My first attempt at making a site myself plz review!

Discussion in 'Reviews' started by grs123, Oct 18, 2006.

  1. #1
    Hi all
    I acquired this domain from a dp member as it had pr
    (big mistake its a 0 now - probs my fault as I didn't update it fast enough or I was fooled lol)
    Anyway I've made sites before using templates or web builder but they were always ecommerce ones this ones just a bit of fun to brush up on stuff I learnt on Total Training Dreamweaver and to test adsense etc...

    The domain is this
    I would like feedback on how user friendly it is and especially on the watch tv section. If I keep developing it & adding new shows do you think people would use the site.

    Also I want to put a blog in - is there anywhere to get a html to put in dreamweaver or would i need special software?

    What would make you stay on my site longer? And perhaps be a daily visitor?

    All help appreciated!
     
    grs123, Oct 18, 2006 IP
  2. grs123

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    #2
    any advise on this guys?
     
    grs123, Oct 20, 2006 IP
  3. dastuff

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    #3
    Well first off all your videos are being removed b/c of copyright infringement (at least i clicked 4 links and got the same error).

    So it would seem that first thing is first and you either have to fix your content, or redevlop the site to cater to something else.

    Also the navigation is very hard to understand and the links on the videos are awfully cluttered (mind you I only looked in the smallville section)...

    This seems like a losing battle b/c youtube is only going to get harder and harder to publish copywrited material too... It may be best to just let this investment go (but thats the chance when you live on the darkside ;) )

    Sorry I know this is sort of a bummer post but... hope it helped a little... :D
     
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  4. grs123

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    What about if the vids were hosted on motion or bolt do u think they have more of a chance ?
     
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  5. Glen

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    #5
    nice..i even bookmarked it ;)
     
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    #6
    I like the template......
     
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  7. grs123

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    Thanks I made it myself but just not had the time to do more stuff to it !

    Any other recommendations guys?
     
    grs123, Nov 9, 2006 IP
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    sjsjsj215 Well-Known Member

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    Awesome!! mate
     
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    #9
    None of the movies are going to last YouTube and DailyMotion have been cracking down.
     
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    great template hope it works well for you
     
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    It looks nice beside some "google ADs" caught my eye...
     
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    reminds me of youtube copyrights issues.
     
    wwcnet, Nov 12, 2006 IP
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    Yeah a lot of the stuff seems to be getting removed :(

    will need to find more hosts for it - but i think it may be a losing battle
     
    grs123, Nov 12, 2006 IP
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    YouTube copyright is available at their site. What is my first impression, it is not catching. Everything is very gloomy. Borders only strengthen the gloomy feeling. If you combine gray with any bright color like orange, yellow, or green, and at the same time make the gray lighter, I think the whole look will be improved. What’s next, buttons. Completely unjustified use of borders around the thumbnails. Organize thumbnails… They should be aligned much better.
     
    Kassi, Nov 13, 2006 IP