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grimm · 01-25-2008, 11:50 PM

I just re-did my site.

cdlstudios.com

I'd like to thank TST for supplying a good amount of traffic to the other site.

Comments and Critique is welcome.

Willdue · 01-26-2008, 12:39 AM

Awsome site! Let me know if you ever need help~!

97TurboDSM · 01-26-2008, 12:41 AM

i like it. easy to navigate, and VERY friendly to the eyes. my biggest pet peeve with sites is that they are impossible to read and hurt to look at. kudos to you, very nice

grimm · 01-26-2008, 01:04 AM

Thanks, i didn't want it to be too heavy. Or Cluttered.

james_ls · 01-26-2008, 03:16 AM

I REALLY like the way its laid out.

Professional.

Showy.

Well done!

Omar_MSP · 01-26-2008, 04:19 AM

well put together, user friendly, professionalism in every page. i like it!

sisforsurfing · 01-26-2008, 03:52 PM

Did you do this (and your old one) all yourself? It's really nice and clean. I clicked your old one a few days ago (mustve been right before it changed) and liked parts of it but was impressed with the development. I like this design a lot more. I see you've kept that layout for the photo gallery and it works there. It all looks really professional, as it should.

This is going to be the lamest nit-pick ever, but just so you know, you spelled "custom" wrong on the bottomunder web design service. I feel stupid for even pointing it out, but I like to be told when I make stupid typos.

Spocknasty · 01-26-2008, 10:13 PM

Nice work! I loooove that photo gallery.

A few things:
What's up with the product spotlight? You generating advertising money? PM me about that.

I was left wondering about the "© 2006 Your Company" in the bottom frame.

I think you should replace that image of the grass and sky with something that matches the colors of the site (red / black / white)

The kerning in the WEB DESIGN button needs some tweaking, see the space between the E and S?

I like your clean style, but I could really go for a little more flair. Gradients somewhere, outer glow from the text. Nice JPG versions of some of the buttons.

Nice job though, and thanks for the help with my site!

grimm · 01-27-2008, 12:37 AM

Most of this is my own work, but parts were used from other sites i've made, and or templates i have gotten, (hence the copyright 2006 your company, it's the footer of one of my other templates)

I appreciate the nic picky comments, and would rather be aware of a silly mistake then have it out there for everyone, possible clients, to see.

The last design i had was just very limiting in the SEO, and I wanted something that would raise my chances of being found thru search engines, which is why it was developed into this. Well it was actually developed into this:
cdlstudios-beta
But i got bored with that layout and thought it was a bit much. It'll be up as a template download soon.

I understand your comment about the grass picture, it will get changed in the future, sites need to be updated and have the content changed frequently to keep the web-bots interested. But i'm going to let it settle a bit for now.

I've tried to limit the use of jpg's in my navigations. The web-bots seem to give better ranking to text links. Plus it's a lot lighter and quicker to load. Plus the ease of editing them is amazing.

Theres is a true war between the glame of a nice site, and the ability to get it found thru a search engine.It's a tough balance. I'm trying to work on getting found thru the search engines, then once i'm there i can play around with cleaning it up more. But the comments are all definitely appreciated.

grimm · 01-29-2008, 09:29 AM

I just want to thank everyone for their constructive comments and for visiting my site. I've added some more SEO to it and have also joined a bunch of internet marketing promotional sites to help get my sites ranking increased. If there are any other comments or critique i would be more then happy to hear it. Thanks again.

~Brian~ · 01-29-2008, 11:12 AM

Very nice site man, very nice.

If you need any help with the photography, I do have a Sony point-and-shoot camera.. lol

doug · 01-29-2008, 11:39 AM

pretty sure projects is spelled wrong in the recent projects area.

grimm · 01-29-2008, 12:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by doug

pretty sure projects is spelled wrong in the recent projects area.

haha i gotta learn how to spell!!

Should be fixed... thanks Doug.

doug · 01-29-2008, 01:18 PM

lol no problem, that's the first thing I noticed. Site looks great though, good work man.

Jeffros Spec V · 01-30-2008, 06:19 PM

"We believe that a strong web presence is not only dependent on the design alone. The SEO (Search Engine Optimization) is wha gets you found,"

Left out the "T" in the above statement on the main page.

BlackTypeR · 01-30-2008, 07:28 PM

Nice website. Very professional looking

grimm · 01-30-2008, 08:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jeffros Spec V

"We believe that a strong web presence is not only dependent on the design alone. The SEO (Search Engine Optimization) is wha gets you found,"

Left out the "T" in the above statement on the main page.

late nights and weary eyes = typos out the ass!
thanks & fixed

Quote:

Originally Posted by BlackTypeR

Nice website. Very professional looking

thanks.

01-25-2008, 11:50 PM	#1
grimm Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Dec 2006 Member #3058 iTrader: (2)	My Site I just re-did my site. cdlstudios.com I'd like to thank TST for supplying a good amount of traffic to the other site. Comments and Critique is welcome. __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures.

01-26-2008, 12:39 AM	#2
Willdue Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Catasaqua Member #2000 My Ride: To many VW's iTrader: (3)	Awsome site! Let me know if you ever need help~! __________________ Mark IV. Wayyy out there.

