On a CRAZY WHIM, I decided to start a studio... - by 37637598
37637598 on 7/11/2008 at 15:14
LMAO I NEVER forget to title my pages!!! Oops! Thanks! I'll fix that as well!
Stitch on 7/11/2008 at 15:21
Yikes, you might want to have someone with a better grasp of spelling proofread your copy as well. I recognize you aren't selling writing services but typos scream "unprofessional."
Edit after further reading: I would never take seriously a studio with that webpage.
37637598 on 8/11/2008 at 05:13
Quote Posted by Stitch
Yikes, you might want to have someone with a better grasp of spelling proofread your copy as well. I recognize you aren't selling writing services but typos scream "unprofessional."
Edit after further reading: I would never take seriously a studio with that webpage.
*fixed*
I deleted the whole thing, now it's just my logo and contact info. It'll work for now. Soon I'll have all of my work posted, and a more organized layout.
Chimpy Chompy on 10/11/2008 at 14:00
Do you have a @D8P.org email address? This might be a really tiny thing but to me it would feel more professional than yahoo.
37637598 on 10/11/2008 at 14:18
Not yet, I'm working on it though. I'm waiting to get Microsoft Outlook, it should be here later today though. I appreciate the finding though!
And I agree 100%, it would feel pretty un-legit seeing a companies main e-mail address, a free Yahoo one :p
TTK12G3 on 10/11/2008 at 17:20
Get an e-mail that does not have "yahoo" in it and find someone who can do glamorous (but not eye-straining) flash effects. That should make the website look better.
Do you happen to have a crew?
Justice01 on 11/11/2008 at 22:01
A couple fundamentals come to mind... things that should be done before a phone call is made to a customer:
1. Really decide where your strengths and skills lie and what you can specialize in. Don't want to offer services that can't properly be provided. Looks like you have a smorgasbord of offerings on the website...might want to trim that a little until you can get more help.
2. Write a business plan! Yes, it is a pain in the ass, but a plan will force to you to look at the hard questions now instead of them creeping up on you later. It will most certainly be required by any professional lender if you need additional capital.
3. Have you done any kind of market research? Is there a potential client base in your area to support your type of small business, even if you get .001% of the pie?
4. You probably need to register with the county gov. office to make sure that your business name is not already being used. Perhaps the business license took care of that.
Link to further great questions to ask yourself: (
http://web.sba.gov/sbtn/sbat/index.cfm?Tool=4).
Not to be negative, but definite things to think about. Good luck!
Chade on 11/11/2008 at 22:49
Little things which I think would make the website look more professional to me (but IANAWD - so take this with a grain or three of salt):
- Have you got someone with poor eyesight to take a look at your page? Is the light grey on white hard for them to read?
- The lists shouldn't be centered. Centered text is hard for people to scan, which AFAIK is pretty important for a web page.
- The areas of text placed side by side should be at the same vertical level. Again this should make it easier to scan.
- The audio/video/etc boxes change mouse cursor as if they are clickable? But they don't do anything yet, and the text boxes override the clickable behaviour. Both of these two things are problems IMO.
- Should you consider linking your contact details to Google Maps? Plus side: makes it even easier for people to find you. Negative side: makes people browse away from your page.
- Personally I wouldn't have the title text overlap the boxes below, but maybe that's just me.
Overall, though, I think you have the right information organised in the right way. Which is far more important then the little niggles I am talking about here.
EDIT: Also, it looks like you are offering a heck of a lot ... will that turn people off if they are just looking for one item? I know I would probably feel safer going to someone who seemed to be "all about" what I wanted. Are 10% of those items going to account for 90% of your business? Or is it going to be more evenly spread?
