I have a new site that I'd like for you to check out. www.bkweddings.com It's meant to grow itself into a wedding portal. I have some big plans for down the road, but the last several months have been spent re-working my plans so much that I never got around to releasing anything. The layout is tables + CSS The site is run on Movable Type The directory is hotlinks/sql I have a store run by ghostscripter, but it's not ready for public use yet (still working the templates) I have asRep (free version) installed on it for adsense click-tracking. There's a neat javascript "link to this page" link in the sidebar that I put together. I'll put the code up sometime in the next few days if anyone likes it and wants it. There are two color schemes - the normal one mostly white with some pink highlights, and the other is pink and cream - similar to what I have up at www.ovenbuns.com Anyhow, I'd appreciate any input you have for me.
Hey Steven, Was poking around the forum and thought I'd check your new site out. Here are some thoughts: Pros: I like the left side menu. The link text you have there, in blue, is really nice. Looks like a lot of hard work and geared towards content when the directories are complete. I like the option to change the css style. Con: With the white background (I saw the link to change to pastels), the center text is harsh on the eyes. I would reduce the font size and lighten it up some to a medium to dark grey to be easier on the eyes. It would give it a softer, more inviting and subtle look. That's the only con I saw, doing a quick review. Looks very promising!
Excellent feedback! Just the kind of thing I need to hear. I really liked the white layout so I made it the default, but something about it was bothering me and you nailed it!
And wham! I don't know if it was ping-o-matic or what, but I have 1500 hits from inktomi slurp right now, at least 100 of them in the last 30 minutes! The index page didn't point anywhere until a few minutes before I made this request - I had been working with an index3.html file just so ... well, I can't think of any logic to justify that thinking now, but that's what I did.
I like the site. I personally prefer the pastels, but the white is nice too. I know the site is still growing, so you may ad it in later, but you may want a section on wedding receptions. I know that when i recently planned my wedding, I did a lot of online searches for do it yourself projects to make it more affordable. So i'm not sure if that's a section you will eventually want as well. You have great bones here for an excellent site. wendy