bja888 — Fri, 04 Mar 2005 20:57:09 +0000

I'm not going to say anything about the template like everyone else. But the input boxes are alinged to the top in my browser and I think you should center them. I use firefox btw.

newforumonline — Fri, 04 Mar 2005 07:05:36 +0000

I personally like when hosting site present the packages horizontally opposite to vertically. It makes it easier to see all the packages for review.
It is just my opinion.

timjpriebe — Mon, 28 Feb 2005 13:45:02 +0000

I have to agree with what others have said about this obviously being a template site. Using a template is not bad, but you have to make it not so obvious that it's a template.

The Domain Names button at the top is absolutely the biggest thing. If you have to change the text on any one button, first make sure that you pick a font that is reasonably close to the original. That one isn't anywhere close. Second, if it doesn't match exactly (and I mean exactly), redo all the buttons with the font you picked, so they'll all match.

From a business standpoint, your tagline, "Demanding Excellence" tells me nothing. I recently read the following on webpagesthatsuck.com, and decided I agreed with it:

Quote: Non-profit organizations are the worst offenders when it comes to names and taglines (and most everything else). Here's a typical non-profit organization's name and tagline:

Big Hands of Hope
-- It's all about compassion

No. It's all about solving your visitors' problems. Nothing in the name or tagline tells you this organization helps African children

Here's an over-the-top example of a name and tagline that's better:

Save the African Children
-- We keep them from dying a horrible death

Yes, the tagline has to be toned down, but at least you understand the mission of the organization. As an aside, I HATE most names for non-profit organizations because, like "Big Hands of Hope", they don't tell you what they do. (I made up this organization and their tagline.)

So there you go.

dojo — Sun, 27 Feb 2005 17:22:28 +0000

I agree with you partially. If it's a template (in this case it is) he should at least have the decency to not ask for reviews for something he hasn;t created. Or at least say: Please review my site, not the layout, since it's a template, but the content and so on."

gdubs — Sun, 27 Feb 2005 07:22:49 +0000

who cares if its a template, most people wont know or care. As long as it looks good and functions well is what is the most important.

benf — Tue, 22 Feb 2005 11:02:41 +0000

good site but takes a bit of time to load? why not have your logo as a link home, and put the buttons under the login form and the Emerging Tech News on the right hand side.
i think it would give the site a better feel.
i like the colors

yea

ticgroup — Sat, 19 Feb 2005 21:07:49 +0000

this smells template all over it..

Randomanweb — Fri, 18 Feb 2005 19:34:39 +0000

Does look very templateish, and navigation is a little bit jumbled, also the content is very jumbled! The tech news definately looks very out of place.

heebiejeebieclu — Thu, 17 Feb 2005 19:11:33 +0000

it's always a good sign when Megan agrees with what you say

Megan — Thu, 17 Feb 2005 14:41:42 +0000

There's nothing wrong with using templates *if* you know how to customize them properly. This is quite obviously a template because you've done a poor job with the customization. First of all, make sure that all your fonts match the nice sans serif used in the original design. This goes for the HTML and for the navigation menu. Use a stylesheet to set the fonts in the HTML. That alone would make a huge difference.

I also agree that the tech news section looks really out of place.