Smoothstoneservices.com

Rudy · 07-29-2005, 09:15 PM

I have recently made a few changes to my website, as well as add a few features. I would appreciate some opinions and reviews - especially on the index page, which I have added a few things to very recently.

Visit http://www.smoothstoneservices.com.

Thanks,
David

Pakinium · 07-29-2005, 09:28 PM

Nice Logo

, Neat and clean template !

http://www.paypal.com/en_US/i/icon/v...ation_seal.gif <-- maybe you can make this paypal logo transparent or background to blue so it may look good

Thanks
Pakinium

music_man · 07-30-2005, 01:03 AM

Hey

Your site seems a bit too spaced - that is there is lots of unused space. The blue bar at the top does not do anything. There are some gifs which are animated. Be careful with those because they can get annoying when reading the page.

There is no welcome paragraph nor is there much META. You can add far more to your meta description check out www.wordsinarow.com for good search engine optimisation techniques.

Why is the page "http://www.smoothstoneservices.com/webdesign.html" and your index in html when your other pages are in ".php"? You can use includes if you are using php which is helpful when you are making global changes. I think there is a search benefit for having an index page in .html but I'm not sure.

For the page Computer Tech Support you have got the text "~ Quality Services That You Can Count On ~" why is this? Also in the title of the page you have got "||" and "::" and some with none, which is inconsistent.
????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/web-design-reviews/111089-smoothstoneservices-com.html

I would try texturing your navigation and getting rid of space which isn't use. Change the font to something like verdana

You are very much not using valid HTML as stated. I would take off that link until your code is valid. You have 1 error in your stylesheet http://jigsaw.w3.org/css-validator/v...usermedium=all

There is no link for "Browse Available Templates!" on the main page. The page "http://www.smoothstoneservices.com/webdesign.html" has no link to the pages "Recycling Service" and "About The Founder" and the text "Our Services" is not there on the index page.

Keep at it. Have a look at some tutorials like www.htmlgoodies.com and www.alistapart.com. www.w3schools.com is good too for reference.

If you are looking for certain effects and techniques on how to design something, try searching for it on google.

Drozdovsky · 07-30-2005, 01:56 AM

There is a lot of free space on the page and i don't think the colors are selected well; and more, the elements on the page are chaotically placed, it's very difficult to browse the page.

ammo · 07-30-2005, 02:24 AM

Dont really care for the design at all, very childlike. Its just to simple dosnt look buissness like at all.

Waupiman · 07-30-2005, 08:07 AM

i think you really should work on it. i think peplo not taking you serius

abdulmueid · 07-30-2005, 08:27 AM

why dont you use one of the templates that are offered for sale on your site?

Rudy · 07-30-2005, 09:35 AM

Originally Posted by music_man

Hey

Your site seems a bit too spaced - that is there is lots of unused space. The blue bar at the top does not do anything. There are some gifs which are animated. Be careful with those because they can get annoying when reading the page.

There is no welcome paragraph nor is there much META. You can add far more to your meta description check out www.wordsinarow.com for good search engine optimisation techniques.

Why is the page "http://www.smoothstoneservices.com/webdesign.html" and your index in html when your other pages are in ".php"? You can use includes if you are using php which is helpful when you are making global changes. I think there is a search benefit for having an index page in .html but I'm not sure.

For the page Computer Tech Support you have got the text "~ Quality Services That You Can Count On ~" why is this? Also in the title of the page you have got "||" and "::" and some with none, which is inconsistent.

I would try texturing your navigation and getting rid of space which isn't use. Change the font to something like verdana

You are very much not using valid HTML as stated. I would take off that link until your code is valid. You have 1 error in your stylesheet http://jigsaw.w3.org/css-validator/v...usermedium=all

There is no link for "Browse Available Templates!" on the main page. The page "http://www.smoothstoneservices.com/webdesign.html" has no link to the pages "Recycling Service" and "About The Founder" and the text "Our Services" is not there on the index page.
????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/showthread.php?t=111089

Keep at it. Have a look at some tutorials like www.htmlgoodies.com and www.alistapart.com. www.w3schools.com is good too for reference.

If you are looking for certain effects and techniques on how to design something, try searching for it on google.

Thank you all for the feedback, and thank you Music_man for your suggestions. Unfortunatley, when I added the templates to the index page, it absolutley ruined my valid html. Everything else is fine - it's just that 1 stupid affiliate link. These are not my own templates - I am reselling them. I wasn't really planning to have a seperate page for templates. I was thinking I'd just advertise for them on the index page, and MAYBE the web design page. You'll notice that there's a javascript way to browse through them, without ever changing pages. My only concern about having them up on my website is the html errors that they generate. Any ideas or suggestions?
????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/showthread.php?t=111089

I took care of the CSS error - can't believe I missed it. I was also thinking about the animated gif banner, if it was necessary or not, and I've decided to take it out. For the recycling service, that whole thing is ending next month, so I'm getting rid of the page and link to it all together.

I'll continue to work on the spacing. I've also thought a little about that, and how I can use up more space on the site.

Thanks again all.
- David

samkool · 07-30-2005, 10:00 PM

Clean layout, font is not good..

monaco · 08-01-2005, 01:47 PM

Simple. CLean. I like it.

StudioWorks · 08-01-2005, 05:01 PM

Hey,

Not so bad. I have the feeling it's a little unorganized. I would start by revising the color scheme and text and also the header needs some improvement. Quite some free space you got there that can be used.

