an industry standard CMS system for website builds.

The fact that he is using templates/wordpress is fine, as long as its all clearly explained to his clients and he can sell the benefits/features of a wordpress site over a custom coded site.

Good luck with your new venture.

We aren't talking about client solutions though. You missed the entire point - this guy posted in the wrong forum to avoid web designers scrutinizing his website and realizing he didn't design it, he just downloaded a template and modified it.

Additionally he isn't posting in the web design forum because he knows there are only web designers there and few potential clients.

And no one here is saying Wordpress shouldn't be used for clients. No one is even saying Wordpress templates can't be used for clients either, not sure where that came from

And I'm going to bite my tongue and avoid commenting on your claims about Wordpress becoming an industry standard CMS. Perhaps the scenery is different in the UK or maybe you just have very limited experience dealing with non-SMBs. Ah damn I thought I was going to hold my tongue...

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jthall89

12 years ago

Originally Posted by thomaspaylor

You guys are brutal lol.

In all serious though, there is nothing wrong with a web development company using Wordpress sites or templates to deliver client solutions.

80% of the sites we develop for our clients use Wordpress as the CMS behind them. There is no point in spending extra hours coding a custom solution which can easily be achieved straight out of a standard Wordpress install. I know from speaking to other web design companies in the UK that Wordpress is fast becoming an industry standard CMS system for website builds.

The fact that he is using templates/wordpress is fine, as long as its all clearly explained to his clients and he can sell the benefits/features of a wordpress site over a custom coded site.

Good luck with your new venture.

The way I feel exactly. I used to send text messages using the numeric keypad on my phone. Now I have a qwerty keypad so I dont have to do all of that manually anymore. Do you discredit a text from an iphone?

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Anton095

12 years ago

I think that you should first - make buttons like "about us, services etc..." more visibly\bigger\colorfull. Second - Make a pictures of "Web Design, Logo design etc..." - clickable.

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jthall89 12 years ago

In progress. Thank you
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jthall89 12 years ago

98% of ppl on this forum are awesome. That is why I choose to come here and nowhere else for good, solid, honest advice.
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Go4DBest

12 years ago

Awesome, I like it. I agree to all of the inputs from our fellow warriors.

Nice site.

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wowbored

12 years ago

This site has no META description or keywords. I would add those immediately if I were you. Also, the META description and keywords should different for each page. In page links should also not open in a new tab/window. That annoys people.

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Osman_M

12 years ago

I think it looks good. It looks different in a good way.

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kret0s

12 years ago

Its just a WP theme - a white background, some plain text, and mediocre block logos...

No offence but if you are a Web design company... you should use this home page to showcase your "best" and present yourself...

On a more positive note, the site looks new... which means improvements will be made over time... Not bad for a "first draft"

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Troy_Phillips

12 years ago

This is a bot account. Look at all their post today .. scraping post word for word in all of them.

Originally Posted by Jessica7777

Looks great!

But this should be in the copywriting forum or webdesign forum :/

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Mr. Ken Russell

12 years ago

Not bad. Could use some optimization.

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pbrite

12 years ago

I'm a writer type so I can only create the grammar and words and stuff. I don't know about you but these things tend to drive me away from sites even if you offer great work.

"there for" should be "therefore"
" industries leading software" should be "industry's leading software"

And a few more text tweaks I see. I'll happily point out any others if you PM me. Maybe we can make a deal

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billgays

12 years ago

A decent website. Design wise it's forgettable. Nothing significant to capture my attention and make me remember. Navigation, standard. Flash, common. The arrangement itself is too common.

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