Take a look on my freesite please

alster · 2005-10-10, 11:58 AM

Hello,

i want to start submitting freesites again, can you please take a look on this site and tell me what´s good and what you would change. thanks

http://www.handmadegalleries.com/fre...ttie/index.htm

MrYum · 2005-10-10, 01:01 PM

Howdy Alster

Welcome back to the free site game!

Page by page;

Entry, I'd move the 2257 stuff to the bottom of the page. No reason to put that right in the surfers face...you really don't want him looking at it anyway. Also, you can have 3 ads on that page...use em wisely. An ad near the top of the entry page is prime real estate for sponsor clicks.

Interesting main page...not necessarily in a bad way...just different from the norm. Usually, you'd have a sponsor ad near the top...but I see what you're doing and why. Might work out well for you

Oh, you call the girl Alysha, but the vid calls her Samantha. Takes away a bit of the reality feel of site. Either way...she's a tasty babe

Galleries look fine to me.

Lastly, and this will cost you a bunch of listings...looks like you're on a free host. Very few link sites accept free hosting these days.

All in all...a nice site, but you will want to get paid hosting if you want to get listed.

alster · 2005-10-10, 01:13 PM

Hi MrYum,

thanks for your comments, there are some realy good points. The thing with the main page is a test let´s see how it works

what do you think about the link above the enter link on the index page? Is it ok or looks it like a blindlink?

But why do you think i am using a freehost??? It´s a 10MBit server from hosthead. On this server i run the 4 tgp´s wich you can see on the submitt-url handmadegalleries.com. I register this domain without privacy just for submitting, and i added my TGP´s to show you and the other reviewers that i am a honestly worker who runs some own nice sites

MrYum · 2005-10-10, 01:53 PM

Anytime Alter, glad to help

Yea, that main page might work real well for you...has a nice flow to the sponsor link

Nope, I don't find that link blind at all...clearly states the name of the sponsor site...without using the word 'Enter'. Looks good to me!

My apologies on the hosting issue. I was mis-remembering something...would have sworn I'd read something on this board about them being a free host. Just ran some board searches and didn't find a thing about that being an issue. Quite the opposite...looks like a few board members are very happy customers over there. Sorry about the mis-information...doh

alster · 2005-10-10, 02:25 PM

Puh...i was a little bit confused about the freehosting thing, but it´s good to know that there are no reservations agains hosthead. i am very happy with Brad´s company, he´s a serious worker.

I´ll add 2 adds more on the index page and then i´ll submitt this baby tomorrow....let´s hope a lot of reviewers like the site

Preacher · 2005-10-10, 03:19 PM

The video loads extremely slowly for me and the pics are unnecessarily large, you could trim them down for load times and to save you on bandwidth.

alster · 2005-10-10, 04:00 PM

Hello Preacher,

wich size for the pics would you prefer? At the moment all pics have round about 60-70kb.

I can´t check the speed of the movie correctly because i have problems here with the internet conection....Telefonica sucks

natalie · 2005-10-10, 08:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Preacher

The video loads extremely slowly for me and the pics are unnecessarily large, you could trim them down for load times and to save you on bandwidth.

I agree.. in fact I got sick of waiting after a few minutes. If its always like that I would drop it.

Useless · 2005-10-10, 09:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MrYum

My apologies on the hosting issue. I was mis-remembering something...would have sworn I'd read something on this board about them being a free host. Just ran some board searches and didn't find a thing about that being an issue.

I know exactly what you're talking about and I can't find that damned thread either. Hmmm...

Anyway, my 1.5 cents on this free site is that I don't like having to read in order to find the gallery links. They currently look like sponsor links to me because they are mixed in with that text block. The faster a reviewer can find his/her way through your site, the better. When we have to slow down to find something, we find other problems.

MrYum · 2005-10-10, 09:34 PM

I did find the vid a bit slow to load, but it wasn't that bad. It is a rather large vid for a free site...which might contribute to the seemingly slow load times.

Yea UW, I would have sworn I'd seen something. But, as mentioned...only found glowing reviews on a search. We're not crazy buddy...it's everyone else

alster · 2005-10-11, 07:06 AM

So many answers and assistance that´s realy great

i delete the movie from the memberpage and redesigned it a little bit. Is it ok now?

http://www.handmadegalleries.com/fre...tie/member.htm

Back to the hoster...i did a search too, but i didn´t find anything against Brad´s hosthead.com. I know a lot of webmasters running there high traffic tgp´s there too without any problem. Is there a hoster black/white-list outthere where i can check this?

Preacher · 2005-10-11, 10:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by alster

Hello Preacher,

wich size for the pics would you prefer? At the moment all pics have round about 60-70kb.

I don't know, but most linklists only require 500-600 pixel minimum on the long side, and yours has over 1000 pixels. You don't HAVE to reduce your pics in size, but you could.

But definitley listen to Useless and make your galleries easier to find.

MrYum · 2005-10-11, 11:28 AM

For now, I'd chalk up the hosting issue to myself and UW both mis-remembering something else. Must have been a host with a similar name or something...no idea

Not aware of any black/white lists for hosting, but usually a board search will return any relevant info. Which in this case, was all good stuff for your host

Halfdeck · 2005-10-11, 03:13 PM

Three things I noticed:

Your thumbs are 50kbs on your main.html page.

Also, the girl in the photoset is a pretty well known porn starlet, so a percentage of surfers won't believe your sales pitch promising amateurs.

Finally, your index.html page is a little text intensive. Hard to find the nav links and hard to read the text.

