My first freesite; comments?

twan · 2005-04-23, 10:29 AM

Hello Lemmy,
Thanks for the extensive reply. It was very usefull. I've followed your comments and have updated:
the index page, added a advertisement and removed the useless picture at the top. I've also added 2 recips, need to surf a bit to find more

the main page, didn't change much, only a extra banner at the bottom.
the galleries, added 1 picture to gal1 and 3 to gal2 (gal 2 had little thumbs so it looked like less content). Added a text link adv and linked the text on gal1. Gal 2 has received one big tip of the day to another related sponsor. I've also removed the links to galleries on the gallery pages.

Is it a bit better now?

Lemmy · 2005-04-23, 10:52 AM

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Originally Posted by twan

Is it a bit better now?

Sort of.

You still need more recips, 9-12 seems to be the happy medium that most FS builders go with.

Regarding ads: No need to rely too heavily on sponsor banners. Mix it up with some juicy linked text of your own.

Main page: Why the linked picture to gallery #1? While it doesn't link to anything illegal it doesn't say where it's taking the surfer and would be considered blind by some reviewers.

Also, I would clearly mark the gallery links as "Gallery link 1" and "Gallery link 2" to avoid any confusion. Some FS builders like to make enter/gallery links small and hard to find to make the surfer hunt for them, the logic being they get exposed to more ads. My own philosophy is if the surfer doesn't find what he's looking for right away they'll just click out of your site. In other words, make clear, easy-to-find enter/gallery links. This will also make it easier to get accepted at the LLs.

Gallery #1: Your HTML seems to be screwed up + you still need more content.

General tip for the whole site: Until you're more comfortable with HTML and building sites, don't try anything too fancy. Simple goes a long way.

Final tip: Use a mouseover code to hide your affiliate code from the status bar. Some surfers are weary of clicking if the address is too funny-looking. Just make sure that the destination URL is always visible.

twan · 2005-04-23, 01:50 PM

Thanks again for the helpfull and friendly reply!

I've got 8 recips now, just need one more

I removed the link under the thumbnail on main page and made it alot smaller so that it appears to be more part of the title/header.

Also added "Gallery x" text as you suggested, i've added the description behind the text (searchmachine might like that more).

Oops, i couldn't find any html errors in my gallery 1 page, i think you saw a too long rowspan with no content as a html error, it's now filled with a bit more text.

I see KISS is always usefull in every biz.

About the hiding of the url with javascript, i'm not sure if i should do that, it is certainly a fact that some surfers pay attention to that. But i'm a bit worried about using javascript, when submitting galleries a year back javascript was not allowed. I'll read the rules from different sites which accept freesites to be sure about it.

I still need to replace 1 or 2 banners with text links.

I hope my site is much better now?

Lemmy · 2005-04-23, 02:16 PM

As long as the mouseover is just used to hide the affiliate code and the destination URL is clearly visible at all times you shouldn't have a problem. I always use it and have never been rejected for this reason as far as I know.

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2005-04-23, 10:29 AM	#1
twan Registered User Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 10	Hello Lemmy, Thanks for the extensive reply. It was very usefull. I've followed your comments and have updated: the index page, added a advertisement and removed the useless picture at the top. I've also added 2 recips, need to surf a bit to find more the main page, didn't change much, only a extra banner at the bottom. the galleries, added 1 picture to gal1 and 3 to gal2 (gal 2 had little thumbs so it looked like less content). Added a text link adv and linked the text on gal1. Gal 2 has received one big tip of the day to another related sponsor. I've also removed the links to galleries on the gallery pages. Is it a bit better now?

2005-04-23, 01:50 PM	#3
twan Registered User Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 10	Thanks again for the helpfull and friendly reply! I've got 8 recips now, just need one more I removed the link under the thumbnail on main page and made it alot smaller so that it appears to be more part of the title/header. Also added "Gallery x" text as you suggested, i've added the description behind the text (searchmachine might like that more). Oops, i couldn't find any html errors in my gallery 1 page, i think you saw a too long rowspan with no content as a html error, it's now filled with a bit more text. I see KISS is always usefull in every biz. About the hiding of the url with javascript, i'm not sure if i should do that, it is certainly a fact that some surfers pay attention to that. But i'm a bit worried about using javascript, when submitting galleries a year back javascript was not allowed. I'll read the rules from different sites which accept freesites to be sure about it. I still need to replace 1 or 2 banners with text links. I hope my site is much better now?