My New Site,

Originally Posted by 600+

site looks modern to me BUT I think you should change the text to say WE (as a company) and not I (as an individual).

the bigger you look as a company the more business you will get.

Thing is im a freelancer so i dont have a team ?

Originally Posted by Moojuicepez

Thing is im a freelancer so i dont have a team ?

Nobody else knows that though...

"We" sounds much bigger than "me"

Hi.

I'm gonna be honest, which people need to be if you want to be successful.

The only good thing about that page is the company logo, free online quote logo and the animated part which expands on the screen. The rest is simply higgelty piggelty? You are condensing too much information in 1 page and the text sizes are all wrong. The 'introduction' part, to me, shouldn't be on your front page. I have no idea about building websites but this would be better in a different part of the site where you can link to it with an "about us" link, as per the top right hand side links. Same with the testimonials. I would also get a landline number as mobiles make it look unprofessional.

Honestly, having seen the first page, I have no desire to look into it in any more detail.

I can't criticise the techy bits, as I don't know enough about that side of things.

But Perry you really must sort your English. To be honest, it isn't your strong point. Stingo and a few others have made a few amends, try to continue as they have suggested. The English is basic and it tends to suggest an amateurish approach. In particular, there is a distinct and inconsistent use of apostrophes. It's the sort of thing that will irritate people, as correct English is a given.

That apart, I liked it.

Hi Moo,

If I was hiring someone based upon their site and I'd checked your site over I probably wouldn't hire you. You've made a few errors that are pretty basic, which any web designer that builds a site for a corporate entity should know about and avoid!

Anyone can build a site that works for the majority of people - but nowadays I look for developers that can include the non-typical user. i.e. someone that isn't using IE/FF.

Accessibility is a biggie.

The first thing you need to do is to check your site using tools such as the w3c validator and cynthia says.

The second thing you need to do is to turn off javascript then take a good look at your site. Try to use your Quote form.

The rule of thumb here is to NEVER use js for core functionality. Use it to extend functionality by all means but if a user has a browser that doesn't have js enabled you're screwed if your core functionality relies on js.

With sites being browsed via mobile phones and the use of browsers for blind people you need to ensure your site will work on these apps. Many institutions do not allow their users to use javascript as it is a "potential" security risk (eg. financial institutions).

Good luck with the changes. Look at this as positive criticism!

Thank you all for your comments and criticism, in the first few weeks of 2010 ill be working on the site.
Everyone have a good new years and hope you all getting ****ed tonight

[Kalessin]

Full disclosure: I run an internet solutions company specialising in design, development and hosting, that we started in 2001.

That said, however, I wish you no specific ill will; all internet professionals start at the bottom and learn from their peers. So, here are my points. Feel free to ask questions if you like. I'll be happy to help.

Love the logo, although the word "Designs" seems to have suffered during compression.

If you have a comma after "hand built", you should have one after "gorgeous", too.

You should not claim your sites are "hand built". People might infer that you hand-coded the site, which you obviously did not.

"Lets" should be written with an apostrophe: "Let's" as it is a contraction of "Let us".

Your code is not semantically correct and suffers from repetition. I nearly cried at your use of the blockquote tag. That's partly trade-off for using a CSS framework, although if you cared, you could fix it. Some of your other sites commit the dreaded tables-for-layout sin, too!

Your CSS should be imported from a separate file, not embedded in the head of each page.

The dayglo green does not show up well on a white background.

Whilst you obviously want to put some of your recent work on display, avoid phrases like, "I am very happy with the result". Prospective clients are far more interested in whether or not your customer is happy, and given that they're not using your design, they don't seem to be. I know it's pending, but until it's live you should not feature the work.

Why is there a comma after "What i do"? and why not use an uppercase "I"?

Finally, there is absolutely no way you should be publishing your email address on your website. It will be picked up by spam bots. Use a contact form instead.

Hope this helps. Happy new year

Originally Posted by Kalessin

Some of your other sites commit the dreaded tables-for-layout sin, too!

Bad rabbit!!!

I was offered a job last year because, during the interview, when asked about what I thought of their site, I spent 10 minutes slagging off their tables-for-layout methodology.

Originally Posted by Kalessin

Finally, there is absolutely no way you should be publishing your email address on your website.

Not sure that I agree with this - he needs an email address as well as a contact us form. Though I would argue that the email should be contact@mooswebsite.co.uk as opposed to moos person email. When you send an email you know that it's gone somewhere & someone'll read it. Who knows what happens when you fill a contact form! It's one step too far from knowing that an email will be read - just my thoughts.

[SoulKiss]

Well TBH the site looks ok on the surface..

However the use of inline-style sheets, the fact that you have left the comments on the web-stencil layout that you copied from somewhere/your design software put in there, says "pure amateur".

Oh and top tip - NEVER trust someone that uses the word "Honest"...

Basically, your design layout is good, but the language used is a bit on the "chatty" side - you need a more professional feel, and the actual code that hangs the site together is a bit poor.

What editor did you use to put the site together?

[Kalessin]

Originally Posted by Kinvig

When you send an email you know that it's gone somewhere & someone'll read it. Who knows what happens when you fill a contact form! It's one step too far from knowing that an email will be read - just my thoughts.

It's easy to make the process more interactive, including a "Send a copy to yourself" button, a result page which details the message summary after it's been sent and and automatic email saying "Thank you for your enquiry..."

Originally Posted by SoulKiss

Well TBH the site looks ok on the surface [...] Basically, your design layout is good...

I disagree. I know these things are subjective, but, really.

The header is strong, but it looks as though the header and the rest of the page were done by separate people. The content beneath the header panel has no balance, no structure, no alignment and no cohesion.

It's awful.