AWGB Woodturning Forum
General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: GBF on July 28, 2019, 05:11:12 PM
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My new Wesite is now live, please click on the Link have a look and tell me what you think. (link: http://www.artistry-in-wood.co.uk/
Regards George
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Just spent several minutes looking over it, George. I remember you asking about web-site builders not so long ago; you've certainly got the job done quickly and it looks quite comprehensive.
Nice one, George.
Les
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Thank you Les we have tried to tie the Website and Blog together by keeping the same style
Regards George
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Looks good and nice to see such a wide variety of yiur work. Suspect a lot of people don;t realise you do so many styles.
Pete
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Thank you Pete I am pleased you like it.
I suppose like all of us we have done a veriety of stuff over the years now I do mostly coloured Bowls people must think how boring LOL
Regards George
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There are some awful looking web sites about but I am glad to see that yours is not one of them. Nice, clean and easy to navigate is what I like.
The link to tuition reviews opens up the site in a new tab, leaving your web site still open. May I suggest that you give the web sites on the Links page the same treatment?
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Hi, thanks. this was the intention so the viewer wasnt taken directly away from the main site.
many thanks for the helpful comment,
Yes just given that sugestion more thought and it makes sense thank you
Regards George
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There are some awful looking web sites about but I am glad to see that yours is not one of them. Nice, clean and easy to navigate is what I like.
The link to tuition reviews opens up the site in a new tab, leaving your web site still open. May I suggest that you give the web sites on the Links page the same treatment?
Sorted thank you for the tip that is the sort of constructive feedback I am looking for
Regards George
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That is an excellent website George, you owe Reg (better include Ali too :)) a fine dinner sometime.
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Very nice, clear, simple to navigate and works well on both computers and smartphones. A good job done by your developer.
I do have one point worth considering, though. When clicking on a Gallery image to enlarge it, the focus stays on the small image whereas I think it would be better if the focus switched to the enlarged image.
Of course, the best thing about the website, is the superb work displayed on it!
Duncan
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A good site easy to navigate and tells the store , like all web sites the proof of the pudding is in the eating so lets hope it brings in the extra work. I do think one of the major issues with a lot of websites is money and effort is spent on setting them up but not keeping the up dated.
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That is an excellent website George, you owe Reg (better include Ali too :)) a fine dinner sometime.
Thank you I am pleased with it I paid Reg the rate for the Job and we had a BBQ LOL
Regards George
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Very nice, clear, simple to navigate and works well on both computers and smartphones. A good job done by your developer.
I do have one point worth considering, though. When clicking on a Gallery image to enlarge it, the focus stays on the small image whereas I think it would be better if the focus switched to the enlarged image.
Of course, the best thing about the website, is the superb work displayed on it!
Duncan
Thank you Duncan .
That was one of the problems with the old site it did not work on Smartphones..
I get what you are saying about the image I will have a word with Reg I am sure he can alter that.
I think you are right then you would not have to scroll up to the larger image
Regards George
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A good site easy to navigate and tells the store , like all web sites the proof of the pudding is in the eating so lets hope it brings in the extra work. I do think one of the major issues with a lot of websites is money and effort is spent on setting them up but not keeping the up dated.
Thank you Michael.
To be honest I am not looking to get extra work at my age less would be better.
I just felt that the old site had got very dated and wanted brightening up.
I tend to keep my Blog which is acessed from my Website up to date.
Unless you build the Website yourself it is not easy to keep it updated because you have to keep asking your Webmaster to do it whereas my Blog I ca do myself
Regards George
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George I think the whole thing looks nice and fresh.
I had a look through and found one or two things that may need changing. On the profile page 2nd para. do away with the second "as well as" and insert "and is also".
On the tuition page an apostrophe is missing from "student's need"
On the profile page under tuition you are asking a question but there is no question mark.
On the tuition page once again there is an apostrophe missing.
On the line that starts "whether you are..." you have mixed tenses.
Otherwise George I think it is a very good job, the images look good too.
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Thank you John T
here is a lot to think about and we will be adressing quite a few things as you will apreciate the site is new so we expect a few glitches
Thanks for the imput
Regards George
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A good site easy to navigate and tells the store , like all web sites the proof of the pudding is in the eating so lets hope it brings in the extra work. I do think one of the major issues with a lot of websites is money and effort is spent on setting them up but not keeping the up dated.
Thank you Michael.
To be honest I am not looking to get extra work at my age less would be better.
I just felt that the old site had got very dated and wanted brightening up.
I tend to keep my Blog which is acessed from my Website up to date.
