Thread: First Website

Hello, please check my first website out to see how I can improve on it. (keithstattoostudio.co.uk) many thanks, Keith.

Hi Keith. Very nice, but I have the following suggestions: Check your page height and adjust as your 2nd row of pictures cuts off.

When I click on one of your images, a gallery of thumbnails open. These thumbnails are quite large in pixel size. You may want to bring that down somewhat as they load very slowly.. It is a bit frustating clicking the Back button to get back to the gallery and if you accedentally click the close button, you must open the gallery again. Why don't you rather the Lightbox feature instead? It is very cool and easy to use.

Ah!. Had a friend called John that used to have an electrical wholesalers about a 100 yards from you. Small world!
Back to the site! Unfortunately you will need to do some work on your pages. The home page is fine but needs to be reduced in width; there is a lot of sideways scroll.
The photo page is also very wide & far to many images if using the light box. (very slow loading). For these size images, you may as well just put them on the page, without the light box, as it won’t save on loading times using this tool & actually might load quicker. Maybe worth thinking about an album at some time. (photo) http://jalbum.net is a good freebie.
Also found a largish file that I wasn’t sure where it was coming from? www.keithstattoostudio.co.uk/Amanda.wma & couldn’t make out if it was trying to load with the page or not.

Good luck.

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Originally Posted by Tom vR

Hi Keith. Very nice, but I have the following suggestions: Check your page height and adjust as your 2nd row of pictures cuts off.

When I click on one of your images, a gallery of thumbnails open. These thumbnails are quite large in pixel size. You may want to bring that down somewhat as they load very slowly.. It is a bit frustating clicking the Back button to get back to the gallery and if you accedentally click the close button, you must open the gallery again. Why don't you rather the Lightbox feature instead? It is very cool and easy to use.

Many thanks for your suggestions, I have updated my site, "see what you think" http://www.keithstattoostudio.co.uk/

Many thanks, Keith.

Originally Posted by Collectors-info

Ah!. Had a friend called John that used to have an electrical wholesalers about a 100 yards from you. Small world!
Back to the site! Unfortunately you will need to do some work on your pages. The home page is fine but needs to be reduced in width; there is a lot of sideways scroll.
The photo page is also very wide & far to many images if using the light box. (very slow loading). For these size images, you may as well just put them on the page, without the light box, as it won’t save on loading times using this tool & actually might load quicker. Maybe worth thinking about an album at some time. (photo) http://jalbum.net is a good freebie.
Also found a largish file that I wasn’t sure where it was coming from? www.keithstattoostudio.co.uk/Amanda.wma & couldn’t make out if it was trying to load with the page or not.

Good luck.

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Your ideas very welcome, please check out my updated site. http://www.keithstattoostudio.co.uk/

Many thanks, Keith.

Originally Posted by Collectors-info

Ah!. Had a friend called John that used to have an electrical wholesalers about a 100 yards from you. Small world!
Back to the site! Unfortunately you will need to do some work on your pages. The home page is fine but needs to be reduced in width; there is a lot of sideways scroll.
The photo page is also very wide & far to many images if using the light box. (very slow loading). For these size images, you may as well just put them on the page, without the light box, as it won’t save on loading times using this tool & actually might load quicker. Maybe worth thinking about an album at some time. (photo) http://jalbum.net is a good freebie.
Also found a largish file that I wasn’t sure where it was coming from? www.keithstattoostudio.co.uk/Amanda.wma & couldn’t make out if it was trying to load with the page or not.

Good luck.

.

Your ideas very welcome, please check out my updated site. http://www.keithstattoostudio.co.uk/

Many thanks, Keith.

Keith -

How about an image street map to let people know how to get to you.


http://www.koolspaces.com
The Best myspaces on myspace.com

Hi Keith,

You do good work...

Hi Heith,

Much approved. I agree with Chris and I know you like the Lightbox, but those are far too many images for a lightbox. The thumbnails for a lightbox has the same pixel size as the large image. If you add these sizes up for all the images, you will understand why the page loads so very slow. Insraed of using the lightbox, you can always try to use the Gallery, right in BV.

Will you be OK using JAVA if we give you the script and instructions of how to use it? Only if you are comfortable with this, you might want to have a look at this for using rollovers: http://www.dynamicdrive.com/dynamici...agetooltip.htm
The link 1, link 2, etc. you will replace with your 30 thumbnails.

I also agre with Koolspaces; would be good idea to direct visitors to your office.

Originally Posted by koolspaces.com

Keith -

How about an image street map to let people know how to get to you.


http://www.koolspaces.com
The Best myspaces on myspace.com

Good Idea, will work on it.

Thanks, Keith.

Originally Posted by SChajin

Hi Keith,

You do good work...

Many thanks, Keith.

Hi Keith,

Your page would look good in the center of the screen with a properly selected background to cover the entire screen and bring out your current image as a centerpiece.

Originally Posted by Tom vR

Hi Heith,

Much approved. I agree with Chris and I know you like the Lightbox, but those are far too many images for a lightbox. The thumbnails for a lightbox has the same pixel size as the large image. If you add these sizes up for all the images, you will understand why the page loads so very slow. Insraed of using the lightbox, you can always try to use the Gallery, right in BV.

Will you be OK using JAVA if we give you the script and instructions of how to use it? Only if you are comfortable with this, you might want to have a look at this for using rollovers: http://www.dynamicdrive.com/dynamici...agetooltip.htm
The link 1, link 2, etc. you will replace with your 30 thumbnails.

I also agre with Koolspaces; would be good idea to direct visitors to your office.

Thanks Tom for your valued reccomendations, I think I need to spend a little time to decide which way to go.

Thanks.... Keith

Good luck Keith and enjoy the experience with BV.

Originally Posted by zuriatman

Hi Keith,

Your page would look good in the center of the screen with a properly selected background to cover the entire screen and bring out your current image as a centerpiece.

I think your right, I'll be working on it.

Thanks, Keith.

Originally Posted by Tom vR

Good luck Keith and enjoy the experience with BV.

Hello Tom vR

Regarding your Suggestions for using rollovers for my photos, would you be kind enough to let me have the script and "instructions" so I can study them.
Thanks Keith
http://www.keithstattoostudio.co.uk/

Hi Keith,

Go here http://www.dynamicdrive.com/dynamici...agetooltip.htm
and follow the instructions on the page in inbetween the script.

I'm preparing some more guidelines for you at the moment.

Hi Keith,

First see if you can come right with this. If not, just post again. If someone else don't help you soon with this, I'll come back tomorrow. It is just that I'm in desperate need of sleep after very little sleep for about a week. See ya.

i also want to design my first website but i don't know where to begin. No page for the onset at all. Where do i start? worried Daniel, Ghana.

Hi awareneness4all

The first thing you need to do when building your first website is to study all the tutorials in the Bluevoda website builder, then I suggest you open your own thread in the forum asking for help on issues from forum members.

Keith

Originally Posted by Tom vR

Hi Keith,

First see if you can come right with this. If not, just post again. If someone else don't help you soon with this, I'll come back tomorrow. It is just that I'm in desperate need of sleep after very little sleep for about a week. See ya.

Hi Tom,

I have studied the link you gave me for rollovers, I understand Step 1, not sure what to do with the script in Step 2, also not sure how to tie in with my photos.

Can you help,

Many thanks

Keith