Review Request : vectorbytez.com

Could you please review at least three sites before asking for a review. Thanks.
-dk

sure can _dk, my apologies. i did nt know the protocol

Welcome to TWF djhals,
A good place to check for errors is w3c.org (can check html, xhtml and css)
some of the main errors in your code are things like, doc tag should be the very first tag on the page (you have it in the head section)
your using a HTML doc tag but your using some XHTML tags (last two meta tags have /> at the end, should just be >)
style sheets could be in one set of tags (not a fault) and the javascript tag should have type="text/javascript" the language bit was phased out
you have , the end center tag should be after that tables end tag
there is another one of these further down as well
another thing your doing is using double font tags around links, you could use none (use CSS instead) or just use one. you have class="main" on some links but didnt see the 'main' class in your style sheets.
few more errors so might pay to validate the code to find them all, because you have some common errors you will get a LOT of errors, fix the first few errors mentioned (save) then retest to give the next few and repeat until all gone, otherwise your start wondering where the error is they mentioned when the cause is a tag mentioned before (like a missing end tag)

your links and iframe arent working in IE5, guess would be the errors, fix them and should be ok

I personally think that you need a much stronger logo, right now it's blending in with all the other stuff at the top and being overpowered by the Help thingy.

Why are you using that iframe? If the site is viewed at 800*600 the bottom of the scroll area is off screen and so you have to scroll on the main browser to then scroll on the iframe.

Don't use css and then have font tags, everything should be controlled within the stylesheet. In the iframe section you have specified ariel for the heading but the rest is left as default and shows up as TNR which looks awful on screen!

On the navigation it looks cut off as the table border doesn't appear on the right hand side and where the iframe is slightly longer than the nav there is an extra bit of grey under the nav table.

You also have some unclosed tags for the links to zonelabs & housecall as you don't have the closing you should also have these opening up in a new window as they are external links.

Probably the best way to start to get browser compatible is to clean up the code, validate the code and fix the errors and I would personally remove the iframe as I don't think it does any favours for the site.

Good start though

WOW,
Thank you guys. I have alot to learn yet. But atleast now i know where to start. the reason i used the iframe was for simplicity. one main page not numerous pages , i thought i would just have to make content pages and not new pGES ( LINKS and ALL ) a mistake i can see now. and as far as the DOC type goes i went to WC# and they did find it a fatal error. Not a shock to me.. I know i have tons of errors. I hope to correct them tonight into tommorow. please go visit again sometime if you like. Any recommendations are welcomed (begging) thanks again to you.

rather than using an iframe to avoid having to make links and navigation etc. on each page, try using server-side includes which will enable you to insert a HTML file (your nav) into every page and then when you update the navigation HTML file, it'll change on each page where the SSI is. Worth a go!

Thanks Davey,

I am rather new to html and not quite sure how SSI works or how to implement it. Is it hard to setup, something to check into. Thank you.

Everything that I was going to suggest has already been said. I will repeat this though....Definately loose the iframe.

It wouldn't be so bad but on many of the pages, you have to scroll horizontally and vertically with the iframe while you are reading the content. (800 X 600)

BTW, lots of good info there.

OK I am certainly not an expert reviewer but am trying to review three websites before requesting a review myself.

I found your website was a bit slow, not sure if it is my connection or yours.. but it took pages 2 seconds to download sometimes.

For this page: http://www.vectorbytez.com/steakware.html I get a dead link.

I really liked your concept. You might want to expand a bit on your Frequently Asked Questions, unless you want to receive tons of emails. Clicking on the register link gave me some weird language (I am german so it is not German or English!)I s it possible to get that text in english?

The contact form is submitted using email, I would recommend that you post an email address instead or make it so that your server emails you the message.

Daniel

I see you have changed the site! Much better but a few things I'm not so sure about:

The flash thing gives some needed colour to the page but gets very annoying after a short time and takes up valuable space at the top of the page. I personally would have a more colourful, interesting logo instead.

