thewooleymammoth Posted February 12, 2010 Share Posted February 12, 2010 My dad owns a plumbing business, and due to the economy turding out. business is pretty slow. He wants to try some advertising with google. I made him a fairly quick site 6 hours(ish). Before i continue, i wanted to know if you guys thought it was a little too corny. http://robertsplumbing.ericwooley.com There is also going to be a slideshow in the lower left of job site pictures. Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/191848-too-cheesy-lookin/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
abazoskib Posted February 12, 2010 Share Posted February 12, 2010 try some anti aliasing on the main logo to clean up the text edges. also soften up the "page" border. its too contrasting and doesnt flow well. "Speak directly with a plumber"? Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/191848-too-cheesy-lookin/#findComment-1011209 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zane Posted February 12, 2010 Share Posted February 12, 2010 My dad owns a plumbing business, and due to the economy turding out. business is pretty slow. He wants to try some advertising with google. I made him a fairly quick site 6 hours(ish). Your dad the plumber is literally going down the gutter; so you decided to make him a website. Before I clicked on the link to the website I was expecting to at least see one piece of PVC pipe somewhere on the page, perhaps a toilet, maybe even Mario and Luigi. Instead.. I'm shown this "creative" display of pipe cutters (that when reduced to a favicon, looks like a marijuana leaf) above .... a bunch of words. What did the words say? I don't know.. they weren't displayed in such a way that seemed important, but I do know you dad is perfectly capable of arranging pipe cutters. i wanted to know if you guys thought it was a little too corny. Yes. There is also going to be a slideshow in the lower left of job site pictures. I think it would be better if the whole thing was a slideshow.. honestly. I hope I was able to provide some insight...even if I didn't have anything positive to say. Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/191848-too-cheesy-lookin/#findComment-1011221 Share on other sites More sharing options...
greenbizkit33 Posted February 12, 2010 Share Posted February 12, 2010 its gets the job done Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/191848-too-cheesy-lookin/#findComment-1011385 Share on other sites More sharing options...
thewooleymammoth Posted February 12, 2010 Author Share Posted February 12, 2010 My dad owns a plumbing business, and due to the economy turding out. business is pretty slow. He wants to try some advertising with google. I made him a fairly quick site 6 hours(ish). Your dad the plumber is literally going down the gutter; so you decided to make him a website. Before I clicked on the link to the website I was expecting to at least see one piece of PVC pipe somewhere on the page, perhaps a toilet, maybe even Mario and Luigi. Instead.. I'm shown this "creative" display of pipe cutters (that when reduced to a favicon, looks like a marijuana leaf) above .... a bunch of words. What did the words say? I don't know.. they weren't displayed in such a way that seemed important, but I do know you dad is perfectly capable of arranging pipe cutters. i wanted to know if you guys thought it was a little too corny. Yes. There is also going to be a slideshow in the lower left of job site pictures. I think it would be better if the whole thing was a slideshow.. honestly. I hope I was able to provide some insight...even if I didn't have anything positive to say. you actually came off as a bit angry... havin a bad day? JK thanks for the input, Im gonna work on the graphics a little bit and do the slideshow and put it up. Ill then redo it and make a better one, thats less cheesy. Cause he needs one asap for his advertising. He isnt really goin down the toilet, but business isnt booming like it was. So he's just try to broaden his advertising a bit. I cant tell if you litterally mean you want the whole thing to be a slide show... or you were being sarcastic? Also keep in mind that he doesnt want a real complicated design. Just something that lets people know what he does and where. In his experience with yellowbook ads and other advertising, if people see too much they dont care. They just want what kind of plumbing he does and if he close enough to their area. So im trying to keep it as simple as possible. Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/191848-too-cheesy-lookin/#findComment-1011422 Share on other sites More sharing options...
