Yes I do (need to install pidgin on this laptop). I'll PM you my details and it appears we're both up now
No problem. Look forward to talking with you.
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No problem. Look forward to talking with you.
Fair enough to that, but that's why you employ a proffesional designer to do so
It isn't really profesional or warming. How old is it? To me it looks very outdated. It needs a glossy warm inviting feeling. Here's some examples, just browsed through FWS Free section:
http://www.itriss.com/
http://jumponthe.net/
Even simpliest of designs:
http://fyrr.net/
For a first time user it's not giving off the right image. It looks more like a blog or e-commerce.
I never said forcing to do anything. A host with a excellent community makes it a excellent host. Just publicly link the forums and emphasise that it's there. Must do.I just need to make the forums public and link them
All the technical mumbo jumbo seems excellent for even the amaetur. It NEEDS to be on there just to show you have it. You have a very advanced and costly network. Show it off!
Not really as blunt as you make it, but if it was me, I'd browse the few poorly pages and just think, meh I'll leave. If the forum was public, that would possibly bypass that.
Obviously that's excellent, SEO is a big part of a free host but there's nothing better than user mouth. So building up your reputation by your community is the best way to go.
No problem, anything to help.
It's a rather low quality logo. Not resolution, its the JPG compression used. I'd suggest a new logo and look all together.
Really get a new design!
Thanks,
Jonny
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Yeah, that'd be good - I have google talk installed, fired up and issued an invite to you. Don't have iBrightDev of course
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Fair enough to that, but that's why you employ a proffesional designer to do so
It isn't really profesional or warming. How old is it?
Just over a year - but I haven't paid attention to it too closely since I've been implementing. I will take a look at the links and look at a redo - I'm not tied to any particular look.
I agree. Putting that up near the top of my to do.
I'll whip up a page laying it out then
Good to know - I focus on technical so I'm not into the end users mind set. My mind set is focussed on the technical problems that arise.
I 100% agree and have always said that. Heck it's even the sig of Jenn (head of support) and me in the forum. It's how the Original Crosswinds grew and even how we're growing now.
We have a high res master that it's derived from - I need to have it recompressed and put up.,
I'm hearing you on the design
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Dan had asked for detail in the other thread, so I gave it. I avoided excessive detail until in chat with him where I could spell it out and answer any questions he had.
The in-detail version is a*lot* longer
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Finally, we're all at peace
Tech I do well.
Graphics? Um, just look at my sites. The free one I paid for and was happy with - and I did the template for the paid site.
Someone needs to keep me away from graphics
Tech I do well.
Graphics? Um, just look at my sites. The free one I paid for and was happy with - and I did the template for the paid site.
Someone needs to keep me away from graphics
Ok... maybe awesome setup excluding the design
lol man, enough double posting
I pretty much assumed this was over some deleted advertising threads, but seems you were just continuing trying to make a point from the other thread (wich i read now).
You dont have to stop advertising / change your siggy just to prove a point here. Should have just changed it to fit the rules here.
I have to agree on the site, and the locked forum. I didnt mention it earlier since it wasnt really on the main topic. It looks like you imported the site you used back in the 90s.
When It comes down to it, people will stay for your service, not becuause of your site, but a nice site helps for the initial attraction. Tho from the sound of it, you dont have much trouble there anyway.
Anyways, glad everyone sorted out their issues
I pretty much assumed this was over some deleted advertising threads, but seems you were just continuing trying to make a point from the other thread (wich i read now).
You dont have to stop advertising / change your siggy just to prove a point here. Should have just changed it to fit the rules here.
I have to agree on the site, and the locked forum. I didnt mention it earlier since it wasnt really on the main topic. It looks like you imported the site you used back in the 90s.
When It comes down to it, people will stay for your service, not becuause of your site, but a nice site helps for the initial attraction. Tho from the sound of it, you dont have much trouble there anyway.
Anyways, glad everyone sorted out their issues
New Promo Terms
The one I like is "No Penalty". Life happens, and one day the site might drag a bit, but it emphasizes that there is so host-side TOS driven grenade like the famous one that says you get charged money if your bandwidth goes over the hidden cap.
The one I like is "No Penalty". Life happens, and one day the site might drag a bit, but it emphasizes that there is so host-side TOS driven grenade like the famous one that says you get charged money if your bandwidth goes over the hidden cap.
Many styles of evaluating services
I will add my unique eval style to this spirited discussion.
Unfortunately, I have seen a lot of companies with smoothly designed sites crumple when it came time to buckle down and host a page.
About "Proof": Promo copy doesn't prove anything. Again it's that category of "write once, looks great forever". I host my homepages on the sites I try out. Since it is quite small, it should be a cinch to host. Thus when my little site fails to load, that means no serious page is going to do well.
I do specifically like to be hosted as a free client rather than a paid client (for now). There's a joke that in American business you get the same service "but pay for the right to yell at someone". My current other candidate for co-lead host does have some maintenance downtimes. Now, if I were pretending that paying $2.88 per month made me a little tyrant, I could get all frothed up about that. As a free client, I shrug and switch to a mirror. When they are up, the page loads smoothly.
I do not weight presentation all that heavily on signup decisions. Lenient TOS is more important for me. About once a year I put together a chart of sites looking for new potential mirrors. A whole swath of them get crossed off because they look good, and then their TOS has a bomb like "if your site does not get 10 unique hits per month we shut you off". Crosswind's terms are pretty sensible, so that became another plus.
I will add my unique eval style to this spirited discussion.
Unfortunately, I have seen a lot of companies with smoothly designed sites crumple when it came time to buckle down and host a page.
About "Proof": Promo copy doesn't prove anything. Again it's that category of "write once, looks great forever". I host my homepages on the sites I try out. Since it is quite small, it should be a cinch to host. Thus when my little site fails to load, that means no serious page is going to do well.
I do specifically like to be hosted as a free client rather than a paid client (for now). There's a joke that in American business you get the same service "but pay for the right to yell at someone". My current other candidate for co-lead host does have some maintenance downtimes. Now, if I were pretending that paying $2.88 per month made me a little tyrant, I could get all frothed up about that. As a free client, I shrug and switch to a mirror. When they are up, the page loads smoothly.
I do not weight presentation all that heavily on signup decisions. Lenient TOS is more important for me. About once a year I put together a chart of sites looking for new potential mirrors. A whole swath of them get crossed off because they look good, and then their TOS has a bomb like "if your site does not get 10 unique hits per month we shut you off". Crosswind's terms are pretty sensible, so that became another plus.
mctjstgermain [at] gmail [dot] com
I might be convinced to redesign your site for you in a month or two in return for a "site designed by" link. As I like the fact you're a good host I want to help you by doing something most webdesigners can't do: write your site in *real* XHTML, not phony (X)HTML.
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That would be nice
Cwahi is *almost* real xhtml - almost. hehehehI need to improve my forum-fu so that I don't need to double post no more!
I apologize for any delays in responses - spent the rest of yesterday at my parents with my baby girl and her cousins. Nothing better than watching 3 little girls create their own little version of "Lord of the Flies"
