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This is a site I have been working on for what seems like forever.. Two of the pages still need revamping - trees and other plants, but I sure would like some review and commentary on the site as a whole.. 'gulp' ... here goes... http://www.pondandgardennursery.com Thanks in advance for your honest appraisel of this site..
__________________ Liz www.sebastopolparty.com www.raynordescendents.com Ring the bells that still can ring |
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Hey Liz, Job well done as Mike said it loads well and navigates easy. Your sites always turn out great. Oh and I love the Garden Sculptures, they would look good in my garden.
__________________ Phil Cartledge (Aussie Phil) Discover A Simple Approach To Online Business That Locks In Your Success. |
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Hi Liz, Another goodie. A couple of personal preference suggestions:
Cheers,
__________________ Andrew Port Elizabeth Web Design Solutions Latest Release www.ttbb.co.za Work In Progress www.beaddesigns.co.za Web Design Portfolio |
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| no wonder it is taking forever ... it is looking fantstic ... my thoughts were for a border around the page area as it looks like the elements are floating ...
__________________ kym, merlin & tala creating white majick www.whiteshepherds.com.au www.unitedwhiteshepherds.com www.unitedwhiteshepherds.com.au www.paradogtraining.com www.kymdunbar.com |
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Oh Liz.....you must be exhausted!!! It's wonderful! OMG the work you have put into this is phenominal. Don't change a thing. It's perfect. I especially love the dwarf conifer page. So unique. Congratulations Miss Liz, so what's next? hee hee |
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Thank you all so much for your comments. I appreciate them considerably. You know how it is - you work and work on a site, staring at it for hours and hours, tweaking it again and again, and then at some point you hardly know what it relly looks like.. more eyes really help. Glad it loads okay - some of the pages, especially the catalog pages, are pretty heavy, but I made the images as 'light' as I could without sacrificing too much quality.. Beer and Shepard - Thought about a thin border around the pages, but some of them are already so crowded I didn't want it to look stuffed in the middle, know what I mean? Think I will fool with the idea a bit, though as it could give it a more finished look, I think. Beer, couple of questions for you: I think you are right about the bookmark and map cluttering up the header, so I will be finding another way to do those. The map, at lease will go in the nav - will figure out where I want the bookmark button, maybe make it smaller or something. I like the idea of bordering the header, though, make it look more intentional. The red border around the info box was to let visitors know easily what the page was about, maybe I can thin it out so it isn't distracting.. Question about your alt tab names comments - could you elaborate, perhaps for me, maybe an example page for me to look at? I am not real sure what you mean? Phil, Mike and Vicki, thanks fo having a look. I love this stuff; everytime I make another page I want more and more plants, and a koi pond, and some trees, and lots and lots of hostas and dwarf conifers.. and on and on and on...it is seriously addicting, just like website building, only more expensive..LOL
__________________ Liz www.sebastopolparty.com www.raynordescendents.com Ring the bells that still can ring |
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You are going to laugh at me, but can't find the page in question (you have the largest aqua product portfolio I've seen LOL) I had a look at other pages and the 'picture alt tags' are fine on description. (the page was plastic or pvc pond bins or something along those lines???) Cheers,
__________________ Andrew Port Elizabeth Web Design Solutions Latest Release www.ttbb.co.za Work In Progress www.beaddesigns.co.za Web Design Portfolio |
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Thanks
__________________ Liz www.sebastopolparty.com www.raynordescendents.com Ring the bells that still can ring |
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WOW!! SPENT AGES ON YOUR SITE COULDN'T STOP LOOKING AROUND I am a nature lover at heart and loved your hummingbird pics should be on National Geographic. Hope you do well Two Cats www.magicpallete.com www.catpetalogue.com |
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__________________ Liz www.sebastopolparty.com www.raynordescendents.com Ring the bells that still can ring |
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Liz, I've sent you a long email in response to yours. If you want me to post any or all of it, let me know and I will - or we can continue via email. Overall, as I told you there - I love what you've done. You've spent hours and hours and it shows.
__________________ Beth A Child's Palace - Pinata Palace - Moxie Enterprises SEO and Marketing Tools SEO - The Basics |
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I appreciate your eye for detail and your direct communicative style. You are a gem. Thank you so much.
__________________ Liz www.sebastopolparty.com www.raynordescendents.com Ring the bells that still can ring |
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Hi Liz, Sites looking good. On the bookmark part you may like this one? http://www.addthis.com/ Gives a nice load of alternatives as well as a bookmark. There is one on one of my sites under the bird/logo’s feet http://www.collectors-info.com/ It’s a freebie. Ditto with the Fire Fox issue. It quite bad on some pages. Most of the images are great & load well, but may of pushed the reduction a bit to far on 1 or 2, & have gone a bit grainy. I do like a bit of gardening myself & at this very moment discovering they joys of buying the wrong bamboo for a small garden. It’s a bit like a child that used to crawl & has now found its feet & getting into everything. LOL. Got 1 or 2 pushing 20’ plus this year. Good luck with the site.
__________________ Regards Chris, Sites are view in FF & IE, with res @ 1024 x 768 on 19” screens. How to ask for help on the forum. - VH prices. - BV Tutorials. - Using PIXresizer - Image/Photo Tips - Collectables, Collecting |
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Thanks for the bookmark tip, Chris - looks cool - am having a look-see. Regarding Firefox - Seems the biggest issues come where I have h1 or h2 tags - then there is this wierd spacing that is really hard to get rid of..Got any tips? Yeah I was afraid I had overdone the reductions on a couple of the pictures, bummer. I sometimes find it hard to acheive that balance between clarity and load time.. You are the master of that! Tips? LOL about the bamboo - Planting it in your garden can be the most brilliant of wizardry or your worst nightmare..... Thanks again for your appraisal..
__________________ Liz www.sebastopolparty.com www.raynordescendents.com Ring the bells that still can ring |