Fri, 12 Feb 1999 04:24:00 +0000

I liked it. very clean and easy to read.

I checked out some of your portfolio too. very nice work. I bet you can do some layer switching in place of some of your graphics. that would increase some download time. just a thought

very cool

anti — Wed, 10 Feb 1999 00:15:00 +0000

ok ...

i'll write while i look (first impressions count)

[*]the "yellow" on the black looks familiar, but i like the red. readability is good

[*]the link-buttons (bottom-left) look a bit scattered. keep them but try another layout.maybe all in one colum/row ??

[*]navigation is understandable

[*]on to the sub-pages ... at least a few

[*]navbar looks good and is functional. i like the shart description for the menus-entries

[*] buzzer ... page does not work without javascript ... the navbar ...

[*]the "buttons" (free graphics) are aligned at the top of the right frame ... looks a little ... hmm ... strange

[*]just surfed around ... few outside links ... good that keeps me here.

[*]not much usable content (for me) but newbies should find something

[*]the tutorial-section could need a little structuring

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Overall:

I think it's a nice site with a few "not so nice" things.

hope i was a help.

ciao

Anti

ps:

my latest (in progress) work can be seen at WebHome

nebulus — Tue, 09 Feb 1999 17:58:00 +0000

hmm, slow? I cleared the cache and restarted the browser and got it pretty quickly - even at a creeping 24K!

Also, I checked the images in the portfolio - everything's a go.

Maybe there's something with the connection...

BTW, is there a good CGI out there that can do graphical counters AND excellent site tracking?

Thanks for the input!

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JP Stones — Tue, 09 Feb 1999 17:52:00 +0000

V-E-R-Y S-L-O-W...
ah, here it is;
First impressions are very flatering - but the tacky counter brought it down in my estimation

First graphic in the portfolio was dead - better fix that.

Overall pretty nice.
JP

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John Sutton — Tue, 09 Feb 1999 04:57:00 +0000

Nice...Very nice!

John

nebulus — Tue, 09 Feb 1999 01:28:00 +0000

Here ya go - http://www.nebulus.org

I'm headed off to critique other sites... L8r!

nebulus — Tue, 09 Feb 1999 01:06:00 +0000

Actually, I'd like a graphical counter that used digits that matched the site a little better. I'm actualy installing the Axis CGI for web site tracking. It tracks the amount of time a visitor spends on each page, their progression through the site, byts transferred, etc. and I may just make it invisible anyway.

I do want to keep the buttons on the front page becaus ethose pages are also linked to me from their front pages. These sites also provide a decent amount of traffic to my site above all other links. For instance, the site I Face Warehouse uses my scripts in his page set and on his site. In exchange, he promotes my site an awful lot, so I just reciprocate.

In fact, I've gotten a lot more traffic to my site from link buttons than I have from the search engines.

As far the color scheme goes, I decided to use black because being a graphics related site, I have to admit I'm jumping on the bandwagon here.

Anyway, That's the nebulus story. It's more or less a site for the enjoyment of it and if I land a few site contracts out of it, then cool beans! Hell, I got a day job....

Talk to you guys later!

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JP Stones — Mon, 08 Feb 1999 22:45:00 +0000

Pat,
It seemed to be the connection that was slow - not the site itself.

Why do you want a graphical counter, they look unprofessional and clutter up pages, use the paid version of the Extreme counter - I do!

Randy, I am strongly against your advice of removing the buttons if they are only there as reciprocal links. This type of linking arrangement is very important for all sites, not all has to focus arround earning an income.
I would keep the buttons - but only grant this type of links to sites that bring back a lot of traffic.
eg: I have a button link to freefind.com on my site, this is because they feature my button on all the pages of their searches + on their home page.
Thanks,
JP

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nebulus — Mon, 08 Feb 1999 19:19:00 +0000

Wow, thanks for the help! I am actually redoing the overall site design right now because the site grew so fast (as far as the various things we offer) that I need to add categories and sublinks. The lower frameset will go to the left side and the front page will get a makeover.

I'll have to screw with the meta tags as well.

Thanks again for the advice!

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Pat Friedl
Nebulus Designs
http://www.nebulus.org
pfriedl@nebulus.org