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  • #22858
    rcmatt4321
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    Hey there guys, new here, and I’ll be sure to help out in the troubleshooting forms regualry, I’m a big fan of css-tricks!

    So. Im only 14, and I can program and design (I hope) so, I thought, why not start helping people out with their websites and make a profit at the same time, I’m tired of mowing lawns, I made 3k but its to much work.

    Tell me how you like

    http://www.mattegan.net

    Thanks Tons!

    Matt

    #48220
    koewnet
    Member

    Here’s a summary of my quick check:

    • Please make it Strict XHTML, since it shouldn’t be much hassle – why not show that you’re really serious about it[/*:m]
    • What’s with the divide-image file? Shouldn’t really be a problem to get the same effect with CSS.[/*:m]
    • Make "About Matt" and "Get in Contact" change places – or even get the "My Work" list up, as it’s what visitors will be after when visiting[/*:m]
    • The teaser? I’d like to see it done in CSS, so it’d be more accessible to screen readers and such (text browsers won’t see anything there)[/*:m]
    • The footer-links should stand out some, to show the visitors that it’s something they can click on[/*:m][/list:u]

      I’m sorry if I sound harsh. Nothing personal.

    #48224
    rcmatt4321
    Member

    Ok, I think I did a pretty good job of doing what you suggested, thanks a lot.

    Its now valid XHTML strict.

    Yeah, I took out the divider image file, originally I planned for there to be some cool little 1 px line there, but I decided that that would look like crap, so I scraped it and just left a blank image on accident and forgot to take it out.

    I switched the "About Me" section with the "What I Offer" section.

    I am currently working on my portolio, and going to fill it with some design’s ill do for myself. Thats in the works, don’t worry…

    I’m not exactly sure how to do the teaser in Css, seeing as there is 3 borders and a font that I can almost guarantee isn’t on many computers.

    And I made the footer links stand out some as you said.

    People on other forums didn’t seem to like the sunburst, so I took that out and used a quick floral brush I have to just put a little thing in the corner, I wonder if they’ll like that better… Any comments on how it looks?

    mattegan.net

    Matt

    #48226
    koewnet
    Member

    It’s much better already, but if I were you I’d redo the teaser so it’d not be an image, but styled text inside a styled div. But if you really "need" that font, image’ll do…

    #48227
    Biofobico
    Member

    Change the footer information to XHTML 1.0 Strict.

    #48229
    rcmatt4321
    Member

    There!

    #48249
    koewnet
    Member

    Usability concern: Remove your yahoo-mail and "I am rarely on my Yahoo mail account anymore.". If you rarely use it, do not give it to (possible) clients.

    If you could make your footer in CSS, it’ll be much, much better than the image you’re currently using.

    #48250
    rcmatt4321
    Member

    What do you mean by making the footer in css, it is.

    #48254

    i have to say i’m impressed! Great work, especially as your only 14

    #48267
    koewnet
    Member
    "rcmatt4321" wrote:
    What do you mean by making the footer in css, it is.

    Sorry for being somewhat unclear, English is not my main language. I was referring to your "images/footer.png": The main content’s footer, not the page’s.

    And I do hope you’re planning on the teaser-text, since it’ll be improved SEO-wise too, if it’s text and not an image.

    #48295
    rcmatt4321
    Member

    Will it effect SEO if I put the text that is in the teaser, in html, but hide it using Css?

    And yeah, I’m about to go and just make the content-end part just an empty div…

    Thanks

    P.S. thanks nickcallaghan!

    #48299
    koewnet
    Member

    Personally I believe you should not use the teaser-image at all, but convert it to text and style it thereafter. Then use that teaser text in your description-meta so it’ll improve on your site’s SEO, making it your trademark as a webdesigner.

    #48352
    nyshalynn
    Member

    Simple & nice …:geek:

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