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Hi all,
I've been somewhat stressed and restless lately, so to keep my mind occupied I decided to redesign the layout of my hair progress site. You can view it by clicking on my avatar.
Opinions? Suggestions? Not all the pages are updated yet (and some probably won't be). Thanks for everyone's support. I really appreciate it. =)
-James
I still have the old pages backed up, so if everyone absolutely hates it, I can fix it. =) Hopefully it won't come to that, but nevertheless...
I think that the redesign looks great. It's been a while since I visited your site before, so I forget what the old design looked like, but the new one looks great. It makes me want to create my own long hair site.
--Mathew
Thanks, Matthew. Some parts of the old site are still there, so it isn't lost forever. =P
-James
Hey James
Your new layout and the site itself is tops! I even signed the guest book, and my signature is as rare as Lincolns! LOL
A+++++++++ great job!
Justin~
Hey, thanks, Justin! I saw that you signed the guest book and was very honored. =)
-James
Hi James,
Your site is looking GREAT! I have always admired your site, and now, it's looking even better. I signed your guestbook a couple of weeks ago, I ALMOST was the first one to sign, but DARN, grrrrr beat me to it!!!
I saw in your message that you have been feeling stressed and restless lately, I DO hope there is nothing too serious causing this, my best to you. Also, this would be a good time to say HAPPY EASTER to you.
My best regards,
David
Thank you very much, David! I appreciated the fact that you signed the guestbook. As far as stress and whatnot, it's mainly from classes and university in general. I've been changing around my minors and trying to decide if I really want to do government work (which I don't think I do anymore). And after almost making some very stupid decisions in my personal life last night, I now know that I have someone watching out for me. =)
Happy Easter to you as well!
-James
I never saw your old site, but the new one has a nice clean layout to it. If it were me, I'd make two changes:
1. Keep the same color and layout for consistency
2. Have an identical navigation bar on each page so site visitors can click from one page to the next without having to hit the back button or click on the little link at the bottom of the page to return to the home page.
But, overall, looks nice and from what others are saying, an excellent upgrade. Great idea to keep regular progress pics. Wish I did - mine were kind of sporadic.
I recently got a Wordpress blog which will archive my posts (see link below). It has several topics, but it could be just for hair. Plus, if you got one, you could keep it indefintely. It looks like your website is hosted by the school you're at. When you graduate, does your website stay up for a while?
My blog, with more pics and weird stuff
Thanks for the advice, Peter. I'll probably be changing things over slowly throughout the next couple weeks.
As far as keeping the website up, the university isn't exactly the best at deleting old sites after students graduate, but I'll probably move it to another host at that point regardless. It's here to stay, so don't worry about it disappearing anytime soon. =D
-James
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Hey James... I like the updated site! The pics seem to be, IMHO, indexed much better. Great looking hair, also!
--Rick
I appreciate it, Rick! That's one of the main reasons I'm switching things around. =)
-James
Hey I design web sites for a living and yours looks really good! you did a great job there, very clear and clean. Nice! Take care
Thanks, longhairedone! I may be picking up a summer gig as a web designer within the next few days, coincidentally. We'll see how that goes. =)
-James
Hi james, site is good mate.Try not to get to stressed, your a young guy, believe me, im 45 and still dont know 100% what i want in life,give yourself time to think your choices through,and your be fine.Good luck, Jonny H. uk.
Thanks, Jonny, for the compliments and the support. =)
-James
Looks really great James! It's so easy to find the exact progress photos when you want to.