One more look, please

OK, I think I am finally done fine tuning my zenfolio website. I think I incorporated the changes suggested by those that responded and I added keywords, captions and titles to the photos. I also submitted the site to the big 3 search engines (Google, Bing and Yahoo), but I understand it will take time for thier crawlers to work. I also had to put the "about" section on the opening page because Zenfolio recommends discriptive text on this page for search engine services--Once the services can index the key words, I can remove this and just have it on it's own page.


So I am asking all of you to take one more look and tell me what you think. I figure if it looks good to your discerning eyes, then it should look good to the general public.


Here it is: http://rwilliamsimaging.com/


Your time and comments are appreciated.


Bob

Good work Bob! Beautiful images, I enjoyed looking through them.

Thanks for looking Joel

Hi Bob -


You have worked so incredibly hard on this website and I must say for the most part, your hard work and dedication has paid off! I really, really like it alot more now than a few days ago! The changes you have made are clear improvements!


But ...


I hope I am not the bearer of bad news but I think there may be a few glitches, I am not sure! I only took a quick look and did not go into all the galleries and hit the "buy" button, only the balloons & nighttime. When I go into the nighttime gallery and see the 6 photos and click "buy" there, a screen comes up that gives me a choice of prints, downloads, showcase and I get the same thing when I clicked on two different nighttime photos. When I go into balloons and see the 13 photos & click "buy", I do not get the same screen as in the nighttime gallery. Instead I get a screen that is pretty much asking me what quantity I want of each size. So from here, what if I entered (3) 4x5's, (3) 4x6's and (7) 5x7's, how would it know which photo I wanted in each size selected?? And what if I entered less than a total qty. of 13?


Your site looks absolutely fantastic but I think you should go thru every link that you are providing and make sure it comes up as you planned for it to. I think every gallery should lead to the same options once you click on them and then on an idividual photo.


I hope what I typed makes sense & doesn't sound too negative because believe me that is not how I intended for it to sound. When and if I ever get one up & running, with your permission, I would love to use your site as my model without making it too exact so I don't infringe on any copyright issues! Since my photos will never be as good as yours, I don't think we have anything to worry about there!! [:P]

Denise

Bob





[Y][Y] Well done from what I have seen

Thanks for looking again Denise and offering valuable feedback.


1. I limited the size selection for the "Balloons Gallery" because many of those shots were taken with my 400 D and Ijust don't think they would look good enlarged beyond 10X12. So the balllons actually have a different product list


2. The price/product listing you see on the Gallery and Print pages are actually "featured" products but more is offered if you hit the buy button or the "all products" button---Not sure I like this yet, I too think it might be a little confusing.


3. One thing that does concern me is that if you hit the buy button while on a gallery page, you will order one of everything---which would be great to feed my equipment habit, but I am not sure potential customers would be happy with it. However, once the purchase page comes up, this is very clear and very easy to delet those unwanted shots.

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I hope what I typed makes sense & doesn't sound too negative

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Yes, It does makes perfect sense, and no, it doesn't sound negative at all, in fact it was very constructive and appreciated.


So, I checked and everything is working as designed, now the question is "is the design correct? [^o)].


Thanks again for the Look,


Bob

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Thanks for the look andencouragement HD

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However, once the purchase page comes up, this is very clear and very easy to delet those unwanted shots.

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I didn't go that far, maybe I should have and I would have seen all is good!

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So, I checked and everything is working as designed, now the question is "is the design correct?

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And the answer is yes, very much so!! You have really done an awesome job and it was great watching it all transpire!

Denise

Thanks Denise,

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I am proud of it, But I have to give much of the credit to those who helped me, inlcuding you, other members of the TDP, my wife, and of course That poor Zenfolio Tech rep that I beat up with emails and stupid questions until wee hours of the morning (Literally)


Thanks Again,


Bob

Hi Bob, beautifully laid out site. One thing that took me a while to figure out is that your site is not loading though Firefox. I had to copy/paste your link to Explorer to finally view its contents.


Good luck!

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Hi Bob, beautifully laid out site. One thing that took me a while to figure out is that your site is not loading though Firefox. I had to copy/paste your link to Explorer to finally view its contents.