SW

Jamie_net · 08-01-2005, 05:52 PM

My two sense:

The animated picture at the top, plus the unordered lists, combined with the giant solid blue nav bar/divider make it look 90's, if you know what I mean.

The Paypal button doesn't blend with the sidebar.

Having a validated site is great but you can't sacrifice asthetics if you want to get business.

I'd recommend a major graphical overhaul; your logo is fine in itself, but the solid blue thing has to go.

vtumminello · 08-01-2005, 06:40 PM

its sweeeeeeeeeeeet...if your blind =P

Damo-Online · 08-01-2005, 06:59 PM

I like it its very nice indeed. Keep up the work

07-29-2005, 09:15 PM	THREAD STARTER #1 (permalink)
Rudy NamePros Regular Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: United States Posts: 586	Smoothstoneservices.com I have recently made a few changes to my website, as well as add a few features. I would appreciate some opinions and reviews - especially on the index page, which I have added a few things to very recently. Visit http://www.smoothstoneservices.com. Thanks, David __________________ Smooth Stone Services Affordable Web Hosting Solutions Starting at only $4.95/month, IT Consulting and Technical Support Hunt Sources - Hunting Resources Online

07-30-2005, 01:03 AM	#3 (permalink)
music_man NamePros Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: New Zealand Posts: 95	Hey Your site seems a bit too spaced - that is there is lots of unused space. The blue bar at the top does not do anything. There are some gifs which are animated. Be careful with those because they can get annoying when reading the page. There is no welcome paragraph nor is there much META. You can add far more to your meta description check out www.wordsinarow.com for good search engine optimisation techniques. Why is the page "http://www.smoothstoneservices.com/webdesign.html" and your index in html when your other pages are in ".php"? You can use includes if you are using php which is helpful when you are making global changes. I think there is a search benefit for having an index page in .html but I'm not sure. For the page Computer Tech Support you have got the text "~ Quality Services That You Can Count On ~" why is this? Also in the title of the page you have got "\|\|" and "::" and some with none, which is inconsistent. ????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/web-design-reviews/111089-smoothstoneservices-com.html I would try texturing your navigation and getting rid of space which isn't use. Change the font to something like verdana You are very much not using valid HTML as stated. I would take off that link until your code is valid. You have 1 error in your stylesheet http://jigsaw.w3.org/css-validator/v...usermedium=all There is no link for "Browse Available Templates!" on the main page. The page "http://www.smoothstoneservices.com/webdesign.html" has no link to the pages "Recycling Service" and "About The Founder" and the text "Our Services" is not there on the index page. Keep at it. Have a look at some tutorials like www.htmlgoodies.com and www.alistapart.com. www.w3schools.com is good too for reference. If you are looking for certain effects and techniques on how to design something, try searching for it on google. __________________ Self-service My homepage

07-30-2005, 10:00 PM	#9 (permalink)
samkool NamePros Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Karachi, Pakistan Posts: 101	Clean layout, font is not good.. __________________ :bingo:

08-01-2005, 01:47 PM	#10 (permalink)
monaco NamePros Regular Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Tucson, AZ Posts: 689	Simple. CLean. I like it. __________________ My Website \| My Blog

08-01-2005, 05:01 PM	#11 (permalink)
StudioWorks no one lives forever Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: NamePros Posts: 8,075	Hey, Not so bad. I have the feeling it's a little unorganized. I would start by revising the color scheme and text and also the header needs some improvement. Quite some free space you got there that can be used. SW __________________ epagini.com mexicorealty.net softwarepit.com yadasoftware.com

07-29-2005, 09:28 PM	#2 (permalink)
Pakinium Account Closed Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Pakistan Posts: 194	Nice Logo , Neat and clean template ! http://www.paypal.com/en_US/i/icon/v...ation_seal.gif <-- maybe you can make this paypal logo transparent or background to blue so it may look good Thanks Pakinium

07-30-2005, 01:56 AM	#4 (permalink)
Drozdovsky New Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 13	There is a lot of free space on the page and i don't think the colors are selected well; and more, the elements on the page are chaotically placed, it's very difficult to browse the page.

07-30-2005, 02:24 AM	#5 (permalink)
ammo Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Cornwall! Posts: 2,251	Dont really care for the design at all, very childlike. Its just to simple dosnt look buissness like at all.

07-30-2005, 08:07 AM	#6 (permalink)
Waupiman NamePros Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Netherlands Posts: 77	i think you really should work on it. i think peplo not taking you serius

07-30-2005, 08:27 AM	#7 (permalink)
abdulmueid Account Suspended Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Mozambique Posts: 606	why dont you use one of the templates that are offered for sale on your site?

08-01-2005, 05:52 PM	#12 (permalink)
Jamie_net NamePros Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Usa Posts: 136	My two sense: The animated picture at the top, plus the unordered lists, combined with the giant solid blue nav bar/divider make it look 90's, if you know what I mean. The Paypal button doesn't blend with the sidebar. Having a validated site is great but you can't sacrifice asthetics if you want to get business. I'd recommend a major graphical overhaul; your logo is fine in itself, but the solid blue thing has to go. __________________ eyeonjamie.net

08-01-2005, 06:40 PM	#13 (permalink)
vtumminello Account Closed Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 22	its sweeeeeeeeeeeet...if your blind =P

08-01-2005, 06:59 PM	#14 (permalink)
Damo-Online NamePros Regular Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 332	I like it its very nice indeed. Keep up the work __________________ DAMAN KOVACS.info \|\|NZTV Presentation Site \|\| MEDIA-FORUMS \|\| GJ ONLINE \|\| JUST THAT HOST NZTV Pres Forum

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