Anyway, good luck on your site

2005-10-10, 11:58 AM	#1
alster If something goes wrong at the plant, blame the guy who can't speak English Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 35	Take a look on my freesite please Hello, i want to start submitting freesites again, can you please take a look on this site and tell me what´s good and what you would change. thanks http://www.handmadegalleries.com/fre...ttie/index.htm

2005-10-10, 01:01 PM	#2
MrYum Arghhhh...submit yer sites ya ruddy swabs! Join Date: May 2004 Location: Sunny Florida! Posts: 5,108	Howdy Alster Welcome back to the free site game! Page by page; Entry, I'd move the 2257 stuff to the bottom of the page. No reason to put that right in the surfers face...you really don't want him looking at it anyway. Also, you can have 3 ads on that page...use em wisely. An ad near the top of the entry page is prime real estate for sponsor clicks. Interesting main page...not necessarily in a bad way...just different from the norm. Usually, you'd have a sponsor ad near the top...but I see what you're doing and why. Might work out well for you Oh, you call the girl Alysha, but the vid calls her Samantha. Takes away a bit of the reality feel of site. Either way...she's a tasty babe Galleries look fine to me. Lastly, and this will cost you a bunch of listings...looks like you're on a free host. Very few link sites accept free hosting these days. All in all...a nice site, but you will want to get paid hosting if you want to get listed. __________________ Porno Flixxx Submissions SOTI Site Submissions Free Porn Resource Submissions

2005-10-10, 01:53 PM	#4
MrYum Arghhhh...submit yer sites ya ruddy swabs! Join Date: May 2004 Location: Sunny Florida! Posts: 5,108	Anytime Alter, glad to help Yea, that main page might work real well for you...has a nice flow to the sponsor link Nope, I don't find that link blind at all...clearly states the name of the sponsor site...without using the word 'Enter'. Looks good to me! My apologies on the hosting issue. I was mis-remembering something...would have sworn I'd read something on this board about them being a free host. Just ran some board searches and didn't find a thing about that being an issue. Quite the opposite...looks like a few board members are very happy customers over there. Sorry about the mis-information...doh __________________ Porno Flixxx Submissions SOTI Site Submissions Free Porn Resource Submissions

2005-10-10, 03:19 PM	#6
Preacher There's Xanax in my thurible! Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Wherever they screw on my head Posts: 2,441	The video loads extremely slowly for me and the pics are unnecessarily large, you could trim them down for load times and to save you on bandwidth. __________________ NSCash * This Depraved World

2005-10-10, 09:34 PM	#10
MrYum Arghhhh...submit yer sites ya ruddy swabs! Join Date: May 2004 Location: Sunny Florida! Posts: 5,108	I did find the vid a bit slow to load, but it wasn't that bad. It is a rather large vid for a free site...which might contribute to the seemingly slow load times. Yea UW, I would have sworn I'd seen something. But, as mentioned...only found glowing reviews on a search. We're not crazy buddy...it's everyone else __________________ Porno Flixxx Submissions SOTI Site Submissions Free Porn Resource Submissions

2005-10-10, 01:13 PM	#3
alster If something goes wrong at the plant, blame the guy who can't speak English Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 35	Hi MrYum, thanks for your comments, there are some realy good points. The thing with the main page is a test let´s see how it works what do you think about the link above the enter link on the index page? Is it ok or looks it like a blindlink? But why do you think i am using a freehost??? It´s a 10MBit server from hosthead. On this server i run the 4 tgp´s wich you can see on the submitt-url handmadegalleries.com. I register this domain without privacy just for submitting, and i added my TGP´s to show you and the other reviewers that i am a honestly worker who runs some own nice sites

2005-10-10, 02:25 PM	#5
alster If something goes wrong at the plant, blame the guy who can't speak English Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 35	Puh...i was a little bit confused about the freehosting thing, but it´s good to know that there are no reservations agains hosthead. i am very happy with Brad´s company, he´s a serious worker. I´ll add 2 adds more on the index page and then i´ll submitt this baby tomorrow....let´s hope a lot of reviewers like the site

2005-10-10, 04:00 PM	#7
alster If something goes wrong at the plant, blame the guy who can't speak English Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 35	Hello Preacher, wich size for the pics would you prefer? At the moment all pics have round about 60-70kb. I can´t check the speed of the movie correctly because i have problems here with the internet conection....Telefonica sucks

2005-10-11, 07:06 AM	#11
alster If something goes wrong at the plant, blame the guy who can't speak English Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 35	So many answers and assistance that´s realy great i delete the movie from the memberpage and redesigned it a little bit. Is it ok now? http://www.handmadegalleries.com/fre...tie/member.htm Back to the hoster...i did a search too, but i didn´t find anything against Brad´s hosthead.com. I know a lot of webmasters running there high traffic tgp´s there too without any problem. Is there a hoster black/white-list outthere where i can check this?

2005-10-11, 11:28 AM	#13
MrYum Arghhhh...submit yer sites ya ruddy swabs! Join Date: May 2004 Location: Sunny Florida! Posts: 5,108	For now, I'd chalk up the hosting issue to myself and UW both mis-remembering something else. Must have been a host with a similar name or something...no idea Not aware of any black/white lists for hosting, but usually a board search will return any relevant info. Which in this case, was all good stuff for your host __________________ Porno Flixxx Submissions SOTI Site Submissions Free Porn Resource Submissions

2005-10-11, 03:13 PM	#14
Halfdeck You can now put whatever you want in this space :) Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: New Haven, CT Posts: 985	Three things I noticed: Your thumbs are 50kbs on your main.html page. Also, the girl in the photoset is a pretty well known porn starlet, so a percentage of surfers won't believe your sales pitch promising amateurs. Finally, your index.html page is a little text intensive. Hard to find the nav links and hard to read the text. Anyway, good luck on your site __________________ Success is going from failure to failure without a loss of enthusiasm.