Would you post your dev. mini-site(s) please?

canswift · Aug 10, 2008

Like many other Npers, I am looking towards developing some of my better domains, rather than leaving them in declining PPC. I would really appreciate seeing some examples of 3-5 page mini-sites with Adsense, Adbrite etc that Npers have developed for their domains.

I'm not asking for postings of Whypark, Imodo etc mini-sites, as these types of sites are covered elsewhere in other threads. I'm hoping to see some (inspirational..) examples of mini-sites developed from scratch or using available templates. If you'd like to showcase or share, I hope you post some links to your sites. Thanks in advance.

Mod Edit: No more than five live links per post.

beyondthetone · Dec 4, 2008

Guys, I have no problem with content. I have no problem with templates either.

My problem is: Where do you guys get stunning pics and graphics for your website headers? Do you pay for them? Do you "occasionally" grab pics on the side then splice them together, since anyway they will just be used for "mini" sites? A lot of the free pics I've Googled, are kinda dull.

I was initially thinking of paying for pics/flash animation, then add those costs to the total value of the website for resale. However, using that model, I would be in trouble paying it off while "on display" with just Google Adsense or affiliates, since I saw a really cool website header pic going for $69 a pop. I was thinking, these stunning pics/flash may tend to attract more traffic coz they give more credibility to the site. People seem to be getting mini-site fatigue. You know, like you landed on a page and you have this feeling that it was just taken off Wikipedia or something.

I get allot of my images here for FREE!!!
Check it out when you get a chance.
http://www.sxc.hu/

Babyfacemagee · Dec 4, 2008

Anybody know a good site that discusses fonts in html? Is there a way of using a non-standard font without doing it as a graphic? :cy:

netmeg · Dec 4, 2008

Not easily. More trouble than it's worth. Stick with the basics.

Arial
Verdana
Courier
Times New Roman
MS Comic Sans
Georgia

You can also use Tahoma and Trebuchet if you don't care if the Safari people see it as Arial.

briguy · Dec 4, 2008

I finally have the courage to post my first Css/html "site"

MakingOnlyMoney.com

(a) really confused about the

PHP:

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN"
    "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">
<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">

not sure if the correct DOCTYPE?

(b) And sure would appreciate..if anyone can tell me (if it is possible) how to use "fonts" as a header other than as a image.! Just so..If I cant find a great image to use as a header..I can use words!

(c) does that RSS have a SEO value!

Thanks for your time!
P.s some impressive mini-sites posted here!

harkster · Dec 5, 2008

briguy said:
I finally have the courage to post my first Css/html "site"

(a) really confused about the

PHP:

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"> <html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">

not sure if the correct DOCTYPE?

(b) And sure would appreciate..if anyone can tell me (if it is possible) how to use "fonts" as a header other than as a image.! Just so..If I cant find a great image to use as a header..I can use words!

(c) does that RSS have a SEO value!

Thanks for your time!
P.s some impressive mini-sites posted here!

Hope this makes sense. I often do exactly that instead of building a logo. IMHO SEO can't be hurt. Be careful of uncommon fonts as some browsers may not render properly. There can be some IE issues which require tweaking.

<div style="font-size: 24px; text-align: left; margin-left: 50px; font-weight: bold; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My Very Cool Site Name</div>
OR

<h1 style="font-size: 24px; text-align: left; margin-left: 50px; font-weight: bold; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My Very Cool Site Name</h1>

The styles could be in a css file like (much preferred method)

#site-header {
font-size: 24px;
text-align: left;
margin-left: 50px;
font-weight: bold;
font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
}

Then the html would look like
<div id="site-header">My Very Cool Site Name</div>
OR

<h1 id="site-header">My Very Cool Site Name</h1>

As far as DOCTYPE -- get a big cup of java and check out http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=DOCTYPE&btnG=Google+Search&aq=f&oq=

BTW, I am in no way a CSS expert - just plug along with the help of Dreamweaver.

enlytend · Dec 5, 2008

(a) really confused about the
PHP Code:
<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN"
"http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">
<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">

Doctypes tell the user's browser how to interpret the page code. There's no real "right" or "wrong" (there are some "preferred" types for certain situations, but I'm not going to go into that here) as long as the page code is valid for that document type. If elements of the code are not valid, you can expect the page to have at least some display issues in one or more browsers.

You can validate your page at validator.w3.org .

XHTML 1.0 Transitional tells the browser to treat the document (web page) as an XML compliant version of HTML 4.0 Transitional. Both of these transitional doctypes allow you to use some elements which strict doctypes do not, for example, deprecated elements (elements which will eventually disappear from the language, like font tags) are permitted.

XML has stricter "rules" for proper coding than HTML , for example all elements and attributes need to be lower case and all tags need to be properly closed and in the proper nesting order.

Fonts:

You can declare a font order like harkster described. If you want to use a less-common font, expect that some people won't have it on their machines so give them a list of alternatives.