abazoskib Posted February 12, 2010 Share Posted February 12, 2010 if i were you i'd put his picture on there somewhere with a quote(real or made up) about what he thinks of his services, or any guarantees, etc. from a business standpoint people love to put a face to a company name, and it could really help sales. i would also put up some testimonials, by asking customers who have been satisfied with his work to write a small paragraph about what they thought of the work. Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/191848-too-cheesy-lookin/#findComment-1011483 Share on other sites More sharing options...
thewooleymammoth Posted February 13, 2010 Author Share Posted February 13, 2010 great ideas, the slideshow pictures will have him in all the pictures. for the next website i am in the works on, ill integrate his face into the Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/191848-too-cheesy-lookin/#findComment-1011596 Share on other sites More sharing options...
thewooleymammoth Posted February 14, 2010 Author Share Posted February 14, 2010 would something like that look a little better? It would have a white tile looking repeating background behind it. [attachment deleted by admin] Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/191848-too-cheesy-lookin/#findComment-1011990 Share on other sites More sharing options...
thewooleymammoth Posted February 14, 2010 Author Share Posted February 14, 2010 I went ahead and created it. http://robertsplumbing.ericwooley.com Slideshow will come soon. thanks for the help Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/191848-too-cheesy-lookin/#findComment-1012014 Share on other sites More sharing options...
greenbizkit33 Posted February 14, 2010 Share Posted February 14, 2010 i dont have an artist side, but the thick border does not look good to me. i think it has been mention, but maybe create a better plumbing feel... i would not mind seeing this robert guy that i am not thinking about hiring, maybe like on the left side of the logo Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/191848-too-cheesy-lookin/#findComment-1012287 Share on other sites More sharing options...
thewooleymammoth Posted March 25, 2010 Author Share Posted March 25, 2010 Completely different looking now. still gonna be a paragraph under the picture to make the heights line up. http://robertsplumbing.ericwooley.com Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/191848-too-cheesy-lookin/#findComment-1031810 Share on other sites More sharing options...
abazoskib Posted March 26, 2010 Share Posted March 26, 2010 I like it. Good job! Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/191848-too-cheesy-lookin/#findComment-1032052 Share on other sites More sharing options...
xcandiottix Posted March 26, 2010 Share Posted March 26, 2010 For what it is, I think it's pretty good... you don't really need much. Maybe a slideshow of comments? You know.. like some sites have that: "We called and he was fast and did the job right!" Stephanie from Encino ... other then that it's fine. Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/191848-too-cheesy-lookin/#findComment-1032064 Share on other sites More sharing options...
thewooleymammoth Posted March 26, 2010 Author Share Posted March 26, 2010 some testimonials. Good idea. i will see what he thinks of that. thanks for the input. Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/191848-too-cheesy-lookin/#findComment-1032088 Share on other sites More sharing options...
seventheyejosh Posted March 29, 2010 Share Posted March 29, 2010 I don't like the rollover on the phone number, and if you're gonna have the mail to link, it should just be wrapped around some text such as 'Contact Us' or something along those lines. Without having an address like contact@x.com, it just seems strange. Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/191848-too-cheesy-lookin/#findComment-1033787 Share on other sites More sharing options...
thewooleymammoth Posted March 30, 2010 Author Share Posted March 30, 2010 you have a great point, however i am 1 step ahead, i am writing the code right now so it will act like the contact link works on my site http://ericwooley.com So you can email from inside the page. Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/191848-too-cheesy-lookin/#findComment-1033922 Share on other sites More sharing options...
lAZLf Posted April 1, 2010 Share Posted April 1, 2010 Layout wise, it's not bad imo. I would change the logo to something simpler. Perhaps in white and using the Arial font? As someone else said, soften up the borders. And lastly, I would change the background to something smoother. Maybe just a gradient, or a solid color. Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/191848-too-cheesy-lookin/#findComment-1035312 Share on other sites More sharing options...
shlumph Posted April 1, 2010 Share Posted April 1, 2010 I think with lighter box shadows, and a better banner for "Roberts Plumbing" at the top, and it'd look pretty good. Other than that, I think it's fine for what it is (basically just an advertisement). Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/191848-too-cheesy-lookin/#findComment-1035356 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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