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Hello,

I am looking for some feedback on my website that i just recently finished,
and wanted to take a simple approach to it... Please tell me what you guys
think!!!!

www.orangewebsolutions.com

Hello,

I think that the site is well done, its fresh, clear and easy to navigate. I would change the copy utilizing a stronger, less passive, voice.

LA

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Dr. LA www.SpiritofWealth.org Your purpose for your life is not written on some cloud in the sky; the blueprint is mapped in your Spirit, designed by your mind, and materialized by your actions ~ Dr. LA

My only gripe is that on a 19" LCD, the site is so shifted over to the upper left it looks empty. I wouldn`t have brought it up except that the focus of the site is Web development on a world-class level. Isn`t there some way to shift the imagery based on the viewer`s monitor size? I know that tables can be either set to a width or a percentage, and the percentage is determined by the monitor size and resolution.

Other than that, it`s short and to the point. I got the concept very quickly, and could navigate without any trouble.

Two things I noticed:  Typo on the main "page" excells should be excels and on the example sites "page" you can`t click the link and it`s wrong either way (no dot com).

I too caught the mistakes hostclick pointed out. I would also center the
content in the browser window.

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Vincent Wilcox (a.k.a. KRAKR)
Drummer
My band: Letters Make Words

I am being really anal simply because you are selling your services as a web developer, so the more accurate the site, the better.

On my screen although I can see the whole page, I still have a vertical scroll with blank spaces. It would be nice not to see the scroll bars unless necessary.

On the "Solutions" page you have two words separated by "/". I would remove the blank space after the slash (for instance, you have "Website Design/ Setup" - I would have it as "Website Design/Setup").

On the "Web Design" page I would add a space between paragraphs (just like you added one between the second and third paragraphs). Add some white space between paragraphs.

You are missing a "to" on the same page between "affordable way" and "get your site."

On the same page (Web Design) when I click the link "Add-Ons" I don`t have the option to go back. I have to click on the tab "Web Design" again.

Again on the same page, when I click the "contact" info, it opens my email client. IMHO it would look more professional to open a form instead.

On the "Example Sites" page it would be nice to be able to open the example site by clicking either on the thumbnail or on the URL (the URL is not clickable).

On "Image Design" there is a type (DONT instead of DON`T)

"Contact Us" page: I would create a form and have the contact options as either a drop-down menu or check-boxes.

I love the colors and the layout in general. Great job!

Andre


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Andre Costa DaCosta Chocolates, LLC www.DaCostaChocolates.com

Thank you guys all so much!!!! I really appreciate your criticism. I`m basically
new to the business world, well, because I`m only 16. So I really appreciate
your feedback because I respect you all as "more experienced" business
owners and I am so glad you can give your true opinion.

Sixteen! Holy cow, isn`t that cool!! I would propose that you use your spell-checker more often, as "critisism" is supposed to be "criticism." But it`s a minor issue, generally. The reason it matters, though, is that anyone who intends to risk giving you money is going to want to feel secure, with a sense that they know you a little.

Online business provides only your written content, your image of professionalism, and the level to which you can articulate your ideas. The way you use words does matter, and how legitimate they are in the language of choice.

I use a great little piece of shareware called "Smart Tying Assistant." It produces the "autocorrect" feature found in Word, but resides in memory and gives you that capability in any running application. It`s affordable, and allows you to correct words you routinely confuse or spell the wrong way. Easy fix for a minor problem, but the end result provides a more professional look to whatever you output. I tried all I could find, and that particular one worked best, was easiest to use, and takes the least amount of resources.

Thanks Craig. That can be very useful... Unfortunately, I am currently
running on a Macintosh and cannot run STA. I guess I will just have to get in
the swing of using my spell check in Flash and Dreamweaver.

Thanks Again,

Jeremy

(Harumph!) :-) Well, do an Internet search for Mac freeware typing correct or something like that. I`m sure there are Mac shareware developers, right?

:-)