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  • toddpianoworks
    First Sergeant

    • May 2008
    • 75

    Website Review

    I am ready for my first review.

    Here is the web address...

    Serving all of Houston and Surrounding Areas Welcome to my website! Please take some time to browse. Churches, schools, music studios and private individuals are consistently delighted in having Todd Piano Works meet their pianos' needs. View Services


    Thanks in advance!
  • CarbonTerry
    Major General

    • Oct 2005
    • 2620

    #2
    Re: Website Review

    Todd,
    Here's what your page looks like on my computer using FireFox 3.6
    CarbonTerry
    Semper Fi
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    • CarbonTerry
      Major General

      • Oct 2005
      • 2620

      #3
      Re: Website Review

      Checking your page load time results in 56 seconds with a 56K modem and 19 seconds on cable/dsl.
      Ideally under 20 secs @56K and 5sec with cable/dsl.
      Your photos have not been optimised for the web.
      CarbonTerry
      Semper Fi
      Still green...still mean......just not as lean

      Red Hawk Archery
      Zone 5 Photo
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      • toddpianoworks
        First Sergeant

        • May 2008
        • 75

        #4
        Re: Website Review

        Thanks, I will read those links regarding optimizing my pics for load time.

        I am not sure what to do about my header screwed up in FF. It looks fine in IE.

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        • toddpianoworks
          First Sergeant

          • May 2008
          • 75

          #5
          Re: Website Review

          For my header, I am using a font that isn't a basic one, so maybe that is making this issue. Also, would it help if, instead of making my header a text box in BV, I make it a .png or .jpg image instead?

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          • CarbonTerry
            Major General

            • Oct 2005
            • 2620

            #6
            Re: Website Review

            It's not working for me in IE8 either.
            Make the header slightly smaller and use a web friendly font.
            Alternately you can use the logo maker in BV.

            What is the page width of your pages?
            CarbonTerry
            Semper Fi
            Still green...still mean......just not as lean

            Red Hawk Archery
            Zone 5 Photo
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            • #7
              Re: Website Review

              Where did you find this follow me on face book icon? there so many you can use. Pick a better one please.

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              • #8
                Re: Website Review

                In firefox everything looks good at my end. Same in IE

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                • acejase
                  Sergeant Major

                  • Nov 2007
                  • 87

                  #9
                  Re: Website Review

                  ooooh i like your visitor counter to your website, i think i need that to, will have to look up how to do that. very nice pretty site too btw, i am stuck in slow mode(64kbps) as i gone over my cap(by one day), took me about 40 secs to get the piano pic to show, normally but guess it would be 13 times faster, havent been doing this for a while, basically a newbie myself but i like to look at what others are doing and commenting if i like the look, and i like. hope you dont mind me commenting.

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                  • zynath
                    Private

                    • Jun 2010
                    • 1

                    #10
                    Re: Website Review

                    www.*******.com

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                    • toddpianoworks
                      First Sergeant

                      • May 2008
                      • 75

                      #11
                      Re: Website Review

                      Okay, can you please check out the header once again, at the main page only. I want to be sure it works for everyone before I transfer it to all my other pages. I made the header a .jpg file.

                      Also, I have been playing with making my file sizes smaller so they load faster, however, when I make the size smaller I am sacrificing image quality and looks. Right now, if I make the size of the piano keys any smaller, it would start to look pixely.

                      I'll look and see if there's a program out there for fixing this.

                      Anyway, please let me know how the header looks this time, thanks!

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                      • CarbonTerry
                        Major General

                        • Oct 2005
                        • 2620

                        #12
                        Re: Website Review

                        Here's an optimized version of the keys. It's one-15th the size that you are currently using.
                        Also, here's your header at one half the size you are using.
                        CarbonTerry
                        Semper Fi
                        Still green...still mean......just not as lean

                        Red Hawk Archery
                        Zone 5 Photo
                        My USMC

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                        • CarbonTerry
                          Major General

                          • Oct 2005
                          • 2620

                          #13
                          Re: Website Review

                          You've got your page load time down to 65 seconds. Use the photos that I linked to and you will be much faster.
                          The keys photo might be a tad dark. Lighten it with the image tools in BV.
                          CarbonTerry
                          Semper Fi
                          Still green...still mean......just not as lean

                          Red Hawk Archery
                          Zone 5 Photo
                          My USMC

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                          • CarbonTerry
                            Major General

                            • Oct 2005
                            • 2620

                            #14
                            Re: Website Review

                            Tools photo @ 50% reduction.
                            I notice that you are using the "handles" on the photos to resize. It may effect the physical size but the electronic size remains the same.
                            I also degrades the image quality.
                            Piano photo @ 60% reduction.
                            Sanding Photo @ 75% reduction.
                            Tuning @ 65% reduction.
                            Clamp @ 75% reduction
                            CarbonTerry
                            Semper Fi
                            Still green...still mean......just not as lean

                            Red Hawk Archery
                            Zone 5 Photo
                            My USMC

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                            • CarbonTerry
                              Major General

                              • Oct 2005
                              • 2620

                              #15
                              Re: Website Review

                              Tension @ 75% reduction.

                              And...."Bob's your Uncle".......
                              CarbonTerry
                              Semper Fi
                              Still green...still mean......just not as lean

                              Red Hawk Archery
                              Zone 5 Photo
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