Plan for Lee-Orr Orbach

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Chris Labombard   (Jun 13, 2005 at 18:55 GMT)

You should post this to your last .plan instead of making another one, and delete this one.

Lee-Orr Orbach   (Jun 13, 2005 at 19:35 GMT)

I can't, delete it, didn't find the button.

Michael \"Evic\" Wales   (Jun 14, 2005 at 04:10 GMT)

Just a couple of comments from a professional web designer/programmer:

1) Your website does have errors, 4 of them to be exact.
- There is no !DOCTYPE defined.
- You are using 3 proprietary attributes in the frameset tag (frameborder, border, and framespacing). Might want to shoot for some CSS to make it standards-compliant.

2) There is absolutely no reason for this site to have been designed in Flash. You are severely inhibiting your own traffic levels by doing this.

3) It's very hard to click your "links." Never ever use text for a link in flash. Make a square button the same colors as the text's background and place it behind your text - use it for the link and simply place the text on top of that "transparent" square button.

4) It's very hard to read the content of your website (or lack thereof) due to the color selection and the font. Use normal, readable fonts, such as Verdana, Times New Roman, Arial, etc. Also, there must be contrast between the background and the font color.

5) On the first panel of your website (the Home panel) there is text that reads "Golden Dragon News" and under that you have a small little blurb that reads "We are proud to present..." Proud to present what? No clue...

6) Free hosting is not a good solution for web hosting. I encourage you to visit some hosting companies and find a plan that fits your needs and purchase a domain name. I have always had good experience with Deafening-urge (http://www.deafening-urge.net/) although I haven't used them for my past few websites due to the server intensive nature of my recent work. They could easily serve your needs though, and at an excellent price with the best Tech Support found online in any industry, period. Another possibility is Globat (www.globat.com) which I personally use for my various server-intensive websites.

All in all, I say you were very premature in mentioning the release of this website. Is does nothing to increase the appeal of your company or to even provide us with further information on your company. It's very unprofessional in appearance and my first thought is "14 year old in his parent's basement."

I'm not trying to poke fun at you, or start a flame or anything. I am simply giving you a professional's opinion on what should be a very professional and informative portion of your PR strategy. Your website is often times the first thing people see of your company, and on average you have less than 4 seconds to create interest in the user's mind. If you don't provide them with some reason to click on a link in those first 4 seconds, they simply won't do it.

I encourage you to look over some of the information on the Internet about web design, particularly color theory and quick, first impressions (the "Reverse 6 View Pattern" especially).

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