web designer recommendations?

dragon · Mar 24, 2009

Looking for a Designer & Coder for a project.

Need the website designed and coded so it can take credit cards via google checkout(all on-site) and a forum customised to fit into the site design, along with a few other things. Possibly a logo also.

Please pm or email
matt **@** essentiallybusiness **dot** com

Or if theres someone you would recommend let me know!

domainseller200 · Mar 25, 2009

Website Designer with the Effective Touch - Effective Website Design for your Company

They look very professional and to be using all the up to date techniques - look at their portfolio

dragon · Mar 25, 2009

Thanks

Gotta be a few more designers people have used and can recommend?

denchomsky · Mar 25, 2009

domainseller200 said:
They look very professional and to be using all the up to date techniques - look at their portfolio

Sorry I disagree I think there website looks awful, and they are using out of date techniques + not SEO friendly, and there portfolio is basically a couple of pretty poor designs used over again with slight changes. (My opinion)

I have a small web design/development company, PM me With a brief Dragon and I can give you a Estimate.

bensd · Mar 25, 2009

domainseller200 said:
They look very professional and to be using all the up to date techniques - look at their portfolio

denchomsky said:
Sorry I disagree I think there website looks awful, and they are using out of date techniques + not SEO friendly, and there portfolio is basically a couple of pretty poor designs used over again with slight changes. (My opinion)

I think Frank was being sarcastic

denchomsky · Mar 25, 2009

bensd said:
I think Frank was being sarcastic

? maybe, if so not very helpful to Dragon.

The frightening thing is if you look at the contact page he says he is almost fully booked for 2009!

dragon · Mar 25, 2009

Damn Frank and his sarcasm you never can tell lol

Will send you a pm Denchomsky

domainseller200 · Mar 25, 2009

lol sorry guys it was 100% saracasm - I would have thought that my reference to their portfolio would have made you realise lol !

denchomsky · Mar 25, 2009

domainseller200 said:
lol sorry guys it was 100% saracasm - I would have thought that my reference to their portfolio would have made you realise lol !

, phew glad you were being sarcastic! but can you believe he is nearly fully booked for 2009, just goes to show that there are clients out there that are impressed with his portfolio, maybe I should move to Devon?

retired_member11 · Mar 25, 2009

but they are UKWDA.

dragon · Mar 25, 2009

would be funny if they found this thread!

Jeewhizz · Mar 25, 2009

argonaut said:
but they are UKWDA.

CJB · Mar 25, 2009

denchomsky said:
Sorry I disagree I think there website looks awful, and they are using out of date techniques + not SEO friendly, and there portfolio is basically a couple of pretty poor designs used over again with slight changes. (My opinion)

Granted the designs are very basic but I wouldn't say they weren't SEO friendly.
Take a look at this site they designed:
Good Life - Site Map

denchomsky · Mar 25, 2009

CJB said:
Granted the designs are very basic but I wouldn't say they weren't SEO friendly.
Take a look at this site they designed:
Good Life - Site Map

Granted there is certainly lots of relevant text on that site, there is no h1 tag though, this is quite important for google indexing.

Also all the layout is done with tables, tables are not really supposed to be used for layout unless it is tabular data.

My comments were made in relation to what turned out to be sarcastic comments, design is subjective, but i have taught myself semantic, standards compliant, well structured (x)html, some people aren't really bothered about this and just want a cheap job, but if sites are built properly they are more future proof when browser versions are updated, and in the long run it will save the client money.

CJB · Mar 25, 2009

denchomsky said:
Granted there is certainly lots of relevant text on that site, there is no h1 tag though, this is quite important for google indexing.

Also all the layout is done with tables, tables are not really supposed to be used for layout unless it is tabular data.

My comments were made in relation to what turned out to be sarcastic comments, design is subjective, but i have taught myself semantic, standards compliant, well structured (x)html, some people aren't really bothered about this and just want a cheap job, but if sites are built properly they are more future proof when browser versions are updated, and in the long run it will save the client money.

Have to agree with you there but their URL structure is excellent. Something I find a lot of designers tend to ignore.