please comment on my site

SSH-Raj · Post #1 (**permalink**) 06-01-2004, 01:59 PM

I'm almost done setting up my new hosting site. i went and got a template for it. where do you guys think i can improve?

here's the link: www.supersweethosting.com

imported_Stephen · Post #2 (**permalink**) 06-02-2004, 11:05 AM

I think it looks good but have a few things...
I think there are too many of those blue "Swishes" on the home page.
It really distracts me when reading as they are so bright looking with a dull text colour, making it hard to read.

You have a lot of free space at the bottom of the index page also

In the plans page, you have a a lot amount of information on what is available for each plan, maybe you should remove some of the things that all accounts have and place that somewhere that you can make clear it comes with all accounts.
You should also try putting lines between each item offered for the plans as it is hard to see which is which with so many lines of text so close together, reading along could mean you look at the plan for the item above or below what you are looking at

On the support page, you should try do something to stop bots stealing all your email addresses as you have them all in text on the page

SSH-Raj · Post #3 (**permalink**) 06-02-2004, 11:26 AM

Thanks for the suggestions!

I'll start working on fixing those problems right away. in your option what colors would make the swishes look better? and do you think i should just change the text to plane black?

I'm also going to change the plans to names of different ice creams to add some uniqueness to the site.

the support page's email links are bot protected with javascript.

imported_Stephen · Post #4 (**permalink**) 06-03-2004, 08:55 AM

Could you tell me what the script is for the email protection please?
Never heard about that

I think the colour of the swishes is ok, there is just too many of them on the first page

I think if you remove some of the swishes then it wont distract so much from the text so the current color would be ok

SSH-Raj · Post #5 (**permalink**) 06-03-2004, 08:59 AM

here's the code i use:

Code:

<script language="JavaScript">
<!-- Begin
document.write('<a href=\"mailto:sales'+ '@' + 'supersweethosting.com\">');
document.write('sales'+ '@' +'supersweethosting.com</a>');
// End -->
                  </script>

imported_Stephen · Post #6 (**permalink**) 06-03-2004, 09:02 AM

But wouldn't that just write the email address into the HTML code that is displayed on the site?
I thought that because it writes it into the page before it is loaded, and the full email address is shown when the page is viewed, the spam bots would be able to pick that up

alpha · Post #7 (**permalink**) 06-03-2004, 09:14 AM

Have you thought about putting your CSS into an external file as it all appears to be the same and then link to the CSS file?

Way too much info on the plans page, I have to scroll slightly to get to the bottom of the page.

Where is you doctype declaration?

SSH-Raj · Post #8 (**permalink**) 06-03-2004, 09:22 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Stephen
But wouldn't that just write the email address into the HTML code that is displayed on the site?
I thought that because it writes it into the page before it is loaded, and the full email address is shown when the page is viewed, the spam bots would be able to pick that up

no because when you view the source code the javascript is what you see. the bots read the source code of the page and they won't be able to read the email addresses.

SSH-Raj · Post #9 (**permalink**) 06-03-2004, 09:27 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by rwaforums
Have you thought about putting your CSS into an external file as it all appears to be the same and then link to the CSS file?

Way too much info on the plans page, I have to scroll slightly to get to the bottom of the page.

Where is you doctype declaration?

thanks for the comments!

i should probably do make an external css file that would be a lot easier then changing every page.

i like having all that info. though it is quite a lot. and about the doctype dreamweaver was suppose to put that in for me i don't know why it didn't.

getyourbanners · Post #10 (**permalink**) 06-08-2004, 11:54 AM

It look very nice site supersweethosting

imported_Stephen · Post #11 (**permalink**) 06-09-2004, 05:23 AM

Raj, maybe you should use different images instead of the same Ice-Cream image for the different plans.
I think you use too many of the same images.

The swish is used 4 times on the same page and the Ice-Cream is used 3 times on the same page.

I think changing the colours of the swish was a good idea though

SSH-Raj · Post #12 (**permalink**) 06-09-2004, 07:21 AM

the ice-cream wasn't meant to be used more then once. I'm designing different ice-creams to go with each plan.

Freckled · Post #13 (**permalink**) 06-09-2004, 01:28 PM

I like the overall look, didn't like the ice creams though even if it was only one on the page, it didn't look like ice cream to me, and I think they are too big in contrast.
I do like the ease of navigation also I give it a 8 out of 10

maxf · Post #14 (**permalink**) 08-18-2004, 12:42 PM

The only thing I can say is that you should have a different image for each hosting plan. Other than that, it looks really nice.