reworked website

I have revamped our website due to some major hosting problems (NEVER NEVER DO BUSINESS WITH FORTUNE CITY/DOTSTER) and would like any suggestions good or bad as to how I can improve it. Tips on how to write a good blog would be especially welcome. I still have some minor tweaking to do as well as add a picture gallery. Thanks

www.dixonfarms.ca

Pros:  Easy to navigate, lots of photos, blogs, a link to steerplanet

Cons:  Too blockly, images could be resized a bit differently, lose the counters, bit too plain.


I be happy to help you out a bit if you would like.  You have a very good start.

Blog about anything!  It doesnt have to be cattle/farm related.  Be honest and emotional.  Blog about good food, or bad beer.  Blog about cows you wish you could own, or boots you love.  Blog about anything and everything.  Blog about the darn hat you hate, but keep on wearing.  Keep it fun, and emotional, and real.  People will come back and read it because they know its REAL, and entertaining! 

On the website, I agree with Jason.  Keep it simple, get rid of the counters, size the images so that people can actually SEE them, and a description on each image is nice as well!
Good luck!

Thanks for the suggestions. I was just trying out the different counters, so that is an easy change. 

Jason, I will contact you later.

Thanks

Jason said:

Pros:  Easy to navigate, lots of photos, blogs, a link to steerplanet

Cons:  Too blockly, images could be resized a bit differently, lose the counters, bit too plain.


I be happy to help you out a bit if you would like.  You have a very good start.

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Jason, since you are probably a pro at this, care to give me some feedback on 2 sites I built?  One is ours, and the other is a site for my uncle.  Ours is www.bluffcountrycattle.com and the other is www.reinangusfarm.com  Always looking for feedback from others  on this board as to what you like, dislike, or how we can improve it!  Plus, I know how it loads on my pc, but no idea on others.  I'm thick skinned, so don't hold back!! 

The only thing I see it needs is a bunch of big, stout Maine-Anjou cattle! ;D

bluffcountrycattle said:

Jason said:

Pros:  Easy to navigate, lots of photos, blogs, a link to steerplanet

Cons:  Too blockly, images could be resized a bit differently, lose the counters, bit too plain.


I be happy to help you out a bit if you would like.  You have a very good start.

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Jason, since you are probably a pro at this, care to give me some feedback on 2 sites I built?  One is ours, and the other is a site for my uncle.  Ours is www.bluffcountrycattle.com and the other is www.reinangusfarm.com  Always looking for feedback from others  on this board as to what you like, dislike, or how we can improve it!  Plus, I know how it loads on my pc, but no idea on others.  I'm thick skinned, so don't hold back!! 

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I was wondering how the slide show on my home page works on other computers as well, especially with dial up.

AAOK said:

The only thing I see it needs is a bunch of big, stout Maine-Anjou cattle! ;D

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send them up! Its been -20 degrees celsius give or take for the past few days, think those okie maines could take it?

bluffcountrycattle said:

Jason said:

Pros:  Easy to navigate, lots of photos, blogs, a link to steerplanet

Cons:  Too blockly, images could be resized a bit differently, lose the counters, bit too plain.


I be happy to help you out a bit if you would like.  You have a very good start.

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Jason, since you are probably a pro at this, care to give me some feedback on 2 sites I built?  One is ours, and the other is a site for my uncle.  Ours is www.bluffcountrycattle.com and the other is www.reinangusfarm.com  Always looking for feedback from others  on this board as to what you like, dislike, or how we can improve it!  Plus, I know how it loads on my pc, but no idea on others.  I'm thick skinned, so don't hold back!! 

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I like both, simple and clean.  I would still drop the counter.  Here is my reasoning.

1.  Not accurate, it tallies up even if you refresh page and doesn't show when you enter through a different page
2.  Low numbers may send the wrong message, "was the website just created?"
3.  It does nothing to show where your visitors are coming from.  Essential if you want to kn

Solution.... Google Analytics
1.  Sign up for a google account, free, easy, lots of cool apps
2.  Sign up for an analytics
3.  Enter in your website information and google will give you a script to install on your website
4.  Install the script just before the </body> tag on every page, or if you use a common footer, it can be installed once.
5.  Log in and see what you are missing.

If you need help, I can walk you through or install the script myself on your site.  Trust me, it's worth it.