so... my website

[htwgg]

comments appreciated

and btw I know it isn't pretty in IE6 or lower... but what can one do?

visit the site here (and please don't post its name - i don't *really* want this thread coming up when someone Googles it :eek4

and to any admins, x10hosting is GREAT!

 

[javajenius]

I'd give the site an 8/10, but without the background image, it looks kinda bad. It took me like 3 secs to wait for the background image to load. Thats bad, and considering its 1mb, the dial-up users arent going to be happy.

Other then that, great site! I love the topics by the way.

 

[htwgg]

okay -- I reduced the background down to ~400kb (should I make this even smaller at the sacrifice of quality? are there that many dialup users out there still?)

anything else?

and thanks very much javajenius

 

[Jake]

Loads super-fast with my internet connection so not a big deal and it looks REALLY good. I'm impressed at the last few sites I have seen on x10 looks like you a professional site.

Oh... edit: Different color rollovers would be nice... maybe not so much lime green IDK but I can't see it all that well and it doesn't really fit with the color scheme you are using in the text area.

FYI - your main font, the "HTWGG" is a CC licensed font so just make sure its within the rights of the font's license ... at least I would if you're making a site like that would be the "right" thing to do.

 

[sunils]

Its loading little bit slow for me...

I couldnt find any header in it. and the message at the top is annoying, you could have used some popup message to tell the message or could have put at the bottom of the page.

other than that, its a good design.

 

[htwgg]

Loads super-fast with my internet connection so not a big deal and it looks REALLY good. I'm impressed at the last few sites I have seen on x10 looks like you a professional site.

Oh... edit: Different color rollovers would be nice... maybe not so much lime green IDK but I can't see it all that well and it doesn't really fit with the color scheme you are using in the text area.

FYI - your main font, the "HTWGG" is a CC licensed font so just make sure its within the rights of the font's license ... at least I would if you're making a site like that would be the "right" thing to do.

thanks!

the link rollovers... i'm not sure what I should do with them because i don't want it too glaring... maybe a bit darker?

hmmm... isn't the site "personal use" essentially? i'm not sure about that though... what do you think?
Edit:

Its loading little bit slow for me...

I couldnt find any header in it. and the message at the top is annoying, you could have used some popup message to tell the message or could have put at the bottom of the page.

other than that, its a good design.

Ahh... you are using the accursed IE6 (or something even lower)!

I know the site looks absolutely awful with it... and i am going to *try* to fix that soon

thanks

 

[kkenny]

Color Selection: 5/5

Excellent color choices! I love your selection of colors because they blend very nicely :]

Layout: 5/5

I love fixed layouts. I also love your banner and the scrolling footer. Everything looks so good!

Content: 4.8/5

I love your content. Very interesting and keeps me reading for a while. The Sarah Palin and big X just ruin it though, but it's not that big of a deal!

SEO: 5/5

Perfect SEO

User Friendliness: 4/5

Sidebar is a little cluttered =S

Overall: 23.8/25

 

[htwgg]

Color Selection: 5/5

Excellent color choices! I love your selection of colors because they blend very nicely :]

Layout: 5/5

I love fixed layouts. I also love your banner and the scrolling footer. Everything looks so good!

Content: 4.8/5

I love your content. Very interesting and keeps me reading for a while. The Sarah Palin and big X just ruin it though, but it's not that big of a deal!

SEO: 5/5

Perfect SEO

User Friendliness: 4/5

Sidebar is a little cluttered =S

Overall: 23.8/25

Thanks! Any ideas on cutting the clutter on the sidebar?

 

[htwgg]

Any other feedback?

~~New Offer~~
The first 8 people who offer new, non-repeated helpful criticism (using non-IE6 browsers) get 5 points
The first 3 people who offer the above PLUS how to fix it get 15 points

 

[Sohail]

That's a really nice site, most of it applies to the web 2.0 standards. The style of your logo is good but I think the name and domain is way too long, if you want people to be able to quickly and easily access your site then you should have a shorter name like GoGreen or something. For example Google is short and easy to remember. Since your design is good though you just need to develop on SEO and content. I would rate the site overall as 7/10. Design - 8/10 and Content/visitors - 3/10.

Hope this helps.

 

[kirtik]

Around 15% of UK internet users are still on dial up, so yes, it should be dial up friendly.

 

[htwgg]

thanks — those that met guide lines were awarded points.

anyone else?

 

[JuniorD]

looks nice. I recommend you move that transparent bar to the top of the page rather than the bottom. it gets rather annoying. i have the urge to the the background should be blue, but thats me.

make the title of your page be

HTWGG

rather than

htwgg.

Capitals usually look nicer than those in lower case. or just do Htwgg.

 

[htwgg]

looks nice. I recommend you move that transparent bar to the top of the page rather than the bottom. it gets rather annoying. i have the urge to the the background should be blue, but thats me.

make the title of your page be

HTWGG

rather than

htwgg.

Capitals usually look nicer than those in lower case. or just do Htwgg.

thanks.

 

[htwgg]

Anyone else?

I'm bumping up the offer here: 20 entire points for helpful criticism!