Unless you build the Website yourself it is not easy to keep it updated because you have to keep asking your Webmaster to do it whereas my Blog I ca do myself
Regards George
Despite my website being so abysmal as I can't be bothered with it! In my previous life I did create many websites. One idea that may be useful to you is:-
- Have an easy photo upload system for yourself to use.
- Ensure that photo's are uploaded into folders that match your categories
- Get your site designer to select a random number say between 10 and 20 and randomly display that number of randomly selected pictures from the folder.
This has 2 effects, it will reduce the total number of pictures to something more visually appealing on the page (too many is confusing to the eye), plus it will make the website appear to be constantly changing as each view could give a new set of pictures.
I used this to good effect for an artists website, who like many of us produces unique pieces that are sold and gone before the ink on her website is dry. It comes to mind as it like yours has categories and she is a prolific painter so has a choice of hundreds of images to display.
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Thank you we now have lots to think about and will be making changes in the next day or so
Regards George
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I've only had a quick look - nice website :)
I have a couple of suggestions for you.
The sentence "I am a member of The Register of Professional Turners, The Association of Woodturners of Great Britain, Pembrokeshire Woodturners, The Somerset Guild of Craftsmen as well as being a founding member of the Burnham on Sea Woodturning club and is also being the author of and featuring in articles within the UK & USA" is too long. The expression "is also being" is grammatically incorrect, given that the sentence is written in the first person - "I am . . . " "I . . . is also being". "Burnham on Sea" is missing the hyphens and "club" should have a capital C. I would re-write this sentence as "I am a member of The Register of Professional Turners, The Association of Woodturners of Great Britain, Pembrokeshire Woodturners and The Somerset Guild of Craftsmen. I am a founding member of the Burnham-on-Sea Woodturning Club and the author of articles in woodturning publications in the UK & USA."
The sentence "I display and sell my work via private appointment, commission and from various galleries and outlets" is confusing. Do you really display your work via commissions? I would suggest re-writing this sentence as "I display and sell my work in various galleries and outlets" (with a link to the outlets). My work may be viewed by private appointment. I also undertake commissions".
In your Hollow Forms Gallery, image 13 is completely out of focus and should be removed. Image 16 is also out of focus but to a lesser extent.
Just my thoughts, feel free to ignore, I'm no website expert, nor am I an authority on the English language :)
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Thank you Mike copied and pasted to Webmaster
Regards George
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Hello George,
So, I had a look. The website is straightforward to use (on my lap top as I don't use a smartphone). The content, as one would expect, is superb given the years of experience and well developed skills which underpin that content. There are errors of grammar but I think that they could be dealt with quite easily by wordsmiths who may well be clueless about woodturning !! I suspect that to do any more with a website would cost a great deal more. In my limited experience the direct control of the content of more sophisticated websites (with all of the bells and whistles which some people have come to expect) is lost and that can be quite frustrating and expensive. The bottom line, as they say, is that a non woodturner browsing for whatever reason will not be put off whilst there is plenty for the more knowledgeable to take in.
ATB John
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Thank you John
Changes are being made and it should all be done in the next day or two
I will update everybody when it is done
Regards George
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Hi All
This Website is now hopefully complete and up and running.
When I put this on here I never expected the amount of possessive feedback that i have received.
All suggestions have been considered and a lot of suggestions have been implemented.
Thank you all for the possessive feedback it is very much appreciated.
Regards George
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The website is a master class in clarity and ease of navigation; a lot of "big bucks" website developers could learn from that.
I particularly like the fact that the top menu doesn't drop down automatically and obscure the view every time the cursor passes over it - it is so much easier to let the visitor choose.
Being pedantic, there are a few things I would change in the names on the Links page. Sorry, didn't spot them first time round, and they don't affect meaning or functionality but nevertheless:
Change Awgb to AWGB
Change Register of professional turners to Register of Professional Turners
Change Gbf Masonry Cleaning to GBF Masonry Cleaning
Change Bever Stocksaws to Beverstock Saws
Change Hampshiresheen to Hampshire Sheen
I wish our club website was half as good!
Duncan
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Thank you Duncan all noted and will be changed
Regards George
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Very good George, it does under line the sad state of mine :)
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Thank you Hughi I am very pleased with it.
It was done by my Granddaughters Partner Reg and it is the first one he has done.
It was not built from templets it was all done from scratch using Codes
We had a lot of helpful feedback from Members on here which was a great help.
He has orders for three more now
Regards George
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Had a better look at the new website today and I think it looks great. Easy to navigate and read, and a terrific variety - and quality - of work shown in the gallery.
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Thank you Mike I am pleased you like it
Regards George