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BOLTON78 · 04-12-2009, 03:19 PM

This is my 1st attempt at a website and also i know it aint fully finshed,i just want peoples views on it,thanks

www.CADtech.co.uk - Home

BOLTON78 · 04-29-2009, 12:38 PM

not 1 person

Thanks guys

Phosphor · 05-05-2009, 09:09 AM

Hey mate,

Congratulations on starting up your site, I think you need to think about your structure more.

What I mean by this is that I would not put so much writing on your homepage, I would leave this to eye-catching graphics, and for navigating to other parts of your site.

I would put your contact information on it's own page, not everyone will read the "about" bit, once they can see you can do the job, they will want to contact you, and maybe too busy to read every page of your site.

I would also not have those white boxes on the right hand side, unless they contain information, as they look as if you have forgotten something, and if you do that with your own work, will you do it with your clients?

Does the 01, 02, 03 etc at the top of the page refer to anything, if they relate to the pages within your website, then put the page names in there, ie "contacts", "company profile" "portfolio".

Your portfolio needs to be easier to navigate to from your homepage, as your reputation will be made on your work and not necessarily on what you have to say.

I am no expert at website design, as I can not even do my own, but it is a few things that I have noticed with yours, I hope you see my points as constructive.

Good luck

tom_stutt · 05-07-2009, 04:13 PM

looks ok but did you use a template????

Helmet · 05-12-2009, 05:39 PM

Nice site.. it's not easy being green, but you've done it with style and grace.

Definitely temporarily hide sections that are "under construction" and make your fonts and layout consistent between pages. Ideally if you can switch away from a table-based layout, you reduce the risk of the Googlebot suffering a choking death while indexing your site.

PollyB · 05-29-2009, 08:49 PM

Just a picky formatting thing really....

The fonts should be the same for the body copy on each page - preferably starting at the same point on the page.

Have you asked anyone to proof read the copy??

Finally - Blue and green should never be seen together - I would change the font colour of 'Welcome to CADtechuk'

Damn good start though - I am about to build my first site & it is likely to be pants!

squashedapples · 06-08-2009, 12:04 PM

well done looks good for your first site Ive seen a lot worse! im sure in time it wll look even better good luck with it!

04-12-2009, 03:19 PM	#1 (permalink)
BOLTON78 New Poster Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: BOLTON,LANCASHIRE,ENGLAND Posts: 7	Rate My Site This is my 1st attempt at a website and also i know it aint fully finshed,i just want peoples views on it,thanks www.CADtech.co.uk - Home

05-05-2009, 09:09 AM	#3 (permalink)
Phosphor New Poster Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 1	Hey Hey mate, Congratulations on starting up your site, I think you need to think about your structure more. What I mean by this is that I would not put so much writing on your homepage, I would leave this to eye-catching graphics, and for navigating to other parts of your site. I would put your contact information on it's own page, not everyone will read the "about" bit, once they can see you can do the job, they will want to contact you, and maybe too busy to read every page of your site. I would also not have those white boxes on the right hand side, unless they contain information, as they look as if you have forgotten something, and if you do that with your own work, will you do it with your clients? Does the 01, 02, 03 etc at the top of the page refer to anything, if they relate to the pages within your website, then put the page names in there, ie "contacts", "company profile" "portfolio". Your portfolio needs to be easier to navigate to from your homepage, as your reputation will be made on your work and not necessarily on what you have to say. I am no expert at website design, as I can not even do my own, but it is a few things that I have noticed with yours, I hope you see my points as constructive. Good luck

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04-29-2009, 12:38 PM	#2 (permalink)
BOLTON78 New Poster Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: BOLTON,LANCASHIRE,ENGLAND Posts: 7	not 1 person Thanks guys

05-07-2009, 04:13 PM	#4 (permalink)
tom_stutt Regular Poster Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 19	looks ok but did you use a template????

05-12-2009, 05:39 PM	#5 (permalink)
Helmet New Poster Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 3	Nice site.. it's not easy being green, but you've done it with style and grace. Definitely temporarily hide sections that are "under construction" and make your fonts and layout consistent between pages. Ideally if you can switch away from a table-based layout, you reduce the risk of the Googlebot suffering a choking death while indexing your site.

05-29-2009, 08:49 PM	#6 (permalink)
PollyB New Poster Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 3	Just a picky formatting thing really.... The fonts should be the same for the body copy on each page - preferably starting at the same point on the page. Have you asked anyone to proof read the copy?? Finally - Blue and green should never be seen together - I would change the font colour of 'Welcome to CADtechuk' Damn good start though - I am about to build my first site & it is likely to be pants!

06-08-2009, 12:04 PM	#7 (permalink)
squashedapples New Poster Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 5	well done looks good for your first site Ive seen a lot worse! im sure in time it wll look even better good luck with it!