The 'About Us' section changes much too quickly before you can read it, I think it would be better to have one of the paragraphs with a link to read more on another page.

The link you have 'Terms' I thought was going to be the terms of using the site! I would change it to say Glossary

Much better

The glossary is temporary. I am using everyones suggestions and trying to brighten it up some and i have to redo the pages into CSS style i think thats the correct term. i tried to use a web validator at WC3 and it gave me 51 errors. a few i have no clue on. My meta tags were and are still wrong because i have not the first clue as how to fix them. Thank you again for looking and i think i shall have the site almost done in 2 days..

Here is a small list of things that need changing as per the validator:

Your meta tags have a "/" at the end of them. Remove that. The slash is for sites with the XHTML Doctype. You are using the HTML Doctype.
For example, change
http://www.netcorridor.com"/>
to
http://www.netcorridor.com">

In the body tag, take out what I have bolded.
vLink="#000000" aLink="#000000" link="#000000" text="#000000">

On the errors where you see, "required attribute "ALT" not specified", make sure you add either
alt="place your alt text here"
or if you don't want alt text to show up put
alt="" with no text.

That surely won't get rid of all your errors but it's a start.

i removed the vlink ETC in the body and the forwards in my metas as well as added text to my images. it cleared up a bunch of things.Thank you alot.

Where did you come up with those meta tags? It looks like you are using some sort of generator. Do your meta tags like so and see if that fixes that error you have with your tag:

your title here

Make sure that anytime you use a width and height for an image that is it formatted with the "" around the value.
---> width="100" height="50"
And these too --> leftMargin="0" and border="0"

You are getting there.

I think you've got a really good start here. The overall layout is nice looking and well put together. The curves add a lot of interest and most importantly, they're done consistently throughout. Youv'e got a good colour scheme and consistent use of it. You do need a good logo though (as mentioned) - it might be a good idea to hire someone to design one for you. If that's not an option the easiest thing to do is to find a unique font and use it to make a graphic of your site title. You could also add a little piece of clip-art or a dingbat to spice it up. It might be a good idea in your case to use a contrasting colour in your logo, just to draw some attention to it and provide contrast.

One thing I"m not sure about here is the flash. It's very low contrast and IMO not very interesting. I would replace that with a row of stock photos.

Another thing that seems to need work here is your navbars. There are three here, (two at the top, repeated at the bottom, plus the left side). What I'm confused about is why some elements repeat on the left and lower top menu, but some don't. Also make sure that the font sizes on the left side are all the same.

Overall a good start - just needs a few small refinements

i did get a meta tag generator after i couldnt resolve the issues with what i had, and yes i am adding the "" into my images and before and after the #FFFFFF. i had no ideas that they mattered. or that i needed to add a ALT choice for my images inces they cant be seen. WOW i have been stunned for 7 days, i have more respect for you guys now then i did before. i have ALOT to learn.

Quote: Originally posted by djhals
Please review my site. I know it has a ton of errors and i am searching for fixes like its not multi browser compatible and probably has a ton more errors. i am a beginner and i want to learn so please be truthfull but kind.

http://www.vectorbytez.com

You stole my design from http://www.w3templates.com/ Please remove it. If you wont remove it then at least PLEASE remove my tracking javascript, your website is messing up my logs: http://extremetracking.com/open;ref1?login=w3temps

Oooooh, ouch!
Hehehe, you were saying that you had more to learn...And I thought that design was a little too good for a beginner!

Anyways, I'm sure we've all attempted to make designs based upon stuff we've seen on the web (not everyone's taken code directly though), my advice is start from the start rather than try to use what other people have done. Get a book, go on a course - learn the subject from the ground-up...We'll be here to help all the way!

very informative site, but I didn't like the layout

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Typo?

Although the design looks techy and fits the purpose of the site, I don't really like it. There's just something not right about it...

Your content text is centered, have it justified or left aligned.

The text on the site is also too small, make it bigger.