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| Thread ID: 33395 | 2003-05-15 04:31:00 | OT: How many Users Run a small businesses....... | stu140103 (137) | Press F1 |
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| 144313 | 2003-05-15 10:36:00 | > I run a small signwriting business as well as my full > time job. I haven't got a website, but am thinking > about getting one If you do, get in contact with me throw my website http://stuartw.orcon.net.nz I can do your website for a $1 a day or $30 a month. That includes Hosting, Domain name & more... |
stu140103 (137) | ||
| 144314 | 2003-05-15 10:47:00 | OOOH! OOOH! I'm going to be a pedantic S.O.A.B and get started on email circulations, taking this OT OT. They say 40% of emails sent are spam. I reckon a further 40% a useless, crap fowards that say things like "if you don't send this to 20 people in one hour, you'll die" and stupid things like that. I must've deleted hundreds of those, and look where I am now! :D (in case you didn't really get that, I'm not exactly having good luck that those emails promise). I think the other 20% of emails sent can be counted as "other", which includes valid emails. Anyway, I must say, for amateurs, we have really taken the website a hell of a long way (note to self: build a pictorial timeline of StudentNet, so it can be uploaded for you lot to see... it's amazing what little (but a lot, in a way) amounts of work can be achieved in... approaching two years. *Sheepish grin*. |
agent (30) | ||
| 144315 | 2003-05-15 13:19:00 | Yes & yes soon. Cheers Murray P |
Murray P (44) | ||
| 144316 | 2003-05-15 13:34:00 | Stu - basically - your website is crap, your design skills are non-existant, and your marketing methods leave a lot to be desired. I recommend - grow up a little more, gain some real-life experience, and leave the professionalism in this industry to the pros, until you have learned a few of the basics. Best wishes for the future. |
Greg S (201) | ||
| 144317 | 2003-05-15 22:05:00 | Greg!!! I don't think you need to be as brutally honest as that!! :O Whilst some people may secretly agree with your opinions I think with a little more imagination you could have got your point across a little more kindly and tactfully. ;-) Stu: if you want to be a successful web designer you have a lot of stiff competition out there and the going will be very tough unless you are damn good at what you do. There are plenty of examples of fantastic and beautiful websites and there are plenty of jolly awful ones as well. I have played around and made a few websites that do the job and look nice to me and the owners but I don't kid myself that they are anything special. My biggest stumbling block is having been at the back of the queue when the imagination and artistic genes ran out which is a real hindrance in this game. Like people mentioned in the other thread you need to present your work well - without spelling and grammar mistakes - and try the local businesses in your area. They are likely to be far less critical of your work than the people on this forum are. You are, after all, seeking the opinions of the experts here, both experienced web designers and surfers. ;-) |
Susan B (19) | ||
| 144318 | 2003-05-15 22:49:00 | IMHO the only people on this forum (to my knowledge) whose work is worthy of a fee are sal, nzliam, and Dyan. Having said that, i have seen a LOT worse work than stus offering put up as a "professionally built" site. .Clueless |
Clueless (181) | ||
| 144319 | 2003-05-15 23:20:00 | I'm with Susan on this one Stu might need more experience & mabe visit webmonkey a bit more. But this fourum is for helping not shooting each other down. Save that for talk back radio. Anyway yes I have a site www.ronsseacorner.co.nz It needs filling. It's not design I struggle with the most, but updating with good cotent to keep the site interesting |
Ron Bakker (356) | ||
| 144320 | 2003-05-16 02:14:00 | What can I say or what Cant I say . . . . . . . . . . . . :_| :_| :_| I might as well just forget about doing website Design & forget about helping on this forum . . . I was only trying to find some proper work!!!!! So I can learn more things etc . . . . . & Because I have never had a proper client before… . |
stu140103 (137) | ||
| 144321 | 2003-05-16 02:21:00 | Stu.. Don't be too disheartened. Your on your way, and should keep designing and upping your skills. Perhaps you made the mistake of presenting your work to a very fussy set of judges. As i said, i have seen much less professional work sold before now, but it's harsh out there, and standards are increasing daily. .Clueless |
Clueless (181) | ||
| 144322 | 2003-05-16 02:35:00 | Nice one Clueless. You have said exactly what I tried to say and have put it into words far better than I could. (I said I missed out on the imagination genes, didn't I? :p) | Susan B (19) | ||
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