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Thats good info, Ill have to download firefox and see whats going on---Thanks


Bob

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Hi Bob, beautifully laid out site. One thing that took me a while to figure out is that your site is not loading though Firefox. I had to copy/paste your link to Explorer to finally view its contents.


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Thats good info, Ill have to download firefox and see whats going on---Thanks


Bob

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Delta, I downloaded and installed FIreFox and the page seemed to work great, better/faster than Internet Explorer 8. The only thing extra I had to do was install Adobe Flash so that the slide show would work.


Now I have to decide which Browser,


Bob

Hi Bob,


I am getting a later start than I wanted today, so I'll look atthe websitein more depth later, but quickly I had two comments:

• In the past I thought you were going for a balance of "viewing for friends" and "commercial." With prices ("featured products") now listed on every gallery and individual print page, it is beginning to feel more "commercial."
• Similar to one of Denise's comments, but the not all of the "featured products" listed next to the photo page are available once you click "buy." After playing with this a bit, I figured out that I had to hit the "back to all products" button and then you could make a selection and it would be available. But this is not too intuitive. It may be better to have the "buy" button go to the "product categories" section instead of the "medium/large print" selection. Or you could have all products on a single list.

Overall, it is very impressive.


As I said, I'll try to look more tonight or tomorrow.


Brant

Brant


Again, Great Info and thanks for the look.

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[*]In the past I thought you were going for a balance of "viewing for friends" and "commercial." With prices ("featured products") now listed on every gallery and individual print page, it is beginning to feel more "commercial."

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Your right, It just kind of evolved that way---I fiqured friends could forgive any errors in design, where as potential customers probably would not---So I went with the commercial feel. I am also planning on adding a gallery or two that is only visable to family, friends or specific customers.

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[*]Similar to one of Denise's comments, but the not all of the "featured products" listed next to the photo page are available once you click "buy." After playing with this a bit, I figured out that I had to hit the "back to all products" button and then you could make a selection and it would be available. But this is not too intuitive. It may be better to have the "buy" button go to the "product categories" section instead of the "medium/large print" selection. Or you could have all products on a single list.

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Again, you and Denise are correct, the Buy side of the page is less than intuitive---I think I confused the issue with the "featured products" section which is easily removed. I may also eliminate the photos that require smaller prints and therefore be able to eliminate the second "smal print" price list------


What do you guys think?


As Always, I appreciate the detailed feedback.


Bob

Here we go again:


I simplified the price lists and removed the "featured Products".


I also discovered that MPIX won

Great job Bob! I love it. Compelled to by a print (if i wasn

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Great job Bob! I love it. Compelled to by a print (if i wasn't broke from buying new lenses)!


Thanks for sharing!


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Thanks Paul, for the encouraging words and the comments on the page


Bob

Bob,


I saw the glitch you mention, (it seems that the first time you go to "all products" but each subsequent time it routes you back to the the last products page you were viewing). But I didn

Bob,


Site looks great - nice portfolio - my only suggestion would be to change the font - it looks like you have Times New Roman possibly. I find that dates the design. Try a newer style font maybe - IMO.


MattG

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After you have moved yourself up the google/search engine list, I know you are planning on removing the "about you" stuff from the first page. I'd still keep an introduction of some kind, and you could play with having it above, below or split above/below the slideshow.....but that is very minor. Another minor thing is that your font is slightly different on the "purchase" page than the others. It is all white/bolded (?) vs a more subtle gray color.

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Thanks for the look-see Brant, I do want to reduce the amount of text on the opening page, and I will probably go with a brief Welcome message, But I need to wait a few weeks for the search engines to really "crawl" the site---also, I fixed the purchase page, it should be closer to the other text now.


Thanks again for the look and the suggestions.


bob

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Bob,


Site looks great - nice portfolio - my only suggestion would be to change the font - it looks like you have Times New Roman possibly. I find that dates the design. Try a newer style font maybe - IMO.


MattG

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Matt, Solid Suggestion, Actually this is a Baskerville font but very similar to Times New Roman. Since I am old and dated [:S], I am absolutely clueless about graphic design---due you have any suggestions for a more updatedfont taht would suit my site????


Thanks, Bob