Re: FN-FORUM: My first freelance job

date posted 11th October 2006 14:50

Myspace was chose by Liza as she wanted a myspace layout coding, with
this comes restrictions on what I can do really as Myspace isn't an
amazing thing to use. I tried to stear her towards more professional
options but she is low on cash, and I, at the moment, am 'whoring'
myself out to those who want quick and cheap jobs doing (new bands,
unknown bands and the like who do not have hundreds to spend on
websites and hosting.) Thanks for your input, most of what you said I
have already tried to do, as for the BA thing, that is her words, she
wrote what she wanted in the information areas, I just worked around
it.

On 11 Oct 2006 14:01:53 -0000, Alex Libby [EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:
>
> Hi Kitty,
>
> I have had a look - overall, I think it is a very good attempt; I have se=
en
> other people ask for opinions via this forum, about web sites they have
> created, so I would not worry - this is not spamming. It would only be
> spamming if you simply advertised the site to lots of people - here you a=
re
> asking for help, which is different.
>
> In the meantime, here are my thoughts - please forgive the length:
>
> 1. I noticed one small slip up - "and obtained BA Music"; I think you mea=
nt
> to say "and obtained a BA degree in Music". I know this is a small thing,
> but for some reason, these small things tend to be easier to spot when
> publishing online. I think it is the only grammatical error I have been a=
ble
> to find - people notice this, so text has to be absolutely perfect!
>
> 2. "Design and graphics copyright (c) 2006 Digital Kittyn, except origina=
l
> photography used by permission of Liza Finn. Best viewed in 1024x768"
>
> My feeling about this is that it should really be towards the bottom of t=
he
> page - you do not need to have 2 copyright symbols; either one (ideally t=
he
> symbol) is sufficient. Some people say that putting the best screen
> resolution is not ideal, as it might suggest that your site can only be
> viewed at this resolution, and that people might feel forced to change th=
eir
> screen resolutions in order to view the site. To be perfectly honest, I
> don't think it is necessary, and would probably not include it.
>
> 3. Is there a particular reason for using MySpace as your hosting provide=
r?
> I know it might be cheap (or even free); I accept it might be a good way =
for
> Liza to promote herself within the MySpace community. However, it does co=
me
> across as an excuse for MySpace to advertise itself, whilst also removing
> some of the impact from your client's image. I would have a look around t=
o
> see if there are any cheap (or free websites), which don't include so muc=
h
> advertising - as an example, you could try the beginner's web hosting
> service from 1 and 1, which is about =A32.50 a month. I know it means an
> outlay, but paid for web hosting is so much better than free ones; it giv=
es
> a better image, it allows you more freedom in what you can do, and provid=
es
> a host of other services as well. MySpace is only really effective for us=
e
> by registered members...
>
> 4. I noticed one big problem with using MySpace - it requires you to sign
> up, in order to view a number of the facilities you have linked to, such =
as
> videos. Whilst this would be OK for existing MySpace users, it does mean
> that others need to sign up, just to see parts of the site; this could
> discourage them from doing so, particularly if visitors are looking at th=
e
> site for professional reasons, such as the possibility of your friend
> signing at an event (I know, web users can be a fickle bunch!).
>
> 5. I like the floral border used - it is particularly good that you have =
not
> tried to use frames, which I consider a big turn-off on any website.
> However, the use of this border illustration on the right hand side of th=
e
> page does make reading some of the text harder, because of the conflictin=
g
> colours (black on dark red). I would suggest seeing if you can resize som=
e
> of the tables and / or layout used, so that it does not spill over the
> border illustration used. I think the layout needs more colour, such as o=
n
> backgrounds for titles, as well as boxes around parts of the text - at th=
e
> moment, it does give an impression of being all thrown together, without
> really grouping particular areas together.
> Take a look at the "Contacting Zoe" box on
> http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=3Duser.viewprofile&friend=
id=3D10
> 4846860, which is one of the contacts your client's site links to, and I
> think you will see what I mean.
>
>
> I hope what I have written above is not too depressing or discouraging -
> what you have done is a good attempt, and you should never be scared of
> asking for help! I hope what I have put will help improve the site for yo=
u -
> please let me know if you need any further help, on or off list.
>
> Regards,
>
> Alex Libby.
>
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL REMOVED] [EMAIL REMOVED] On Behalf Of Sami
> Keighley
> Sent: 11 October 2006 12:18
> To: FN-FORUM / [EMAIL REMOVED]
> Subject: Re: FN-FORUM: My first freelance job
>
>
> Well I didn't want to put it in case no one wanted it lol ... I been gett=
ing
> told off for spamming and stuff when im saying hey look at this tell me w=
hat
> you think..
>
> http://www.myspace.com/lizafinn
>
> On 11 Oct 2006 11:03:28 -0000, Gary Short [EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:
> >
> > Sami Keighley wrote:
> > >
> > > This sounds really bad, but I only started freelancing a couple of
> > > weeks ago and I got my first job which was designing a girls MySpace.
> > > I wonder if ppl would like to look at it, see what they think?
> > >
> > > Kitty
> > >
> >
> > Sure, will you tell us the url, or shall I we send the boys round to
> > beat it out of you? :)
> >
> > Cheers,
> > Gary
> > http://www.garyshort.org/
> >
> >
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