tips for my website please

syke said:
Dont have a dodgy background.
Dont have a scrolling gallery, have a flash gallery or something, so you can click through them.
Use neutral colours so the background doesn't take focus away from your photos.
More flattering photograph of yourself on the front page :p.
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what wrong with the background?

how do you do flash galleries?

and i can't help being ugly lol.
 
monkeysmith said:
What is the purpose of the site - to sell yourself or just showcase some of your work?

Nothing wrong with free hosting if all you want is a little web presence. If you are setting up and trying to sell your skills, then look at some paid, no ads hosting.

Also, have a look at http://www.deviantart.com/ - Can setup a page and gallery on there to showcase your work.
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the purpose is both of those really, but realistically it is just to showcase some stuff because im not really that good.
 
syke said:
Dunno, not keen on the background.

Theres free ones, like SimpleViewer etc.

Nothing about being ugly, it looks like you've cropped an image, take a self portrait in an artsy way, so it fits in with the whole photography thing.

About the hosting etc, get a .me.uk domain (v cheap) and the cheapest hosting.
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what wrong with the background?

I'm not very photogenic so self portraits dont work.
 
fini said:
I actually like the deviantart suggestion someone made. If you don't want to go for paid hosting and you don't plan to get yourself pro photography contracts out of it then that would probably be a better idea than what you have at the moment.

Without this being a personal attack, given your <unique photogenic characteristics>, the website would probably be better without a photo of you.

EDIT:Just noticed you've changed it. I like the changes (except that the photo on the front page has scroll-bars!), but still think it would be better on deviantart.
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lol you can say im ugly.

and the photo doesnt have scroll bars for me, what browser are you using?

im not sure how to setup a devianart page, i tried before but it got rather confusing and i like the idea of having a website lol, so id probly keep it anyway
 
syke said:
I meant the first one.

To be honest your best bet is literally cheap domain/hosting, and use simple viewer and a bit of text. Them sort of websites are very smart and minimal. My website isn't great, but it's mostly for family to see it & to have the pics up.
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problem is i can't really justify the cost cuz im not that good, and i dont have a very big income
 
syke said:
Of using a freehost website. Makes it look a tad naff (no offence).

FlickR, a lot of people use it.

.me.uk = v cheap, and so is the hosting. Upto you ofcourse!
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but is flickR free?

and another thing i wanted to ask is do you think it's better to have the albums in years like they are atm, or is it better to have it in catorgaries, such as landscape, macro, etc..
 
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