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YellowMSP · 03-02-2007, 04:55 PM

just got done makin my website last night and got it up and running today. its the first site ive made and its a flash site cuz i liked it better when i made it that way. so to go to the home page if u click on somethin u click the heading at the top and if u are in a pic and wanna go back to like the index of that category click the word on the left

let me know what u guys think is good/could be better

Scott Lam

97TurboDSM · 03-02-2007, 05:44 PM

looks good to me

james_ls · 03-03-2007, 09:11 PM

I like it.

Maybe throw a bit of a border in there...its all flash-based huh?

Vypurr · 03-03-2007, 11:08 PM

You should load all of your photo's in external files. It will speed up load times by atleast 90%

YellowMSP · 03-03-2007, 11:38 PM

thanks for the comments and yea its all flash based, i used some program called motion artist to make it

and how would u do the external file thing. i didnt really know what i was doin when i got the website hosted...i had to call the customer service to help get it up

Vypurr · 03-03-2007, 11:42 PM

Nevermind, i figured you had programmed the flash yourself. Without the .FLA file and some knowledge of how it works I don't think you will be able to do it.

Spocknasty · 03-03-2007, 11:54 PM

The fading in of the pictures needs to go. By the time the picture is at full opacity, I'm already clicking next.

Your contact info page looks rushed. The typewriter effect is dated and an email address is not the text to do that on.

dt98gsr · 03-07-2007, 12:41 PM

My first impression is that I didn't really like the font on the loading screen. Maybe as you compile more photos you could have a slide show or some type of collage of your work while the page is loading, that usually makes the load time seem to go by faster.

Other than that it looks good, I might just try and bring more life to by playing around with some borders o more coloring as opposed to just the font, black border, and images.

I am no expert on web design, and props for taking the time to make your own site. I would love to do that one of these days when I have to time and actual content to build one.

smoger · 03-07-2007, 01:42 PM

im gonna be brutally honest. that site will have no impact.

studies have proven over and over you have to show the surfer SOMETHING within 5 seconds or they move on. i waited at least 10 seconds on your site and it was up to 3%.

and flash = no indexing on google

JSeoul · 03-07-2007, 01:57 PM

Pretty sweet. I just bought a domain Monday. Planning on building one with Flash. Run into any big issues I should look forward to?

sisforsurfing · 03-07-2007, 02:07 PM

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Originally Posted by smoger

im gonna be brutally honest. that site will have no impact.

studies have proven over and over you have to show the surfer SOMETHING within 5 seconds or they move on. i waited at least 10 seconds on your site and it was up to 3%.

and flash = no indexing on google

I totally agree. Unfortunately if you don't send a user to the site (they're just looking randomly,) they'll be clicking out before the page loads.
And the google indexing is a big thing... I know lots of design and photography people using all-flash sites, and for design in particular it's a good way to show your creativity, but flash has it's ups and downs.

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Originally Posted by JSeoul

Pretty sweet. I just bought a domain Monday. Planning on building one with Flash. Run into any big issues I should look forward to?

Have you used flash before? It's a lot to just jump in and try to make it work like you want. Best of luck.

**TROLL** · 03-07-2007, 02:11 PM

yeah... no way i'm going to sit there and wait for it to load... that kind of load time really isnt acceptable for a site unless its offering free BJs. do you know where i can find any sites like that by the way?

and to ask a question to those who brought this up... when you design a site in flash, but you want it to be indexed in google as well, how do you go about that? build a mirror site in html as well?

grimm · 03-07-2007, 02:22 PM

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Originally Posted by TROLL

yeah... no way i'm going to sit there and wait for it to load... that kind of load time really isnt acceptable for a site unless its offering free BJs. do you know where i can find any sites like that by the way?

and to ask a question to those who brought this up... when you design a site in flash, but you want it to be indexed in google as well, how do you go about that? build a mirror site in html as well?

I do freelance web design and there are a few ways to go about integrating and Flash. Yes, creating an HTML site for non flash users is one way about it, but if you really want the main site to be flash then that doesn't help. But what you can do is just put the flash movie into and HTML page, as far as the indexing, just make sure you still utilize keywords and have plenty of text with hyperlinks on the page along with the flash. I offered to give him a hand to tweak his site. But there are pros and cons to everything, you just gotta choose your battles.

ekferio · 03-07-2007, 02:36 PM

i think the fonts are kinda plain, that's my only complaint.

R33P3R007 · 03-07-2007, 04:12 PM

i read all these posts and it is still loading... wtf

YellowMSP · 03-07-2007, 05:58 PM

this was the first site ive ever made so i knew it was gonna be very basic and plain going into it just because i had no clue what i was doing and i wanted it done to be able to show my friends some of my pictures. i know the loading time sucks and all that but i dont know how to host the files externally to speed it up. me and grimm are talkin to help make it better but thanks for all the input guys

GroceryGetter · 03-07-2007, 06:22 PM

The site is to plain and doesnt capture your imagination specially since your doing photography. Also, make sure you have a home button on every page that you load for easy hopemapge access, i had to click on your banner to get back home to the main menu. No one gets it right the first time, keep at it and just go on google and go to otehr peoples sites to see what they are doing and get some ideas from them. Good Job

95legenddriver · 03-08-2007, 11:36 AM

Legit site man!

