Review my site please

[WackyRaces]

this is still under construciton aolthough nearing completion.
please tell me what you really think and any advice on how to make it better.

www.media-tech.co.uk

Cheers

 

[webdome]

this is still under construciton aolthough nearing completion.
please tell me what you really think and any advice on how to make it better.

www.media-tech.co.uk

Cheers

Change font in your images. Rule of tomb: do not use complicated fonts in the menu.

 

[zaros64]

and change the title from index.gif to mediatech

 

[PoorDoggie]

use php for your contact form (if it is available to you)

 

[designMorgue]

Just a few observations:

- Validate your HTML, your code is close, but not quite valid.

- load time was extremely slow, try to decrease your file sizes

-the main image (index_r7_c7.gif) would probably be better off saved as a jpeg, it is a little pixelated

-on your products page, you have 3 links (web design/interactive multimedia/graphic design) all of which link to the same page

-i would suggest not creating your contact "form" in a new window, it was blocked by my popup blocker, also, as noted by PoorDoggie, you should really use PHP for contact rather than mailto. if you have questions about how to do this, just post back

-I like the silve/gold/platinum box along the bottom, but I felt like they should link to their respective pages (in your case the products page)

-The Nav Bar (font/effects) are really fuzzy & tough to read as are most of the fonts in the site, I know it's nice to have "cool" looking fonts, but readability should really come first, try to just go with a basic font for the main body text

Overall I like the design--it's clean and seems to be well thought out. Good job!

 

[dude]

I would have to say to change the font on the menu to a easier to read font, also as some other people have stated make the contact form open in the same window... my pop-up blocker blocked it. Don't forget to change the page title.

But, overall I like the design and its very clean

 

[inflames]

i agree change the font , but other than that i think it looks very good
:tu:

 

[zaros64]

And don't make the whole site images, bad idea...cos people with dial-up

 

[WackyRaces]

thanks guys... I will try and do all the things you have suggested.
About the PHP mailing thing. How do I do that?
im not sure my server allows PHP at the moment. How do I go about getting it installed.

Thanks

 

[PoorDoggie]

Hi. Do you run your own server?

If you do then goto www.php.net and download either php4 or php5. (there is more support and tutorials on the web for php4). To install just use the installer. If it cannot detect your server then you will need to read the online manual, or your server's manual to find out how to add it.

I use abyss webserver (to test php files) and when I installed php5 it couldn't detect the server so I had to goto the server's control pannel and add in the link to the CGI application (on windows usually c:\PHP\php-cgi.exe).

If you have got hosting off another company, then they will probably have php installed.

To test if php is installed just do this:

open notepad or equivilent text editor
type or copy + paste this:

<?php
phpinfo();
?>

What should come up is something like this: http://poordoggie.com/phpinfo.php

----------------------------------------------------------------

To use php to send emails is explained here: http://us3.php.net/mail()

Here is a crash course:

<?php

mail ( string to, string subject, string message);

?>

so you could:

<form method="post" action="<?php echo $PHP_SELF ?>"> <!-- sends to same page -->
## FORM HERE ##
</form>

<?php
$message = $_POST[message];
$toaddy = $_POST[email];
$subject = $_POST[subject];

if(mail ( $toaddy, $subject, $message)){
echo "Email Sent";
}
?>