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Re: Can anyone give me some web site design advice?
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Date: 
Mon, 6 Mar 2000 22:54:06 GMT
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Brad Hamilton wrote:

> (I orignally posted part of this on Lugnet.general, but was directed here)
> 
> Although I'm a programmer by trade, I actually blew off the whole web site
> thing until I really got the urge to share my LEGO creations.
> 
> With a little learning, I've managed to put together my site
> (http://members.home.net/bhamilto1/).
> 
> However, I still feel like I have a lot to learn.
> 
> - Do people actually read text and descriptions, or do you go right for the
> pictures?  I tend to be a picture person myself, but do get a lot of
> enjoyment when I occasionally read other peoples descriptions.

I usually go for images and if I like them I move on to the text. I'll read
building details and short stories. I only read the short stories when they are
what I think of as LEGO cartoons, pictures with two to three sentence subtitles
per picture.

> - Do people like to see the pictures organized by subject matter or just a
> raw image directory?

Organized. With thumbnails.

> - Do guest books make any sense?  I put one in a few weeks ago and about 150
> people have visited.  Only one person left anything in the guest book.

Eh, I am not that big on guest books. I rarely sign one. Email links are good.
If inspired I click on the email link.

> Does anyone have opinions/advice on these issues.  Any comments or
> suggestions on the layout of my site?
> 
> thanks



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(I orignally posted part of this on Lugnet.general, but was directed here) Although I'm a programmer by trade, I actually blew off the whole web site thing until I really got the urge to share my LEGO creations. With a little learning, I've managed (...) (27 years ago, 3-Mar-00, to lugnet.publish)

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