ToyotaTat · 03-08-2007, 12:15 PM

photos look great, and i the site loaded relatively fast for me

grimm · 03-13-2007, 01:35 PM

the site has been updated. ;)

03-02-2007, 04:55 PM	#1
YellowMSP Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Langhorne/West Chester/OCNJ Member #563 My Ride: '10 Evo X GSR iTrader: (3)	Just finished my website....(now new site) just got done makin my website last night and got it up and running today. its the first site ive made and its a flash site cuz i liked it better when i made it that way. so to go to the home page if u click on somethin u click the heading at the top and if u are in a pic and wanna go back to like the index of that category click the word on the left let me know what u guys think is good/could be better Scott Lam __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures.

03-02-2007, 05:44 PM	#2
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03-03-2007, 09:11 PM	#3
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03-03-2007, 11:38 PM	#5
YellowMSP Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Langhorne/West Chester/OCNJ Member #563 My Ride: '10 Evo X GSR iTrader: (3)	thanks for the comments and yea its all flash based, i used some program called motion artist to make it and how would u do the external file thing. i didnt really know what i was doin when i got the website hosted...i had to call the customer service to help get it up __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures.

03-03-2007, 11:54 PM	#7
Spocknasty Meh Join Date: Oct 2005 Member #986 iTrader: (5)	The fading in of the pictures needs to go. By the time the picture is at full opacity, I'm already clicking next. Your contact info page looks rushed. The typewriter effect is dated and an email address is not the text to do that on. __________________ formerly CRXed To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures. I <3 JSC Speed and Liquid Powder Coats!

03-03-2007, 11:08 PM	#4
Vypurr Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Philadelphia, Pa Member #58 My Ride: 06' SGM STi / 05' ZX-6R iTrader: (1)	You should load all of your photo's in external files. It will speed up load times by atleast 90%

03-03-2007, 11:42 PM	#6
Vypurr Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Philadelphia, Pa Member #58 My Ride: 06' SGM STi / 05' ZX-6R iTrader: (1)	Nevermind, i figured you had programmed the flash yourself. Without the .FLA file and some knowledge of how it works I don't think you will be able to do it.

03-07-2007, 12:41 PM	#8
dt98gsr Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Heart of Jersey Member #2949 My Ride: '98 Integra GSR (Gone) '07 Si Coupe (Daily) '08 s2000 (New Project!) iTrader: (1)	My first impression is that I didn't really like the font on the loading screen. Maybe as you compile more photos you could have a slide show or some type of collage of your work while the page is loading, that usually makes the load time seem to go by faster. Other than that it looks good, I might just try and bring more life to by playing around with some borders o more coloring as opposed to just the font, black border, and images. I am no expert on web design, and props for taking the time to make your own site. I would love to do that one of these days when I have to time and actual content to build one. __________________ Dave@Canibeat.com '07 Si Coupe & '08 s2000 To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures.

03-07-2007, 01:42 PM	#9
smoger Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: philly Member #64 iTrader: (1)	im gonna be brutally honest. that site will have no impact. studies have proven over and over you have to show the surfer SOMETHING within 5 seconds or they move on. i waited at least 10 seconds on your site and it was up to 3%. and flash = no indexing on google __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures. , To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures. \| 2000 Black Acura 3.2TL To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures. .. all car enthusiasts are welcome

03-07-2007, 01:57 PM	#10
JSeoul Tri-State Addict Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mechanicsburg, PA Member #2712 My Ride: 2006 Acura RSX Type-S iTrader: (0)	Pretty sweet. I just bought a domain Monday. Planning on building one with Flash. Run into any big issues I should look forward to? __________________ **SURJE.Motorsports InnovativeMotorWorks** \| To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures. BBMessenger PIN: 24A39C04

03-07-2007, 02:36 PM	#14
ekferio Tri-State Training Wheels Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: New Jersey Member #3151 My Ride: The good name = DC5, The gay name = RSX iTrader: (0)	i think the fonts are kinda plain, that's my only complaint. __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures.

03-07-2007, 05:58 PM	#16
YellowMSP Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Langhorne/West Chester/OCNJ Member #563 My Ride: '10 Evo X GSR iTrader: (3)	this was the first site ive ever made so i knew it was gonna be very basic and plain going into it just because i had no clue what i was doing and i wanted it done to be able to show my friends some of my pictures. i know the loading time sucks and all that but i dont know how to host the files externally to speed it up. me and grimm are talkin to help make it better but thanks for all the input guys __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures.

03-07-2007, 06:22 PM	#17
GroceryGetter Tri-State Aficionado Join Date: Mar 2006 Member #1576 iTrader: (0)	The site is to plain and doesnt capture your imagination specially since your doing photography. Also, make sure you have a home button on every page that you load for easy hopemapge access, i had to click on your banner to get back home to the main menu. No one gets it right the first time, keep at it and just go on google and go to otehr peoples sites to see what they are doing and get some ideas from them. Good Job

03-08-2007, 11:36 AM	#18
95legenddriver Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Chester Springs, State College Member #2042 My Ride: '95 Acura Legend SE, '06 Honda S2000 LBP iTrader: (1)	Legit site man! __________________ - Rich To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures.

03-13-2007, 01:35 PM	#20
grimm Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Dec 2006 Member #3058 iTrader: (2)	the site has been updated. ;)

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