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Donkey
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New Page Critique - 7/10/2007 9:11:01
Not being a full time professional I am updating my main website a bit at a time, so I don't need a critique of the whole site yet as I know a good proportion is not valid and badly coded - some even uses frames (shock, horror) but it all works OK and eventually it will be sorted out.
This page How to Clean Decking is meant as a useful information page but also a potential landing page for the site. So apart from any comments about the construction, style, typos etc. I am also looking for feedback about how easy to understand the instructions are and advice on how to optimise the page better as a landing page for people interested in cleaning decking.
I have already started looking for relevant companies to give me reciprocal links to the page.
My intention is to create several similar pages "how to clean carpets", "how to clean ovens" etc. so any help in getting this right at this stage would be greatly appreciated.
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rdouglass
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RE: New Page Critique - 7/10/2007 9:45:12
I liked it. Clean interface, just the right amount of content, and good flow thru the article.
Nice page with good content. I read the whole thing with actual interest, but was left looking for a pic of the completed cleaning.
Other than that, I thougt it quite nice.
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RE: New Page Critique - 7/10/2007 13:43:14
looks good but the monster logo is a bit small. also for your skip links where you have the link to column 2 you need to say what's there (i.e. main content) otherwise it's a skip into the unknown!!
also have you tried a slight background colour - quite a neutral, low saturation, behind the right hand column? otherwise it fights a little with the column 2 (woo hoo) for focus
your links are the same colour as your text colour!
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Larry M.
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RE: New Page Critique - 7/12/2007 21:59:13
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Steam Cleaning decking using a Monster Pressurised dry steam cleaner uses far less water than a pressure washer. This means it is better for the environment, cheaper for your water bill, and far less messy
A marketing thought for inclusion in above from the been there, done that really high water pressure washer guy:
(if it's true) "with a Monster Steam Cleaner, unlike a pressure washer, you eliminate (minimize) the risk of damaging the wood - the Monstor cleaning process is all but non invasive (or something to that effect). It actually restores your wood decking, yada, yada."
The school of hard knocks: (1) pay $1400 for a Honda 13 HP 3000 psi pressure washer with super-dooper ocillating head, (2) really, really, really pressure wash dirty, but otherwise OK deck, (3) stand back to admire work, (4) arrange to have deck replaced, (5) pay contractor $9500 for new deck, and (6) place classified selling almost new pressure washer cheap.
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Nicole
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RE: New Page Critique - 7/13/2007 5:13:08
Hi Donkey,
Personal preference only I guess, but I prefer links to become bolder or underlined when hovered over, not become fainter. I also think that the main heading should be bigger and/or bolder, and it should be the darker colour. The less improtant sub-heading should be the lighter colour.
I also realise you've optimised the site for 1024x768 and probably haven't considered 800x600 users, (I haven't seen the stats lately but it must be getting close to not consider that resolution), but the skip link to the second meaning will have no meaning for users of 800x600 as the two columns drop underneath each other.
I increased text size also thinking that the columns might drop under each other, but they don't - but the image captions start to become obscured by the images in the "Recommended Procedure" section.
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treetopsranch
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RE: New Page Critique - 7/13/2007 9:05:15
Looks good in real 800 x 600 resolution.
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Printable Version 
I must admit though that it seems a bit more complicated than what I went through. 
. BTW what is the British spelling of "Reccomended" anyway?