Code:

font-family:my-fancy-font, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;

says to first look for "my-fancy-font". If it isn't found, try Arial. If that's not found, look for Helvetica. If none-of-the above, then use the default sans-serif font

There are ways to "embed" a custom font in a page, but they're a pain to do and the results aren't at all reliable.

thetruman · Dec 6, 2008

anotheone for chinese users

here

henniemeijer · Dec 6, 2008

thetruman said:
anotheone for chinese users
here

Site looks very nice visually( to me),
I know you publish your sites quickly here and make improvements later,
but I would definitely have someone look at the grammar, spelling and punctuation. Some sentences do not make sense.
Maybe it does not matter for the CTR or value of the domain, but still.

simonj · Dec 6, 2008

blogcrash said:
I'm still working in my website www.trailersrelease.com and added new sections:

Movie Posters: http://www.trailersrelease.com/movie-posters/
Movie Wallpapers: http://www.trailersrelease.com/movie-wallpapers/

Feedback are very welcome my friends

Very nice!!!

thetruman · Dec 6, 2008

Hello hennie,
you are right, I write very fast something as relevant as I can, but not being mother tongue I commit mistakes because I do not spend much time on reviewing...

henniemeijer said:
Site looks very nice visually( to me),
I know you publish your sites quickly here and make improvements later,
but I would definitely have someone look at the grammar, spelling and punctuation. Some sentences do not make sense.
Maybe it does not matter for the CTR or value of the domain, but still.

DNK.it · Dec 6, 2008

my experimental landing page

Irrigatori

thetruman · Dec 7, 2008

I like the look of the domain, and especially the way you inserted the adsense ads on the left (pretty clever IMHO)
What I really do not like is the "moving banner"...

DNK.it said:
my experimental landing page

Irrigatori

DNK.it · Dec 7, 2008

thetruman said:
I like the look of the domain, and especially the way you inserted the adsense ads on the left (pretty clever IMHO)
What I really do not like is the "moving banner"...

Thanks Marco,
now the banner is moving only when the mouse is inside the banner area

Bigvenue · Dec 8, 2008

newbornbabyproducts.com for baby products

thetruman · Dec 8, 2008

nice site, but how did you manage to put all that adsense??? I thought max allowed is 3, I can count many more!!!

DnPresident · Dec 8, 2008

henniemeijer said:
I have NP member Barefoottech and NPmember Vessio make 10 sites for 100 dollar each and they both should be ready soon. I will post them here and you can see what you think and see whether you like to use their services.

Hi henniemeijer,

I see you posted this October 12th..........Did you ever get your 10 Sites from Vessio for $100 each?

I just got This and This for $39 each from NP member mtajim

henniemeijer · Dec 8, 2008

DnPresident said:
Hi henniemeijer,

I see you posted this October 12th..........Did you ever get your 10 Sites from Vessio for $100 each?

I just got This and This for $39 each from NP member mtajim

hello dave,

No I never got them.

The last message from him was that all was needed is putting on adsense ads/google analytics and Mike needed reconfirmation about the code I provided three months ago.
I provided what he wanted and things would be set up he confirmed. 5 days ago he reconfirmed everything would be set up by the same evening.
No such thing obviously.
Complete write off.
He will probably try again in a few months under a different name.
Worst thing to do was to close the thread as at least people could read there what was going on and know better than to deal with him.

Another NP member I ordered sites with at the same time(3 months ago) also still has not delivered. Still in touch with him and have not written him off completely, but will issue a warning here if he promotes his services again.
I have posted my objections with Tajim on his thread. Hard to beat the price though and it is worth the $ 39.
I would personally just write the content myself/correct it myself or have it written by others if I would deal with him/her.
NP rating system is not something to go by from my experiences.
Just like in the poker world(where I come from), the oldtimers are often the cheats, as they have the opportunity because they get thrusted. Building up thrust and then getting you is the trick and also people do get in trouble and see the opportunities they get because they know others thrust them. Therefor I will not vouch for anyone. Anyone is capable of f..ng you giving certain circumstances.

DnPresident · Dec 8, 2008

henniemeijer said:
hello dave,

No I never got them.

He will probably try again in a few months under a different name.
Worst thing to do was to close the thread as at least people could read there what was going on and know better than to deal with him.

.

Sorry to hear that you didn't get them........The only reason I never requested to RJ to close it was so that it didn't effect folks like yourself...If I were the only one then I would have.

I really hope he delivers them at some point to you. Mine was delivered about 40% Done.

Back to the Mini Series :santa:

Dave

netmeg · Dec 8, 2008

thetruman said:
nice site, but how did you manage to put all that adsense??? I thought max allowed is 3, I can count many more!!!

You can have 3 ad blocks, 3 link units and 2 search boxes.

But you have to remember that the first ad spot in the first ad block is the highest paying ad you'll get, and the rest of them go down accordingly; if you load up on ads, by the time you get to the bottom, you're practically paying Google. And if there aren't a lot of ads in your niche, you'll see a lot of repeats.

Fewer ad blocks, and you have more advertisers competing for the space. My EPCs went WAY up when I reduced to 1 ad block and 1 link unit (plus 1 search box) per page. YMMV. But test it.

thetruman · Dec 8, 2008

thanks for clear explanation netmeg, rep added :loveyou:

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