can you test drive my website

I just posted the first edition of my new website. This is the first time I have used anything besides iWeb. The architecture section is finished and I would love it if people could give it a test drive. I have other sections up with links but they have filler photos with rollerovers (for fun) until I get those sections posted.

Please let me know if a link doesn’t work, formatting looks funky, etc… thanks, rob

my website is www.robertjillson.com


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I just test drove it. Here’s what I see:

  1. You use a lot of graphic “text” when it should be just HTML text for search-ability reasons. It’s also harder to read, perhaps a boost up a pixel size or two.

  2. I’d also recommend putting the site-name and page titles in the “title” field in the inspector. For instance you just have the word “architecture” for one section when it could be “robertjillson.com :: Architecture” Just to avoid using one word page-titles. Also it shows a way of “bread crumbing” around the site.

  3. The dog in those roll-overs is adorable. So, keep that somewhere. :slight_smile:

  4. All your image sizes (file size wise) are great, so it loads up fast.

  5. The e-mail link on your about me doesn’t go to an e-mail address. Even though it’s written out on the page itself (again graphic text) it doesn’t put it in the address bar in Apple Mail.

  6. Your copyright maybe should read - “all images are copyright © 2008 Robert Jillson.” (Instead of copywritten)

That was just a one-run through real quick for me.

Otherwise cool site. I’d be interested in seeing a full-site link when it’s all said and done. Thanks for sharing your link.


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Dan,

thanks a ton. I really appreciate you going through everything. I am a newbie so the graphic versus html text is something I will have to bring myself up to speed on.

Once I address all those items and get the other sections up, I will post again if that is cool.

thanks, rob


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Sure, anytime. I look forward to seeing the final version of it all.


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How come you don’t make a “Contact Form”?


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Very nice. Not too fancy, but definitely looks modern and has some cool effects. Good job highlighting your photography.

My main question would be what is the purpose of the site?

I also agree that you should use a Contact Form.


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