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site cleanupIThis forum post has messages dated from 10/29/06 through 11/19/06, please be sure to read all the messages. If you feel it is old or outdated, please follow up with a question or comment and someone may be able to update it, or reply with newer information if you have it. Freelance Services - Freelance Services
| site cleanupI site cleanup is needed webwide.I am thinking of adding to my services a site cleanup option. People often have so many good elements to the mix. Right domains, robust hosting. but then something goes wrong. They keep putting effort into it but can't see where to cut the cord. |
| You have two options there.. a site evalation and optional clean up. Start with the tinsy tiny fonts! |
| Nancy you are right. How many time have we had to go into the attribute settings in the style sheet or the html for the text and hard-set the font size because the install put everything to 4 pt or lower. I think the internet speeded up when I'll need glasses. |
| Honestly, is there anybody out there who can actually read a 4pt font? I know I can't. So I don't think it serves any useful purpose. Other than maybe the "fine print" that nobody really wants you to read anyway. |
| I enjoyed this thread a lot. Made me laugh reading this. The problem with a lot of sites is that they are tested under a specific platform and environment and do not take into account other resolutions and browsers. You'd be surprised how many of those sites actually look fine when viewed in their development environment. Of course not everybody uses the same resolution and browser and monitor as everybody else. That's why I like to test my sites in as many environments as possible. Site cleanup is a great idea. I've offered it before. The only issue you run into sometimes is that it's highly subjective and you can get some interesting comments from clients :) |
| Ah yes the highly subjective client. I find I spend a lot of time educating and administrating projects when I would really like to see how many more questions they would ask if they were paying for my time. I used a banner once that was so large when viewed on a Mac is took up the whole screen. Was my face red. I joined a forum today that looks as though it has 2 point type. Nobody posts and Gee I wonder why. Forum designers who fall in love with the look of their own forums often are "surprised" users don't flock to join and post like crazy. Unless you have thousands of users an hour, try something larger. |
| We sometimes have trouble getting everything to look okay in all browsers. Graphics that look great in IE don't always look so good in Firefox or Netscape. |
| We sometimes have trouble getting everything to look okay in all browsers. Graphics that look great in IE don't always look so good in Firefox or Netscape. |
| Tell them flat out. You can be sure you are the only one that can. Hubby and friends won't do it. If you can be diplomatic, identify parts that would work well in a new edition of the site. |
| I have had a few friends test their sites with me and find that they are too large for my screen or too small to read. It's fun working with them because they seem to be soooooo amazed that I don't see exactly what they do. For some reason they either think I must be lying to them or there is something wrong with my computer lol. It's hard to explain to them about the resolutions and screen sizes making that much of a difference. |
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