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My sister in law and I have a DVD slideshow business that we have had for years - and are just getting the site all ready for advertisment....


Just want some opinions on it as far as the layout and content. Pease remember this is LOCAL advertising - we are not trying to get business via the web (so SEO and all that is no biggie). But we do want local folks to type in our site and it be EASY to navigate and understand!


I'll take it all the good the bad and the ugly criticism!

Kristi,


It looks nice so far...very pleasing to the eye. I'd add some more interest via photos, if possible.


Question: Can you transfer VHS tapes to DVD by any chance?

Question: Can you transfer VHS tapes to DVD by any chance?








Yes - we do - but have not added that information since we are still working on prices!smileys/smiley2.gifEdited by: kristihebert

Just FYI...The link that says "Custom DVD Slideshows" does NOT work. :) The one on the www icon does though. :)

I did notice that when going from page to page, you can see another screen flash briefly (looks like a list of what's on the page with links).


Also, I wouldn't mind seeing a little more flashiness and excitement (how, I don't know). Everything is very straightforward and easy to navigate though.

Just FYI...The link that says "Custom DVD Slideshows" does NOT work. :) The one on the www icon does though. :)





YIKES!!



Thanks for telling me - I think I fixed it now!

Looking good so far. :)


Teresa

I did notice that when going from page to page, you can see another screen flash briefly (looks like a list of what's on the page with links).





I also noticed this once - anyone have a clue what or why this happens??? It doesn't happen to me all the time - just sometimes...

I like it. I didn't see anything (any other sites) flashing.


Is there a reason you are using Photodex??? and not another player?

I like it. I didn't see anything (any other sites) flashing.


Is there a reason you are using Photodex??? and not another player?





Not too sure - we have someone who helped us with getting the video on there........I mean that Phototdex is the program we used to create the shows, so I really don't know...smileys/smiley9.gif

Question: Can you transfer VHS tapes to DVD by any chance?








Yes - we do - but have not added that information since we are still working on prices!smileys/smiley2.gif








Cool! I need my wedding video transferred (I'm an old lady-married 20 years, so there were no DVD's "back in the day". LOL). Can you send me a note when you get your prices set?


Thanks!

The only reason I asked is, if I ever would be in the market for a product like yours, as a customer (personally) I don't want to download your portfolio and to view it on the Photodex thing, I would have to download software so either way I'm downloading somethingsmileys/smiley11.gif.


What I'm trying to say is I don't think too many people would have Photodex on their computer. smileys/smiley1.gif

I did notice that when going from page to page, you can see another screen flash briefly (looks like a list of what's on the page with links).





I also noticed this once - anyone have a clue what or why this happens??? It doesn't happen to me all the time - just sometimes...








OKAY I think that if you are using Internet Explorer you can see the flashing when going from page to page - but on Firefox you don't see it!smileys/smiley5.gif

I use IE the majority of the time and I didn't see anything flashing on your site.

I see the flashing when I'm using IE.

The reason it is doing that is because the site is done in CSS and it is taking a second for the browser to import the style sheet. So until it receives the information on how it is supposed to look, we see the regular html page.

<!--
var SymRealOnLoad;
var SymReal;

Sym()
{
window.open = SymWinOpen;
if(SymReal != null)
SymReal();
}

SymOnLoad()
{
if(SymRealOnLoad != null)
SymRealOnLoad();
window.open = SymRealWinOpen;
SymReal = window.;
window. = Sym;
}

SymRealOnLoad = window.onload;
window.onload = SymOnLoad;

//-->

I see the flashing when I'm using IE.

The reason it is doing that is because the site is done in CSS and it is taking a second for the browser to import the style sheet. So until it receives the information on how it is supposed to look, we see the regular html page.

<!--
var SymRealOnLoad;
var SymReal;

Sym()
{
window.open = SymWinOpen;
if(SymReal != null)
SymReal();
}

SymOnLoad()
{
if(SymRealOnLoad != null)
SymRealOnLoad();
window.open = SymRealWinOpen;
SymReal = window.;
window. = Sym;
}

SymRealOnLoad = window.onload;
window.onload = SymOnLoad;

//-->





Sooooo - is there a quick fix for this????

I'm not sure if there is a quick fix. It depends on how familiar you are with the template files. The better option would be to link to a style sheet, rather than the import it.

OK, I did some digging and I found these instructions for fixing the unstyled content:

http://www.bluerobot.com/web/css/fouc.asp

... and a lot of other people with the same problem:

http://drupal.org/search/node/css+unstyled+content (http://drupal.org/search/node/css+unstyled+content)

HTH!

<!--
var SymRealOnLoad;
var SymReal;

Sym()
{
window.open = SymWinOpen;
if(SymReal != null)
SymReal();
}

SymOnLoad()
{
if(SymRealOnLoad != null)
SymRealOnLoad();
window.open = SymRealWinOpen;
SymReal = window.;
window. = Sym;
}

SymRealOnLoad = window.onload;
window.onload = SymOnLoad;

//-->

I'm not sure if there is a quick fix. It depends on how familiar you are with the template files. The better option would be to link to a style sheet, rather than the import it.

OK, I did some digging and I found these instructions for fixing the unstyled content:

http://www.bluerobot.com/web/css/fouc.asp

... and a lot of other people with the same problem:

http://drupal.org/search/node/css+unstyled+content (http://drupal.org/search/node/css+unstyled+content)

HTH!

<!--
var SymRealOnLoad;
var SymReal;

Sym()
{
window.open = SymWinOpen;
if(SymReal != null)
SymReal();
}

SymOnLoad()
{
if(SymRealOnLoad != null)
SymRealOnLoad();
window.open = SymRealWinOpen;
SymReal = window.;
window. = Sym;
}

SymRealOnLoad = window.onload;
window.onload = SymOnLoad;

//-->





Thanks SO much!!!

Hello,

I just took a loot at your site and as a professional website designer, I must say it looks very nice. There are a few things I would change though...

- For each section on the 'home' page you should put it in bold print. example 'weddings' 'birthdays' 'memorials' etc. Just where its underlined, that way it forces the eye to see it.

- At the bottom of the page it says '<big>If a picture is worth a thousand words, our slideshows are worth a million.' I would put that at the top of your site as your slogan in a nice clean font near your logo.

- at the very bottom of your site it shows that you're 'powered by drupal' ...I would edit the template so that part doesn't show. I've found over the years it isn't very professional. Go with something that says (c)Teli-Vision 2006 or something of that sort.

Hope I helped in some way.

Cheers
</big>

Hello,

I just took a loot at your site and as a professional website designer, I must say it looks very nice. There are a few things I would change though...

- For each section on the 'home' page you should put it in bold print. example 'weddings' 'birthdays' 'memorials' etc. Just where its underlined, that way it forces the eye to see it.<BIG>

Hope I helped in some way.

Cheers
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Thanks! We did adust the text to bold and added pictures - so I hope this makes it easier to read and gets the message across a little better!