01-26-2008, 12:41 AM	#3
97TurboDSM TST Ruined My Life! Join Date: Sep 2005 Member #849 My Ride: '03 IY 20th GTI iTrader: (3)	i like it. easy to navigate, and VERY friendly to the eyes. my biggest pet peeve with sites is that they are impossible to read and hurt to look at. kudos to you, very nice __________________ FOR SALE! Canon 5D\|17-40L\|85mm f/1.8\|Sigmalux\|580ex

01-26-2008, 01:04 AM	#4
grimm Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Dec 2006 Member #3058 iTrader: (2)	Thanks, i didn't want it to be too heavy. Or Cluttered. __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures.

01-26-2008, 03:16 AM	#5
james_ls TST Ruined My Life! Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Warrington Member #1614 My Ride: 1998 Acura Integra LS//VTEC iTrader: (0)	I REALLY like the way its laid out. Professional. Showy. Well done! __________________ *Heller Dope* - When the ** is doper than Hellen Keller; it's Heller Dope To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures. BUY MY STUFF!** To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures.

01-26-2008, 04:19 AM	#6
Omar_MSP Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Ionno Member #2201 My Ride: MSP iTrader: (0)	well put together, user friendly, professionalism in every page. i like it! __________________ Canon Rebel XTI I wonder how much deeper the ocean would be without sponges.

01-26-2008, 03:52 PM	#7
sisforsurfing Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Mar 2005 Member #267 My Ride: 2003 WRX wagon iTrader: (2)	Did you do this (and your old one) all yourself? It's really nice and clean. I clicked your old one a few days ago (mustve been right before it changed) and liked parts of it but was impressed with the development. I like this design a lot more. I see you've kept that layout for the photo gallery and it works there. It all looks really professional, as it should. This is going to be the lamest nit-pick ever, but just so you know, you spelled "custom" wrong on the bottomunder web design service. I feel stupid for even pointing it out, but I like to be told when I make stupid typos. __________________ *To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures.*

01-26-2008, 10:13 PM	#8
Spocknasty Meh Join Date: Oct 2005 Member #986 iTrader: (5)	Nice work! I loooove that photo gallery. A few things: What's up with the product spotlight? You generating advertising money? PM me about that. I was left wondering about the "© 2006 Your Company" in the bottom frame. I think you should replace that image of the grass and sky with something that matches the colors of the site (red / black / white) The kerning in the WEB DESIGN button needs some tweaking, see the space between the E and S? I like your clean style, but I could really go for a little more flair. Gradients somewhere, outer glow from the text. Nice JPG versions of some of the buttons. Nice job though, and thanks for the help with my site! __________________ 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!

01-27-2008, 12:37 AM	#9
grimm Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Dec 2006 Member #3058 iTrader: (2)	Most of this is my own work, but parts were used from other sites i've made, and or templates i have gotten, (hence the copyright 2006 your company, it's the footer of one of my other templates) I appreciate the nic picky comments, and would rather be aware of a silly mistake then have it out there for everyone, possible clients, to see. The last design i had was just very limiting in the SEO, and I wanted something that would raise my chances of being found thru search engines, which is why it was developed into this. Well it was actually developed into this: cdlstudios-beta But i got bored with that layout and thought it was a bit much. It'll be up as a template download soon. I understand your comment about the grass picture, it will get changed in the future, sites need to be updated and have the content changed frequently to keep the web-bots interested. But i'm going to let it settle a bit for now. I've tried to limit the use of jpg's in my navigations. The web-bots seem to give better ranking to text links. Plus it's a lot lighter and quicker to load. Plus the ease of editing them is amazing. Theres is a true war between the glame of a nice site, and the ability to get it found thru a search engine.It's a tough balance. I'm trying to work on getting found thru the search engines, then once i'm there i can play around with cleaning it up more. But the comments are all definitely appreciated. __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures.

01-29-2008, 09:29 AM	#10
grimm Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Dec 2006 Member #3058 iTrader: (2)	I just want to thank everyone for their constructive comments and for visiting my site. I've added some more SEO to it and have also joined a bunch of internet marketing promotional sites to help get my sites ranking increased. If there are any other comments or critique i would be more then happy to hear it. Thanks again. __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures.

01-29-2008, 11:39 AM	#12
doug Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: May 2005 Location: Springfield, PA Member #450 My Ride: 2007 WRX STi Limited, 1969 Z/28 Camaro iTrader: (1)	pretty sure projects is spelled wrong in the recent projects area.

01-29-2008, 01:18 PM	#14
doug Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: May 2005 Location: Springfield, PA Member #450 My Ride: 2007 WRX STi Limited, 1969 Z/28 Camaro iTrader: (1)	lol no problem, that's the first thing I noticed. Site looks great though, good work man.

01-30-2008, 06:19 PM	#15
Jeffros Spec V Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Langhorne PA Member #263 iTrader: (0)	"We believe that a strong web presence is not only dependent on the design alone. The SEO (Search Engine Optimization) is wha gets you found," Left out the "T" in the above statement on the main page.

01-30-2008, 07:28 PM	#16
BlackTypeR Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: May 2005 Member #459 iTrader: (0)	Nice website. Very professional looking

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