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[Smiling Buddha]

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Suggest you download Linda's Metatag controller contribution.
It's brilliant! Very Versatile.
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Still love the background and the Animated Gif's
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Jeff.

Great minds think alike! I'm in the process of installing it now...

[Max40]

Ever time I see a website black or bright back grounds they remind me of sex sites. And I then think that the site is going to be seedy and click out
beforer the page finishes loading.

Keep trying , its the only way you become a better designer,

I always check out other website who have the same theme to get
ideas and then come up with a totally new theme.


GOOD lLUCK

Max

[Smiling Buddha]

I do know what you mean. I did do a search for similar sites but they were either badly designed or had a similar type background. Also, it's the kind of background the owner wants so kind of got my hands tied.

I'm still trying to think of a compromise though...

[Max40]

Classic situation to be in.
Client doesn't listen, a friend tells him the website sucks.
He then tries to get you to redesign for free, you so no-way.
Then he tries to move onto another designer.

On sites with client imput, I let then know from the begining that any changes
with "their design" will be charged.

You can push a donkey to water but you can't make him drink.
The worst part is that the design refects on our design ability.
So now I do not place my link on the very fine designs.

regards

Max

[Smiling Buddha]

oh yes...

[PaddyLong]

hehe.. when I was doing a website during the summer... there was this section that was like anual events with a list of all the months as links. my boss said "can you make it say 'events happening by months'" (she wanted that in the "breadcrumb") I said I didn't really think it was necesary and she was like "excuse me?? I guess you're in charge here then" with all this attitude. In the end I did as she asked... it's not my website after all :roll: .

[Max40]

hahaha

I had a client that sat behind me for the whole design, 4 weeks.
It started as one thing ended as another.

First it was all about his model Girlfriend, then we added gyms, movie
reviews, fashion, cosmatics etc etc etc etc and I mean etc
And a 10% discount card in the end. Discount on what I still do not know.

In the end I had to ask him to find another designer, it was just toooooooo
painful. The design was a shocker!!!!!

Max
8)

[Smiling Buddha]

...and a client at the moment wants to know why they aren't innudated with orders. I guess I'm supposed to advertise it too. And check all search engines every week for their listings. And all for the one-off design and production fee :? :shock:

I try to convince them to pay a regular maintainance and update fee to take care of all that, but no they won't have any of that. The amount of work I end up doing I might as well take over their store and run it myself. After all that's how it feels sometimes. And yes, of course they keep all the profit :!:

[Max40]

that's the one that kills me.
Why is my store not selling. doe"

When I ask them if they advertize, answer is no.
I ask them what They want me to do? Answer is I am not sure.

Being paid, not my problem as far as I am concerned. If I was getting a commission then I might do a email newsletter.

Max

[lyphagroup]

HEY

how the hell did u edit the layout of the original 'in a box'

is there some software that can do that?
or did u do that all by hand/ ? :roll:

[Smiling Buddha]

Editing the column left and write boxes, the style sheet and some hand coding html.

Took forever :!:

and the client is still complaining. They now want to add a service with a fill in form...any ideas of an easy way to do that :?: